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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 5

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

680 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 411▲ 680 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 73▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 175▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand; except softer undertone for 700-800 lb steers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with moderate demand. Farmers showing good interest for replacement stock cows and good quality bred cows and pairs have been available on Tuesday the last couple weeks.

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 $124.26/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$124.26

372 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$15.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

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	755	124.52	940	366
Medium and Large 2-3	705	108.67	766	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $175 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 sale372 hd

124.26

—

KY average27 barns · 5,245 hd

128.68

−4.42

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	1,733	97.88	1,696	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	60.03	741	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	58.06	796	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	53.99	554	23

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	266	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.50	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	620	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	476	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	147.83/cwt	145.00–149.50	724	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	149.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	774	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	802	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	785	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	132.66/cwt	131.00–134.50	918	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	108.48/cwt	106.00–116.00	839	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	829	122.65/cwt	122.00–123.25	1,017	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	117.12/cwt	106.00–118.50	971	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	951	107.60/cwt	107.60–107.60	1,023	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	961	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	865	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	139.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	134.08/cwt	127.00–137.00	430	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	122.00/cwt	121.00–122.50	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	127.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	476	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	118.27/cwt	111.00–120.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	114.00/cwt	109.00–116.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	124.13/cwt	119.00–130.00	533	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	132.75/cwt	131.00–134.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	129.78/cwt	128.50–139.00	588	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	113.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	123.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	121.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	634	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	117.04/cwt	112.00–119.00	657	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	619	117.65/cwt	116.00–119.00	728	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	111.12/cwt	107.00–112.50	700	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	677	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	781	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	98.25/cwt	98.00–99.00	743	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	150.43/cwt	145.00–156.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	135.69/cwt	135.00–137.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	150.26/cwt	149.00–151.00	660	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.72/cwt	139.00–142.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	745	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	692	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	588	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	672	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	99.00/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,658	7
Bulls	—	—	2,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,922	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	47.30/cwt	47.00–48.00	452	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	50.69/cwt	48.00–53.00	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	56.43/cwt	51.00–62.00	593	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	56.78/cwt	53.00–59.00	673	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	62.26/cwt	59.00–69.00	789	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	56.70/cwt	55.00–59.00	757	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	59.28/cwt	58.00–61.00	832	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	981	761.72/cwt	710.00–790.00	7,472	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	714.05/cwt	700.00–720.00	7,319	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	879.87/cwt	830.00–950.00	9,661	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,882	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,014.61/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	13,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,388	1,210.35/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	16,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,383	1,044.62/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	14,447	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,417	1,568.14/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	22,221	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	1,355.25/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	19,692	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,000	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 411Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 175Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	146.00	146.00
2	—	425	158.00	158.00
3	—	626	138.00	138.00
5	—	518	147.00–150.00	149.42
10	—	490	145.00–149.50	147.83
26	—	692	131.00–134.50	132.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	829	122.00–123.25	122.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	829	106.00–118.50	117.12
16	—	773	106.00–116.00	108.48
12	—	628	124.00–129.00	125.00
10	—	528	135.00–140.00	139.24
8	—	565	141.00–143.00	142.01
7	—	416	147.00–150.00	149.00
2	—	268	155.00–157.50	156.31
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
5	—	679	125.00	125.00
4	—	740	105.00	105.00
3	—	460	140.00–144.00	141.68
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
3	—	961	90.00	90.00
2	—	470	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	131.00	131.00
4	—	476	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	951	107.60	107.60
4	—	365	169.00	169.00
4	—	266	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	149.00–151.00	150.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
2	—	325	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	145.00–156.00	150.43
2	—	423	140.00–143.00	141.46
2	—	667	116.00	116.00
5	—	600	123.00	123.00
8	—	480	139.00–142.00	139.72
8	—	567	129.00–135.00	131.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
2	—	488	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	532	127.00	127.00
3	—	420	135.00–137.00	135.69
2	—	665	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	121.00–122.50	122.00
2	—	677	91.00	91.00
2	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
6	—	427	109.00–116.00	114.00
5	—	466	110.00–117.00	113.32
5	—	379	111.00–120.00	118.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	453	128.50–139.00	129.78
13	—	520	119.00–124.00	121.94
10	—	576	119.50	119.50
4	—	437	131.00–134.00	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	119.00–130.00	124.13
14	—	561	112.00–119.00	117.04
10	—	630	107.00–112.50	111.12
10	—	321	127.00–137.00	134.08
6	—	374	126.00–130.00	127.30
4	—	756	98.00–99.00	98.25
4	—	538	117.00	117.00
3	—	280	130.00–145.00	139.82
24	—	482	120.00–125.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	677	115.00–116.00	115.34
9	—	619	116.00–119.00	117.65
1	—	740	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	810	83.00	83.00
2	—	692	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,268	59.00–69.00	62.26
13	—	1,186	53.00–59.00	56.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,335	55.00–59.00	56.70
10	—	1,403	58.00–61.00	59.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	47.00–48.00	47.30
15	—	1,050	51.00–62.00	56.43
5	—	999	48.00–53.00	50.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,675	92.00–106.00	99.00
1	—	2,135	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	981	710.00–790.00	761.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	700.00–720.00	714.05

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)	8	—	1,098	830.00–950.00	879.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,355	975.00–1,075.00	1,014.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,210.35

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	12	—	1,383	800.00–1,175.00	1,044.62

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	21	—	1,453	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,355.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,417	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,568.14

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.