Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday market not fully established due to light run of feeders overnight due to Holiday yesterday; however softer undertone noted for feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.66/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$129.66

178 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$50.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	544	132.56	721	157
Medium and Large 2-3	496	114.04	566	17thin
Large 1-2	872	82.00	715	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.56/cwt here — about $6 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 sale178 hd

129.66

—

KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd

131.29

−1.63

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	1,728	101.06	1,746	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	64.21	904	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	62.75	792	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	58.56	629	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	619	125.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	665	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	872	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	715	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	125.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	139.36/cwt	131.00–142.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	143.98/cwt	143.00–146.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.96/cwt	127.00–133.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.46/cwt	132.00–136.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,458	1,009.39/cwt	990.00–1,025.00	14,717	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,506	1,110.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	16,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,790	1,860.00/cwt	1,860.00–1,860.00	33,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	619	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,010	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	119.75/cwt	116.00–124.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	139.90/cwt	129.00–141.95	739	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	131.53/cwt	129.50–134.00	737	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	139.08/cwt	135.00–140.50	654	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.72/cwt	124.00–132.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	95.39/cwt	95.00–96.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	121.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	134.66/cwt	132.00–136.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	137.62/cwt	137.00–138.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	157.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,177	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.68/cwt	135.00–147.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.82/cwt	137.00–146.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.37/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	126.07/cwt	122.00–134.00	923	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	59.04/cwt	57.00–61.00	605	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	63.30/cwt	61.00–65.00	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	53.21/cwt	49.00–56.00	563	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	68.31/cwt	66.00–70.00	958	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	63.56/cwt	62.00–65.00	912	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	58.01/cwt	56.00–59.00	800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	66.88/cwt	65.00–70.00	858	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	62.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	772	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	56.94/cwt	54.00–59.00	716	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	102.07/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,817	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,278	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	836	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,518	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,076	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,436	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,164	712.39/cwt	640.00–730.00	8,292	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	986.74/cwt	840.00–1,060.00	13,528	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 1,014Year ago 971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 4Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
6	—	472	124.00–132.00	128.72
5	—	814	95.00–96.00	95.39
4	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.24
4	—	430	131.00–136.00	134.55
3	—	665	110.00–118.00	115.37
2	—	585	127.00–129.00	128.01
2	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	120.00–130.00	125.95
10	—	665	121.00–125.00	123.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	872	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	116.00–124.00	119.75
3	—	716	98.00	98.00
3	—	480	115.00–120.00	117.65
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	430	115.00–124.00	119.50
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
1	—	250	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	528	129.00–141.95	139.90
22	—	560	129.50–134.00	131.53
19	—	470	135.00–140.50	139.08
3	—	420	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	120.00–128.00	125.37
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	131.00–142.00	139.36
7	—	436	143.00–146.00	143.98
5	—	611	126.00–130.00	128.00
5	—	565	127.00–133.00	129.96
4	—	509	132.00–136.00	134.46
2	—	333	147.00–149.00	147.99
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	359	152.00–155.00	153.53
2	—	343	160.00–163.00	161.51
1	—	1,065	116.00	116.00
65	—	878	134.00	134.00
14	—	530	135.00–147.00	142.68
9	—	567	137.00–146.00	143.82
7	—	619	130.00–136.00	134.00
6	—	670	129.00–135.00	130.99
6	—	473	142.00–150.00	148.37
3	—	732	122.00–134.00	126.07
3	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	905	120.00	120.00
2	—	807	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	162.00	162.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	102.00	102.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	120.00–127.00	121.76
4	—	525	130.00	130.00
3	—	402	132.00–136.00	134.66
2	—	892	118.00	118.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	137.00–138.00	137.62
5	—	478	151.00–161.00	157.19
3	—	703	135.00	135.00
3	—	616	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	990.00–1,025.00	1,009.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,506	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,110.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,790	1,860.00	1,860.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	836	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,164	640.00–730.00	712.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,371	840.00–1,060.00	986.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,012	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	57.00–61.00	59.04
4	—	1,155	61.00–65.00	63.30
4	—	1,058	49.00–56.00	53.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	66.00–70.00	68.31
6	—	1,435	62.00–65.00	63.56
4	—	1,379	56.00–59.00	58.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,283	65.00–70.00	66.88
9	—	1,244	60.00–64.00	62.03
6	—	1,258	54.00–59.00	56.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,780	96.00–105.00	102.07
1	—	1,360	94.00	94.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle