Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and 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 $128.31/cwt on 669 head.

Average price

$128.31

669 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.06

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	830	128.31	1,064	669

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale669 hd

128.31

—

KY average28 barns · 4,805 hd

133.38

−5.06

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	1,725	103.72	1,789	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	70.32	929	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	69.71	997	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	64.25	721	8thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	378	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	642	118.94/cwt	118.00–120.00	764	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	853	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	764	111.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	736	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	850	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	71.66/cwt	69.00–76.00	949	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	64.29/cwt	62.00–67.00	841	4
Bulls	—	—	1,877	106.96/cwt	103.00–112.00	2,008	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,550	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	135.41/cwt	129.00–136.60	995	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,028	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	140.98/cwt	139.00–143.00	933	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	676	132.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	160.99/cwt	159.00–162.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	173.11/cwt	169.00–177.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	125.56/cwt	124.90–126.20	1,097	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	119.89/cwt	118.00–121.90	1,105	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	116.80/cwt	116.80–116.80	1,127	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	98.30/cwt	95.00–100.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	130.57/cwt	129.00–132.10	885	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	895	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	135.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	130.90/cwt	128.00–135.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	147.27/cwt	141.00–150.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.99/cwt	108.00–114.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	122.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.69/cwt	129.00–134.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	125.17/cwt	123.00–127.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	542	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	140.47/cwt	140.00–142.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	152.98/cwt	149.00–154.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	68.22/cwt	66.00–72.00	790	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	61.45/cwt	61.00–62.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	648	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	72.06/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,030	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	63.83/cwt	62.00–65.00	915	6

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,178Last week 1,567Year ago 1,079

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 51Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 33Year ago 8

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	720	102.00	102.00
8	—	619	108.00–114.00	111.99
8	—	586	119.00–125.00	122.89
7	—	480	129.00–134.00	132.69
6	—	536	123.00–127.00	125.17
2	—	408	131.00–135.00	132.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	642	118.00–120.00	118.94
5	—	853	110.00	110.00
4	—	764	111.00–115.00	111.98
4	—	736	115.00–117.00	115.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	95.00–100.00	98.30
1	—	645	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
298	—	678	129.00–132.10	130.57
40	—	719	124.50	124.50
19	—	519	130.00–140.00	135.95
9	—	569	128.00–135.00	130.90
8	—	477	137.00–142.00	139.47
4	—	436	140.00–142.00	140.47
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
2	—	915	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	735	129.00–136.60	135.41
72	—	764	134.50	134.50
21	—	662	139.00–143.00	140.98
3	—	437	159.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	370	169.00–177.00	173.11
6	—	525	160.00	160.00
6	—	450	158.00	158.00
4	—	627	141.00–150.00	147.27
9	—	583	150.00–157.00	153.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
236	—	874	124.90–126.20	125.56
143	—	922	118.00–121.90	119.89
55	—	965	116.80	116.80
12	—	577	140.00–146.00	143.74
5	—	821	121.00	121.00
3	—	760	124.00–125.00	124.33
3	—	378	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,027	105.00	105.00
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
1	—	460	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
1	—	270	161.00	161.00
4	—	521	146.00–150.00	148.04
2	—	560	142.00–147.00	144.52
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	130.00–136.00	132.33
5	—	527	149.00–154.00	152.98
4	—	609	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	435	159.00	159.00
1	—	395	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,324	69.00–76.00	71.66
4	—	1,308	62.00–67.00	64.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	66.00–72.00	68.22
2	—	945	61.00–62.00	61.45
1	—	1,295	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,430	67.00–77.00	72.06
6	—	1,433	62.00–65.00	63.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,877	103.00–112.00	106.96
1	—	1,270	94.00	94.00

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	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle