Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very 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 $132.31/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$132.31

498 head · 843 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$801

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

$58.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	844	132.57	1,119	492
Medium and Large 2-3	757	117.60	890	5thin
Large 1-2	430	74.00	318	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.57/cwt here — about $801 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 sale498 hd

132.31

—

KY average27 barns · 4,869 hd

135.80

−3.49

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	1,725	107.33	1,852	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	77.75	1,213	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	73.59	940	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	64.45	666	12

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2Value Added	—	572	128.59/cwt	128.00–129.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	123.22/cwt	121.00–128.00	769	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	792	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	935	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	701	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	112.81/cwt	104.00–119.00	2,037	12
Bulls	—	—	1,240	74.47/cwt	74.00–75.00	923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	152.64/cwt	148.00–155.50	818	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	137.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,014	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	147.65/cwt	141.00–150.00	930	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	153.60/cwt	152.50–155.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	132.95/cwt	132.95–132.95	1,203	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	857	134.95/cwt	134.95–134.95	1,157	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.37/cwt	141.00–143.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	70.01/cwt	68.00–73.00	753	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.29/cwt	51.00–63.00	583	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	66.08/cwt	64.00–68.00	636	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	80.27/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,304	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	71.44/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	72.15/cwt	70.00–75.00	890	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	79.40/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,038	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	68.04/cwt	65.00–69.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	124.46/cwt	114.00–124.85	1,145	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	130.21/cwt	121.00–131.40	1,156	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	133.98/cwt	129.00–134.70	1,076	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.62/cwt	137.00–144.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	945	128.40/cwt	128.40–128.40	1,213	59
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	318	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	131.20/cwt	128.00–133.00	674	14

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 1,295Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 57Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 14Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	128.00–129.00	128.59
14	—	514	128.00–133.00	131.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.34
2	—	688	109.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	1,000	86.00	86.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
5	—	480	125.00–134.00	128.42
4	—	577	120.00–123.00	121.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	624	121.00–128.00	123.22
10	—	660	123.00	123.00
5	—	730	119.00	119.00
2	—	792	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	105.00–106.00	105.34
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	433	125.00–135.00	130.03
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	124.00–127.00	124.99
3	—	433	141.00–143.00	142.37
2	—	482	143.00	143.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	831	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	536	148.00–155.50	152.64
19	—	736	132.00–139.00	137.81
13	—	630	141.00–150.00	147.65
11	—	568	152.50–155.00	153.60
3	—	680	140.00–141.00	140.33
2	—	422	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	905	132.95	132.95
48	—	857	134.95	134.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	920	114.00–124.85	124.46
67	—	888	121.00–131.40	130.21
66	—	803	129.00–134.70	133.98
8	—	577	137.00–144.00	141.62
3	—	760	122.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	608	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	945	128.40	128.40
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,806	104.00–119.00	112.81
2	—	1,240	74.00–75.00	74.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	68.00–73.00	70.01
4	—	1,035	51.00–63.00	56.29
3	—	963	64.00–68.00	66.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	78.00–84.00	80.27
2	—	1,400	70.00–73.00	71.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	70.00–75.00	72.15
7	—	1,307	76.00–83.00	79.40
5	—	1,317	65.00–69.00	68.04

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	1	—	1,345	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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