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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 3

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

648 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 599▲ 648 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 83▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Quality was good through attractive. Good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $143.93/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$143.93

400 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$427

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

$2.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	385	146.00	562	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	687	143.93	989	399

One grade step is worth $2.07/cwt here — about −$427 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 sale400 hd

143.93

—

KY average28 barns · 2,885 hd

143.28

+0.65

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	1,730	91.68	1,586	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	62.56	996	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	55.55	739	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	47.87	483	6thin

Every lot

70 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. 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	167.15/cwt	166.00–170.00	520	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	332	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	167.41/cwt	162.50–171.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	180.97/cwt	178.00–183.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	175.15/cwt	171.00–176.00	734	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	164.01/cwt	160.00–180.00	786	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	170.22/cwt	163.00–170.75	856	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	159.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	907	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	898	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	147.15/cwt	144.00–149.00	936	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	145.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	971	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	929	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	136.35/cwt	135.50–137.00	967	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,057	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	124.90/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,000	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	129.40/cwt	129.40–129.40	1,132	108
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	128.15/cwt	120.00–132.50	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	142.18/cwt	138.00–147.50	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	334	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	487	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	391	140.07/cwt	139.00–144.00	548	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	593	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	142.03/cwt	141.50–150.00	676	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	137.50/cwt	136.75–137.75	747	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	123.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	787	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	119.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	627	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	113.15/cwt	112.00–116.00	784	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	727	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	858	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	798	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	926	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,028	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	925	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	475	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	128.97/cwt	127.00–131.00	883	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	868	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	753	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	96.15/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,668	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	89.84/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,640	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	42.21/cwt	35.00–49.00	412	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	53.52/cwt	50.00–56.00	558	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	49.33/cwt	47.00–52.00	619	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	59.07/cwt	58.00–60.00	859	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,006	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	63.72/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,043	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,921	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	13,291	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 599Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	119.00–120.00	119.75
2	—	685	127.00–131.00	128.97
2	—	292	162.50	162.50
1	—	810	93.00	93.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	169.00	169.00
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
1	—	525	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	153.50	153.50
7	—	311	166.00–170.00	167.15
4	—	723	129.00–135.00	131.91
4	—	386	162.50–171.00	167.41
2	—	485	159.00	159.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
108	—	875	129.40	129.40
55	—	672	138.25	138.25
42	—	801	123.00–125.00	124.90
13	—	798	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	503	163.00–170.75	170.22
26	—	668	140.00–148.00	145.37
22	—	569	155.00–162.00	159.40
17	—	479	160.00–180.00	164.01
14	—	709	135.50–137.00	136.35
7	—	636	144.00–149.00	147.15
6	—	419	171.00–176.00	175.15
5	—	392	178.00–183.00	180.97
2	—	332	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	650	91.00	91.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	543	136.75–137.75	137.50
47	—	476	141.50–150.00	142.03
18	—	391	139.00–144.00	140.07
11	—	608	129.50	129.50
8	—	424	139.00–140.00	139.75
4	—	334	139.00–140.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	120.00–128.00	123.71
7	—	693	112.00–116.00	113.15
7	—	375	129.00–131.00	129.99
4	—	619	119.00–123.00	119.98
3	—	488	124.00–125.00	124.33
3	—	273	120.00–132.50	128.15
2	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	423	133.00–135.00	133.97
1	—	745	96.00	96.00
1	—	320	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,028	90.00	90.00
3	—	798	116.00	116.00
2	—	727	118.00	118.00
1	—	835	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	138.00–147.50	142.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	50.00–56.00	53.52
3	—	975	35.00–49.00	42.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,637	62.00–68.00	63.72
2	—	1,455	58.00–60.00	59.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	47.00–52.00	49.33
1	—	1,480	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,735	94.00–101.00	96.15
2	—	1,825	89.00–91.00	89.84
1	—	1,515	73.00	73.00

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)	1	—	1,445	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	895.00	895.00

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.