Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday all classes sold steady with good demand except yearling steers sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.49/cwt on 502 head.

Average price

$141.49

502 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

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	738	141.83	1,046	495
Medium and Large 2-3	693	117.70	815	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $231 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 sale502 hd

141.49

—

KY average27 barns · 5,170 hd

141.70

−0.20

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	1,838	87.39	1,606	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	64.24	961	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	62.16	713	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	56.50	554	10

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	1,030	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	110.10/cwt	105.00–116.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	105.02/cwt	103.00–107.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	564	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	137.57/cwt	134.00–139.50	868	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	712	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	131.90/cwt	129.00–134.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.71/cwt	124.00–134.00	621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	127.34/cwt	122.00–134.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.60/cwt	124.00–127.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	622	128.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	801	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	674	125.13/cwt	123.00–127.00	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	728	121.58/cwt	118.00–123.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	143.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	970	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	152.84/cwt	147.00–154.50	873	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	157.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	140.41/cwt	140.10–140.70	1,208	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	132.95/cwt	132.95–132.95	1,243	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	133.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.13/cwt	134.00–144.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	129.85/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	135.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	843	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	107.23/cwt	100.00–111.00	506	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	431	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	279	147.35/cwt	146.00–148.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	802	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	140.03/cwt	132.00–145.50	1,019	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	148.25/cwt	142.50–149.75	943	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	116.30/cwt	113.00–118.00	884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,639	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	70.60/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	91.39/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	57.76/cwt	56.00–59.00	631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	65.35/cwt	65.00–66.00	792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.36/cwt	63.00–64.00	721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	66.68/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,022	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	62.78/cwt	61.00–64.00	925	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	59.47/cwt	59.00–60.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	62.55/cwt	62.00–63.00	632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	53.50/cwt	50.00–57.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	876	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	692	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 425Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 56Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 48Year ago 9

Compared to last Tuesday all classes sold steady with good demand except yearling steers sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	87.00	87.00
4	—	612	124.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
2	—	568	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	713	103.00–107.00	105.02
2	—	930	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	156.00	156.00
2	—	272	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
2	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	105.00–116.00	110.10
3	—	545	107.00	107.00
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
4	—	876	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	146.00	146.00
4	—	279	146.00–148.00	147.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	631	134.00–139.50	137.57
33	—	658	137.00	137.00
31	—	532	130.00–137.00	133.82
17	—	567	129.00–134.00	131.90
3	—	731	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	124.00–134.00	130.71
8	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.92
6	—	417	122.00–134.00	127.34
5	—	583	124.00–127.00	125.60
3	—	545	125.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	842	98.00	98.00
1	—	955	86.00	86.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	622	123.00–132.00	128.70
14	—	674	123.00–127.00	125.13
12	—	728	118.00–123.00	121.58
3	—	768	122.00	122.00
2	—	802	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	100.00–111.00	107.23
2	—	418	100.00–106.00	103.05
1	—	370	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	678	140.00–144.00	143.14
26	—	571	147.00–154.50	152.84
13	—	521	150.00–160.00	157.77
7	—	760	145.50	145.50
4	—	425	165.00	165.00
63	—	728	132.00–145.50	140.03
66	—	636	142.50–149.75	148.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	860	140.10–140.70	140.41
57	—	935	132.95	132.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	636	130.00–136.00	133.66
15	—	573	134.00–144.00	138.13
13	—	718	125.00–131.00	128.12
7	—	819	125.00–133.00	129.85
4	—	659	132.00–139.00	135.72
4	—	483	149.00	149.00
3	—	891	122.00–126.00	124.67
3	—	761	124.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	388	155.00–160.00	158.32
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
3	—	673	115.00	115.00
3	—	760	113.00–118.00	116.30

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,538	65.00–76.00	70.60
4	—	1,998	87.00–95.00	91.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	56.00–59.00	57.76
3	—	1,212	65.00–66.00	65.35
3	—	1,138	63.00–64.00	63.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	66.00–67.00	66.68
5	—	1,474	61.00–64.00	62.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	59.00–60.00	59.47
2	—	1,010	62.00–63.00	62.55
6	—	1,000	50.00–57.00	53.50

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

Steers · 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