Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady except 500-600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Heifers calves sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.21/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$121.21

247 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	553	122.50	678	216
Medium and Large 2-3	437	112.29	490	31

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $187 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 sale247 hd

121.21

—

KY average26 barns · 3,827 hd

121.54

−0.32

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	1,542	81.57	1,258	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	57.76	763	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	56.72	807	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	48.30	523	25

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.59/cwt	148.00–161.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.17/cwt	108.00–122.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	641	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	428	118.53/cwt	113.00–124.00	507	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	116.36/cwt	110.00–130.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	139.21/cwt	137.50–140.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	768	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	140.49/cwt	136.00–143.00	597	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	54.16/cwt	52.00–57.00	772	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	37.67/cwt	34.00–43.00	378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	59.28/cwt	57.00–63.00	842	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	60.28/cwt	58.00–64.00	829	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	54.85/cwt	52.00–57.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	125.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	649	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	124.40/cwt	122.00–125.25	826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	126.57/cwt	119.00–134.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.65/cwt	121.00–133.00	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.41/cwt	106.00–112.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	126.63/cwt	123.00–133.00	534	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	114.70/cwt	105.00–118.00	707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	116.37/cwt	114.00–119.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	125.42/cwt	121.00–135.00	468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	132.38/cwt	125.00–136.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.99/cwt	113.00–118.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.04/cwt	122.50–135.00	358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	105.25/cwt	105.00–106.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	97.48/cwt	90.00–105.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	92.03/cwt	90.00–93.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	91.71/cwt	88.00–99.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	88.98/cwt	82.00–96.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	616	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	721	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	82.95/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,238	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	713.76/cwt	670.00–740.00	7,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	910	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	863	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	841	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.87/cwt	140.00–147.00	766	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.44/cwt	139.00–145.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	156.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	131.30/cwt	127.00–135.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.68/cwt	141.00–151.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	170.95/cwt	168.00–175.00	662	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	112.68/cwt	107.00–120.00	527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	112.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	114.70/cwt	111.00–120.00	426	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	46.82/cwt	45.00–50.00	508	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	56.92/cwt	54.00–60.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	154.09/cwt	153.00–155.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	168.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	135.36/cwt	135.00–136.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	166.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	157.73/cwt	154.00–165.00	822	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	167.59/cwt	160.00–171.00	739	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	129.05/cwt	124.00–134.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	136.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	136.22/cwt	128.00–139.00	756	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	658	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	1,249.63/cwt	1,085.00–1,360.00	19,032	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	905.92/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,953	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	932.68/cwt	870.00–1,230.00	11,108	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	693.44/cwt	660.00–750.00	8,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	120.53/cwt	115.00–123.00	389	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
1	—	935	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
2	—	380	148.00–161.00	154.59
3	—	618	108.00–122.00	115.17
4	—	429	140.00–147.00	144.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
1	—	670	102.00	102.00
2	—	440	134.00–137.00	135.48
2	—	523	122.00–123.00	122.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	113.00–124.00	118.53
3	—	320	110.00–130.00	116.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	137.50–140.00	139.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	109.00	109.00
10	—	616	120.00–121.00	120.20
4	—	721	110.00	110.00
3	—	910	102.00	102.00
3	—	863	106.00	106.00
3	—	841	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	425	136.00–143.00	140.49
21	—	518	120.00–132.00	125.29
16	—	664	122.00–125.25	124.40
14	—	570	119.00–134.00	126.57
6	—	397	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	450	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
11	—	468	107.00–120.00	112.68
7	—	433	110.00–117.00	112.33
5	—	371	111.00–120.00	114.70
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
2	—	572	100.00	100.00
3	—	323	115.00–123.00	120.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	463	121.00–133.00	126.65
13	—	675	106.00–112.00	111.41
13	—	422	123.00–133.00	126.63
11	—	616	105.00–118.00	114.70
11	—	516	114.00–119.00	116.37
9	—	373	121.00–135.00	125.42
6	—	339	125.00–136.00	132.38
5	—	576	113.00–118.00	115.99
5	—	275	122.50–135.00	130.04
4	—	766	105.00–106.00	105.25
4	—	729	90.00–105.00	97.48
3	—	980	90.00–93.00	92.03
3	—	820	88.00–99.00	91.71
2	—	863	82.00–96.00	88.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	125.00	125.00
7	—	612	135.00–145.00	139.92
9	—	575	153.00–155.00	154.09
11	—	394	165.00–171.00	168.30
14	—	671	135.00–136.00	135.36
17	—	476	160.00–170.00	166.00
23	—	521	154.00–165.00	157.73
25	—	441	160.00–171.00	167.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	529	140.00–147.00	144.87
10	—	581	139.00–145.00	141.44
7	—	332	150.00–163.00	156.87
6	—	662	129.00–132.00	130.98
6	—	611	127.00–135.00	131.30
6	—	422	141.00–151.00	147.68
5	—	454	144.50	144.50
4	—	371	160.00–163.00	161.54
2	—	782	116.00	116.00
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	168.00–175.00	170.95
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
2	—	462	138.00	138.00
2	—	505	124.00–134.00	129.05
3	—	422	130.00–141.00	136.46
4	—	555	128.00–139.00	136.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	84.00	84.00
3	—	658	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,426	52.00–57.00	54.16
12	—	1,421	57.00–63.00	59.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	34.00–43.00	37.67
8	—	1,084	45.00–50.00	46.82
10	—	1,139	54.00–60.00	56.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,375	58.00–64.00	60.28
13	—	1,258	52.00–57.00	54.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	79.00–86.00	82.95
1	—	1,675	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,555	66.00	66.00

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)	3	—	1,045	670.00–740.00	713.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	660.00–750.00	693.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,209	800.00–1,050.00	905.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,191	870.00–1,230.00	932.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,523	1,085.00–1,360.00	1,249.63

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle