Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mixed with lightweights steady to 3.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.42/cwt on 771 head.

Average price

$138.42

771 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$28.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

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	718	139.21	1,000	735
Large 1-2	670	123.22	826	29
Medium and Large 2-3	606	119.17	722	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	600	111.00	666	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about $334 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 sale771 hd

138.42

—

KY average25 barns · 6,759 hd

136.33

+2.09

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	1,721	90.17	1,551	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	57.90	730	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	57.55	834	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	46.02	490	19

Every lot, as filed

126 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	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	137.08/cwt	124.00–137.95	1,138	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.23/cwt	135.00–139.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	712	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	123.51/cwt	119.00–127.00	540	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.12/cwt	118.00–125.00	572	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	114.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	715	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	671	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	119.69/cwt	112.50–125.00	378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.63/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,164	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	123.12/cwt	117.50–130.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	109.34/cwt	106.00–112.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	118.18/cwt	113.00–120.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	116.88/cwt	115.00–119.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.12/cwt	149.00–152.50	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	102.77/cwt	94.00–108.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	110.71/cwt	103.00–114.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.67/cwt	131.00–137.00	702	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	120.82/cwt	119.00–123.00	686	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	158.79/cwt	154.00–163.00	705	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	136.37/cwt	132.00–142.00	841	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.75/cwt	126.00–132.00	877	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.92/cwt	139.00–149.00	685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	828	139.13/cwt	138.00–139.95	1,152	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.57/cwt	131.00–138.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	130.92/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	127.52/cwt	126.00–128.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	172.54/cwt	168.00–175.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	962	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,067	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	614	120.72/cwt	119.00–124.00	741	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.59/cwt	125.00–131.00	741	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	398	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	181.85/cwt	177.50–185.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	143.80/cwt	137.00–151.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	111.42/cwt	104.00–116.00	862	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	809	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	675	120.27/cwt	117.00–124.50	812	39
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	103.69/cwt	102.00–117.50	529	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	339	104.33/cwt	100.00–117.50	354	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	571	126.31/cwt	122.00–132.00	721	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	728	118.86/cwt	112.00–122.50	865	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	51.69/cwt	51.00–52.00	699	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.49/cwt	46.00–53.00	599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	40.52/cwt	34.00–47.00	424	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	60.61/cwt	58.00–64.00	918	13
Bulls	—	—	1,892	95.36/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,804	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	60.22/cwt	58.00–63.00	755	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	54.52/cwt	53.00–56.00	580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	56.08/cwt	54.00–58.00	791	15
Bulls	—	—	1,505	84.04/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,265	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	55.81/cwt	53.00–58.00	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	50.09/cwt	47.00–53.00	544	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	588	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	406	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	642	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	443	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	458	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	605	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	699	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	666	101.50/cwt	99.00–103.00	676	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	722	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	657	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	109.46/cwt	105.00–116.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	804	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,053	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	137.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	940	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	116.85/cwt	113.00–124.00	776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	130.92/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,026	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	131.84/cwt	131.00–134.00	951	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	106.54/cwt	101.00–112.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	104.98/cwt	102.00–107.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	123.68/cwt	121.00–126.00	648	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	101.41/cwt	90.00–105.00	322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	100.84/cwt	99.00–104.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	105.11/cwt	97.00–111.00	394	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	91.24/cwt	84.00–96.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	946	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,474Last week 1,272Year ago 1,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 97Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
254	—	830	124.00–137.95	137.08
8	—	529	135.00–139.00	137.23
11	—	965	120.00–121.00	120.63
12	—	676	126.00–132.00	129.75
12	—	476	139.00–149.00	143.92
11	—	566	131.00–138.00	134.57
10	—	877	128.00–131.50	130.92
4	—	621	126.00–128.00	127.52
2	—	772	127.00	127.00
2	—	385	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	444	154.00–163.00	158.79
70	—	617	132.00–142.00	136.37
78	—	685	132.00–140.00	137.23
3	—	470	153.00–154.00	153.66
20	—	784	128.50–134.00	130.92
23	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.21
26	—	721	131.00–134.00	131.84
14	—	566	141.25	141.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	828	138.00–139.95	139.13
3	—	365	168.00–175.00	172.54
1	—	230	173.00	173.00
6	—	331	177.50–185.00	181.85
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	138.00	138.00
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
4	—	571	122.00–132.00	126.31
3	—	636	134.00	134.00
3	—	548	130.00	130.00
13	—	728	112.00–122.50	118.86
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	825	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	712	116.00	116.00
4	—	962	107.50	107.50
2	—	1,067	91.00	91.00
19	—	614	119.00–124.00	120.72
7	—	809	113.50	113.50
39	—	675	117.00–124.50	120.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	437	119.00–127.00	123.51
20	—	472	118.00–125.00	121.12
27	—	624	110.00–116.00	114.62
36	—	572	114.00–119.00	117.26
4	—	316	112.50–125.00	119.69
2	—	223	117.50–130.00	123.12
2	—	700	105.00	105.00
3	—	670	106.00–112.00	109.34
3	—	768	105.00–110.00	108.35
6	—	389	113.00–120.00	118.18
8	—	517	115.00–119.00	116.88
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	126.00	126.00
24	—	445	130.00	130.00
38	—	568	119.00–123.00	120.82
30	—	524	121.00–126.00	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	137.00–151.00	143.80
68	—	804	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	99.00–103.00	101.50
2	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	722	91.00	91.00
2	—	622	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	105.00–116.00	109.46
3	—	883	79.00	79.00
7	—	318	90.00–105.00	101.41
7	—	635	99.00–104.00	100.84
8	—	375	97.00–111.00	105.11
11	—	719	84.00–96.00	91.24
3	—	946	72.00	72.00
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
8	—	667	100.00–105.00	102.37
2	—	282	107.50	107.50
2	—	522	100.00	100.00
2	—	975	75.00	75.00
3	—	771	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	149.00–152.50	150.12
3	—	723	113.00	113.00
4	—	476	135.00–138.00	136.55
5	—	861	94.00–108.00	102.77
8	—	812	103.00–114.00	110.71
11	—	525	131.00–137.00	133.67
12	—	608	114.00–121.00	117.75
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
2	—	223	140.00–145.00	142.25
19	—	576	125.00–131.00	128.59
14	—	774	104.00–116.00	111.42
9	—	664	113.00–124.00	116.85
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
9	—	510	102.00–117.50	103.69
4	—	339	100.00–117.50	104.33
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	69.00	69.00
2	—	642	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	132.00	132.00
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	144.00–146.00	144.99
5	—	537	145.00	145.00
2	—	565	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	101.00–112.00	106.54
4	—	680	102.00–107.00	104.98
2	—	492	121.00	121.00
2	—	528	123.00–125.00	124.03
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
2	—	423	128.00–131.00	129.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	51.00–52.00	51.69
13	—	1,515	58.00–64.00	60.61
15	—	1,411	54.00–58.00	56.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	46.00–53.00	49.49
19	—	1,253	58.00–63.00	60.22
13	—	1,278	53.00–58.00	55.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,047	34.00–47.00	40.52
2	—	1,063	53.00–56.00	54.52
8	—	1,086	47.00–53.00	50.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	75.00	75.00
10	—	1,892	91.00–102.00	95.36
6	—	1,505	81.00–87.00	84.04

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