Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with best demand for 500-600 lbs and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good buyer participation on an active market today. Very good calf quality today with many weaned offerings and good quality yearlings on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.27/cwt on 982 head.

Average price

$132.27

982 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

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	778	132.31	1,029	974
Medium and Large 2-3	491	127.56	626	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $403 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 sale982 hd

132.27

—

KY average27 barns · 7,242 hd

134.26

−1.99

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	1,775	98.61	1,751	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	62.34	756	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	62.07	852	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	52.10	540	14

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2-3	—	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.29/cwt	104.00–118.00	640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	858.22/cwt	700.00–970.00	10,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	389	139.18/cwt	139.00–140.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	848	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	128.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	104.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	127.41/cwt	125.00–132.50	730	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	135.29/cwt	129.00–138.00	699	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	135.89/cwt	132.00–139.00	654	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	125.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	832	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	136.42/cwt	133.00–141.00	574	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	122.13/cwt	121.00–124.00	767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	144.25/cwt	141.00–147.50	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	663	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	817	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	116.24/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,059	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	124.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	162.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	128.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.98/cwt	139.00–147.00	825	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.67/cwt	147.00–151.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.57/cwt	122.00–129.75	733	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,496	1,252.73/cwt	1,140.00–1,375.00	18,741	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,333	1,471.68/cwt	1,400.00–1,510.00	19,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	141.13/cwt	139.00–153.00	892	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	152.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	866	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	161.72/cwt	158.00–165.00	781	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	131.76/cwt	128.00–133.00	954	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	154.41/cwt	153.00–160.00	814	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	139.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	943	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	164.25/cwt	160.00–167.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	920	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,132	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,127	105.90/cwt	105.90–105.90	1,193	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.39/cwt	100.00–102.00	612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	54.27/cwt	52.00–57.00	598	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	44.03/cwt	38.00–50.00	432	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	59.49/cwt	58.00–61.00	607	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	60.42/cwt	59.00–62.00	836	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	65.39/cwt	64.00–67.00	797	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	59.29/cwt	56.00–63.00	714	10
Bulls	—	—	1,916	103.90/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,991	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	95.40/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	1,094	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.81/cwt	122.00–129.25	1,047	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	726	10

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,567Last week 859Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
1	—	770	94.00	94.00
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
2	—	662	99.00	99.00
3	—	565	104.00–118.00	113.29
1	—	335	113.00	113.00
5	—	610	100.00–102.00	100.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	389	139.00–140.00	139.18
1	—	345	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	101.00	101.00
8	—	848	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	134.00	134.00
2	—	485	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	612	111.00	111.00
2	—	773	105.00	105.00
2	—	825	105.00	105.00
2	—	975	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,047	83.00	83.00
7	—	420	125.00–133.00	128.70
8	—	712	100.00–111.00	104.47
10	—	524	120.00–126.00	121.31
42	—	566	122.00–129.75	129.57
10	—	672	106.00–110.00	108.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	573	125.00–132.50	127.41
60	—	517	129.00–138.00	135.29
57	—	481	132.00–139.00	135.89
27	—	663	122.00–127.00	125.44
17	—	421	133.00–141.00	136.42
16	—	628	121.00–124.00	122.13
9	—	730	121.00–122.00	121.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	107.00	107.00
2	—	395	141.00–147.50	144.25
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	119.00–127.00	124.91
5	—	779	118.00–122.00	119.98
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.42
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	128.00–130.00	128.67
3	—	540	150.00	150.00
3	—	483	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	624	129.00–133.00	131.00
23	—	911	108.00–119.00	116.24
22	—	729	120.00–125.00	124.45
18	—	384	150.00–165.00	162.72
15	—	762	120.00–129.00	128.28
14	—	581	139.00–147.00	141.98
7	—	878	118.50	118.50
6	—	467	147.00–151.00	147.67
4	—	540	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,072	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,028	100.00–108.00	103.99
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
154	—	813	122.00–129.25	128.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	124.00	124.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	139.00	139.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	632	139.00–153.00	141.13
50	—	569	150.00–157.00	152.19
50	—	483	158.00–165.00	161.72
49	—	724	128.00–133.00	131.76
45	—	527	153.00–160.00	154.41
14	—	675	138.00–144.00	139.70
9	—	421	160.00–167.00	164.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
289	—	920	123.00	123.00
50	—	1,127	105.90	105.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	805	135.90	135.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	700.00–970.00	858.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,496	1,140.00–1,375.00	1,252.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,333	1,400.00–1,510.00	1,471.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,272	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	52.00–57.00	54.27
5	—	981	38.00–50.00	44.03
4	—	1,021	58.00–61.00	59.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	59.00–62.00	60.42
1	—	1,340	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,219	64.00–67.00	65.39
10	—	1,205	56.00–63.00	59.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,916	99.00–108.00	103.90
2	—	1,578	95.00–96.00	95.40
1	—	1,185	68.00	68.00

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