Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.56/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$116.56

277 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	621	117.70	731	259
Large 1-2	633	105.50	667	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	494	99.49	492	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $239 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 sale277 hd

116.56

—

KY average27 barns · 4,808 hd

117.31

−0.75

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	1,357	76.76	1,042	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	55.30	868	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	52.66	528	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	52.38	670	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,240	88.00	1,091	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	578	115.47/cwt	113.00–117.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	114.38/cwt	112.00–117.00	591	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	98.01/cwt	95.00–101.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	124.07/cwt	118.00–129.00	468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	91.97/cwt	88.00–96.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	129.24/cwt	128.00–129.40	1,122	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	109.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	117.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	557	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.06/cwt	143.00–147.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	132.64/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	118.99/cwt	110.00–121.00	395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	119.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	826	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.12/cwt	125.00–136.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.33/cwt	115.00–123.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	111.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.81/cwt	139.00–140.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	122.52/cwt	114.00–128.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	87.59/cwt	87.00–88.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.19/cwt	152.00–159.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.20/cwt	124.00–126.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.70/cwt	137.00–139.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	103.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	592	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.91/cwt	119.50–124.00	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	757	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	166.65/cwt	160.00–171.00	540	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	602	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	488	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,192	67.50/cwt	64.00–70.00	805	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	47.12/cwt	44.00–49.00	589	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	52.66/cwt	50.00–54.00	528	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	57.49/cwt	55.00–62.00	767	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	57.49/cwt	55.00–62.00	931	26
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.46/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	52.54/cwt	51.00–54.00	778	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,240	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	78.36/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,076	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	52.47/cwt	50.00–54.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	722	113.92/cwt	111.00–119.00	823	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	684	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	612	118.53/cwt	118.00–120.00	725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	120.12/cwt	111.00–130.00	518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	106.92/cwt	105.00–111.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.13/cwt	101.00–110.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	141.66/cwt	136.00–142.00	934	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	133.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	118.36/cwt	117.00–119.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	132.17/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	936	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	128.18/cwt	128.00–129.00	527	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	397	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 1,209Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 47Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	113.00–117.00	115.47
19	—	517	112.00–117.00	114.38
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
2	—	753	95.00–101.00	98.01
2	—	952	85.00	85.00
7	—	377	118.00–129.00	124.07
17	—	475	115.00–123.00	117.36
7	—	332	110.00–121.00	118.99
8	—	611	109.00–115.00	111.24
4	—	416	114.00–128.00	122.52
5	—	921	87.00–88.00	87.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	814	115.00	115.00
12	—	481	123.00–124.00	123.49
12	—	536	118.00–120.00	119.66
6	—	577	117.00–119.00	118.36
64	—	793	118.00	118.00
30	—	411	128.00–129.00	128.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	97.00	97.00
20	—	722	111.00–119.00	113.92
19	—	684	118.00–121.00	119.58
4	—	612	118.00–120.00	118.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	220	105.00	105.00
3	—	422	105.00–111.00	106.92
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
3	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	84.00	84.00
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
2	—	275	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
2	—	323	153.00–155.00	153.99
35	—	868	128.00–129.40	129.24
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
5	—	468	139.00–140.00	139.81
2	—	410	140.00–143.00	141.52
12	—	377	152.00–159.00	156.19
5	—	622	124.00–126.00	125.20
2	—	790	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,047	115.00	115.00
9	—	516	137.00–139.00	137.70
1	—	1,065	105.00	105.00
18	—	683	119.50–124.00	121.91
16	—	579	130.00–132.00	130.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	612	132.00–135.00	132.64
18	—	659	136.00–142.00	141.66
4	—	727	127.00	127.00
17	—	583	135.00	135.00
2	—	485	142.00	142.00
13	—	757	130.00–134.00	132.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	826	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	160.00–171.00	166.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
3	—	615	118.00–121.00	119.67
4	—	390	139.00–140.00	139.75
2	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	575	117.00–121.00	119.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	126.00	126.00
8	—	874	88.00–96.00	91.97
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
4	—	365	140.00	140.00
5	—	739	107.00–113.00	109.01
2	—	325	143.00–147.00	145.06
8	—	566	123.00–126.00	125.25
10	—	472	125.00–136.00	130.12
14	—	626	115.00–123.00	117.33
10	—	430	131.00–137.00	133.75
2	—	822	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	100.00–108.00	103.89
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	111.00–130.00	120.12
5	—	478	119.00–120.00	119.80
7	—	680	101.00–110.00	107.13
3	—	778	99.00	99.00
4	—	600	112.00	112.00
6	—	570	119.00	119.00
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
3	—	522	118.00–120.00	118.65
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	64.00–70.00	67.50
2	—	1,573	87.00–88.00	87.46
4	—	1,373	75.00–80.00	78.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	48.00	48.00
26	—	1,619	55.00–62.00	57.49
10	—	1,480	51.00–54.00	52.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	44.00–49.00	47.12
8	—	1,334	55.00–62.00	57.49
15	—	1,263	50.00–54.00	52.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	50.00–54.00	52.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00

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

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Replacement Cattle