Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with moderate to good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.78/cwt on 771 head.

Average price

$134.78

771 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.80

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	671	135.19	908	758
Medium and Large 2-3	397	111.34	442	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	460	106.00	488	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $420 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 sale771 hd

134.78

—

KY average26 barns · 5,233 hd

125.97

+8.80

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	1,775	88.43	1,570	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	60.49	835	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,505	55.93	842	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	47.39	483	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	130.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	682	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	152.10/cwt	145.00–152.75	972	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,006	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	134.05/cwt	129.00–135.25	808	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	135.11/cwt	127.00–136.50	763	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.00	788	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	302	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.58/cwt	41.00–48.00	461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	55.40/cwt	55.00–56.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	88.43/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	835	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	114.74/cwt	112.00–116.00	423	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	995	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,005	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	912	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	15,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	139.68/cwt	137.00–143.90	948	431
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	629	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	874	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,224	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	123.62/cwt	122.00–124.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	134.97/cwt	127.00–136.00	860	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	133.20/cwt	117.00–133.50	1,249	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	128.91/cwt	128.00–132.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	844	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,089	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	139.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	124.92/cwt	122.00–128.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	125.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	603	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	118.47/cwt	118.00–119.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	91.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.15/cwt	119.00–130.00	524	10

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 708Year ago 1,419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 48Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	93.00	93.00
2	—	790	93.00	93.00
5	—	379	122.00–124.00	123.62
4	—	317	122.00–128.00	124.92
20	—	479	120.00–127.00	125.95
15	—	684	118.00–119.00	118.47
6	—	814	90.00–100.00	91.65
4	—	501	115.00–118.00	117.25
10	—	422	119.00–130.00	124.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	521	125.00–134.00	130.81
67	—	741	135.75	135.75
37	—	603	129.00–135.25	134.05
53	—	565	127.00–136.50	135.11
431	—	679	137.00–143.90	139.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	76.00	76.00
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
2	—	272	111.00	111.00
5	—	369	112.00–116.00	114.74
2	—	320	117.00–119.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	126.00–130.00	128.01
8	—	838	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	844	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	395	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	837	109.00	109.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
4	—	463	135.00	135.00
2	—	677	124.00	124.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	144.00	144.00
89	—	639	145.00–152.75	152.10
15	—	537	146.00–147.00	146.74
2	—	447	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
1	—	475	133.00	133.00
4	—	635	120.00–121.00	120.76
2	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	133.00–140.00	136.44
2	—	685	134.00	134.00
29	—	637	127.00–136.00	134.97
56	—	938	117.00–133.50	133.20
9	—	712	128.00–132.00	128.91
3	—	588	135.00–142.00	139.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	874	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	995	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	41.00–48.00	44.58
1	—	990	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	55.00–56.00	55.40
1	—	1,590	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	60.00–61.00	60.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,775	84.00–92.00	88.43

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	—	1,535	1,030.00	1,030.00

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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