Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.05/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$139.05

255 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	689	139.55	962	247
Medium and Large 2-3	615	123.87	762	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $200 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 sale255 hd

139.05

—

KY average29 barns · 6,657 hd

144.81

−5.75

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	1,728	97.86	1,691	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	68.22	948	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	62.44	758	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	51.94	523	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	126.66/cwt	126.00–127.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	138.80/cwt	138.80–138.80	966	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	169.94/cwt	164.00–178.00	729	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	153.74/cwt	151.00–155.50	882	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	144.04/cwt	139.00–145.50	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	182.83/cwt	172.00–197.50	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	162.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	313	182.83/cwt	173.00–192.50	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	117.29/cwt	99.00–117.60	1,127	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.48/cwt	123.50–126.00	966	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.30/cwt	131.00–134.00	901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.52/cwt	139.00–150.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.96/cwt	146.00–160.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	154.06/cwt	151.00–160.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	145.12/cwt	137.00–149.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	143.09/cwt	140.00–147.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.33/cwt	137.00–151.00	690	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.34/cwt	145.00–151.00	860	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.32/cwt	146.00–153.00	637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.65/cwt	151.00–159.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.80/cwt	139.00–150.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	155.74/cwt	155.00–156.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.22/cwt	138.00–151.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	179.99/cwt	179.00–181.00	653	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	107.80/cwt	102.00–111.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	129.90/cwt	129.90–129.90	848	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	139.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	136.74/cwt	136.00–141.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	128.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	118.03/cwt	112.00–119.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.36/cwt	131.00–135.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	127.48/cwt	123.00–129.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.96/cwt	99.00–111.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	771	116.46/cwt	115.50–117.25	898	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	620	124.24/cwt	121.00–126.00	770	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	672	119.43/cwt	119.00–120.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	45.16/cwt	42.00–50.00	446	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	56.49/cwt	53.00–59.00	565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	70.42/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,003	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,070	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	68.24/cwt	64.00–74.00	874	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	52.43/cwt	50.00–54.00	613	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	632	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	100.47/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,803	8
Bulls	—	—	1,190	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	908.85/cwt	835.00–975.00	13,224	2

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	61.00	61.00
1	—	485	83.00	83.00
1	—	365	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	126.00–127.00	126.66
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	696	138.80	138.80
24	—	429	164.00–178.00	169.94
13	—	574	151.00–155.50	153.74
10	—	609	139.00–145.50	144.04
7	—	372	172.00–197.50	182.83
5	—	522	155.00–166.00	162.03
4	—	733	133.00	133.00
2	—	313	173.00–192.50	182.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	961	99.00–117.60	117.29
20	—	770	123.50–126.00	125.48
13	—	676	131.00–134.00	133.30
11	—	589	139.00–150.00	142.52
9	—	472	146.00–160.00	156.96
7	—	816	126.00	126.00
6	—	411	151.00–160.00	154.06
3	—	518	138.00–151.00	142.22
2	—	605	130.00	130.00
2	—	360	165.00–166.00	165.51
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	179.00–181.00	179.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	137.00–149.00	145.12
4	—	316	140.00–147.00	143.09
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	102.00–111.00	107.80
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	653	129.90	129.90
14	—	473	137.00–141.00	139.78
7	—	519	136.00–141.00	136.74
7	—	419	139.00–141.00	139.99
3	—	380	144.00–145.00	144.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	120.00–135.00	128.76
10	—	681	112.00–119.00	118.03
7	—	413	130.00–137.00	135.89
6	—	621	112.00–118.00	114.01
5	—	483	131.00–135.00	133.36
4	—	355	123.00–129.00	127.48
2	—	875	93.00	93.00
2	—	725	99.00–111.00	104.96
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	771	115.50–117.25	116.46
17	—	620	121.00–126.00	124.24
7	—	672	119.00–120.00	119.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	127.00	127.00
2	—	687	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
1	—	280	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	137.00–151.00	144.33
9	—	572	145.00–151.00	150.34
8	—	424	146.00–153.00	150.32
6	—	378	151.00–159.00	153.65
5	—	532	139.00–150.00	144.80
2	—	673	123.00–125.00	124.03
1	—	1,035	79.00	79.00
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	155.00–160.00	157.02
4	—	477	155.00–156.00	155.74
2	—	565	153.00	153.00
1	—	350	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	987	42.00–50.00	45.16
6	—	1,001	53.00–59.00	56.49
2	—	1,090	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,424	65.00–77.00	70.42
1	—	1,295	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,070	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	64.00–74.00	68.24
4	—	1,169	50.00–54.00	52.43
4	—	1,091	56.00–60.00	57.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,795	89.00–108.00	100.47
1	—	1,190	77.00	77.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	835.00–975.00	908.85

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle