Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for weaned offerings; light demand for fleshy, off-colored and bawling calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$131.43

309 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

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	604	133.15	805	282
Medium and Large 2-3	446	114.44	510	23
Large 1-2	490	109.67	537	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	430	102.00	439	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $366 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 sale309 hd

131.43

—

KY average24 barns · 5,231 hd

127.24

+4.19

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	—	Average	1,667	93.79	1,564	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	63.84	932	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	62.43	813	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	53.32	538	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,160	106.00	1,230	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Large 1-2	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	433	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,160	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	49.76/cwt	46.00–56.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	62.20/cwt	59.00–64.00	893	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,271	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	61.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	821	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	66.67/cwt	66.00–68.00	873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	90.05/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	98.78/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,691	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,223	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	96.46/cwt	96.00–100.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	956	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.26/cwt	124.00–131.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.42/cwt	125.00–131.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.30/cwt	107.00–117.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	138.48/cwt	137.00–139.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	145.59/cwt	144.00–148.00	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	124.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	148.23/cwt	148.00–149.00	915	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.02/cwt	153.00–162.00	823	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	152.71/cwt	144.00–157.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.11/cwt	134.00–137.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.50/cwt	129.00–131.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.58/cwt	134.00–140.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.86/cwt	140.00–142.50	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	919	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,213	112
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	114.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	139.70/cwt	139.70–139.70	951	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	129.26/cwt	127.00–130.00	752	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	129.03/cwt	127.00–131.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.77/cwt	122.00–132.00	603	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.38/cwt	118.00–126.00	711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.14/cwt	122.00–129.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	124.14/cwt	121.00–131.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	128.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	612	121.28/cwt	119.00–123.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	136.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	452	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 855Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
1	—	405	107.00	107.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	110.00–116.00	114.32
3	—	557	116.00–117.00	116.34
3	—	540	110.00–114.00	111.31
3	—	475	117.00	117.00
2	—	367	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	681	139.70	139.70
44	—	582	127.00–130.00	129.26
12	—	532	127.00–131.00	129.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	472	122.00–132.00	127.77
16	—	576	118.00–126.00	123.38
9	—	425	122.00–129.00	125.14
5	—	799	110.00	110.00
5	—	362	121.00–131.00	124.14
5	—	315	120.00–130.00	128.06
4	—	665	114.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	119.00–123.00	121.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	134.00–140.00	136.48
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	125.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	732	103.00	103.00
2	—	665	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	642	113.00	113.00
2	—	555	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	623	115.00–122.00	119.19
9	—	911	96.00–100.00	96.46
8	—	835	114.50	114.50
8	—	574	124.00–131.00	126.26
7	—	524	125.00–131.00	127.42
6	—	770	107.00–117.00	115.30
4	—	455	137.00–139.00	138.48
3	—	372	140.00–146.00	144.04
2	—	707	114.00	114.00
2	—	658	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	400	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	965	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	144.00–148.00	145.59
2	—	365	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	122.00–125.00	124.25
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	488	120.00–124.00	121.97
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	617	148.00–149.00	148.23
26	—	524	153.00–162.00	157.02
9	—	557	144.00–157.00	152.71
6	—	744	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	134.00–137.00	136.11
8	—	474	138.00–148.00	143.96
4	—	668	129.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	529	134.00–140.00	138.58
3	—	708	128.00	128.00
3	—	440	144.00	144.00
3	—	370	140.00–142.50	140.86
2	—	628	131.00–139.00	135.08
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	919	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	46.00–56.00	49.76
1	—	1,075	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,436	59.00–64.00	62.20
1	—	1,650	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,326	59.00–64.00	61.93
4	—	1,309	66.00–68.00	66.67
1	—	1,025	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	88.00–93.00	90.05
3	—	1,712	97.00–101.00	98.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle