Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher on 300-500 lbs with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.37/cwt on 660 head.

Average price

$142.37

660 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	685	143.67	985	626
Large 1-2	690	123.58	852	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	121.00	575	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	750	115.43	866	21

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $119 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 sale660 hd

142.37

—

KY average29 barns · 10,795 hd

142.97

−0.60

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	1,773	87.10	1,544	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	52.75	777	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	50.14	611	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	40.58	417	15

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	125.88/cwt	124.00–127.00	670	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	124.74/cwt	124.00–125.00	711	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	128.31/cwt	126.00–131.00	594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	130.51/cwt	126.00–133.00	543	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.47/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	800	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.10/cwt	126.00–129.00	877	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	134.80/cwt	124.00–136.75	1,161	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	107.88/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	106.02/cwt	101.00–115.00	978	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.08/cwt	132.00–137.00	828	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	136.63/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,130	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	160.53/cwt	159.00–162.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	158.29/cwt	154.00–161.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	952	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	862	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,043	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,243	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	99.06/cwt	95.00–103.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	704	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	374	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,398	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	429	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	770	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	602	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	470	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	104.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	89.16/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.00/cwt	145.00–157.50	566	2
Bulls	—	—	2,210	82.97/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,124	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	769	118.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	683	126.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	826	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	629	125.99/cwt	118.00–129.00	792	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	171.54/cwt	168.00–181.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	133.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	134.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	747	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	165.44/cwt	155.00–169.00	811	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	152.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	136.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	159.58/cwt	156.00–164.00	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	143.10/cwt	139.00–147.00	889	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	134.18/cwt	131.00–136.50	1,031	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	144.68/cwt	139.50–146.00	962	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	142.40/cwt	142.40–142.40	1,289	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	155.69/cwt	151.00–162.00	824	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	138.90/cwt	138.90–138.90	928	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	136.90/cwt	136.90–136.90	960	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	53.83/cwt	53.00–56.00	767	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	50.31/cwt	48.00–53.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	123.49/cwt	119.00–125.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.07/cwt	113.00–124.00	629	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	627	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	448	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	93.67/cwt	91.00–95.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	109.17/cwt	101.00–112.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.20/cwt	118.00–124.00	587	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	112.03/cwt	104.00–116.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	105.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	110.46/cwt	109.00–115.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,000	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	45.14/cwt	43.00–47.00	487	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	35.98/cwt	30.00–41.00	362	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	54.57/cwt	53.00–58.00	684	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	43.30/cwt	40.00–46.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.70/cwt	112.00–121.00	671	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.71/cwt	143.00–147.00	627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	48.85/cwt	46.00–52.00	588	23

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,355Last week 1,236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	124.00–127.00	125.88
37	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.74
16	—	463	126.00–131.00	128.31
11	—	416	126.00–133.00	130.51
109	—	668	138.90	138.90
60	—	701	136.90	136.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	95.00–103.00	99.06
1	—	520	109.00	109.00
2	—	415	114.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	480	110.00–112.00	111.01
5	—	626	95.00–105.00	100.11
2	—	555	109.00	109.00
3	—	706	91.00–95.00	93.67
4	—	374	101.00–112.00	109.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	875	128.50	128.50
15	—	769	117.00–125.00	118.04
10	—	683	122.00–128.00	126.20
3	—	826	125.00	125.00
38	—	629	118.00–129.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	331	129.00–138.00	133.49
7	—	372	132.00–136.00	134.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	113.00–124.00	120.07
13	—	480	118.00–124.00	122.20
7	—	425	120.00–129.00	124.94
9	—	667	104.00–116.00	112.03
13	—	792	105.00–111.00	105.90
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
2	—	383	128.00	128.00
2	—	935	103.00	103.00
4	—	621	109.00–115.00	110.46
3	—	1,031	97.00	97.00
35	—	570	112.00–121.00	117.70
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	101.00	101.00
1	—	285	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	131.00–135.00	133.47
5	—	482	144.00–150.00	145.96
2	—	782	119.00	119.00
2	—	718	108.00–115.00	111.41
7	—	618	125.00–130.00	128.59
2	—	375	145.00–157.50	151.00
2	—	287	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	138.00	138.00
2	—	675	128.00	128.00
3	—	433	143.00–147.00	144.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	100.00–109.00	104.55
2	—	590	124.00	124.00
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	122.50	122.50
1	—	260	146.00	146.00
2	—	435	130.00–131.00	130.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	132.00–133.00	132.33
2	—	747	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	690	126.00–129.00	127.10
53	—	861	124.00–136.75	134.80
10	—	1,028	106.50–110.00	107.88
15	—	528	140.00–149.00	142.13
14	—	622	132.00–137.00	133.08
62	—	827	124.00–138.00	136.63
2	—	333	159.00–162.00	160.53
4	—	441	150.00	150.00
4	—	765	125.00	125.00
5	—	382	154.00–161.00	158.29
10	—	735	125.00–134.00	129.51
17	—	574	135.00–143.00	140.43
17	—	945	131.50	131.50
4	—	474	145.00–152.00	148.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	92.00	92.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
4	—	922	101.00–115.00	106.02
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	727	121.00	121.00
2	—	827	116.00	116.00
1	—	300	143.00	143.00
4	—	676	119.00–125.00	123.49
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	121.00	121.00
3	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	760	125.00	125.00
5	—	616	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	173.00	173.00
8	—	375	168.00–181.00	171.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	490	155.00–169.00	165.44
17	—	566	150.00–155.00	152.83
15	—	720	135.00–140.00	136.45
11	—	424	156.00–164.00	159.58
41	—	621	139.00–147.00	143.10
19	—	768	131.00–136.50	134.18
108	—	665	139.50–146.00	144.68
56	—	905	142.40	142.40
55	—	529	151.00–162.00	155.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	82.00	82.00
2	—	602	78.00	78.00
1	—	915	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	86.00–90.00	89.16
2	—	2,210	82.00–84.00	82.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,424	53.00–56.00	53.83
4	—	1,586	48.00–53.00	50.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,078	43.00–47.00	45.14
8	—	1,006	30.00–41.00	35.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,253	53.00–58.00	54.57
6	—	1,185	40.00–46.00	43.30
23	—	1,204	46.00–52.00	48.85

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