Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned offerings with fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Buyers showing preference for hard thin-fleshed weaned calves suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.86/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$124.86

391 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	506	127.44	645	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	780	124.87	973	375
Small and Medium 1-2	538	118.63	638	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $7 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 sale391 hd

124.86

—

KY average26 barns · 5,011 hd

130.12

−5.26

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	1,643	93.09	1,530	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	63.93	804	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	62.14	906	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	54.28	563	17

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	148.72/cwt	146.00–155.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	802	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	724	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,265	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,231	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	815.21/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,606	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,134.48/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	16,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	988	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	1,055	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	842	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,013	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	123.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	644	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	133.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	133.07/cwt	128.00–137.00	435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.14/cwt	126.00–127.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,325	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	538	118.63/cwt	117.00–119.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	126.79/cwt	121.00–129.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	131.01/cwt	123.00–131.25	955	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	824	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	147.84/cwt	144.00–153.00	755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	144.37/cwt	142.00–145.50	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	149.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	118.95/cwt	118.00–119.60	1,047	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	137.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,157	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.67/cwt	154.00–158.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	105.67/cwt	101.00–108.00	983	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	56.04/cwt	55.00–57.00	604	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	45.83/cwt	38.00–50.00	429	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	60.29/cwt	57.00–63.00	884	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	64.82/cwt	63.00–68.00	953	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.65/cwt	64.00–75.00	870	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	60.30/cwt	57.00–63.00	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	54.05/cwt	53.00–55.00	632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	102.34/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,439	89.40/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,286	4
Bulls	—	—	2,185	68.10/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	722.50/cwt	635.00–800.00	8,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	938.29/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,237	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	946.02/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 680Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 116Year 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	—	525	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	112.00	112.00
2	—	587	123.00	123.00
2	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	130.00–139.00	133.77
8	—	626	118.00–126.00	123.83
8	—	424	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	741	113.00–119.00	115.98
3	—	331	146.00–155.00	148.72
2	—	668	113.00–116.00	114.52
2	—	392	147.00	147.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	107.00	107.00
2	—	620	131.00	131.00
2	—	508	142.00–143.00	142.51
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
93	—	880	118.00–119.60	118.95
16	—	570	130.00–139.00	134.34
14	—	511	134.00–140.00	137.31
9	—	1,193	97.00	97.00
5	—	369	154.00–158.00	155.67
3	—	930	101.00–108.00	105.67
3	—	430	145.00–150.00	146.57
2	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,030	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	988	106.75	106.75
49	—	842	120.25	120.25
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	117.00–119.00	118.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	121.00–129.00	126.79
2	—	330	144.00–146.00	144.97
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	729	123.00–131.25	131.01
17	—	610	132.00–137.00	135.00
15	—	511	144.00–153.00	147.84
14	—	572	142.00–145.50	144.37
5	—	495	145.00–155.00	149.02
2	—	400	153.00–156.00	154.50
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
1	—	270	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	121.00–129.00	123.29
12	—	488	129.00–136.00	133.67
9	—	568	119.00–124.00	121.48
5	—	402	130.00–136.00	134.00
4	—	601	121.00–127.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	120.00–129.00	124.73
11	—	327	128.00–137.00	133.07
9	—	374	125.00–135.00	130.94
7	—	567	115.00–117.00	116.13
7	—	419	126.00–127.00	126.14
3	—	513	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	101.00	101.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	635.00–800.00	722.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	800.00–1,050.00	938.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	825.00–1,075.00	946.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	775.00–850.00	815.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,498	975.00–1,225.00	1,134.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,078	55.00–57.00	56.04
5	—	1,080	58.00–63.00	60.26
5	—	936	38.00–50.00	45.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,466	57.00–63.00	60.29
11	—	1,470	63.00–68.00	64.82
1	—	1,230	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,286	64.00–75.00	67.65
13	—	1,231	57.00–63.00	60.30
2	—	1,170	53.00–55.00	54.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,605	95.00–109.00	102.34
4	—	1,439	84.00–93.00	89.40
2	—	2,185	64.00–75.00	68.10

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle