Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand; some featherweight weaned steer packages sold sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.02/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$166.02

171 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$41.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.05

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	501	167.21	838	166
Small and Medium 1-2	305	130.00	397	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	630	125.77	793	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.44/cwt here — about $46 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 sale171 hd

166.02

—

KY average28 barns · 3,824 hd

142.97

+23.05

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	—	Low	1,628	88.23	1,436	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	68.61	1,097	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	62.19	889	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	49.94	534	17

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	628	122.93/cwt	121.00–126.00	772	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	584	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	231	191.51/cwt	187.00–194.00	442	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	186.12/cwt	182.00–190.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	114.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	145.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	155.46/cwt	154.00–158.00	420	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	115.04/cwt	111.00–119.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,050	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	163.97/cwt	152.00–165.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	175.17/cwt	169.00–178.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	157.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	138.51/cwt	135.00–139.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	119.10/cwt	111.00–125.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	130.82/cwt	127.00–133.50	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	128.31/cwt	126.00–130.00	658	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	47.91/cwt	40.00–54.00	512	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	56.62/cwt	55.00–58.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	69.86/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,129	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,005	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	60.97/cwt	59.00–64.00	842	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	55.54/cwt	53.00–57.00	805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	72.11/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	95.11/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	86.81/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	167.19/cwt	160.00–174.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	713	127.62/cwt	125.00–128.50	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	118.35/cwt	112.00–120.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.70/cwt	122.00–133.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.74/cwt	120.00–127.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 243Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
8	—	532	112.00–120.00	118.35
7	—	432	122.00–133.00	128.70
3	—	470	120.00–127.00	124.74
2	—	305	131.00	131.00
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	628	121.00–126.00	122.93
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	102.00	102.00
4	—	421	111.00–117.00	114.49
4	—	371	111.00–125.00	119.10
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00–149.00	145.85
3	—	270	154.00–158.00	155.46
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	127.00–133.50	130.82
6	—	513	126.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	473	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	713	125.00–128.50	127.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
9	—	879	129.00	129.00
8	—	617	135.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	787	128.50	128.50
2	—	370	160.00–174.00	167.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	295	198.00	198.00
16	—	231	187.00–194.00	191.51
10	—	351	201.00	201.00
2	—	335	182.00–190.00	186.12
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	111.00–119.00	115.04
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	778	135.00	135.00
13	—	564	152.00–165.00	163.97
11	—	742	134.75	134.75
9	—	427	169.00–178.00	175.17
8	—	606	150.00	150.00
3	—	650	141.50	141.50
3	—	500	155.00–161.00	157.00
2	—	483	161.00–163.00	161.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	148.00	148.00
3	—	746	114.00–118.00	116.67
2	—	505	136.00	136.00
2	—	287	163.00	163.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	385	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,069	40.00–54.00	47.91
2	—	1,143	55.00–58.00	56.62
1	—	935	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,616	65.00–75.00	69.86
1	—	1,570	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,335	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	59.00–64.00	60.97
6	—	1,450	53.00–57.00	55.54
5	—	1,485	68.00–79.00	72.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,793	92.00–100.00	95.11
3	—	1,593	83.00–91.00	86.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	775.00	775.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle