Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday all classes sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.26/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$136.26

622 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

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	650	136.60	888	614
Large 1-2	420	129.50	544	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	665	104.08	692	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $196 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 sale622 hd

136.26

—

KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd

132.06

+4.21

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	1,676	100.97	1,693	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	65.00	858	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	64.67	808	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	56.39	580	12

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Fancy	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	618	123.36/cwt	123.00–126.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	769	118.44/cwt	118.00–119.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	669	120.05/cwt	118.00–130.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	867	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	140.18/cwt	139.50–140.95	897	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	131.01/cwt	127.00–132.00	985	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	131.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	690	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	133.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	754	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	134.14/cwt	132.00–141.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	127.31/cwt	123.00–133.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	708	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.97/cwt	43.00–58.00	553	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	61.22/cwt	60.00–62.00	635	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	63.61/cwt	61.00–67.00	735	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	71.16/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,035	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	56.47/cwt	55.00–58.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	102.80/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,681	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	138.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,082	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	157.28/cwt	156.00–159.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	136.20/cwt	135.00–141.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	141.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	803	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,136	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.27/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,170	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.00/cwt	135.00–146.00	821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	131.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,225	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	136.60/cwt	136.50–137.00	937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	133.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	144.04/cwt	143.00–147.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	868	137.60/cwt	135.40–139.75	1,194	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	707	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 1,134Year ago 1,037

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 22

Compared to last Tuesday all classes sold mostly steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	375	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
10	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.84
4	—	679	113.00–114.00	113.51
4	—	426	132.00–136.00	134.70
3	—	368	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	123.00–126.00	123.36
9	—	769	118.00–119.00	118.44
8	—	669	118.00–130.00	120.05
2	—	867	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
342	—	640	139.50–140.95	140.18
97	—	752	127.00–132.00	131.01
81	—	656	138.00	138.00
19	—	526	129.00–136.00	131.17
18	—	583	129.00–136.00	133.90
2	—	400	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	104.00–107.00	105.50
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	123.00	123.00
2	—	515	124.00	124.00
2	—	488	132.00–134.00	132.99
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	130.00–136.00	133.66
6	—	541	132.00–141.00	134.14
6	—	472	136.00–138.00	136.68
3	—	633	123.00–133.00	127.31
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	157.00	157.00
2	—	708	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	782	134.00–141.00	138.34
7	—	427	156.00–159.00	157.28
5	—	702	135.00–141.00	136.20
4	—	663	140.00–144.00	141.04
1	—	575	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	803	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	865	135.00–136.00	135.27
15	—	578	135.00–146.00	142.00
13	—	929	130.00–133.00	131.83
10	—	686	136.50–137.00	136.60
8	—	818	132.00–137.00	133.75
8	—	461	143.00–147.00	144.04
6	—	373	155.00–167.00	157.92
2	—	720	130.00–134.00	132.00
2	—	635	136.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	868	135.40–139.75	137.60
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	43.00–58.00	53.97
4	—	1,038	60.00–62.00	61.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	61.00–67.00	63.61
4	—	1,455	68.00–75.00	71.16
2	—	1,260	55.00–58.00	56.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,635	99.00–106.00	102.80
1	—	1,925	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,000.00	1,000.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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