Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feedeer steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; light demand for fleshy, off-colored and bawling calves. Steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; over 600 lbs sold steady with moderate demand. High temperatures taking a toll on lightweight fleshy calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.74/cwt on 883 head.

Average price

$135.74

883 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	761	136.26	1,037	853
Medium and Large 2-3	666	120.90	805	30

One grade step is worth $15.37/cwt here — about $232 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 sale883 hd

135.74

—

KY average27 barns · 5,751 hd

134.47

+1.27

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	1,754	96.76	1,697	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	65.85	999	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	65.25	820	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	51.90	550	9thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	572	147.54/cwt	143.00–149.00	844	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	144.45/cwt	141.00–145.50	751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	923	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	124.35/cwt	119.00–126.00	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	121.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	121.40/cwt	120.00–123.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.97/cwt	119.00–124.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.66/cwt	127.00–131.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.09/cwt	135.00–146.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	131.60/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	653	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	52.01/cwt	50.00–55.00	524	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	503	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	67.12/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,045	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	63.56/cwt	62.00–64.00	918	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	68.09/cwt	65.00–73.00	871	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	62.77/cwt	60.00–64.00	783	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,902	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,988	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	932.04/cwt	895.00–975.00	13,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,647	1,283.36/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	21,137	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	20,520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	113.51/cwt	103.00–120.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	114.76/cwt	110.00–117.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	127.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	122.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	143.40/cwt	136.50–144.00	989	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	139.15/cwt	135.50–140.90	1,026	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	112.50/cwt	104.00–118.00	756	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	121.81/cwt	118.00–123.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	135.27/cwt	133.50–137.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.22/cwt	113.00–115.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.79/cwt	119.00–123.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	613	120.87/cwt	119.50–123.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	772	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	701	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	805	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	873	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,704	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,278	880.63/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	11,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	142.32/cwt	138.00–144.00	894	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	137.28/cwt	137.00–137.75	1,071	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	739	140.30/cwt	140.30–140.30	1,037	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	858	133.77/cwt	133.75–135.00	1,148	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	126.14/cwt	124.00–127.00	711	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	87.02/cwt	84.00–90.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	109.62/cwt	102.00–115.00	618	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	434	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	836	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	585	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	588	107.40/cwt	100.00–115.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	137.60/cwt	134.00–138.50	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.11/cwt	129.00–139.00	692	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.99/cwt	134.75–137.00	859	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	130.51/cwt	129.30–132.50	1,074	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	941	128.70/cwt	128.70–128.70	1,211	56

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,295Last week 1,166Year ago 1,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 32Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year 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
19	—	572	143.00–149.00	147.54
16	—	520	141.00–145.50	144.45
89	—	690	136.50–144.00	143.40
53	—	737	135.50–140.90	139.15
39	—	628	138.00–144.00	142.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	125.00–128.00	126.76
4	—	765	133.00	133.00
1	—	905	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,020	104.00	104.00
2	—	370	157.00–159.00	158.01
4	—	867	125.00	125.00
6	—	966	118.50	118.50
10	—	558	134.00–138.50	137.60
17	—	528	129.00–139.00	131.11
53	—	636	134.75–137.00	134.99
109	—	823	129.30–132.50	130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	126.00	126.00
6	—	776	103.00–120.00	113.51
4	—	731	110.00–117.00	114.76
4	—	521	125.00–128.00	127.24
3	—	683	119.00–126.00	122.98
2	—	803	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	623	120.00–123.00	121.46
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
1	—	455	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	825	135.00	135.00
105	—	780	137.00–137.75	137.28
71	—	739	140.30	140.30
63	—	858	133.75–135.00	133.77
56	—	941	128.70	128.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	836	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
2	—	522	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	100.00–115.00	107.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	558	119.00–126.00	124.35
8	—	419	120.00–130.00	121.98
5	—	529	120.00–123.00	121.40
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	119.00–124.00	121.97
6	—	582	130.00–139.00	132.78
6	—	520	127.00–131.00	129.66
6	—	416	135.00–146.00	139.09
3	—	316	138.00	138.00
2	—	687	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	130.00–133.00	131.60
5	—	522	125.00	125.00
2	—	680	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	133.00	133.00
32	—	564	124.00–127.00	126.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	672	104.00–118.00	112.50
11	—	516	118.00–123.00	121.81
8	—	384	133.50–137.00	135.27
6	—	485	126.00–128.00	127.01
6	—	427	120.00–133.00	128.92
5	—	623	113.00–115.00	114.22
5	—	567	119.00–123.00	120.79
2	—	327	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	119.50–123.00	120.87
3	—	772	112.00	112.00
3	—	701	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	647	92.00	92.00
2	—	725	84.00–90.00	87.02
3	—	522	115.00–116.00	115.67
4	—	564	102.00–115.00	109.62
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	102.00	102.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	87.50	87.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,008	50.00–55.00	52.01
2	—	1,098	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,290	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,557	65.00–73.00	67.12
5	—	1,444	62.00–64.00	63.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,279	65.00–73.00	68.09
9	—	1,247	60.00–64.00	62.77
2	—	1,163	57.00–59.00	57.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	102.00–107.00	104.52
2	—	1,590	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,640	79.00	79.00

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)	2	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,453	895.00–975.00	932.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,647	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,283.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,710	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	700.00–1,025.00	880.63

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