Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to Holiday; however demand has improved for 400-600 lb calves especially weaned packages. Good demand for yearling packages and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.03/cwt on 552 head.

Average price

$145.03

552 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$678

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$25.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	677	145.47	984	538
Medium and Large 2-3	526	129.66	682	12thin
Large 1-2	885	120.00	1,062	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	255	120.00	306	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.47/cwt here — about $678 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale552 hd

145.03

—

KY average18 barns · 4,718 hd

140.93

+4.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,621	84.77	1,374	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	56.24	871	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	51.62	685	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	43.97	501	25

Every lot, as filed

108 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	144.95/cwt	143.00–148.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.34/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	96.72/cwt	93.00–98.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	124.42/cwt	117.50–128.00	397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	793	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	117.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	660	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.96/cwt	112.00–126.00	577	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	118.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	633	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.23/cwt	137.00–144.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.62/cwt	131.00–135.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.91/cwt	155.00–159.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	141.25/cwt	138.25–141.85	1,146	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.71/cwt	137.00–147.00	749	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	128.60/cwt	117.00–131.50	1,165	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,500	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,950	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	662	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	481	126.41/cwt	98.00–141.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	867	117.26/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	762	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	807	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	679	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	162.42/cwt	160.00–164.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	144.40/cwt	144.40–144.40	1,155	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	636	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	146.15/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,006	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	143.65/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,138	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	150.83/cwt	144.00–158.00	858	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	156.96/cwt	148.00–161.00	810	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	145.76/cwt	137.00–149.25	928	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	156.04/cwt	150.00–166.00	657	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	151.55/cwt	149.00–156.00	711	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	143.13/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,019	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	127.05/cwt	126.00–129.50	785	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	125.20/cwt	124.00–126.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	126.76/cwt	124.00–131.00	664	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	127.63/cwt	125.50–128.50	878	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	939	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	12
Bulls	—	—	1,864	95.50/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,780	5
Bulls	—	—	1,524	83.53/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,273	5
Bulls	—	—	1,439	72.89/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.01/cwt	117.00–123.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	54.64/cwt	53.00–58.00	735	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	116.95/cwt	110.00–127.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	112.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.33/cwt	141.00–148.00	683	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	38.78/cwt	34.00–43.00	424	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	54.80/cwt	53.00–58.00	831	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	63.17/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	48.07/cwt	43.00–52.00	632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	106.75/cwt	102.00–115.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	93.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.71/cwt	95.00–107.00	626	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	47.74/cwt	44.00–51.00	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	90.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	122.67/cwt	115.00–128.00	520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	122.27/cwt	116.00–127.00	467	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	116.52/cwt	106.00–120.00	727	40

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 7, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,236Last week 530Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison with last week due to Holiday; however demand has improved for 400-600 lb calves especially weaned packages. Good demand for yearling packages and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	105.00	105.00
2	—	280	160.00	160.00
4	—	893	136.50	136.50
5	—	461	143.00–148.00	144.95
7	—	775	128.00–133.00	130.34
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
4	—	575	137.00–144.00	142.23
3	—	625	131.00–135.00	133.62
2	—	320	155.00–159.00	156.91
72	—	811	138.25–141.85	141.25
19	—	514	137.00–147.00	145.71
7	—	906	117.00–131.50	128.60
4	—	672	130.00–132.00	131.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	587	136.00	136.00
1	—	255	134.00	134.00
4	—	521	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	160.00–164.00	162.42
66	—	800	144.40	144.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	688	142.00–147.00	146.15
30	—	792	143.50–144.00	143.65
29	—	569	144.00–158.00	150.83
29	—	516	148.00–161.00	156.96
83	—	637	137.00–149.25	145.76
23	—	421	150.00–166.00	156.04
14	—	469	149.00–156.00	151.55
75	—	712	137.00–148.00	143.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	93.00	93.00
4	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	821	93.00–98.00	96.72
5	—	319	117.50–128.00	124.42
20	—	674	110.00–119.00	117.70
22	—	561	115.00–123.00	117.62
25	—	1,165	105.00	105.00
31	—	473	112.00–126.00	121.96
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
2	—	852	105.00	105.00
35	—	532	115.00–123.00	118.95
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
16	—	424	115.00–128.00	122.67
13	—	382	116.00–127.00	122.27
40	—	624	106.00–120.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
6	—	518	102.00–115.00	106.75
4	—	731	90.00–96.00	93.06
3	—	615	95.00–107.00	101.71
2	—	445	102.00–104.00	103.00
2	—	317	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,045	79.00	79.00
1	—	945	83.00	83.00
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
6	—	787	90.00–93.00	90.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	867	114.00–128.00	117.26
11	—	720	113.00–115.00	114.07
6	—	762	110.00	110.00
5	—	807	124.00	124.00
5	—	679	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	130.00	130.00
5	—	464	128.00	128.00
30	—	618	126.00–129.50	127.05
25	—	592	124.00–126.00	125.20
58	—	524	124.00–131.00	126.76
54	—	688	125.50–128.50	127.63
36	—	713	131.75	131.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	72.00	72.00
2	—	613	105.00–111.00	108.06
2	—	573	117.00–123.00	120.01
2	—	515	131.00–132.00	131.51
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	98.00–141.00	126.41
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
12	—	635	118.00–124.00	121.00
12	—	569	130.00–135.00	131.53
2	—	383	151.00–153.00	152.01
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
10	—	521	133.00–143.00	136.74
9	—	682	110.00–127.00	116.95
5	—	727	110.00–119.00	112.92
3	—	473	141.00–148.00	144.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	136.00	136.00
3	—	656	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	730.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	92.00–100.00	95.50
5	—	1,524	80.00–86.00	83.53
4	—	1,439	68.00–77.00	72.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,345	53.00–58.00	54.64
1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00
16	—	1,315	43.00–52.00	48.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,094	34.00–43.00	38.78
1	—	1,155	52.00	52.00
13	—	1,177	44.00–51.00	47.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,517	53.00–58.00	54.80
4	—	1,625	61.00–66.00	63.17
2	—	1,595	51.00	51.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle