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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 23

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Nov 16Nov 23Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 575 vs last sale 922▼ 305 vs year ago 652 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 120▲ 2 vs year ago 179 · +1.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.23/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −84.90 against this barn's trailing median of $213.12.

Average price

$128.23

108 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	525	135.03	709	83
Medium and Large 2-3	632	105.66	668	25

One grade step is worth $29.37/cwt here — about $41 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 sale108 hd

128.23

—

KY average24 barns · 2,965 hd

124.63

+3.60

This barn, trailing median22 sales

213.12

−84.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

22 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.57, low $169.82, median $213.12 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,505	83.95	1,263	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	59.26	891	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	56.70	742	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	50.91	541	56
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,177	86.74	1,021	3thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	146.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	536	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	143.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Steers	—	Large 1	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	143.32/cwt	139.00–145.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	124.28/cwt	121.00–129.00	706	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	133.19/cwt	133.00–134.00	783	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	590	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	776	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	125.74/cwt	119.00–127.50	851	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	107.73/cwt	103.00–110.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,059	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	122.65/cwt	116.00–128.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	118.78/cwt	115.00–123.00	458	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	110.33/cwt	106.00–115.00	474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	107.39/cwt	100.00–114.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	585	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	119.62/cwt	117.00–124.00	635	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	118.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	120.19/cwt	115.00–121.00	748	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	110.54/cwt	107.00–113.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	106.56/cwt	103.00–108.00	754	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	87.01/cwt	86.00–88.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	145.20/cwt	139.00–150.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	146.96/cwt	142.00–151.00	538	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	384	159.71/cwt	157.50–162.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	117.74/cwt	117.50–118.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	149.16/cwt	146.00–151.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	137.86/cwt	130.00–143.00	664	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	114.59/cwt	109.00–117.50	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	136.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	694	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	110.62/cwt	101.00–125.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	134.76/cwt	129.00–139.50	759	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	107.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	120.80/cwt	119.00–122.00	768	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	120.48/cwt	118.00–122.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	109.43/cwt	106.00–115.00	744	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	797	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	863	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	690	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	608	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	559	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	767	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	702	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	800	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	885	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	460	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	923	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,045	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	564	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,177	86.74/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,021	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	75.22/cwt	64.00–81.00	950	9
Bulls	—	—	1,453	85.93/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,249	6
Bulls	—	—	2,003	97.27/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,948	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	31.99/cwt	28.00–36.00	308	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	45.94/cwt	45.00–47.00	466	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	52.01/cwt	48.00–55.00	559	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	58.61/cwt	56.00–63.00	644	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	56.25/cwt	54.00–59.00	720	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	51.06/cwt	46.00–53.00	654	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	61.92/cwt	60.00–65.00	848	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	55.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	825	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	61.16/cwt	59.00–66.00	929	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	980.13/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,869	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	909.52/cwt	860.00–950.00	13,352	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,698	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	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 Nov 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 922Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 120Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	92.00	92.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
14	—	508	132.00–141.00	136.69
3	—	327	139.00–150.00	145.20
6	—	366	142.00–151.00	146.96
6	—	433	146.00–151.00	149.16
27	—	563	129.00–139.50	134.76
4	—	657	118.00–122.00	120.48
5	—	636	119.00–122.00	120.80
8	—	482	130.00–143.00	137.86
1	—	805	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	157.50–162.00	159.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	80.00	80.00
3	—	482	109.00–117.50	114.59
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
7	—	680	106.00–115.00	109.43
4	—	529	101.00–125.00	110.62
2	—	797	84.00	84.00
3	—	622	104.00–110.00	107.92
2	—	420	117.50–118.00	117.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	135.00–138.00	136.00
11	—	677	119.00–127.50	125.74
2	—	915	115.00	115.00
2	—	845	121.00	121.00
5	—	588	133.00–134.00	133.19
5	—	366	141.00–150.00	146.54
3	—	868	122.00	122.00
3	—	725	123.50	123.50
3	—	428	142.00–147.00	143.67
6	—	465	139.00–145.00	143.32
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	210	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	145.00	145.00
2	—	550	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
1	—	455	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	131.00–132.00	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
6	—	512	131.00–133.00	132.34
2	—	493	125.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	568	121.00–129.00	124.28
3	—	720	103.00–110.00	107.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	115.00–123.00	118.78
7	—	676	107.00–113.00	110.54
16	—	480	119.00–125.00	121.97
11	—	531	117.00–124.00	119.62
2	—	428	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	335	116.00–128.00	122.65
10	—	622	115.00–121.00	120.19
7	—	581	115.00–123.00	118.03
2	—	915	92.00	92.00
2	—	830	86.00–88.00	87.01
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
7	—	708	103.00–108.00	106.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	100.00–114.00	107.39
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	683	100.00–104.00	101.99
6	—	430	106.00–115.00	110.33
3	—	770	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	64.00	64.00
2	—	923	62.00–64.00	62.98
3	—	608	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,045	54.00	54.00
1	—	885	52.00	52.00
4	—	767	91.50	91.50
3	—	670	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	53.00–58.00	55.93
7	—	1,519	59.00–66.00	61.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,280	46.00–53.00	51.06
17	—	1,370	60.00–65.00	61.92
22	—	1,280	54.00–59.00	56.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,014	45.00–47.00	45.94
9	—	1,099	56.00–63.00	58.61
34	—	1,075	48.00–55.00	52.01
3	—	963	28.00–36.00	31.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	76.00–94.00	86.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	64.00–81.00	75.22
5	—	2,003	95.00–101.00	97.27
6	—	1,453	81.00–90.00	85.93

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)	3	—	1,313	950.00–1,000.00	980.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,468	860.00–950.00	909.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.