Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy 400-500 lbs in a light test. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with most decline on lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.34/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$123.34

189 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$16.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

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	515	130.80	674	20
Medium and Large 1-2	759	122.79	932	162
Small and Medium 1-2	460	114.71	528	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $147 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 sale189 hd

123.34

—

KY average27 barns · 4,968 hd

129.59

−6.26

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	1,517	90.84	1,378	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	55.55	702	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	52.97	738	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	45.04	478	17

Every lot, as filed

106 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	123.29/cwt	123.00–124.00	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	149.81/cwt	146.00–154.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	144.99/cwt	143.00–150.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	592	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	761	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	558	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	129.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	135.72/cwt	132.00–137.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	105.45/cwt	104.00–107.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	122.35/cwt	119.00–124.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	135.58/cwt	128.00–139.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.12/cwt	139.00–141.00	670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	119.44/cwt	119.00–119.50	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	107.71/cwt	107.00–108.00	935	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	133.46/cwt	132.00–134.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	123.37/cwt	120.00–132.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	121.65/cwt	118.00–129.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	125.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	117.43/cwt	115.00–118.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	106.92/cwt	101.00–112.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	123.19/cwt	122.00–124.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	422	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,465	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.24/cwt	126.00–127.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	138.38/cwt	136.00–143.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	994	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,054	58
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	115.91/cwt	110.00–124.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,173	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,202	727.46/cwt	700.00–770.00	8,744	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	919.19/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,471	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	924.37/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,924	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,167	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,173	622.92/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,307	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	817	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	879	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	685	114.42/cwt	113.00–115.00	784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	614	117.82/cwt	116.00–121.00	723	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	115.57/cwt	114.00–118.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	111.80/cwt	111.00–113.00	915	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	809.49/cwt	770.00–850.00	7,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	100.98/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,394	85.77/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,196	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	52.50/cwt	51.00–53.00	658	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.00	728	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	55.34/cwt	55.00–56.00	765	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	51.95/cwt	49.00–54.00	726	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	46.71/cwt	43.00–49.00	486	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	35.34/cwt	30.00–43.00	376	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	52.40/cwt	50.00–55.00	563	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,551	1,487.35/cwt	1,475.00–1,500.00	23,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,434	1,528.68/cwt	1,475.00–1,625.00	21,921	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,280.81/cwt	1,190.00–1,475.00	17,650	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,244	986.13/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	12,267	19

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 785Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 49Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
3	—	558	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
1	—	895	86.00	86.00
2	—	325	150.00–159.00	154.64
2	—	433	140.00–148.00	143.98
3	—	600	120.00	120.00
4	—	512	132.00–137.00	135.72
4	—	723	104.00–107.00	105.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	120.00–124.00	121.98
3	—	527	119.00–124.00	122.35
5	—	386	128.00–139.00	135.58
2	—	443	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	137.00–138.00	137.67
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
6	—	430	135.00–137.00	136.01
6	—	520	125.00–134.00	129.81
4	—	645	119.00–120.00	119.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	713	123.00–124.00	123.29
9	—	540	146.00–154.00	149.81
5	—	678	133.00	133.00
5	—	584	149.00	149.00
4	—	611	143.00–150.00	144.99
3	—	423	152.00–155.00	152.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	139.00–141.00	140.12
9	—	744	119.00–119.50	119.44
7	—	868	107.00–108.00	107.71
4	—	676	126.00–127.00	126.24
4	—	513	135.00–141.00	139.48
3	—	555	136.00–143.00	138.38
3	—	341	153.00	153.00
2	—	603	129.00–133.00	130.99
2	—	380	148.00–149.00	148.48
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
5	—	781	114.00–118.00	115.57
5	—	818	111.00–113.00	111.80
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
5	—	445	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	994	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	89.00	89.00
1	—	435	117.00	117.00
1	—	295	119.00	119.00
5	—	459	110.00–124.00	115.91
2	—	625	101.00	101.00
2	—	578	106.00	106.00
2	—	533	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	367	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
1	—	930	98.00	98.00
20	—	431	120.00–130.00	125.95
7	—	583	115.00–118.00	117.43
5	—	665	105.00–110.00	108.14
5	—	626	101.00–112.00	106.92
5	—	462	122.00–124.00	123.19
5	—	381	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	116.00–120.00	118.69
3	—	236	131.00	131.00
2	—	740	103.00–106.00	104.50
2	—	328	125.00–132.00	128.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	490	132.00–134.00	133.46
8	—	521	120.00–132.00	123.37
7	—	569	118.00–129.00	121.65
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	105.00	105.00
2	—	817	102.00	102.00
3	—	755	108.00	108.00
4	—	879	97.00–99.00	98.02
17	—	685	113.00–115.00	114.42
19	—	614	116.00–121.00	117.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,052	1,375.00	1,375.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	770.00–850.00	809.49
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,202	700.00–770.00	727.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,248	800.00–1,050.00	919.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,290	800.00–1,050.00	924.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,167	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	600.00–650.00	622.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,434	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,528.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,378	1,190.00–1,475.00	1,280.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,244	800.00–1,150.00	986.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,551	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	99.00–103.00	100.98
4	—	1,394	84.00–87.00	85.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	51.00–53.00	52.50
10	—	1,269	56.00–60.00	57.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	55.00–56.00	55.34
7	—	1,397	49.00–54.00	51.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	43.00–49.00	46.71
6	—	1,063	30.00–43.00	35.34
7	—	1,074	50.00–55.00	52.40

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Slaughter Cattle