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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

872 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 878▼ 978 vs year ago 1,850 · −52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 54▼ 10 vs year ago 64 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 2▲ 100 vs year ago 10 · +1,000.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower with light to moderate 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 $136.52/cwt on 512 head.

Average price

$136.52

512 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	816	136.87	1,117	496
Large 1-2	606	132.20	801	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	742	124.87	927	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	620	116.31	721	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $396 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 sale512 hd

136.52

—

KY average24 barns · 4,886 hd

139.12

−2.60

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	1,903	94.14	1,792	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	64.12	810	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	61.88	873	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	57.67	580	9thin

Every lot

106 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	380	156.00/cwt	154.00–159.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	157.46/cwt	154.00–161.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	150.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	147.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	855	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	146.87/cwt	143.00–150.00	924	14
Steers	—	Large 1-2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	959	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	134.79/cwt	131.00–136.00	921	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	135.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	970	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	132.17/cwt	131.00–136.00	960	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	762	123.83/cwt	123.00–124.00	944	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	778	144.28/cwt	140.00–146.95	1,122	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	131.91/cwt	131.40–135.00	1,072	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	129.85/cwt	124.00–129.90	1,134	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	899	131.90/cwt	131.90–131.90	1,186	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	935	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,223	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,162	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	143.67/cwt	139.00–146.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	132.32/cwt	132.00–133.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	131.63/cwt	126.00–134.00	748	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	612	124.81/cwt	122.00–131.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	117.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	751	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	116.01/cwt	114.00–117.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	102.76/cwt	98.00–110.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	668	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	955	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	108.00/cwt	102.00–114.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	830	126.37/cwt	126.30–126.50	1,049	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	952	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,012	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,222	50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	499	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	135.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	708	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	666	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	796	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	121.24/cwt	117.50–125.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	120.86/cwt	113.00–123.00	871	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	118.21/cwt	116.00–120.00	905	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	106.24/cwt	99.00–113.00	882	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	86.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	922	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	99.08/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,848	7
Bulls	—	—	1,993	82.60/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,646	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	52.01/cwt	47.00–56.00	444	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	60.24/cwt	59.00–61.00	640	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	68.36/cwt	64.00–73.00	816	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	59.88/cwt	58.00–63.00	798	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	870	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	61.74/cwt	61.00–63.00	890	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	824	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,414	1,337.28/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	18,909	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,448	955.70/cwt	840.00–1,050.00	13,839	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,500	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,507	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	25,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	24,043	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,704	1,707.73/cwt	1,595.00–1,890.00	29,100	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,140	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	1,072.33/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,179	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,282	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	1,146.27/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	14,707	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,322	923.11/cwt	890.00–950.00	12,204	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	1,208.26/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	16,565	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,396	870.01/cwt	860.00–880.00	12,145	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,416	1,305.14/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	18,481	5

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 878Year ago 1,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 2Year ago 10

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,704	1,595.00–1,890.00	1,707.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,414	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,337.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,507	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	840.00–1,050.00	955.70

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)	2	—	1,282	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,416	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,305.14

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)	5	—	1,322	890.00–950.00	923.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,396	860.00–880.00	870.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	730.00	730.00

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)	15	—	1,283	950.00–1,300.00	1,146.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,371	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,208.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,229	975.00–1,125.00	1,072.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	118.00–120.00	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
2	—	440	154.00	154.00
2	—	705	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
2	—	342	146.00	146.00
2	—	678	117.50–125.00	121.24
2	—	935	90.00–96.00	92.97
3	—	830	99.00–113.00	106.24
4	—	766	116.00–120.00	118.21
5	—	1,072	80.00–90.00	86.01
7	—	523	132.00–137.00	135.44
7	—	721	113.00–123.00	120.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,050	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	720	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	123.00–124.00	123.83
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	143.00–150.00	146.87
7	—	679	140.00–145.00	141.27
7	—	579	145.00–151.00	147.66
6	—	726	131.00–136.00	132.17
4	—	479	148.00–155.00	150.68
2	—	545	149.00	149.00
2	—	425	154.00–161.00	157.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
4	—	597	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	935	130.75	130.75
65	—	899	131.90	131.90
171	—	778	140.00–146.95	144.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	144.00	144.00
3	—	380	154.00–159.00	156.00
3	—	715	134.00–139.00	135.63
4	—	995	116.00–117.00	116.75
8	—	683	131.00–136.00	134.79
28	—	813	131.40–135.00	131.91
109	—	873	124.00–129.90	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	82.00	82.00
1	—	625	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	132.00–133.00	132.32
3	—	425	139.00–146.00	143.67
40	—	692	138.00	138.00
28	—	568	126.00–134.00	131.63
6	—	468	140.00–141.00	140.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	639	115.00–119.00	117.54
3	—	658	114.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	882	95.00	95.00
2	—	735	102.00–114.00	108.00
2	—	595	121.00	121.00
2	—	450	132.00	132.00
2	—	408	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	122.00–131.00	124.81
4	—	668	121.00–122.00	121.75
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	830	126.30–126.50	126.37
50	—	1,012	120.75	120.75
1	—	390	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	104.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	952	84.00	84.00
3	—	532	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	662	98.00–110.00	102.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	59.00–61.00	60.24
3	—	853	47.00–56.00	52.01
2	—	1,120	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	61.00–63.00	61.74
2	—	1,348	64.00–65.00	64.54
1	—	1,445	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	64.00–73.00	68.36
6	—	1,332	58.00–63.00	59.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,865	92.00–105.00	99.08
3	—	1,993	76.00–89.00	82.60

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.