Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady in a light test; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with very good demand for yearlings especially 700-800 lb packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with best demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages; over 600 lbs limited comparison however very good demand for yearling 600-700 lbs packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate to 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 $136.05/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$136.05

419 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

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	828	136.68	1,131	401
Large 1-2	799	122.58	980	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	121.60	807	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	510	120.00	612	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about $519 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 sale419 hd

136.05

—

KY average25 barns · 5,821 hd

138.13

−2.09

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	—	Average	1,504	97.24	1,463	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	69.67	868	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	67.59	1,036	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	61.67	652	7thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	433	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	116.17/cwt	116.00–117.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.56/cwt	121.00–127.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	687	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	143.38/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,101	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	144.86/cwt	144.00–145.50	986	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	139.09/cwt	137.00–140.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	146.74/cwt	141.00–151.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	146.49/cwt	144.00–149.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	130.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,069	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.16/cwt	138.00–141.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	127.00/cwt	124.00–131.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	143.12/cwt	139.00–144.00	899	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	134.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	133.17/cwt	127.00–138.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	131.02/cwt	127.00–134.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	67.14/cwt	65.00–71.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.69/cwt	139.00–144.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	906	133.61/cwt	133.30–133.70	1,211	223
Steers	Large 1-2	—	881	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,064	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	119.41/cwt	118.00–123.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	111.37/cwt	104.00–116.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	50.57/cwt	50.00–51.00	541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	68.93/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,088	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	69.67/cwt	67.00–72.00	881	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	76.04/cwt	74.00–78.00	920	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	63.32/cwt	61.00–66.00	744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,472	91.34/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,345	10
Bulls	—	—	1,585	111.99/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	21,960	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	841	107.10/cwt	107.10–107.10	901	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	918	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	816	112.82/cwt	100.00–115.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	755	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	741	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	726	106.97/cwt	106.00–109.00	777	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	118.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	112.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	130.08/cwt	124.00–133.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	652	3

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 609Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 62Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 42Year 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
3	—	433	131.00–133.00	132.34
6	—	705	110.00–115.00	110.83
5	—	629	112.00–115.00	113.38
5	—	572	120.00–124.00	121.95
5	—	486	127.00–134.00	131.02
3	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	875	96.00	96.00
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
3	—	532	120.00–124.00	122.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
5	—	479	118.00–123.00	119.41
4	—	715	82.00	82.00
3	—	507	104.00–116.00	111.37
2	—	972	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	628	139.00–144.00	143.12
24	—	532	130.00–140.00	134.25
8	—	578	127.00–138.00	133.17
7	—	443	145.00	145.00
2	—	652	134.00	134.00
2	—	458	142.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	816	100.00–115.00	112.82
6	—	755	116.50	116.50
5	—	741	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	106.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	120.00–123.00	121.49
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
3	—	661	118.00–120.00	118.69
3	—	628	110.00–118.00	112.69
3	—	441	124.00–133.00	130.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	116.00–117.00	116.17
6	—	578	134.00–135.00	134.34
5	—	633	121.00–127.00	122.56
5	—	516	133.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	827	107.00	107.00
2	—	410	146.00	146.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
3	—	795	118.00	118.00
3	—	608	124.00–131.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	768	136.50–144.00	143.38
35	—	681	144.00–145.50	144.86
11	—	717	137.00–140.00	139.09
7	—	630	141.00–151.00	146.74
4	—	575	144.00–149.00	146.49
2	—	510	152.00	152.00
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	818	127.00–135.00	130.72
6	—	518	138.00–141.00	139.16
5	—	695	137.00–138.00	137.80
3	—	563	139.00–144.00	140.69
2	—	1,065	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,018	109.00–113.00	111.03
2	—	637	135.00	135.00
2	—	437	149.00	149.00
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
4	—	912	132.00	132.00
3	—	758	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	906	133.30–133.70	133.61
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	120.00–121.00	120.76
2	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	841	107.10	107.10
60	—	900	102.00	102.00
21	—	775	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	65.00–71.00	67.14
2	—	1,070	50.00–51.00	50.57
1	—	980	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,579	65.00–72.00	68.93
3	—	1,410	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	67.00–72.00	69.67
3	—	1,210	74.00–78.00	76.04
3	—	1,175	61.00–66.00	63.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,472	83.00–100.00	91.34
4	—	1,585	102.00–116.00	111.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,525.00	1,525.00

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