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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 12

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 680▲ 589 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 101▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 116▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned offerings with fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Buyers showing preference for hard thin-fleshed weaned calves suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $124.86/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$124.86

391 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	506	127.44	645	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	780	124.87	973	375
Small and Medium 1-2	538	118.63	638	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $7 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 sale391 hd

124.86

—

KY average26 barns · 5,011 hd

130.12

−5.26

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	1,643	93.09	1,530	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	63.93	804	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	62.14	906	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	54.28	563	17

Every lot

87 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	155.67/cwt	154.00–158.00	574	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	126.79/cwt	121.00–129.00	623	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	149.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	147.84/cwt	144.00–153.00	755	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	137.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	702	14
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	538	118.63/cwt	117.00–119.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	144.37/cwt	142.00–145.50	826	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	824	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	131.01/cwt	123.00–131.25	955	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	842	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,013	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	118.95/cwt	118.00–119.60	1,047	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	105.67/cwt	101.00–108.00	983	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	988	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	1,055	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	989	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,157	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	321	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	133.07/cwt	128.00–137.00	435	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	130.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	126.14/cwt	126.00–127.00	529	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	133.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	652	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	123.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	644	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	690	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	148.72/cwt	146.00–155.00	492	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	598	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	133.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	701	15
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	123.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	775	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	859	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	802	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	858	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	89.40/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,286	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	102.34/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,643	7
Bulls	—	—	2,185	68.10/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,488	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	45.83/cwt	38.00–50.00	429	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	56.04/cwt	55.00–57.00	604	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	651	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	54.05/cwt	53.00–55.00	632	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	60.30/cwt	57.00–63.00	742	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	67.65/cwt	64.00–75.00	870	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	60.29/cwt	57.00–63.00	884	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	64.82/cwt	63.00–68.00	953	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	938.29/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,237	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	722.50/cwt	635.00–800.00	8,345	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	946.02/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,993	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,265	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,231	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	933	815.21/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,606	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	1,134.48/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	16,995	3

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 680Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 116Year 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	—	525	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	112.00	112.00
2	—	587	123.00	123.00
2	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	130.00–139.00	133.77
8	—	626	118.00–126.00	123.83
8	—	424	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	741	113.00–119.00	115.98
3	—	331	146.00–155.00	148.72
2	—	668	113.00–116.00	114.52
2	—	392	147.00	147.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	107.00	107.00
2	—	620	131.00	131.00
2	—	508	142.00–143.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
93	—	880	118.00–119.60	118.95
16	—	570	130.00–139.00	134.34
14	—	511	134.00–140.00	137.31
9	—	1,193	97.00	97.00
5	—	369	154.00–158.00	155.67
3	—	930	101.00–108.00	105.67
3	—	430	145.00–150.00	146.57
2	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,030	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	988	106.75	106.75
49	—	842	120.25	120.25
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	117.00–119.00	118.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	121.00–129.00	126.79
2	—	330	144.00–146.00	144.97
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	729	123.00–131.25	131.01
17	—	610	132.00–137.00	135.00
15	—	511	144.00–153.00	147.84
14	—	572	142.00–145.50	144.37
5	—	495	145.00–155.00	149.02
2	—	400	153.00–156.00	154.50
1	—	665	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
1	—	270	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	121.00–129.00	123.29
12	—	488	129.00–136.00	133.67
9	—	568	119.00–124.00	121.48
5	—	402	130.00–136.00	134.00
4	—	601	121.00–127.00	125.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	120.00–129.00	124.73
11	—	327	128.00–137.00	133.07
9	—	374	125.00–135.00	130.94
7	—	567	115.00–117.00	116.13
7	—	419	126.00–127.00	126.14
3	—	513	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	635.00–800.00	722.50

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)	4	—	1,091	800.00–1,050.00	938.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	825.00–1,075.00	946.02

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	—	933	775.00–850.00	815.21

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	3	—	1,498	975.00–1,225.00	1,134.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,078	55.00–57.00	56.04
5	—	1,080	58.00–63.00	60.26
5	—	936	38.00–50.00	45.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,466	57.00–63.00	60.29
11	—	1,470	63.00–68.00	64.82
1	—	1,230	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,286	64.00–75.00	67.65
13	—	1,231	57.00–63.00	60.30
2	—	1,170	53.00–55.00	54.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,605	95.00–109.00	102.34
4	—	1,439	84.00–93.00	89.40
2	—	2,185	64.00–75.00	68.10

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.