Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Market very active for yearling cattle today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.20/cwt on 1,487 head.

Average price

$147.20

1,487 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$26.37/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	728	147.37	1,073	1,471
Medium and Large 2-3	570	132.78	757	14thin
Large 1-2	977	121.00	1,182	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale1,487 hd

147.20

—

KY average28 barns · 6,601 hd

143.70

+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	1,491	96.64	1,441	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	66.26	828	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	65.24	937	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	56.68	615	5thin

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	—	470	161.81/cwt	153.00–169.00	761	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	159.82/cwt	150.00–168.00	922	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	144.72/cwt	136.00–145.60	1,100	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	160.48/cwt	151.00–168.00	836	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	149.61/cwt	136.00–152.75	1,079	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	163.38/cwt	144.00–169.50	987	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	147.20/cwt	144.00–148.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	109.25/cwt	108.00–109.50	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.39/cwt	124.00–135.00	848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.40/cwt	134.00–145.00	817	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	158.38/cwt	158.00–161.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	877	140.36/cwt	140.00–140.60	1,231	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	709	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,087	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	136.69/cwt	135.00–136.70	1,110	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	131.71/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,162	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	135.68/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,243	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	126.73/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,257	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	150.41/cwt	142.00–156.75	1,021	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	138.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,010	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,000	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	137.53/cwt	126.00–140.00	715	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	138.94/cwt	126.00–140.90	885	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	131.79/cwt	126.00–136.50	753	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	135.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	653	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	968	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	138.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	122.72/cwt	122.00–125.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	129.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.01/cwt	159.00–163.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	131.15/cwt	131.00–132.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.36/cwt	124.00–133.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	876	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,237	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	170.39/cwt	170.00–171.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,287	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	977	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	86.32/cwt	77.00–91.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	96.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	60.71/cwt	59.00–63.00	670	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	66.78/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	63.70/cwt	63.00–64.00	845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	68.31/cwt	65.00–70.00	889	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	62.67/cwt	58.00–64.00	728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	103.47/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,605	7
Bulls	—	—	1,333	88.24/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.77/cwt	134.00–141.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	98.03/cwt	95.00–101.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.42/cwt	126.00–135.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.90/cwt	125.00–138.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	792	122.86/cwt	122.50–126.00	973	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	626	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	712	124.16/cwt	116.00–126.00	884	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,030	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	662	126.38/cwt	124.00–130.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	133.38/cwt	129.00–137.50	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	514	4

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,149Last week 872Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 41

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
23	—	470	153.00–169.00	161.81
54	—	577	150.00–168.00	159.82
76	—	760	136.00–145.60	144.72
104	—	521	151.00–168.00	160.48
108	—	721	136.00–152.75	149.61
147	—	604	144.00–169.50	163.38
10	—	444	158.00–161.00	158.38
274	—	679	142.00–156.75	150.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	877	140.00–140.60	140.36
73	—	709	153.25	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	812	135.00–136.70	136.69
77	—	882	126.00–132.50	131.71
69	—	916	127.00–137.00	135.68
58	—	992	119.00–127.00	126.73
15	—	567	140.00–145.00	142.12
8	—	385	159.00–163.00	162.01
7	—	729	131.00–132.00	131.15
5	—	765	124.00–133.00	127.36
2	—	435	151.00–160.00	155.55
1	—	685	138.00	138.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	295	164.00	164.00
1	—	200	161.00	161.00
10	—	518	142.00–150.00	146.52
8	—	624	134.00–141.00	138.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
4	—	604	131.00–133.00	131.99
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	658	129.00	129.00
2	—	565	130.00–132.00	130.97
2	—	540	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	876	141.25	141.25
5	—	315	170.00–171.00	170.39
2	—	1,100	117.00	117.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	977	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	116.00	116.00
3	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	480	124.00	124.00
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
3	—	818	77.00–91.00	86.32
3	—	762	90.00–100.00	96.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,057	87.00	87.00
7	—	559	122.00–125.00	122.72
7	—	467	126.00–132.00	129.18
5	—	514	120.00–125.00	121.80
2	—	930	95.00–101.00	98.03
2	—	423	126.00–135.00	130.42
2	—	325	125.00–138.00	131.90
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
4	—	381	134.00–136.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	727	130.00–140.00	138.89
59	—	755	132.50	132.50
51	—	520	126.00–140.00	137.53
50	—	637	126.00–140.90	138.94
50	—	571	126.00–136.50	131.79
33	—	481	132.00–139.00	135.72
11	—	802	120.75	120.75
6	—	422	135.00–142.00	138.14
3	—	660	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	792	122.50–126.00	122.86
26	—	626	120.00–125.00	124.00
17	—	712	116.00–126.00	124.16
6	—	1,030	107.00	107.00
5	—	662	124.00–130.00	126.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	164.00	164.00
1	—	435	152.00	152.00
1	—	460	154.00	154.00
4	—	535	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	143.00	143.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
3	—	340	148.00	148.00
4	—	615	126.00	126.00
5	—	415	140.00–149.00	145.65
5	—	457	144.00–148.00	147.20
6	—	812	108.00–109.50	109.25
11	—	671	124.00–135.00	126.39
20	—	582	134.00–145.00	140.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
2	—	562	126.00	126.00
2	—	320	129.00–137.50	133.38
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	640	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,103	59.00–63.00	60.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	65.00–71.00	66.78
3	—	1,327	63.00–64.00	63.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	65.00–70.00	68.31
4	—	1,161	58.00–64.00	62.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	99.00–109.00	103.47
3	—	1,333	83.00–93.00	88.24
1	—	1,545	74.00	74.00

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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