Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mixed with 400-500 lbs and 600-650 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower; yearlings 4.00 to 5.00 higher in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Hot humid weather negatively affecting the market for some fleshy middleweight calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.61/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$120.61

325 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$27.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

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	700	121.93	853	309
Small and Medium 1-2	445	100.00	445	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	653	94.89	619	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.04/cwt here — about $234 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 sale325 hd

120.61

—

KY average17 barns · 1,927 hd

123.31

−2.70

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	1,660	101.42	1,683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	64.06	1,036	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	60.70	761	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	56.38	580	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	131.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	599	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	694.79/cwt	650.00–735.00	7,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.49/cwt	124.00–135.00	483	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	846	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,098	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.17/cwt	131.00–143.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.10/cwt	143.00–151.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	137.47/cwt	134.00–137.85	1,027	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	150.64/cwt	149.00–155.00	789	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	136.21/cwt	135.50–137.50	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	138.71/cwt	136.00–140.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	158.39/cwt	156.00–161.00	594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	144.22/cwt	143.00–148.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	85.98/cwt	85.00–89.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	110.50/cwt	109.00–111.00	870	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	758	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.16/cwt	129.00–133.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	59.48/cwt	57.00–61.00	651	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	49.23/cwt	43.00–54.00	465	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	63.47/cwt	62.00–66.00	661	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	66.12/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,045	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	62.38/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,018	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	55.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	54.28/cwt	47.00–58.00	768	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	63.98/cwt	63.00–65.00	700	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	67.00/cwt	66.00–69.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	157.51/cwt	156.00–159.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	121.36/cwt	117.00–121.50	1,078	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	103.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	798	116.18/cwt	106.00–116.50	927	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	843	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.85/cwt	127.00–134.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	119.93/cwt	116.00–124.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	109.43/cwt	104.00–113.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	128.95/cwt	125.00–130.50	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	128.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	123.60/cwt	123.60–123.60	988	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	883	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	106.21/cwt	102.50–110.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	95.44/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,439	6
Bulls	—	—	1,732	105.72/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	707	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	350	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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 728Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 73Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	897	100.00	100.00
4	—	454	130.00–136.00	131.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	165.00	165.00
60	—	846	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	151.00	151.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	980	101.00	101.00
2	—	735	122.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	823	117.00–119.00	117.99
3	—	580	131.00–143.00	139.17
3	—	765	124.00–127.00	125.99
4	—	479	143.00–151.00	147.10
60	—	888	117.00–121.50	121.36
6	—	638	127.00–134.00	130.85
7	—	533	135.00–139.00	135.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	747	134.00–137.85	137.47
19	—	524	149.00–155.00	150.64
14	—	656	135.50–137.50	136.21
13	—	614	136.00–140.00	138.71
10	—	375	156.00–161.00	158.39
4	—	594	143.00–148.00	144.22
4	—	405	156.00–159.00	157.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	96.00	96.00
10	—	370	124.00–135.00	130.49
3	—	758	101.00–105.00	103.65
3	—	743	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00
1	—	285	131.00	131.00
10	—	566	116.00–124.00	119.93
15	—	679	104.00–113.00	109.43
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	733	85.00–89.00	85.98
2	—	802	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	890	76.00	76.00
2	—	510	102.50–110.00	106.21
2	—	782	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	798	106.00–116.50	116.18
13	—	843	102.00	102.00
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	149.00	149.00
1	—	220	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	135.00–137.00	135.63
10	—	561	125.00–130.50	128.95
17	—	518	126.00–130.00	128.64
66	—	799	123.60	123.60
73	—	694	127.25	127.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	787	109.00–111.00	110.50
13	—	613	120.00–129.00	123.64
6	—	568	129.00–133.00	130.16
4	—	470	136.00–140.00	138.02
3	—	716	116.00	116.00
3	—	511	131.00	131.00
2	—	658	119.00–122.00	120.48
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
2	—	563	125.00–126.00	125.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	115.00–118.00	116.47

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	1	—	1,325	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	650.00–735.00	694.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,508	93.00–99.00	95.44
11	—	1,732	101.00–114.00	105.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	57.00–61.00	59.48
6	—	945	43.00–54.00	49.23
3	—	1,042	62.00–66.00	63.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,580	65.00–68.00	66.12
5	—	1,632	59.00–64.00	62.38
2	—	1,800	54.00–58.00	55.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,415	47.00–58.00	54.28
6	—	1,094	63.00–65.00	63.98
3	—	1,250	66.00–69.00	67.00

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

Heifers · 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