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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 1

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,014 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 1,134▼ 23 vs year ago 1,037 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 48▼ 77 vs year ago 117 · −65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 18 vs year ago 22 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday all classes sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.26/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$136.26

622 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

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	650	136.60	888	614
Large 1-2	420	129.50	544	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	665	104.08	692	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $196 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 sale622 hd

136.26

—

KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd

132.06

+4.21

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	1,676	100.97	1,693	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	65.00	858	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	64.67	808	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	56.39	580	12

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	157.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	589	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	157.28/cwt	156.00–159.00	672	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	144.04/cwt	143.00–147.00	664	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	142.00/cwt	135.00–146.00	821	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	141.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	136.60/cwt	136.50–137.00	937	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	136.20/cwt	135.00–141.00	956	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	707	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	138.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,082	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	803	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,136	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	133.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,094	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	135.27/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,170	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	868	137.60/cwt	135.40–139.75	1,194	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	131.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,225	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	134.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	132.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	131.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	690	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	133.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	781	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	618	123.36/cwt	123.00–126.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	140.18/cwt	139.50–140.95	897	342
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	669	120.05/cwt	118.00–130.00	803	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	771	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	131.01/cwt	127.00–132.00	985	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	769	118.44/cwt	118.00–119.00	911	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	867	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	134.14/cwt	132.00–141.00	726	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	754	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	127.31/cwt	123.00–133.00	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	708	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	102.80/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,681	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	53.97/cwt	43.00–58.00	553	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	61.22/cwt	60.00–62.00	635	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	63.61/cwt	61.00–67.00	735	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	56.47/cwt	55.00–58.00	712	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	858	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	71.16/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,035	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,900	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 1,134Year ago 1,037

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 22

Compared to last Tuesday all classes sold mostly steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	375	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
10	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.84
4	—	679	113.00–114.00	113.51
4	—	426	132.00–136.00	134.70
3	—	368	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	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
11	—	618	123.00–126.00	123.36
9	—	769	118.00–119.00	118.44
8	—	669	118.00–130.00	120.05
2	—	867	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
342	—	640	139.50–140.95	140.18
97	—	752	127.00–132.00	131.01
81	—	656	138.00	138.00
19	—	526	129.00–136.00	131.17
18	—	583	129.00–136.00	133.90
2	—	400	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	104.00–107.00	105.50
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	123.00	123.00
2	—	515	124.00	124.00
2	—	488	132.00–134.00	132.99
1	—	650	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	130.00–136.00	133.66
6	—	541	132.00–141.00	134.14
6	—	472	136.00–138.00	136.68
3	—	633	123.00–133.00	127.31
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	157.00	157.00
2	—	708	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	635	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	782	134.00–141.00	138.34
7	—	427	156.00–159.00	157.28
5	—	702	135.00–141.00	136.20
4	—	663	140.00–144.00	141.04
1	—	575	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	803	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	865	135.00–136.00	135.27
15	—	578	135.00–146.00	142.00
13	—	929	130.00–133.00	131.83
10	—	686	136.50–137.00	136.60
8	—	818	132.00–137.00	133.75
8	—	461	143.00–147.00	144.04
6	—	373	155.00–167.00	157.92
2	—	720	130.00–134.00	132.00
2	—	635	136.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	755	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	868	135.40–139.75	137.60
1	—	335	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	43.00–58.00	53.97
4	—	1,038	60.00–62.00	61.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	61.00–67.00	63.61
4	—	1,455	68.00–75.00	71.16
2	—	1,260	55.00–58.00	56.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,635	99.00–106.00	102.80
1	—	1,925	90.00	90.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.