Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady except 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; good demand for heifers over 600 lbs. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.35/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$123.35

478 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$11.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.21

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	834	123.83	1,033	454
Medium and Large 2-3	814	114.38	931	21
Large 1-2	760	112.00	851	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $181 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 sale478 hd

123.35

—

KY average28 barns · 5,583 hd

134.55

−11.21

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	1,776	106.00	1,883	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	69.73	982	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	69.28	881	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	61.09	653	22

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	726	118.28/cwt	115.00–118.50	859	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	860	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	666	119.70/cwt	118.00–123.00	797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	612	124.23/cwt	118.00–127.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	993	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	812	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	116.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	71.69/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,063	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	66.12/cwt	64.00–67.00	794	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	60.53/cwt	57.00–63.00	741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	72.11/cwt	68.00–79.00	944	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	66.02/cwt	64.00–68.00	815	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	59.69/cwt	57.00–62.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	132.16/cwt	129.00–134.30	752	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	130.72/cwt	127.00–136.00	664	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.84/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	126.10/cwt	124.00–129.00	934	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.82/cwt	143.00–153.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	809	114.44/cwt	114.00–115.00	926	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	447	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	899.83/cwt	840.00–950.00	11,644	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	770.48/cwt	750.00–790.00	9,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	94.97/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,348	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	112.10/cwt	100.00–119.00	2,142	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	50.92/cwt	44.00–56.00	480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	66.70/cwt	62.00–76.00	753	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	59.09/cwt	57.00–61.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	122.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	115.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	112.75/cwt	109.00–114.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.60/cwt	129.50–133.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,065	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	91.85/cwt	91.85–91.85	1,116	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	116.36/cwt	115.00–116.50	1,000	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.44/cwt	118.00–123.00	976	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	115.12/cwt	106.00–115.80	1,107	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	167.58/cwt	162.00–169.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	167.01/cwt	159.00–172.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	142.20/cwt	138.00–143.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	136.28/cwt	135.50–139.00	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	145.25/cwt	143.00–146.00	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	125.96/cwt	125.50–128.00	970	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	158.23/cwt	157.00–159.00	821	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.60/cwt	105.00–114.00	570	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,020	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,127	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	142.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	593	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.40/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,024	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.40/cwt	121.00–124.00	634	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.68/cwt	102.00–107.00	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.57/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.48/cwt	131.00–138.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.79/cwt	115.50–117.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	132.39/cwt	132.00–134.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	652	133.76/cwt	132.00–139.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.02/cwt	138.00–141.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.33/cwt	132.00–138.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	947	5

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 957Year ago 1,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 64Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
2	—	338	129.00–134.00	131.52
2	—	375	126.00–136.00	130.87
3	—	723	111.00	111.00
6	—	618	114.00–115.00	114.84
8	—	427	128.00–130.00	129.00
8	—	664	115.00	115.00
25	—	470	120.00–134.00	126.15
19	—	573	122.00–128.00	124.40
18	—	1,164	88.00	88.00
12	—	514	121.00–124.00	123.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	726	115.00–118.50	118.28
15	—	860	109.50	109.50
13	—	666	118.00–123.00	119.70
11	—	612	118.00–127.00	124.23
9	—	993	93.50	93.50
2	—	812	111.00	111.00
2	—	770	113.00–120.00	116.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
3	—	373	120.00–127.00	122.47
3	—	472	110.00–119.00	115.02
4	—	416	109.00–114.00	112.75
9	—	515	105.00–114.00	110.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	569	129.00–134.30	132.16
23	—	508	127.00–136.00	130.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	123.00	123.00
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	815	102.00–107.00	105.68
9	—	673	120.00–122.00	120.57
6	—	578	131.00–138.00	134.48
5	—	728	115.50–117.00	115.79
4	—	529	130.00–145.00	139.15
2	—	418	140.00–155.00	147.54
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	132.00–134.00	132.39
4	—	652	132.00–139.00	133.76
4	—	487	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	126.00	126.00
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
2	—	977	104.00	104.00
16	—	809	114.00–115.00	114.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	741	124.00–129.00	126.10
14	—	485	143.00–153.00	144.82
15	—	673	129.50–133.00	131.60
15	—	918	116.00	116.00
21	—	1,215	91.85	91.85
23	—	859	115.00–116.50	116.36
40	—	810	118.00–123.00	120.44
82	—	962	106.00–115.80	115.12
2	—	1,077	100.00	100.00
4	—	536	139.00–143.00	142.02
4	—	1,023	101.50	101.50
8	—	583	138.00–141.00	139.02
6	—	626	132.00–138.00	134.33
5	—	796	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	171.00	171.00
5	—	424	162.00–169.00	167.58
7	—	452	159.00–172.00	167.01
9	—	607	138.00–143.00	142.20
9	—	652	135.50–139.00	136.28
16	—	586	143.00–146.00	145.25
16	—	770	125.50–128.00	125.96
40	—	519	157.00–159.00	158.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,020	110.50	110.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,483	68.00–77.00	71.69
7	—	1,201	64.00–67.00	66.12
3	—	1,225	57.00–63.00	60.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,309	68.00–79.00	72.11
19	—	1,234	64.00–68.00	66.02
3	—	1,107	57.00–62.00	59.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	44.00–56.00	50.92
9	—	1,129	62.00–76.00	66.70
10	—	1,051	57.00–61.00	59.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,419	90.00–99.00	94.97
12	—	1,911	100.00–119.00	112.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,294	840.00–950.00	899.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	750.00–790.00	770.48

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