Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with most decline on 500-600 lbs with light to moderate demand. Yearlings sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with most decline on 500-600 lbs. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.11/cwt on 522 head.

Average price

$131.11

522 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

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	818	131.25	1,073	505
Medium and Large 2-3	515	127.11	655	12thin
Large 1-2	565	126.00	711	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $362 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 sale522 hd

131.11

—

KY average25 barns · 4,622 hd

136.02

−4.91

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	1,955	84.59	1,654	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	57.24	878	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	51.93	674	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	43.57	453	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	470	121.99/cwt	119.00–124.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	831	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	837	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	118.22/cwt	108.00–119.00	753	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	115.94/cwt	115.00–118.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.88/cwt	136.00–146.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.88/cwt	124.00–133.00	813	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	873	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,035	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	707	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.46/cwt	127.00–127.50	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	587	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	121.73/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	777	115.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	896	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	672	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	870	130.37/cwt	127.70–132.30	1,134	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	157.27/cwt	152.50–160.00	574	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	53.60/cwt	50.00–56.00	693	5
Bulls	—	—	2,008	81.07/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	808	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,058	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	43.57/cwt	42.00–45.00	453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	47.13/cwt	43.00–49.00	621	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	60.37/cwt	57.50–63.00	1,005	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	863	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	880	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	107.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	569	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	86.94/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,669	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	55.56/cwt	53.00–57.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.12/cwt	123.00–127.75	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	938	126.10/cwt	126.10–126.10	1,183	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	923	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	918	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	115.29/cwt	114.00–117.00	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	135.32/cwt	132.00–139.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.45/cwt	120.00–131.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	136.74/cwt	136.00–137.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	93.01/cwt	92.00–95.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	115.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	107.01/cwt	100.00–111.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	119.70/cwt	119.00–121.00	491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	147.54/cwt	146.00–148.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	776	140.60/cwt	140.60–140.60	1,091	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,017	5

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 1,455Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 61Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	119.00–124.00	121.99
3	—	675	114.00	114.00
11	—	577	110.00–118.00	113.98
3	—	895	92.00	92.00
28	—	637	108.00–119.00	118.22
14	—	517	115.00–118.00	115.94
6	—	726	104.00–107.00	105.51
9	—	320	120.00–126.00	124.15
3	—	371	120.00–121.00	120.32
8	—	950	95.00	95.00
10	—	410	119.00–121.00	119.70
3	—	250	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	644	129.00	129.00
15	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
89	—	664	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	873	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	707	117.50	117.50
11	—	777	110.00–118.00	115.36
2	—	672	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	105.00–113.00	107.53
1	—	915	76.00	76.00
3	—	330	114.00–117.00	115.29
4	—	796	91.00	91.00
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
3	—	440	116.00	116.00
3	—	652	92.00–95.00	93.01
4	—	376	110.00–118.00	115.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	136.00–146.00	140.88
1	—	990	80.00	80.00
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
2	—	740	107.00	107.00
4	—	531	120.00	120.00
4	—	555	120.00–131.00	125.45
3	—	621	116.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	450	133.00	133.00
4	—	382	146.00–148.00	147.54
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	110.00–113.00	111.51
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
3	—	607	100.00–111.00	107.01
2	—	437	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	826	123.00	123.00
31	—	621	124.00–133.00	130.88
4	—	575	131.00	131.00
3	—	906	115.00	115.00
12	—	728	127.00–127.50	127.46
6	—	862	120.00–123.50	121.73
16	—	759	125.00	125.00
2	—	527	136.00	136.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
3	—	365	152.50–160.00	157.27
6	—	660	123.00–127.75	126.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	870	127.70–132.30	130.37
63	—	808	131.00	131.00
55	—	938	126.10	126.10
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
4	—	424	132.00–139.00	135.32
4	—	506	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	607	136.00–137.00	136.74
5	—	782	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	776	140.60	140.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	863	102.00	102.00
57	—	923	99.50	99.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,293	50.00–56.00	53.60
3	—	1,318	43.00–49.00	47.13
1	—	1,270	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	42.00–45.00	43.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,665	57.50–63.00	60.37
13	—	1,462	53.00–57.00	55.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	79.00–83.00	81.07
3	—	1,920	84.00–92.00	86.94

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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