Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers steady in a light test due to extremely wet weather. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.11/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$153.11

115 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$45.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.88

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	539	155.48	839	109
Medium and Large 2-3	778	110.17	857	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.31/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale115 hd

153.11

—

KY average25 barns · 2,756 hd

142.23

+10.88

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	1,498	88.17	1,321	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	63.99	942	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	57.98	708	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	46.30	486	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.23/cwt	106.00–118.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	100.78/cwt	97.00–108.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	113.16/cwt	111.00–119.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	140.81/cwt	138.00–152.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.64/cwt	162.50–169.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	943.03/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	13,052	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,093	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	664.49/cwt	580.00–730.00	8,406	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.88/cwt	155.00–159.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	697	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.22/cwt	122.00–135.00	603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	91.34/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	921	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	136.98/cwt	133.00–139.00	519	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	731	124.20/cwt	124.00–125.00	908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	653	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	171.83/cwt	166.00–174.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	173.19/cwt	171.00–176.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	155.53/cwt	155.50–157.00	929	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	131.34/cwt	129.50–133.50	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	129.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	660	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	65.03/cwt	63.00–69.00	804	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	47.71/cwt	45.00–51.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	143.31/cwt	139.00–145.00	797	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	49.60/cwt	49.00–51.00	569	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	41.87/cwt	38.00–44.00	448	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	66.32/cwt	61.00–70.00	1,004	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	56.86/cwt	53.00–60.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	124.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.38/cwt	117.00–119.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.41/cwt	118.00–124.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	104.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	580	4

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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 858Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers steady in a light test due to extremely wet weather. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	129.00	129.00
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
5	—	731	124.00–125.00	124.20
4	—	653	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00–152.00	148.39
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
7	—	556	139.00–145.00	143.31
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	125.00	125.00
2	—	470	122.00–135.00	128.22
2	—	265	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	106.00–118.00	110.23
3	—	732	86.00	86.00
3	—	510	97.00–108.00	100.78
2	—	682	102.00	102.00
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
4	—	557	102.00–110.00	104.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	111.00–119.00	113.16
3	—	441	125.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	263	130.00–135.00	133.32
2	—	380	122.00–125.00	123.50
2	—	328	119.00–130.00	124.29
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
5	—	572	117.00–119.00	117.38
5	—	480	118.00–124.00	120.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	130.00	130.00
10	—	379	133.00–139.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	541	129.50–133.50	131.34
7	—	568	124.00–130.00	129.10
6	—	489	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	776	129.50	129.50
5	—	533	138.00–152.00	140.81
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
5	—	376	162.50–169.00	166.64
4	—	272	155.00	155.00
8	—	480	155.00–159.00	156.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	921	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	156.00	156.00
7	—	422	166.00–174.00	171.83
7	—	333	171.00–176.00	173.19
6	—	659	139.00–140.00	139.33
3	—	476	162.00	162.00
2	—	637	138.00	138.00
2	—	370	178.00	178.00
51	—	597	155.50–157.00	155.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,384	810.00–1,000.00	943.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	580.00–730.00	664.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	89.00–94.00	91.34
2	—	1,303	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	63.00–69.00	65.03
3	—	1,148	49.00–51.00	49.60
9	—	1,236	53.00–60.00	56.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	45.00–51.00	47.71
4	—	1,069	38.00–44.00	41.87
1	—	1,060	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,514	61.00–70.00	66.32
2	—	1,348	57.00	57.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle