Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.61/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$140.61

778 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

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	782	140.89	1,102	767
Medium and Large 2-3	594	122.98	731	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	750	103.00	773	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $330 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 sale778 hd

140.61

—

KY average27 barns · 5,549 hd

135.90

+4.71

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	1,715	94.00	1,612	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	57.62	828	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	56.82	721	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	46.71	459	10

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	136.34/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,162	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.68/cwt	119.00–129.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	118.60/cwt	118.00–119.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.59/cwt	122.00–131.50	924	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	123.34/cwt	123.00–124.00	643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	115.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,251	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	136.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,118	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.85/cwt	133.00–144.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	143.82/cwt	137.00–144.00	995	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	153.00–159.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.53/cwt	138.00–147.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	116.66/cwt	113.00–119.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	843	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	127.62/cwt	124.00–130.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	119.65/cwt	114.00–125.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	122.98/cwt	121.00–124.00	822	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,245	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,480	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	12,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	838	144.67/cwt	143.70–145.00	1,212	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	122.32/cwt	119.00–124.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	714	119.68/cwt	116.00–121.00	855	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,290	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	14,448	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	211	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	253	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	172.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	42.13/cwt	37.00–46.00	398	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	598	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	50.39/cwt	49.00–52.00	684	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	60.55/cwt	58.00–64.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	60.09/cwt	58.00–63.00	851	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.88/cwt	52.00–57.00	824	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	55.14/cwt	52.00–57.00	690	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	49.77/cwt	48.00–51.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	657.33/cwt	600.00–725.00	7,513	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,645	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	687.96/cwt	685.00–700.00	6,075	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	140.77/cwt	136.00–142.50	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	94.73/cwt	93.00–100.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	123.64/cwt	123.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	144.44/cwt	138.00–145.40	1,054	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	151.58/cwt	150.00–153.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.37/cwt	133.00–136.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	131.47/cwt	127.00–133.00	814	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	111.99/cwt	103.00–115.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	142.23/cwt	141.00–143.00	794	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	713	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	149.58/cwt	148.00–151.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.07/cwt	105.00–109.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	902	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,272Last week 355Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 73Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 6Year ago 11

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
7	—	478	119.00–129.00	122.68
5	—	582	118.00–119.00	118.60
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
14	—	619	112.00–117.00	115.43
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
6	—	536	113.00–119.00	116.66
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	123.00–124.00	123.34
2	—	417	137.00	137.00
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
123	—	619	127.00–133.00	131.47
50	—	577	120.00–126.00	123.49
76	—	669	134.85	134.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	119.00	119.00
5	—	668	121.00–124.00	122.98
12	—	624	119.00–124.00	122.32
7	—	714	116.00–121.00	119.68
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
4	—	325	105.00–110.00	107.50
4	—	760	93.00–100.00	94.73
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
2	—	288	112.50–115.00	113.72
2	—	523	105.00–109.00	107.07
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	852	127.00–137.50	136.34
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
22	—	724	122.00–131.50	127.59
14	—	574	136.00–140.00	137.34
40	—	920	136.00	136.00
171	—	817	130.00–139.00	136.79
2	—	435	145.00–148.00	146.53
2	—	375	153.00–159.00	156.00
3	—	778	122.00–125.00	124.00
3	—	1,081	117.00	117.00
5	—	687	124.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	493	143.00	143.00
3	—	965	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	141.00–144.00	142.50
76	—	692	137.00–144.00	143.82
11	—	617	136.00–142.50	140.77
80	—	730	138.00–145.40	144.44
5	—	437	150.00–153.00	151.58
21	—	558	141.00–143.00	142.23
5	—	479	148.00–151.00	149.58
6	—	770	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	838	143.70–145.00	144.67
2	—	368	165.00–180.00	172.14
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	118.00–122.00	120.36
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
2	—	462	131.00	131.00
2	—	700	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	746	109.00	109.00
3	—	783	106.00–109.00	108.00
5	—	483	133.00–144.00	137.85
4	—	428	138.00–147.00	142.53
5	—	661	114.00–125.00	119.65
9	—	623	121.00–129.00	124.59
5	—	573	133.00–136.00	134.37
6	—	365	140.00–156.00	143.35
4	—	842	103.00–115.00	111.99
4	—	520	130.00–140.00	134.95
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.50	112.50
1	—	440	113.00	113.00
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	129.00–132.00	130.98
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	103.00	103.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	123.00–125.00	123.64
2	—	840	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	161.00	161.00
3	—	513	142.00	142.00
14	—	394	159.50	159.50
4	—	573	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	74.00	74.00
3	—	346	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	883	685.00–700.00	687.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	600.00–725.00	657.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	37.00–46.00	42.13
6	—	1,008	48.00–51.00	49.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	51.00	51.00
11	—	1,318	58.00–64.00	60.55
14	—	1,251	52.00–57.00	55.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	49.00–52.00	50.39
15	—	1,416	58.00–63.00	60.09
13	—	1,475	52.00–57.00	55.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	94.00	94.00

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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