Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with advance on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher 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 674 head.

Average price

$136.05

674 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	837	136.35	1,142	665
Medium and Large 2-3	817	113.91	931	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $211 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 sale674 hd

136.05

—

KY average27 barns · 5,563 hd

141.38

−5.32

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	1,660	98.40	1,634	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	67.25	984	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	64.44	833	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	61.07	686	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,235	100.52	1,241	6thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.76/cwt	132.00–135.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	638	122.91/cwt	119.00–126.00	784	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	522	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	101.67/cwt	101.00–102.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	559	141.28/cwt	141.00–144.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	163.04/cwt	161.00–164.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	410	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	102.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.69/cwt	111.00–124.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	118.09/cwt	110.00–126.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	927	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	133.86/cwt	127.00–140.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	130.69/cwt	127.00–138.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	139.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	140.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	842	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,078	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	135.85/cwt	135.00–136.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.42/cwt	124.00–125.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	102.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	152.51/cwt	141.00–152.95	1,045	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	134.83/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,025	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	135.07/cwt	135.00–136.00	960	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	151.71/cwt	148.00–154.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	154.22/cwt	152.50–155.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	130.92/cwt	125.75–132.00	1,185	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	125.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,121	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	159.22/cwt	158.00–162.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	122.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,235	100.52/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,241	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	66.20/cwt	65.00–67.00	764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	52.53/cwt	48.00–56.00	563	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	65.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	960	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	66.31/cwt	64.00–68.00	830	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	55.95/cwt	53.00–59.00	706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	103.12/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,815	8
Bulls	—	—	1,562	93.63/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,155	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	866	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	610	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	110.29/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	974	129.30/cwt	128.95–129.70	1,259	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	922	134.83/cwt	132.60–136.90	1,243	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	898	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	1,220	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 2,149Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	134.00	134.00
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
3	—	728	101.00–102.00	101.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	132.00–135.00	132.76
3	—	763	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	646	119.00	119.00
3	—	590	128.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	390	151.00	151.00
2	—	495	141.00	141.00
2	—	255	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	141.00–144.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	119.00–126.00	122.91
3	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	658	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	140.00–145.00	141.21
2	—	260	141.00	141.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	102.50	102.50
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	100.00–106.00	102.70
3	—	565	111.00–124.00	116.69
2	—	455	110.00–126.00	118.09
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
1	—	830	86.00	86.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	662	140.10	140.10
15	—	534	127.00–140.00	133.86
11	—	574	127.00–138.00	130.69
6	—	420	137.00–145.00	139.70
3	—	460	139.00–141.00	140.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	842	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	135.00–136.00	135.85
5	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.42
4	—	731	102.00–106.00	102.97
3	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	782	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	119.00	119.00
1	—	940	98.00	98.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
4	—	960	99.00–114.00	110.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	161.00–164.00	163.04
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
123	—	974	128.95–129.70	129.30
119	—	922	132.60–136.90	134.83
77	—	898	135.90	135.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	685	141.00–152.95	152.51
70	—	760	134.00–135.00	134.83
47	—	711	135.00–136.00	135.07
9	—	570	148.00–154.00	151.71
5	—	638	147.00	147.00
3	—	493	155.00	155.00
3	—	432	152.50–155.00	154.22
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	905	125.75–132.00	130.92
15	—	892	125.00–130.00	125.65
4	—	497	143.00	143.00
4	—	392	158.00–162.00	159.22
3	—	958	121.00–125.00	122.34
3	—	670	135.00–138.00	136.31
3	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	775	132.00	132.00
2	—	307	157.50	157.50
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	98.00	98.00
1	—	450	70.00	70.00
1	—	270	92.50	92.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	95.00–107.00	100.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	65.00–67.00	66.20
3	—	1,072	48.00–56.00	52.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	63.00–67.00	65.31
1	—	1,435	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	64.00–68.00	66.31
4	—	1,261	53.00–59.00	55.95
3	—	1,417	71.00–73.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,760	96.00–110.00	103.12
3	—	1,562	88.00–97.00	93.63
1	—	1,155	75.00	75.00

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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