Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on weaned 500-600 lbs with good demand. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with lightest demand for heavy 900-1000 lb cattle. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady except 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold fully 15.00 to 20.00 lower with very light demand and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.46/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$129.46

514 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

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	577	130.13	751	498
Small and Medium 1-2	342	110.86	379	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	482	108.41	523	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $229 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 sale514 hd

129.46

—

KY average28 barns · 5,495 hd

129.44

+0.03

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	1,587	83.53	1,326	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	49.13	692	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	47.25	602	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	41.20	424	21

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2-3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	126.42/cwt	125.00–129.00	812	193
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	8,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	125.95/cwt	110.00–130.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	127.08/cwt	125.00–133.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	163.88/cwt	162.00–170.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	172.69/cwt	168.00–187.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	986	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	116.29/cwt	112.00–119.50	958	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	141.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.86/cwt	159.00–163.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	151.25/cwt	146.00–154.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.64/cwt	163.00–165.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	141.88/cwt	138.00–145.00	690	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	134.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	763	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.97/cwt	123.00–133.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.05/cwt	112.00–121.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	123.39/cwt	122.00–126.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.33/cwt	127.00–134.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	144.25/cwt	140.00–149.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	823	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	738	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	990	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	108.48/cwt	107.00–109.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	807	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	130.95/cwt	129.75–131.60	932	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	139.00/cwt	137.00–147.00	941	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	150.44/cwt	144.00–159.50	937	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	164.05/cwt	157.00–169.00	881	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	126.20/cwt	124.00–126.50	953	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	161.90/cwt	160.00–163.50	934	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	172.53/cwt	168.00–179.00	802	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	135.36/cwt	133.00–139.00	721	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	141.34/cwt	137.00–146.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	43.23/cwt	40.00–47.00	447	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	35.21/cwt	22.00–40.00	355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	121.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	388	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	373	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	182.88/cwt	177.00–185.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	179.38/cwt	179.00–181.00	556	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	864	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	134.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	435	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	102.95/cwt	95.00–107.00	753	13
Bulls	—	—	1,336	73.07/cwt	70.00–75.00	976	4
Bulls	—	—	1,577	83.08/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,310	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	92.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,661	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	45.47/cwt	42.00–47.00	572	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	49.53/cwt	48.00–53.00	648	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	45.33/cwt	45.00–46.00	698	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	50.39/cwt	48.00–53.00	687	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	48.62/cwt	47.00–51.00	518	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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 424Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 215Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
2	—	397	120.00	120.00
2	—	685	100.00	100.00
3	—	610	96.00	96.00
4	—	319	120.00–126.00	121.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	642	125.00–129.00	126.42
81	—	486	138.00–145.00	141.88
80	—	569	131.00–137.00	134.18
40	—	533	133.00–139.00	135.36
17	—	419	137.00–146.00	141.34
4	—	397	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	123.00–133.00	130.97
6	—	379	131.00–139.00	135.41
4	—	666	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	620	112.00–121.00	115.05
3	—	562	122.00–126.00	123.39
3	—	476	127.00–134.00	129.33
3	—	427	126.00–132.00	128.95
2	—	902	93.00	93.00
2	—	228	140.00–149.00	144.25
13	—	323	131.00–138.00	134.63
13	—	731	95.00–107.00	102.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	823	104.50	104.50
5	—	738	115.50	115.50
4	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	990	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	90.00	90.00
2	—	760	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
2	—	335	110.00–112.50	111.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	110.00–130.00	125.95
4	—	720	107.00–109.00	108.48
2	—	807	110.00	110.00
2	—	757	110.00	110.00
2	—	652	133.00	133.00
2	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	168.00–187.00	172.69
107	—	712	129.75–131.60	130.95
32	—	677	137.00–147.00	139.00
32	—	623	144.00–159.50	150.44
32	—	537	157.00–169.00	164.05
25	—	755	124.00–126.50	126.20
25	—	577	160.00–163.50	161.90
19	—	465	168.00–179.00	172.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	892	110.50	110.50
16	—	824	112.00–119.50	116.29
12	—	629	135.00–143.00	141.84
8	—	930	99.00	99.00
7	—	484	159.00–163.00	161.86
3	—	563	146.00–154.00	151.25
3	—	505	151.00	151.00
3	—	418	163.00–165.00	163.64
2	—	1,015	96.00	96.00
2	—	372	164.00	164.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
4	—	363	177.00–185.00	182.88
24	—	310	179.00–181.00	179.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	125.00–133.00	127.08
2	—	447	133.00	133.00
2	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	82.00	82.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	152.00	152.00
1	—	880	106.00	106.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	168.00	168.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	162.00–170.00	163.88
4	—	431	171.00	171.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,034	40.00–47.00	43.23
8	—	1,007	22.00–40.00	35.21
4	—	1,065	47.00–51.00	48.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	39.00	39.00
12	—	1,258	42.00–47.00	45.47
13	—	1,309	48.00–53.00	49.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	45.00–46.00	45.33
9	—	1,364	48.00–53.00	50.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	70.00–75.00	73.07
5	—	1,577	80.00–87.00	83.08
5	—	1,799	90.00–95.00	92.34

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

Heifers · 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