Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a light test with light demand for fleshy unweaned new crop and off-colored calves. Moderate to good demand for weaned packages in light supply. Quality was plain through good. Yearling steers sold 4.00 lower in a limited comparison. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.02/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$137.02

196 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	620	137.80	854	184
Medium and Large 2-3	524	126.50	662	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	450	110.00	495	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $359 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 sale196 hd

137.02

—

KY average23 barns · 6,042 hd

136.64

+0.38

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	1,799	90.51	1,628	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	59.75	788	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	59.19	737	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	45.78	448	24

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.70/cwt	151.00–159.00	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	778	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	60.96/cwt	59.00–64.00	775	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.00	650	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	87.01/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,045	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,756	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	861.78/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,289	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	352	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	108.75/cwt	105.00–117.00	357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	89.53/cwt	87.00–93.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	109.44/cwt	107.50–117.50	304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	140.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	130.29/cwt	129.00–133.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	122.49/cwt	121.00–130.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	669	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	153.96/cwt	153.00–155.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	727	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	142.01/cwt	139.50–149.00	807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	157.74/cwt	151.00–161.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	41.43/cwt	35.00–46.00	384	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	55.57/cwt	54.00–57.00	613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	48.19/cwt	47.00–50.00	480	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	60.67/cwt	59.00–63.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	87.46/cwt	80.00–102.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.37/cwt	151.00–155.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	133.34/cwt	127.50–140.00	357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.24/cwt	130.00–139.50	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.67/cwt	138.50–139.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.99/cwt	139.00–148.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.37/cwt	112.00–121.00	605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	120.33/cwt	119.00–123.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	131.69/cwt	130.00–132.50	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	126.61/cwt	123.50–127.50	895	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	112.49/cwt	109.00–116.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	121.88/cwt	119.00–124.00	630	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	417	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	467	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	661	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	121.51/cwt	119.00–127.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	107.28/cwt	104.00–114.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	81.34/cwt	81.00–82.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	87.36/cwt	85.50–95.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	126.96/cwt	122.00–129.00	531	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	828	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	147.27/cwt	147.00–150.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	168.52/cwt	159.00–171.00	699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	122.02/cwt	119.25–124.00	938	37

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 1,081Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	440	151.00–159.00	155.70
8	—	562	134.00–142.00	138.37
4	—	391	168.00	168.00
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
3	—	958	80.00–102.00	87.46
3	—	523	140.00–143.00	142.03
3	—	467	151.00–155.00	153.37
2	—	925	80.00	80.00
2	—	710	116.00	116.00
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
1	—	295	169.00	169.00
19	—	625	127.00–136.00	132.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	106.00	106.00
2	—	485	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	400	131.00	131.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	707	123.50–127.50	126.61
1	—	600	152.00	152.00
2	—	535	151.00	151.00
3	—	475	161.00	161.00
11	—	593	147.00–150.00	147.27
18	—	415	159.00–171.00	168.52
37	—	769	119.25–124.00	122.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	102.00	102.00
2	—	410	100.00–102.00	101.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	105.00–117.00	108.75
7	—	685	87.00–93.00	89.53
5	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.00
5	—	278	107.50–117.50	109.44
3	—	230	117.50	117.50
2	—	403	106.00–111.00	108.52
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	441	130.00–142.00	140.27
9	—	482	129.00–133.00	130.29
7	—	588	121.00	121.00
6	—	514	121.00–130.00	122.49
2	—	627	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	110.00–120.00	116.02
15	—	520	112.00–121.00	116.37
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
2	—	297	125.00	125.00
3	—	385	132.00–133.00	132.67
3	—	478	119.00–127.00	121.51
3	—	620	104.00–114.00	107.28
3	—	820	81.00–82.00	81.34
5	—	774	85.50–95.00	87.36
8	—	328	120.00–130.00	126.28
15	—	418	122.00–129.00	126.96
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
3	—	661	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	280	153.00–155.00	153.96
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
7	—	574	124.00–135.00	128.63
7	—	529	130.00–139.50	136.24
6	—	617	116.00–124.00	122.70
6	—	472	138.50–139.00	138.67
3	—	426	139.00–148.00	141.99
3	—	328	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	727	112.00	112.00
9	—	608	139.00	139.00
8	—	568	139.50–149.00	142.01
8	—	422	151.00–161.00	157.74
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	127.50–140.00	133.34
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
3	—	466	119.00–123.00	120.33
3	—	341	130.00–132.50	131.69
2	—	577	114.00	114.00
2	—	432	128.00	128.00
3	—	653	105.00	105.00
6	—	632	109.00–116.00	112.49
7	—	517	119.00–124.00	121.88
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	125.00	125.00
2	—	417	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,253	59.00–63.00	60.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,271	59.00–64.00	60.96
5	—	1,184	50.00–58.00	54.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	926	35.00–46.00	41.43
5	—	1,103	54.00–57.00	55.57
5	—	997	47.00–50.00	48.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	86.00–88.00	87.01
2	—	1,743	93.00–95.00	94.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	850.00–875.00	861.78

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