Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand; over 600 lbs limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 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 $125.50/cwt on 434 head.

Average price

$125.50

434 head · 852 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	502	131.80	662	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	858	125.48	1,077	425
Large 1-2	644	119.00	766	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale434 hd

125.50

—

KY average25 barns · 5,025 hd

134.41

−8.91

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	1,504	102.53	1,542	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	68.24	957	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	66.01	812	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	62.50	630	16

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2Value Added	—	483	158.87/cwt	158.00–160.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	149.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	136.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.41/cwt	137.00–140.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	143.24/cwt	140.00–146.50	875	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	125.16/cwt	124.00–126.00	972	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	164.15/cwt	163.00–165.00	734	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	114.30/cwt	111.00–116.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	107.39/cwt	101.00–114.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.87/cwt	132.00–143.00	719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.74/cwt	144.00–148.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	113.67/cwt	111.00–119.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	165	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	65.83/cwt	63.00–69.00	687	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	59.77/cwt	57.00–62.00	594	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	69.91/cwt	68.00–72.00	989	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	65.85/cwt	62.00–67.00	911	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	70.53/cwt	68.00–74.00	917	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	59.75/cwt	56.00–62.00	709	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	65.49/cwt	63.00–67.00	767	8
Bulls	—	—	1,776	112.28/cwt	103.00–121.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	131.06/cwt	130.00–131.75	841	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.15/cwt	105.00–114.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.14/cwt	116.00–122.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	124.41/cwt	122.00–129.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.10/cwt	106.00–114.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	851	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	955	119.70/cwt	119.70–119.70	1,143	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	869	124.55/cwt	122.80–126.30	1,082	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	929	119.90/cwt	119.90–119.90	1,114	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	98.17/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,291	4
Bulls	—	—	1,175	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	731.93/cwt	690.00–780.00	8,139	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	733.63/cwt	680.00–780.00	8,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	851.27/cwt	840.00–860.00	10,879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	857.79/cwt	800.00–930.00	11,709	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	763	2

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 888Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	158.00–160.00	158.87
4	—	531	148.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	682	134.00–138.00	136.64
19	—	611	140.00–146.50	143.24
16	—	777	124.00–126.00	125.16
14	—	447	163.00–165.00	164.15
7	—	710	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	137.00–140.00	138.41
3	—	938	102.00	102.00
2	—	835	115.00	115.00
2	—	680	131.00	131.00
2	—	545	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	146.00	146.00
1	—	395	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
2	—	618	123.00–124.00	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	955	119.70	119.70
120	—	869	122.80–126.30	124.55
56	—	929	119.90	119.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	123.00	123.00
2	—	522	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	75.00	75.00
2	—	757	103.00	103.00
2	—	605	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	553	112.00	112.00
1	—	910	72.00	72.00
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	642	130.00–131.75	131.06
7	—	545	132.00	132.00
4	—	557	125.00	125.00
3	—	431	133.00	133.00
2	—	462	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	727	107.00	107.00
8	—	673	105.00–114.00	112.15
5	—	520	116.00–122.00	119.14
4	—	487	122.00–129.00	124.41
3	—	765	104.00	104.00
2	—	630	106.00–114.00	110.10
2	—	557	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	109.00	109.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	111.00–116.00	114.30
2	—	610	101.00–114.00	107.39
2	—	572	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	132.00–143.00	136.87
4	—	610	115.00–122.00	118.74
4	—	466	144.00–148.00	145.74
3	—	831	106.00	106.00
3	—	745	111.00–119.00	113.67
3	—	435	140.00–146.00	141.98
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	150.00	150.00
1	—	165	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	63.00–69.00	65.83
7	—	994	57.00–62.00	59.77
1	—	815	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,415	68.00–72.00	69.91
7	—	1,383	62.00–67.00	65.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,300	68.00–74.00	70.53
8	—	1,186	56.00–62.00	59.75
8	—	1,171	63.00–67.00	65.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	103.00–121.00	112.28
4	—	1,315	94.00–100.00	98.17
1	—	1,175	81.00	81.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,112	690.00–780.00	731.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,151	680.00–780.00	733.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	840.00–860.00	851.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,365	800.00–930.00	857.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	790.00	790.00

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