Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand; except softer undertone for 700-800 lb steers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with moderate demand. Farmers showing good interest for replacement stock cows and good quality bred cows and pairs have been available on Tuesday the last couple weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.26/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$124.26

372 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$15.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

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	755	124.52	940	366
Medium and Large 2-3	705	108.67	766	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $175 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 sale372 hd

124.26

—

KY average27 barns · 5,245 hd

128.68

−4.42

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	1,733	97.88	1,696	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	60.03	741	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	58.06	796	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	53.99	554	23

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	149.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	147.83/cwt	145.00–149.50	724	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	62.26/cwt	59.00–69.00	789	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	56.70/cwt	55.00–59.00	757	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	59.28/cwt	58.00–61.00	832	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	47.30/cwt	47.00–48.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	439	150.26/cwt	149.00–151.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.43/cwt	145.00–156.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.72/cwt	139.00–142.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	829	122.65/cwt	122.00–123.25	1,017	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	117.12/cwt	106.00–118.50	971	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.48/cwt	106.00–116.00	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	132.66/cwt	131.00–134.50	918	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	56.78/cwt	53.00–59.00	673	13
Bulls	—	—	1,675	99.00/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,658	7
Bulls	—	—	2,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	981	761.72/cwt	710.00–790.00	7,472	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	714.05/cwt	700.00–720.00	7,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	122.00/cwt	121.00–122.50	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	129.78/cwt	128.50–139.00	588	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	121.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.50	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	476	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	951	107.60/cwt	107.60–107.60	1,023	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	266	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	114.00/cwt	109.00–116.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	113.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	118.27/cwt	111.00–120.00	448	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	56.43/cwt	51.00–62.00	593	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	50.69/cwt	48.00–53.00	506	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.69/cwt	135.00–137.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	879.87/cwt	830.00–950.00	9,661	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,014.61/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	13,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,882	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,388	1,210.35/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	16,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,383	1,044.62/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	14,447	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,355.25/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	19,692	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,417	1,568.14/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	22,221	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	672	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	692	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	961	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.13/cwt	119.00–130.00	533	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	117.04/cwt	112.00–119.00	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.12/cwt	107.00–112.50	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	134.08/cwt	127.00–137.00	430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	127.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	98.25/cwt	98.00–99.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	139.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	677	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	781	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	619	117.65/cwt	116.00–119.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	132.75/cwt	131.00–134.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	123.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	24

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 411Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 175Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	146.00	146.00
2	—	425	158.00	158.00
3	—	626	138.00	138.00
5	—	518	147.00–150.00	149.42
10	—	490	145.00–149.50	147.83
26	—	692	131.00–134.50	132.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	829	122.00–123.25	122.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	829	106.00–118.50	117.12
16	—	773	106.00–116.00	108.48
12	—	628	124.00–129.00	125.00
10	—	528	135.00–140.00	139.24
8	—	565	141.00–143.00	142.01
7	—	416	147.00–150.00	149.00
2	—	268	155.00–157.50	156.31
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
5	—	679	125.00	125.00
4	—	740	105.00	105.00
3	—	460	140.00–144.00	141.68
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
3	—	961	90.00	90.00
2	—	470	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	131.00	131.00
4	—	476	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	951	107.60	107.60
4	—	365	169.00	169.00
4	—	266	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	149.00–151.00	150.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
2	—	325	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	145.00–156.00	150.43
2	—	423	140.00–143.00	141.46
2	—	667	116.00	116.00
5	—	600	123.00	123.00
8	—	480	139.00–142.00	139.72
8	—	567	129.00–135.00	131.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
2	—	488	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	532	127.00	127.00
3	—	420	135.00–137.00	135.69
2	—	665	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	121.00–122.50	122.00
2	—	677	91.00	91.00
2	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
6	—	427	109.00–116.00	114.00
5	—	466	110.00–117.00	113.32
5	—	379	111.00–120.00	118.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	453	128.50–139.00	129.78
13	—	520	119.00–124.00	121.94
10	—	576	119.50	119.50
4	—	437	131.00–134.00	132.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	119.00–130.00	124.13
14	—	561	112.00–119.00	117.04
10	—	630	107.00–112.50	111.12
10	—	321	127.00–137.00	134.08
6	—	374	126.00–130.00	127.30
4	—	756	98.00–99.00	98.25
4	—	538	117.00	117.00
3	—	280	130.00–145.00	139.82
24	—	482	120.00–125.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	677	115.00–116.00	115.34
9	—	619	116.00–119.00	117.65
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	810	83.00	83.00
2	—	692	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,268	59.00–69.00	62.26
13	—	1,186	53.00–59.00	56.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,335	55.00–59.00	56.70
10	—	1,403	58.00–61.00	59.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	47.00–48.00	47.30
15	—	1,050	51.00–62.00	56.43
5	—	999	48.00–53.00	50.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,675	92.00–106.00	99.00
1	—	2,135	90.00	90.00

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)	6	—	981	710.00–790.00	761.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	700.00–720.00	714.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,098	830.00–950.00	879.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,355	975.00–1,075.00	1,014.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,210.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,383	800.00–1,175.00	1,044.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,453	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,355.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,417	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,568.14

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