Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.52/cwt on 512 head.

Average price

$136.52

512 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	816	136.87	1,117	496
Large 1-2	606	132.20	801	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	742	124.87	927	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	620	116.31	721	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $396 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 sale512 hd

136.52

—

KY average24 barns · 4,886 hd

139.12

−2.60

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	1,903	94.14	1,792	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	64.12	810	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	61.88	873	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	57.67	580	9thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,704	1,707.73/cwt	1,595.00–1,890.00	29,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	1,337.28/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	18,909	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	25,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,500	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,448	955.70/cwt	840.00–1,050.00	13,839	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	666	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	24,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.24/cwt	117.50–125.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.24/cwt	99.00–113.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	118.21/cwt	116.00–120.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	86.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	120.86/cwt	113.00–123.00	871	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	123.83/cwt	123.00–124.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	146.87/cwt	143.00–150.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	959	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,282	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,416	1,305.14/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	18,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	132.32/cwt	132.00–133.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	143.67/cwt	139.00–146.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	117.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	116.01/cwt	114.00–117.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.00/cwt	102.00–114.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	612	124.81/cwt	122.00–131.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	830	126.37/cwt	126.30–126.50	1,049	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,012	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,222	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	955	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	131.63/cwt	126.00–134.00	748	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	657	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	60.24/cwt	59.00–61.00	640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	52.01/cwt	47.00–56.00	444	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	61.74/cwt	61.00–63.00	890	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	870	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	68.36/cwt	64.00–73.00	816	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	59.88/cwt	58.00–63.00	798	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	99.08/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,848	7
Bulls	—	—	1,993	82.60/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,322	923.11/cwt	890.00–950.00	12,204	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,396	870.01/cwt	860.00–880.00	12,145	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,146.27/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	14,707	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,208.26/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	16,565	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,072.33/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	147.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	132.17/cwt	131.00–136.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	150.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	157.46/cwt	154.00–161.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	777	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	102.76/cwt	98.00–110.00	680	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	935	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,223	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	899	131.90/cwt	131.90–131.90	1,186	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	778	144.28/cwt	140.00–146.95	1,122	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	156.00/cwt	154.00–159.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	135.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.79/cwt	131.00–136.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	131.91/cwt	131.40–135.00	1,072	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	129.85/cwt	124.00–129.90	1,134	109

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 878Year ago 1,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 2Year ago 10

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,704	1,595.00–1,890.00	1,707.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,414	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,337.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,507	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	840.00–1,050.00	955.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,282	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,416	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,305.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,322	890.00–950.00	923.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,396	860.00–880.00	870.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,283	950.00–1,300.00	1,146.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,371	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,208.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,229	975.00–1,125.00	1,072.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	118.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
2	—	440	154.00	154.00
2	—	705	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
2	—	342	146.00	146.00
2	—	678	117.50–125.00	121.24
2	—	935	90.00–96.00	92.97
3	—	830	99.00–113.00	106.24
4	—	766	116.00–120.00	118.21
5	—	1,072	80.00–90.00	86.01
7	—	523	132.00–137.00	135.44
7	—	721	113.00–123.00	120.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,050	74.00	74.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	123.00–124.00	123.83
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	143.00–150.00	146.87
7	—	679	140.00–145.00	141.27
7	—	579	145.00–151.00	147.66
6	—	726	131.00–136.00	132.17
4	—	479	148.00–155.00	150.68
2	—	545	149.00	149.00
2	—	425	154.00–161.00	157.46
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
4	—	597	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	935	130.75	130.75
65	—	899	131.90	131.90
171	—	778	140.00–146.95	144.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	144.00	144.00
3	—	380	154.00–159.00	156.00
3	—	715	134.00–139.00	135.63
4	—	995	116.00–117.00	116.75
8	—	683	131.00–136.00	134.79
28	—	813	131.40–135.00	131.91
109	—	873	124.00–129.90	129.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	82.00	82.00
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	132.00–133.00	132.32
3	—	425	139.00–146.00	143.67
40	—	692	138.00	138.00
28	—	568	126.00–134.00	131.63
6	—	468	140.00–141.00	140.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	639	115.00–119.00	117.54
3	—	658	114.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	882	95.00	95.00
2	—	735	102.00–114.00	108.00
2	—	595	121.00	121.00
2	—	450	132.00	132.00
2	—	408	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	122.00–131.00	124.81
4	—	668	121.00–122.00	121.75
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	830	126.30–126.50	126.37
50	—	1,012	120.75	120.75
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	104.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	952	84.00	84.00
3	—	532	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	662	98.00–110.00	102.76
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	59.00–61.00	60.24
3	—	853	47.00–56.00	52.01
2	—	1,120	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	61.00–63.00	61.74
2	—	1,348	64.00–65.00	64.54
1	—	1,445	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	64.00–73.00	68.36
6	—	1,332	58.00–63.00	59.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,865	92.00–105.00	99.08
3	—	1,993	76.00–89.00	82.60

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle