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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 476▼ 174 vs year ago 757 · −23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 89▼ 92 vs year ago 154 · −59.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 24▼ 14 vs year ago 20 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower with good demand on weaned offerings. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Yearlings sold 2.00 lower. Softer undertone noted on 600-700 lb steers in a light test. Quality was plain through good. More new crop calves starting to come to town the last two weeks and those calves facing discounts as buyers showing more interest in hard weaned calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.46/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$132.46

265 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$515

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.28

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	812	132.96	1,080	252
Medium and Large 2-3	579	125.49	727	7thin
Large 1-2	743	124.00	922	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	492	114.84	565	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $515 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 sale265 hd

132.46

—

KY average27 barns · 6,289 hd

143.74

−11.28

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	1,785	103.83	1,853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	68.88	812	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	68.70	952	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	58.27	582	8thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	163.46/cwt	160.00–171.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	159.51/cwt	152.00–164.00	680	11
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	139.72/cwt	138.00–141.00	710	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	523	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	130.96/cwt	128.00–135.00	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	142.31/cwt	140.50–146.00	949	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	129.88/cwt	128.25–136.00	892	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	129.34/cwt	124.00–131.00	949	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	126.84/cwt	124.50–134.00	978	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	126.74/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,034	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	125.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,075	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	909	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,223	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	922	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	994	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,252	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	149.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	392	145.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	132.17/cwt	124.00–137.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	140.60/cwt	138.00–143.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	129.74/cwt	128.00–131.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	139.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	684	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	133.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	705	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	131.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	765	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	624	124.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	776	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	660	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	797	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	928	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	840	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	798	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	418	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	148.09/cwt	143.00–153.00	471	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	162.28/cwt	158.00–171.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	137.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	149.35/cwt	142.00–157.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	142.30/cwt	138.00–147.00	601	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	156.11/cwt	150.00–159.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	143.64/cwt	138.00–146.00	697	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	692	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	127.04/cwt	123.00–129.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	136.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	784	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	578	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	122.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	829	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	114.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	817	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	894	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	810	116.11/cwt	113.00–117.00	940	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	972	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	104.79/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,868	11
Bulls	—	—	1,795	98.56/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,769	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	65.95/cwt	62.00–69.00	656	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	51.69/cwt	51.00–52.00	516	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	56.60/cwt	56.00–57.00	569	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	65.53/cwt	63.00–67.00	771	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	71.04/cwt	68.00–76.00	838	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	66.36/cwt	64.00–67.00	918	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	70.37/cwt	68.00–74.00	975	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,176.59/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	14,354	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,258	1,005.22/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,646	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,769	1

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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 476Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 89Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	142.00–157.00	149.35
2	—	617	128.00	128.00
2	—	873	91.00–92.00	91.49
3	—	753	118.00–120.00	118.67
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
14	—	576	130.00–140.00	136.09
14	—	514	130.00–140.00	134.62
14	—	485	138.00–146.00	143.64
14	—	422	138.00–147.00	142.30
6	—	674	121.00–127.00	122.99
6	—	318	143.00–153.00	148.09
3	—	905	90.00	90.00
5	—	712	110.00–119.00	114.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	810	113.00–117.00	116.11
7	—	458	150.00	150.00
4	—	645	130.00	130.00
4	—	427	150.00–159.00	156.11
3	—	355	158.00–171.00	162.28
2	—	335	155.00	155.00
2	—	255	164.00	164.00
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
3	—	578	114.00–115.00	114.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	123.00–129.00	127.04
3	—	370	131.00–140.00	137.08
2	—	972	81.00	81.00
2	—	615	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	462	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	91.00	91.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	136.00	136.00
5	—	567	150.00	150.00
2	—	635	140.00	140.00
6	—	667	140.50–146.00	142.31
11	—	426	152.00–164.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	909	134.50	134.50
3	—	386	160.00–171.00	163.46
73	—	994	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	687	128.25–136.00	129.88
13	—	610	128.00–135.00	130.96
10	—	734	124.00–131.00	129.34
8	—	771	124.50–134.00	126.84
7	—	508	138.00–141.00	139.72
6	—	588	138.00–139.00	138.67
5	—	816	122.00–131.00	126.74
2	—	860	122.00–128.00	125.02
2	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
4	—	438	147.50	147.50
4	—	477	148.00–149.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	840	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	139.00–140.00	139.48
2	—	635	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
2	—	523	111.00–116.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	922	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	115.00	115.00
3	—	700	123.00	123.00
8	—	425	138.00–143.00	140.60
12	—	581	126.00–135.00	131.69
16	—	489	138.00–144.00	139.97
19	—	529	128.00–138.00	133.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
2	—	470	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	120.00–125.00	121.71
8	—	705	110.00	110.00
5	—	787	104.00	104.00
4	—	469	128.00–131.00	129.74
3	—	848	99.00	99.00
3	—	418	124.00–137.00	132.17
2	—	950	84.00	84.00
2	—	912	84.00	84.00
2	—	678	112.00–117.00	114.45
2	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
1	—	275	131.00	131.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	624	119.00–126.00	124.41
8	—	660	120.00–123.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	143.00–146.00	145.50
4	—	316	148.00–150.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
1	—	835	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	63.00–67.00	65.53
14	—	1,180	68.00–76.00	71.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	64.00–67.00	66.36
7	—	1,386	68.00–74.00	70.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	56.00–57.00	56.60
3	—	998	51.00–52.00	51.69
3	—	995	62.00–69.00	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,783	100.00–113.00	104.79
2	—	1,795	98.00–99.00	98.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,220	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,176.59

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	2	—	1,258	925.00–1,075.00	1,005.22

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	—	1,345	875.00	875.00

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.