Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand . Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.64/cwt on 954 head.

Average price

$137.64

954 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

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	769	137.79	1,060	946
Large 1-2	645	125.00	806	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	120.00	570	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	726	118.00	856	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $203 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 sale954 hd

137.64

—

KY average26 barns · 5,523 hd

138.06

−0.42

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	—	Low	1,719	76.77	1,320	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	51.51	639	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	50.78	727	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	42.71	450	9thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	127.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	116.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.11/cwt	117.00–122.00	741	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	121.59/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	133.30/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,078	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	145.97/cwt	141.00–150.50	844	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	139.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	957	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	142.54/cwt	135.00–143.10	1,001	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.84/cwt	121.00–128.00	602	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	829	137.64/cwt	136.50–138.90	1,141	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	129.78/cwt	126.00–133.00	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	138.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.99/cwt	127.00–136.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.35/cwt	108.00–113.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	616	120.31/cwt	119.00–121.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	783	119.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	387	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	391	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	241	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	122.82/cwt	118.00–127.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	559	113.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	635	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	8,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	910	129.31/cwt	127.85–130.90	1,177	115
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	386	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	702	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	639	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	502	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	577	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	46.68/cwt	45.00–49.00	612	6
Bulls	—	—	1,655	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,192	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	46.25/cwt	45.00–48.00	569	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	40.89/cwt	31.00–46.00	434	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	58.92/cwt	57.00–61.00	695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,275	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	57.17/cwt	55.00–60.00	896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	51.56/cwt	50.00–54.00	763	7
Bulls	—	—	1,757	76.69/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,347	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	51.62/cwt	48.00–54.00	649	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	46.34/cwt	46.00–47.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	852	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	866	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,178	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	163.98/cwt	161.00–167.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	145.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	115.69/cwt	111.00–118.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	126.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	130.71/cwt	129.00–131.50	745	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	128.15/cwt	123.00–128.85	1,015	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	963	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,153	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	139.54/cwt	130.00–140.20	1,084	201
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	105.16/cwt	104.00–108.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	106.84/cwt	106.00–111.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	148.17/cwt	139.00–152.50	907	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	647	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	158.10/cwt	152.00–161.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	134.19/cwt	128.00–135.00	918	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	599	2

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,455Last week 1,046Year ago 1,086

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 74Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 9

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand . Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower with light demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	123.00	123.00
2	—	420	142.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	1,065	113.00	113.00
5	—	715	128.00	128.00
10	—	957	118.00–122.00	121.59
14	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.07
75	—	809	123.00–134.00	133.30
10	—	656	126.00–133.00	129.78
10	—	589	130.00–140.00	138.01
5	—	608	127.00–136.00	130.99
1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	578	141.00–150.50	145.97
69	—	687	135.00–145.00	139.31
97	—	702	135.00–143.10	142.54
15	—	521	140.00–150.00	145.58
201	—	777	130.00–140.20	139.54
28	—	612	139.00–152.50	148.17
7	—	419	152.00–161.00	158.10
5	—	470	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	829	136.50–138.90	137.64
115	—	910	127.85–130.90	129.31
56	—	866	136.00	136.00
2	—	358	161.00–167.00	163.98
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	115.00	115.00
5	—	389	125.00–129.00	127.41
5	—	692	112.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
8	—	536	122.00	122.00
9	—	565	118.00–123.00	120.30
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
26	—	478	121.00–128.00	125.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	124.00	124.00
11	—	625	134.50	134.50
11	—	725	125.50	125.50
41	—	570	129.00–131.50	130.71
67	—	792	123.00–128.85	128.15
55	—	963	119.75	119.75
17	—	494	130.00–134.00	131.00
81	—	684	128.00–135.00	134.19
2	—	447	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	119.00–121.00	120.31
13	—	783	115.00–120.00	119.16
7	—	660	118.00–127.00	122.82
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	101.00	101.00
1	—	235	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	842	89.00	89.00
2	—	525	111.00–114.00	112.51
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
3	—	480	111.00–118.00	115.69
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
3	—	428	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	146.00	146.00
16	—	622	117.00–122.00	119.11
4	—	535	125.00–128.00	126.52
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
3	—	718	108.00–113.00	111.35
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	110.00–116.00	113.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	71.00	71.00
6	—	466	125.00–130.00	126.54
4	—	537	129.00	129.00
2	—	568	122.00–123.00	122.50
7	—	611	104.00–108.00	105.16
6	—	673	106.00–111.00	106.84
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	92.00	92.00
2	—	702	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	45.00–49.00	46.68
3	—	1,567	55.00–60.00	57.17
7	—	1,479	50.00–54.00	51.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	45.00–48.00	46.25
2	—	1,180	57.00–61.00	58.92
9	—	1,258	48.00–54.00	51.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	31.00–46.00	40.89
3	—	1,038	46.00–47.00	46.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,555	82.00	82.00
6	—	1,757	74.00–80.00	76.69

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