Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.76/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$116.76

224 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

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

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.41

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	496	123.71	614	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	807	116.63	942	220

One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale224 hd

116.76

—

KY average28 barns · 5,190 hd

135.17

−18.41

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	1,750	94.99	1,662	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	64.70	1,053	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	64.38	806	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	47.70	440	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	537	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	152.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	607	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	100.91/cwt	89.00–107.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	43.82/cwt	42.00–47.00	403	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	51.06/cwt	49.00–53.00	483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	493	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	66.41/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,110	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	60.41/cwt	59.00–62.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	116.39/cwt	116.00–118.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	117.59/cwt	116.00–118.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	125.88/cwt	123.00–128.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	120.52/cwt	119.00–121.00	582	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.85/cwt	64.00–71.00	852	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	59.43/cwt	54.00–62.00	717	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	97.84/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,815	8
Bulls	—	—	1,330	83.58/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,112	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,358	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,000	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.42/cwt	114.00–121.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	152.16/cwt	148.00–155.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	884	110.62/cwt	110.50–110.75	978	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	778	117.90/cwt	117.90–117.90	917	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	81.49/cwt	81.00–82.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 1,168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	107.00	107.00
2	—	325	126.00	126.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
3	—	551	110.00	110.00
2	—	655	102.00	102.00
4	—	483	119.00–121.00	120.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	102.00	102.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
4	—	720	81.00–82.00	81.49
3	—	478	100.00–109.00	104.66
1	—	835	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	116.00–118.00	116.39
10	—	530	116.00–118.00	117.59
8	—	435	123.00–128.00	125.88
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	151.00	151.00
6	—	531	148.00–155.00	152.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	135.00	135.00
4	—	739	114.00–116.00	115.00
4	—	606	129.00	129.00
3	—	338	151.00–155.00	152.32
1	—	530	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	114.00–121.00	117.42
2	—	327	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	884	110.50–110.75	110.62
77	—	778	117.90	117.90
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	74.00	74.00
1	—	845	79.00	79.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	120.00–123.00	121.35
5	—	667	115.00–125.00	122.98
5	—	573	130.00–137.00	134.14
4	—	369	140.00–151.00	148.39
3	—	815	103.00	103.00
3	—	778	89.00–107.00	100.91
3	—	716	107.00	107.00
2	—	470	130.00–139.00	134.36
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	42.00–47.00	43.82
3	—	945	49.00–53.00	51.06
1	—	865	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	63.00–70.00	66.41
2	—	1,520	59.00–62.00	60.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	64.00–71.00	66.85
6	—	1,206	54.00–62.00	59.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,855	91.00–106.00	97.84
2	—	1,330	83.00–84.00	83.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	525.00	525.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	650.00	650.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle