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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

564 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 388▲ 564 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 84▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 10▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on comparable quality. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with lighter demand for light weight calves. Yearlings traded weak in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.92/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$123.92

245 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	128.67	667	192
Medium and Large 2-3	474	107.15	508	47
Small and Medium 1-2	375	103.06	386	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $281 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 sale245 hd

123.92

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

−3.26

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	1,707	97.75	1,669	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	67.47	983	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	64.47	800	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	56.61	585	16

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	164.09/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	166.30/cwt	162.50–170.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	178.84/cwt	171.00–180.00	696	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	169.02/cwt	167.00–171.00	701	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	150.71/cwt	147.50–155.00	650	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	159.13/cwt	156.00–162.50	756	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	139.06/cwt	136.00–144.00	718	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	158.26/cwt	151.50–165.00	836	22
Steers	—	Large 1-2	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	144.33/cwt	138.00–149.00	808	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	131.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	125.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	764	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	880	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	143.42/cwt	138.50–144.10	954	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	125.26/cwt	120.00–126.25	886	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,030	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,090	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	271	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.50	323	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	108.70/cwt	102.50–115.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	124.79/cwt	122.50–127.00	407	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	331	104.61/cwt	103.00–108.00	346	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	112.40/cwt	109.00–117.50	381	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	112.03/cwt	105.00–117.50	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	504	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	129.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	537	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	418	101.51/cwt	94.00–111.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	110.45/cwt	108.00–116.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	135.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	637	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	119.49/cwt	117.00–125.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	115.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	107.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	129.70/cwt	124.00–132.00	693	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	136.22/cwt	126.00–137.75	770	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	117.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	679	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	98.06/cwt	95.00–102.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	115.76/cwt	106.00–119.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	649	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	836	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	719	90.24/cwt	89.00–92.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	736	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	776	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	288	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	344	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	151.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	607	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	137.74/cwt	137.50–138.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	144.64/cwt	137.00–150.00	690	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	507	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	139.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	725	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	135.37/cwt	131.00–146.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	707	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	119.40/cwt	114.00–125.00	848	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	117.67/cwt	117.00–118.00	895	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	881	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	99.06/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,705	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	46.36/cwt	37.00–52.00	440	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	58.36/cwt	56.00–62.00	616	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	65.04/cwt	63.00–68.00	699	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	62.91/cwt	59.00–66.00	752	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	56.48/cwt	50.00–59.00	711	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	69.08/cwt	66.00–74.00	881	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	62.97/cwt	60.00–64.00	914	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	69.27/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,011	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	875	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	945	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,914	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	895.13/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,115	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,240	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,010.22/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	13,335	4

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
2	—	357	150.00	150.00
2	—	790	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
8	—	610	120.00–126.00	125.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	156.00–162.50	159.13
11	—	767	134.25	134.25
13	—	622	140.00–143.00	141.54
14	—	415	167.00–171.00	169.02
22	—	528	151.50–165.00	158.26
32	—	665	138.50–144.10	143.42
7	—	389	171.00–180.00	178.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	125.00	125.00
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	707	120.00–126.25	125.26
8	—	560	138.00–149.00	144.33
5	—	431	147.50–155.00	150.71
4	—	765	127.00	127.00
4	—	516	136.00–144.00	139.06
4	—	372	162.50–170.00	166.30
3	—	603	131.00–133.00	131.67
2	—	677	124.50	124.50
2	—	323	160.00–168.00	164.09
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
11	—	850	128.25	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
12	—	477	137.00–150.00	144.64
10	—	710	114.00–125.00	119.40
9	—	519	137.00–145.00	139.63
8	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.87
4	—	808	109.00	109.00
4	—	576	131.00–146.00	135.37
3	—	761	117.00–118.00	117.67
3	—	317	145.00–155.00	151.79
2	—	373	150.00–158.00	153.87
1	—	1,040	76.00	76.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	111.00–113.00	112.00
2	—	478	132.50–137.50	134.96
2	—	423	137.50–138.00	137.74
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
6	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	707	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	288	119.00–120.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	117.00–125.00	119.49
14	—	577	110.00–125.00	117.64
17	—	413	120.00–124.00	121.94
5	—	326	122.50–127.00	124.79
4	—	637	106.00–119.00	115.76
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
2	—	215	126.00	126.00
2	—	682	105.00	105.00
2	—	918	84.00–85.00	84.50
3	—	258	124.00–127.50	125.24
4	—	509	110.00–118.00	115.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	128.00–134.00	129.77
13	—	534	124.00–132.00	129.70
34	—	469	129.00–139.00	135.75
48	—	565	126.00–137.75	136.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	108.00–116.00	110.45
8	—	381	105.00–117.50	112.03
2	—	288	102.50–115.00	108.70
3	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.13
4	—	415	110.00–117.00	112.82
4	—	613	95.00–102.00	98.06
5	—	719	89.00–92.00	90.24
6	—	520	103.00–110.00	107.01
7	—	339	109.00–117.50	112.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	94.00–111.00	101.51
3	—	331	103.00–108.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
5	—	377	135.00–137.00	135.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	117.00	117.00
18	—	649	128.75	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	800.00–1,000.00	895.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	850.00–1,085.00	1,010.22

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	520.00	520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	56.00–62.00	58.36
4	—	950	37.00–52.00	46.36
3	—	1,075	63.00–68.00	65.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,459	65.00–73.00	69.27
8	—	1,451	60.00–64.00	62.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,276	66.00–74.00	69.08
18	—	1,196	59.00–66.00	62.91
8	—	1,258	50.00–59.00	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,721	93.00–105.00	99.06
1	—	1,540	82.00	82.00

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.