Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady to weak with moderate demand in a light test; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Locally heavy rain and flash flooding restricted cattle movement this week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.78/cwt on 533 head.

Average price

$122.78

533 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

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	534	128.55	687	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	845	122.68	1,037	516
Small and Medium 1-2	547	112.00	612	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about $75 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 sale533 hd

122.78

—

KY average29 barns · 6,872 hd

131.76

−8.99

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	1,709	104.04	1,778	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	64.33	934	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	64.31	828	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	55.40	623	11

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	99.36/cwt	94.00–102.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	543	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.53/cwt	123.00–128.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.36/cwt	134.00–138.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.76/cwt	123.00–128.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	151.35/cwt	147.50–155.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	121.67/cwt	119.50–122.75	880	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	132.09/cwt	123.00–138.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	134.23/cwt	132.00–136.00	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	52.24/cwt	48.00–54.00	569	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	55.99/cwt	54.00–59.00	641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	62.13/cwt	60.00–64.00	730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	60.76/cwt	57.00–63.00	876	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	67.90/cwt	65.00–74.00	993	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	61.93/cwt	60.00–64.00	781	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	67.03/cwt	65.00–70.00	883	7
Bulls	—	—	1,736	105.05/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,824	9
Bulls	—	—	1,465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,850	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	128.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	142.86/cwt	131.00–143.75	966	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	141.19/cwt	139.00–145.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	127.53/cwt	120.00–127.95	1,060	155
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	127.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.59/cwt	120.00–131.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	129.95/cwt	123.00–133.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	118.38/cwt	113.00–122.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	108.90/cwt	108.90–108.90	1,116	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	111.40/cwt	108.50–112.25	1,033	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	1,051	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,065	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.02/cwt	139.00–142.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	592	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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 589Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year 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
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
155	—	831	120.00–127.95	127.53
101	—	1,025	108.90	108.90
58	—	927	108.50–112.25	111.40
51	—	958	109.75	109.75
36	—	878	121.25	121.25
9	—	669	125.00–130.00	128.44
8	—	523	134.00–139.00	138.36
6	—	573	136.00–138.00	136.68
3	—	765	117.00	117.00
3	—	483	139.00–142.00	141.02
3	—	415	140.00–144.00	142.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	125.00–133.00	128.13
5	—	465	136.00	136.00
3	—	525	120.00–125.00	123.35
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	676	131.00–143.75	142.86
19	—	570	139.00–145.00	141.19
7	—	436	149.00	149.00
6	—	628	137.00	137.00
2	—	707	122.00	122.00
2	—	457	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	94.00–102.00	99.36
2	—	652	94.00	94.00
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	723	119.50–122.75	121.67
15	—	521	123.00–138.00	132.09
14	—	605	124.00	124.00
11	—	473	132.00–136.00	134.23
8	—	570	125.00–128.00	127.26
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	120.00–131.00	125.59
8	—	432	123.00–133.00	129.95
5	—	592	113.00–122.00	118.38
4	—	660	103.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	538	117.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	355	137.00	137.00
2	—	340	138.00	138.00
1	—	955	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	815	109.00	109.00
3	—	663	116.00	116.00
2	—	625	116.00–119.00	117.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–119.00	114.71
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	470	123.00–128.00	125.53
1	—	860	78.00	78.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	134.00–138.00	136.36
4	—	621	123.00–128.00	125.76
3	—	875	90.00–97.00	93.63
2	—	278	147.50–155.00	151.35
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	210	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	48.00–54.00	52.24
4	—	1,144	54.00–59.00	55.99
2	—	1,175	60.00–64.00	62.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	57.00–63.00	60.76
5	—	1,462	65.00–74.00	67.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	60.00–64.00	61.93
7	—	1,317	65.00–70.00	67.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,736	98.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	1,465	95.00	95.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	750.00	750.00

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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