Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.41/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$127.41

456 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$19.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

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	666	128.27	854	432
Large 1-2	580	113.33	657	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	111.64	626	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	109.00	463	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.27/cwt here — about $391 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 sale456 hd

127.41

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

125.70

+1.71

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	1,656	95.23	1,577	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	56.02	853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	55.36	733	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	49.88	551	12

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2-3	—	423	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	146.65/cwt	145.50–149.00	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	133.86/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,017	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	130.56/cwt	130.00–131.50	859	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	129.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	676	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	143.71/cwt	133.50–145.40	1,062	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	139.67/cwt	139.00–141.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	578	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	128.88/cwt	127.50–130.00	986	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	133.21/cwt	132.00–134.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	147.73/cwt	146.00–148.50	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.07/cwt	118.00–127.50	829	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	747	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	124.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	130.60/cwt	129.00–133.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	55.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	127.03/cwt	126.00–129.00	650	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	57.93/cwt	57.00–61.00	871	8
Bulls	—	—	1,689	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	57.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	765	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	52.66/cwt	51.00–54.00	603	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	91.55/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	52.69/cwt	52.00–55.00	855	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	51.48/cwt	47.00–54.00	679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	47.04/cwt	39.00–55.00	518	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	854	9
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	613	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	628	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	840	139.33/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,170	70
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	116.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	873	108.71/cwt	106.00–109.00	949	32
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	136.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	837	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	101.66/cwt	100.00–104.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	651	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	780	116.43/cwt	114.00–122.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,119	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.60/cwt	122.00–134.00	619	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	132.24/cwt	104.00–133.00	977	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.99/cwt	137.00–144.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	138.17/cwt	135.00–141.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	118.88/cwt	117.00–122.00	868	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	785	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	137.81/cwt	136.00–139.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	110.23/cwt	103.00–114.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.81/cwt	145.00–146.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.30/cwt	111.00–115.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	129.75/cwt	127.00–134.75	1,157	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.73/cwt	128.00–135.00	886	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,430	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 1,170Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 14Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	134.00–135.00	134.52
3	—	473	128.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	580	121.00–128.00	124.41
3	—	512	126.00–129.00	127.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	117.00	117.00
11	—	571	135.00–139.00	137.58
15	—	668	118.00–127.50	124.07
17	—	607	120.00–127.00	124.40
4	—	419	135.00–139.00	136.94
1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
3	—	822	103.00–114.00	110.23
5	—	479	145.00–146.00	145.81
3	—	725	111.00–115.00	112.30
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	145.50–149.00	146.65
2	—	475	147.00	147.00
30	—	760	132.00–135.50	133.86
81	—	739	133.50–145.40	143.71
3	—	600	139.00–141.00	139.67
7	—	428	149.00	149.00
13	—	526	146.00–148.50	147.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	155.00	155.00
15	—	613	132.00–138.00	136.55
60	—	817	137.00	137.00
14	—	524	137.00–144.00	140.99
6	—	593	135.00–141.00	138.17
2	—	465	146.00	146.00
3	—	761	129.00	129.00
3	—	730	126.00–128.00	127.32
5	—	1,062	111.00	111.00
7	—	421	140.00–146.00	143.21
64	—	892	127.00–134.75	129.75
5	—	678	128.00–135.00	130.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
5	—	541	129.00–133.00	130.60
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
9	—	743	115.00	115.00
2	—	363	140.00–142.00	140.98
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
2	—	533	110.00–120.00	115.07
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	910	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	840	138.00–139.50	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	840	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
5	—	364	132.00–134.00	133.21
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
3	—	428	125.00–132.00	129.79
8	—	575	119.00–126.00	122.59
34	—	474	122.00–134.00	130.60
150	—	739	104.00–133.00	132.24
5	—	622	112.00–120.00	115.12
6	—	525	119.00–122.00	121.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	658	130.00–131.50	130.56
24	—	522	127.00–131.00	129.58
34	—	765	127.50–130.00	128.88
24	—	582	126.00–131.00	128.41
5	—	418	136.00–139.00	137.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
2	—	465	115.00–122.00	118.42
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
5	—	538	114.00–117.00	116.41
3	—	710	100.00–104.00	101.66
3	—	616	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	122.00	122.00
3	—	628	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	873	106.00–109.00	108.71
8	—	651	127.50	127.50
4	—	780	114.00–122.00	116.43
15	—	730	117.00–122.00	118.88
28	—	624	120.00–128.00	125.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	139.00	139.00
17	—	551	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	54.00–58.00	55.69
11	—	1,336	55.00–60.00	57.27
6	—	1,318	47.00–54.00	51.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	57.00–61.00	57.93
4	—	1,623	52.00–55.00	52.69
1	—	1,275	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	51.00–54.00	52.66
6	—	1,102	39.00–55.00	47.04
1	—	915	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	96.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	1,613	86.00–95.00	91.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00

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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