Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on 500-600 lbs with very good demand. Yearlings sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.03/cwt on 689 head.

Average price

$127.03

689 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$1.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.24

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	816	127.06	1,037	678
Medium and Large 2-3	650	125.19	814	11thin

One grade step is worth $1.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale689 hd

127.03

—

KY average27 barns · 6,351 hd

133.28

−6.24

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	1,739	112.87	1,963	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	74.08	929	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	73.24	1,068	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	62.88	609	11

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	793	125.77/cwt	125.00–125.80	997	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	156.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	155.69/cwt	152.50–161.00	744	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	164.57/cwt	160.00–167.00	722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	151.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	138.75/cwt	138.00–139.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	801	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,023	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	963	114.85/cwt	114.85–114.85	1,106	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	113.10/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,063	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	134.61/cwt	134.00–137.00	923	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.11/cwt	135.00–144.50	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.60/cwt	116.00–117.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	139.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	62.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.50/cwt	67.00–68.00	692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	54.12/cwt	52.00–56.00	484	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	74.21/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,066	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	76.58/cwt	71.00–83.00	982	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	68.60/cwt	67.00–70.00	787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	112.87/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,963	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,499	1,178.44/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	17,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	137.62/cwt	130.00–141.00	718	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	140.02/cwt	136.00–145.00	645	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	134.05/cwt	128.00–139.00	769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	127.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	775	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	134.13/cwt	133.00–135.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.35/cwt	124.00–128.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.40/cwt	111.00–119.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.77/cwt	125.00–128.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	110.26/cwt	110.00–111.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	776	111.40/cwt	111.00–112.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	868	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	788	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,040	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	928	117.59/cwt	117.00–117.80	1,091	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,066	107.90/cwt	107.90–107.90	1,150	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	282	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	132.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 1,178Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 66Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	793	125.00–125.80	125.77
62	—	940	111.00–113.50	113.10
16	—	686	134.00–137.00	134.61
10	—	581	135.00–144.50	143.11
7	—	521	139.00–146.00	143.93
4	—	490	142.00–143.00	142.75
2	—	842	118.00	118.00
2	—	628	131.00–134.00	132.48
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	519	150.00–160.00	156.54
17	—	478	152.50–161.00	155.69
16	—	439	160.00–167.00	164.57
14	—	563	147.00–152.00	151.27
4	—	611	138.00–139.00	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	801	127.75	127.75
51	—	963	114.85	114.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	788	131.95	131.95
125	—	928	117.00–117.80	117.59
53	—	1,066	107.90	107.90
3	—	353	180.00	180.00
2	—	282	170.00	170.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	131.00–136.00	132.68
2	—	800	115.00	115.00
2	—	777	117.00	117.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	123.00	123.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	116.00–117.00	116.60
5	—	514	136.00–142.00	139.98
3	—	383	149.00–150.00	149.66
1	—	1,005	96.00	96.00
1	—	860	97.00	97.00
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	126.00	126.00
3	—	400	122.00	122.00
2	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.49
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	522	130.00–141.00	137.62
30	—	461	136.00–145.00	140.02
20	—	574	128.00–139.00	134.05
17	—	608	125.00–128.00	127.48
15	—	678	118.00–119.00	118.80
2	—	447	138.00	138.00
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	110.00–116.00	113.64
12	—	415	126.00–135.00	132.53
7	—	458	133.00–135.00	134.13
6	—	521	124.00–128.00	126.35
5	—	625	111.00–119.00	117.40
5	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.77
4	—	711	110.00–111.00	110.26
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	776	111.00–112.00	111.40
3	—	868	106.00–107.00	106.66
1	—	970	103.00	103.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	144.00–150.00	146.84
2	—	385	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	60.00–64.00	62.69
4	—	1,025	67.00–68.00	67.50
2	—	895	52.00–56.00	54.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,437	72.00–77.00	74.21
1	—	1,715	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,565	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,282	71.00–83.00	76.58
5	—	1,147	67.00–70.00	68.60
1	—	1,305	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,739	105.00–115.00	112.87

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	4	—	1,499	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178.44

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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