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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 25

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,134 head

▼ 1,015 vs last sale 2,149▼ 157 vs year ago 1,291 · −12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 57▼ 4 vs year ago 52 · −7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with advance on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows and 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 $136.05/cwt on 674 head.

Average price

$136.05

674 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	837	136.35	1,142	665
Medium and Large 2-3	817	113.91	931	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $211 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 sale674 hd

136.05

—

KY average27 barns · 5,563 hd

141.38

−5.32

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	1,660	98.40	1,634	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	67.25	984	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	64.44	833	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	61.07	686	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,235	100.52	1,241	6thin

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	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	163.04/cwt	161.00–164.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	159.22/cwt	158.00–162.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	154.22/cwt	152.50–155.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	151.71/cwt	148.00–154.00	865	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	136.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	152.51/cwt	141.00–152.95	1,045	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	135.07/cwt	135.00–136.00	960	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	134.83/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,025	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	125.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,121	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	898	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	1,220	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	130.92/cwt	125.75–132.00	1,185	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	922	134.83/cwt	132.60–136.90	1,243	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	921	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	122.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,172	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	110.29/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,059	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	974	129.30/cwt	128.95–129.70	1,259	123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	139.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	135.85/cwt	135.00–136.00	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	118.09/cwt	110.00–126.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	140.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	133.86/cwt	127.00–140.00	715	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	116.69/cwt	111.00–124.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	130.69/cwt	127.00–138.00	750	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.42/cwt	124.00–125.00	715	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	102.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	638	122.91/cwt	119.00–126.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	927	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	102.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	753	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	842	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,078	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	132.76/cwt	132.00–135.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	522	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	559	141.28/cwt	141.00–144.00	790	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	769	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	101.67/cwt	101.00–102.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	893	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	270	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	250	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	622	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	610	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,235	100.52/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,241	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	866	1
Bulls	—	—	1,562	93.63/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	103.12/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,815	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	52.53/cwt	48.00–56.00	563	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	66.20/cwt	65.00–67.00	764	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	66.31/cwt	64.00–68.00	830	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	55.95/cwt	53.00–59.00	706	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,020	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	65.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	960	4

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 2,149Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	134.00	134.00
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
3	—	728	101.00–102.00	101.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	132.00–135.00	132.76
3	—	763	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	646	119.00	119.00
3	—	590	128.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	390	151.00	151.00
2	—	495	141.00	141.00
2	—	255	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	141.00–144.00	141.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	119.00–126.00	122.91
3	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	658	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	140.00–145.00	141.21
2	—	260	141.00	141.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	102.50	102.50
1	—	270	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	100.00–106.00	102.70
3	—	565	111.00–124.00	116.69
2	—	455	110.00–126.00	118.09
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
1	—	830	86.00	86.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	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
160	—	662	140.10	140.10
15	—	534	127.00–140.00	133.86
11	—	574	127.00–138.00	130.69
6	—	420	137.00–145.00	139.70
3	—	460	139.00–141.00	140.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	842	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	135.00–136.00	135.85
5	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.42
4	—	731	102.00–106.00	102.97
3	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	782	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	119.00	119.00
1	—	940	98.00	98.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
4	—	960	99.00–114.00	110.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	161.00–164.00	163.04
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
123	—	974	128.95–129.70	129.30
119	—	922	132.60–136.90	134.83
77	—	898	135.90	135.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	685	141.00–152.95	152.51
70	—	760	134.00–135.00	134.83
47	—	711	135.00–136.00	135.07
9	—	570	148.00–154.00	151.71
5	—	638	147.00	147.00
3	—	493	155.00	155.00
3	—	432	152.50–155.00	154.22
1	—	500	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	905	125.75–132.00	130.92
15	—	892	125.00–130.00	125.65
4	—	497	143.00	143.00
4	—	392	158.00–162.00	159.22
3	—	958	121.00–125.00	122.34
3	—	670	135.00–138.00	136.31
3	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	775	132.00	132.00
2	—	307	157.50	157.50
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	98.00	98.00
1	—	450	70.00	70.00
1	—	270	92.50	92.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	95.00–107.00	100.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	65.00–67.00	66.20
3	—	1,072	48.00–56.00	52.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	63.00–67.00	65.31
1	—	1,435	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	64.00–68.00	66.31
4	—	1,261	53.00–59.00	55.95
3	—	1,417	71.00–73.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,760	96.00–110.00	103.12
3	—	1,562	88.00–97.00	93.63
1	—	1,155	75.00	75.00

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.