Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.00/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$121.00

368 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$52.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

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	626	124.76	781	327
Medium and Large 2-3	557	108.93	607	19thin
Large 1-2	665	107.00	712	2thin
Large 3	1,157	72.31	837	20

One grade step is worth $52.45/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale368 hd

121.00

—

KY average18 barns · 3,456 hd

125.89

−4.89

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	—	Low	1,654	98.31	1,626	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	63.85	922	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	62.44	780	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	57.98	621	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,280	101.00	1,293	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.36/cwt	120.00–132.00	611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	126.90/cwt	126.00–129.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	135.22/cwt	133.00–136.00	591	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	154.01/cwt	144.00–162.00	798	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	150.18/cwt	138.00–153.50	930	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	61.13/cwt	57.00–63.00	748	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	60.20/cwt	58.00–63.00	878	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	66.09/cwt	65.00–68.00	949	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	51.50/cwt	50.00–54.00	583	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	62.55/cwt	61.00–66.00	667	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	57.11/cwt	54.00–59.00	597	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,280	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	135.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.19/cwt	132.00–139.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	85.96/cwt	82.00–90.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	125.78/cwt	123.00–129.00	708	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,157	72.31/cwt	72.00–73.50	837	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.27/cwt	125.00–133.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	121.71/cwt	120.00–123.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	111.81/cwt	107.00–116.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	120.10/cwt	114.00–124.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	132.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	136.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.62/cwt	101.00–106.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	122.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	766	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	657	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	131.73/cwt	128.00–135.00	814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	66.20/cwt	64.00–68.00	845	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	53.57/cwt	52.00–55.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	113.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	97.01/cwt	91.00–100.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	103.67/cwt	101.00–105.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	123.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	125.20/cwt	125.20–125.20	864	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	802	116.62/cwt	108.00–118.10	935	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	129.80/cwt	126.00–140.00	932	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	150.79/cwt	146.00–155.00	869	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	134.98/cwt	132.00–137.50	914	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	163.05/cwt	155.00–169.00	706	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	159.01/cwt	152.00–166.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	122.50/cwt	120.00–122.90	1,067	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	112.96/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	882	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	942	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,327.15/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	19,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,065	75.09/cwt	71.00–79.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,452	91.06/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,322	8
Bulls	—	—	1,801	103.80/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	758	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	133.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	710	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	148.93/cwt	145.00–151.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.50/cwt	142.00–148.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.45/cwt	138.00–142.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.13/cwt	131.00–138.00	851	8

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 704Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	120.00–132.00	128.36
12	—	432	125.00–133.00	128.27
7	—	561	120.00–123.00	121.71
5	—	623	107.00–116.00	111.81
4	—	519	114.00–124.00	120.10
4	—	374	130.00–138.00	132.90
4	—	334	133.00–139.00	136.50
3	—	780	101.00–106.00	102.62
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	135.00	135.00
12	—	572	126.00–129.00	126.90
14	—	437	133.00–136.00	135.22
76	—	690	125.20	125.20
36	—	621	119.00–125.00	122.04
39	—	534	125.00–136.00	133.04
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,157	72.00–73.50	72.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	157.00	157.00
4	—	310	142.00–143.00	142.75
4	—	365	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	110.00–114.00	113.01
3	—	676	91.00–100.00	97.01
3	—	645	101.00–105.00	103.67
3	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.67
3	—	285	121.00–130.00	123.89
1	—	975	77.00	77.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	802	108.00–118.10	116.62
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	518	144.00–162.00	154.01
42	—	619	138.00–153.50	150.18
24	—	718	126.00–140.00	129.80
22	—	576	146.00–155.00	150.79
20	—	677	132.00–137.50	134.98
18	—	433	155.00–169.00	163.05
11	—	469	152.00–166.00	159.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
77	—	871	120.00–122.90	122.50
12	—	763	124.00	124.00
10	—	826	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	1,038	107.00–119.00	112.96
3	—	717	121.00–125.00	123.00
4	—	408	145.00–151.00	148.93
4	—	465	142.00–148.00	143.50
4	—	920	116.00	116.00
6	—	533	132.00–143.00	137.79
7	—	571	138.00–142.00	140.45
8	—	630	131.00–138.00	135.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,010	94.00	94.00
2	—	458	135.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	882	108.00	108.00
3	—	541	129.00	129.00
3	—	658	119.00	119.00
5	—	812	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	140.00–146.00	141.40
4	—	556	132.00–139.00	135.47
5	—	530	132.00–139.00	136.19
4	—	388	149.00	149.00
3	—	657	121.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	830	95.00	95.00
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.49
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	265	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	450	132.00	132.00
2	—	642	110.00	110.00
2	—	672	115.00	115.00
2	—	783	82.00–90.00	85.96
4	—	563	123.00–129.00	125.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	140.00–146.00	143.97
10	—	657	126.00–131.00	128.50
9	—	618	128.00–135.00	131.73
3	—	430	157.00	157.00
2	—	565	142.00	142.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	82.00	82.00
2	—	605	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,223	57.00–63.00	61.13
11	—	1,277	64.00–68.00	66.20
2	—	1,330	52.00–55.00	53.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,459	58.00–63.00	60.20
13	—	1,436	65.00–68.00	66.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	50.00–54.00	51.50
9	—	1,066	61.00–66.00	62.55
10	—	1,045	54.00–59.00	57.11
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	71.00–79.00	75.09
8	—	1,452	83.00–96.00	91.06
19	—	1,801	97.00–110.00	103.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,327.15

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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