Sale reports / Kentucky / Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2020-07-06

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 6
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 457▼ 202 vs year ago 580 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 109▼ 62 vs year ago 106 · −58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 lower in a light test with moderate demand Good demand for yearling cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bull sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.46/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$131.46
152 head · 788 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$12.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2795131.631,047148
Medium and Large 2-3565130.507372thin
Small and Medium 1-2320120.003841thin
Large 1-2665119.007911thin
One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $256 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 sale152 hd
131.46
—
KY average14 barns · 1,740 hd
130.92
+0.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,576106.361,6774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39464.8090318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52762.449549thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13453.346058thin

Every lot

67 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434136.21/cwt135.00–138.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470142.03/cwt139.00–145.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508144.66/cwt144.00–146.007353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560136.00/cwt136.00–136.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565130.50/cwt130.00–131.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Steers—Large 1-2665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691131.00/cwt131.00–131.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729140.95/cwt140.95–140.951,02869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.60/cwt120.00–123.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy958119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,14756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335120.98/cwt120.00–122.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364122.03/cwt120.00–125.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414132.41/cwt130.00–133.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418126.19/cwt124.00–129.005279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477133.00/cwt133.00–133.006347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490129.00/cwt129.00–129.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522112.40/cwt106.00–118.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528119.26/cwt118.00–122.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530124.50/cwt123.00–125.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566126.85/cwt124.00–128.007187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571118.48/cwt115.00–121.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612115.00/cwt115.00–115.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626101.50/cwt100.00–103.006356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655117.52/cwt115.00–120.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368197.23/cwt90.00–100.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694125.50/cwt125.50–125.5087168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open910104.00/cwt104.00–104.009461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462133.88/cwt130.00–137.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522138.42/cwt133.50–143.0072310
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581128.10/cwt127.50–129.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620120.97/cwt119.50–124.0075010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656117.01/cwt115.00–121.007687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717112.22/cwt110.00–113.508058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2756108.32/cwt107.00–112.008196
Bulls—Large 1-288088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Bulls—Large 1-297584.00/cwt84.00–84.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298398.97/cwt95.00–103.009732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3721
Bulls——1,635109.15/cwt107.00–111.001,7853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11350.12/cwt45.00–52.005585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13855.55/cwt54.00–57.006322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23065.00/cwt65.00–65.008001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27169.04/cwt68.00–71.008777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40063.96/cwt61.00–66.008958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40868.48/cwt68.00–69.009642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50464.02/cwt62.00–65.009635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,66357.16/cwt55.00–60.009513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70552.47/cwt48.00–57.008952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3920625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,0481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,190725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,1901

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.