Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher compared to last Tuesday however compared to yesterday's very high market slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.10/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$122.10

230 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

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	702	123.24	865	217
Medium and Large 2-3	602	103.00	620	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about $245 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 sale230 hd

122.10

—

KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd

123.63

−1.54

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	—	Average	1,656	98.12	1,625	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	70.78	1,021	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	66.61	864	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	55.25	581	46

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	126.46/cwt	125.00–127.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	126.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	140.01/cwt	138.00–143.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.64/cwt	132.50–139.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	228	172.30/cwt	170.00–177.50	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	144.84/cwt	142.50–147.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.26/cwt	152.50–154.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	918	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	90.33/cwt	86.00–99.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.04/cwt	134.00–137.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	65.42/cwt	60.00–67.00	845	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	57.42/cwt	54.00–60.00	798	7
Bulls	—	—	1,563	92.60/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,447	21
Bulls	—	—	1,764	104.56/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,844	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	793	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	737	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	172.98/cwt	166.00–185.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	147.29/cwt	138.00–152.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,095	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	113.17/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	141.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	127.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	51.27/cwt	44.00–56.00	524	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	59.15/cwt	57.00–62.00	652	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	64.70/cwt	63.00–67.00	690	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	73.27/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,072	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	64.90/cwt	64.00–67.00	906	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	70.61/cwt	68.00–76.00	899	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	701	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	871	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,028	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	523	3

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 58Year 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
12	—	550	132.00	132.00
11	—	609	125.00–127.00	126.46
9	—	520	122.00–133.00	126.25
6	—	416	138.00–143.00	140.01
71	—	746	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	119.00	119.00
4	—	380	132.50–139.00	134.64
3	—	875	86.00–99.00	90.33
3	—	420	134.00–137.00	135.04
2	—	795	91.00	91.00
2	—	525	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	945	88.00	88.00
1	—	845	83.00	83.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
1	—	310	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	170.00–177.50	172.30
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
60	—	871	118.00	118.00
5	—	321	140.00–145.00	142.01
3	—	366	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	84.00	84.00
2	—	775	91.00	91.00
2	—	690	96.00	96.00
2	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	701	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	100.00–108.00	103.96
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	142.50–147.00	144.84
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	152.50–154.00	153.26
2	—	277	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
56	—	936	117.00	117.00
6	—	894	109.00–114.00	113.17
4	—	561	136.00–146.00	141.52
3	—	815	124.00	124.00
3	—	722	120.00–132.00	127.93
3	—	521	146.00	146.00
2	—	668	131.00–134.00	132.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00–126.00	122.91
2	—	437	133.00	133.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	688	139.75	139.75
9	—	573	152.00	152.00
8	—	417	166.00–185.00	172.98
5	—	514	161.00	161.00
3	—	610	138.00–152.00	147.29
2	—	475	167.00	167.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	793	93.00	93.00
1	—	815	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,291	60.00–67.00	65.42
7	—	1,390	54.00–60.00	57.42
22	—	1,273	68.00–76.00	70.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,023	44.00–56.00	51.27
13	—	1,102	57.00–62.00	59.15
6	—	1,066	63.00–67.00	64.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,463	68.00–79.00	73.27
11	—	1,396	64.00–67.00	64.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,563	82.00–99.00	92.60
18	—	1,764	99.00–114.00	104.56

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