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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 527▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 72▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with most advance on 400-600 lb calves. Quality was good through attractive with several weaned packages on offer. Some farmer participation in the market noted. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate 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 $126.06/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$126.06

216 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	530	127.64	676	198
Medium and Large 2-3	421	113.86	479	10thin
Large 1-2	536	107.80	578	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	383	92.50	354	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $322 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 sale216 hd

126.06

—

KY average26 barns · 3,708 hd

122.13

+3.93

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	1,592	87.79	1,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	57.41	715	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	56.95	822	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	51.68	549	23

Every lot

88 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	175.95/cwt	175.00–179.00	642	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 527Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	422	132.00–143.50	141.01
24	—	562	122.25	122.25
17	—	371	145.00–150.00	146.25
9	—	465	138.00–139.00	138.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	92.50	92.50

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 527▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 72▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $126.06/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$126.06

216 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	530	127.64	676	198
Medium and Large 2-3	421	113.86	479	10thin
Large 1-2	536	107.80	578	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	383	92.50	354	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $322 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 sale216 hd

126.06

—

KY average26 barns · 3,708 hd

122.13

+3.93

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	1,592	87.79	1,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	57.41	715	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	56.95	822	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	51.68	549	23

Every lot

88 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	175.95/cwt	175.00–179.00	642	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 527Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	422	132.00–143.50	141.01
24	—	562	122.25	122.25
17	—	371	145.00–150.00	146.25
9	—	465	138.00–139.00	138.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	92.50	92.50

Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	158.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	150.39/cwt	146.00–152.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	454	136.19/cwt	130.00–138.50	618	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	712	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.75	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	143.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	119.61/cwt	118.00–121.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	136.59/cwt	129.00–142.00	788	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	869	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	860	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,111	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	767	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	83.54/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	90.62/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,570	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	42.88/cwt	42.00–45.00	379	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	49.51/cwt	47.00–52.00	533	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	56.50/cwt	54.00–59.00	622	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	54.15/cwt	50.00–56.00	662	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	60.03/cwt	57.00–64.00	752	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	46.82/cwt	46.00–48.00	631	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	55.51/cwt	54.00–57.00	799	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	691	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	58.95/cwt	57.00–64.00	852	11

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,244	1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	132.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	379	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	132.76/cwt	124.00–136.00	422	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	134.02/cwt	125.00–139.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	146.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	17
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	383	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	354	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	412	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	141.01/cwt	132.00–143.50	595	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	138.78/cwt	138.00–139.00	645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.59/cwt	108.00–112.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	121.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	687	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	115.90/cwt	114.00–122.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	805	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	890	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	860	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	879	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,131	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	973	9

4	—	429	110.00–116.00	113.70
3	—	515	108.00–112.00	110.59
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
2	—	412	116.00	116.00
1	—	860	88.00	88.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	318	124.00–136.00	132.76
8	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.86
7	—	581	114.00–122.00	115.90
6	—	366	125.00–139.00	134.02
5	—	286	130.00–137.50	132.47
3	—	775	106.00	106.00
3	—	736	98.00	98.00
3	—	663	106.00	106.00
3	—	457	120.00–124.00	122.63
2	—	620	109.00	109.00
2	—	415	131.00–135.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	805	110.50	110.50
10	—	955	92.00	92.00
9	—	1,131	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	151.00	151.00
1	—	200	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
1	—	300	116.00	116.00
4	—	427	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	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
48	—	421	164.00–179.50	171.91
11	—	611	144.75	144.75
6	—	470	166.00	166.00
3	—	658	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	143.00–149.00	146.69
14	—	584	141.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	817	107.50	107.50
4	—	355	160.00–168.00	164.03
3	—	713	118.00–121.00	119.67
3	—	480	152.50–155.00	153.28
2	—	762	114.00	114.00
2	—	413	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	365	175.00–179.00	175.95
3	—	318	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,111	69.00	69.00
1	—	860	76.00	76.00
1	—	830	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	130.00–138.50	136.19
5	—	568	118.00–121.00	119.61
3	—	448	137.00	137.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	392	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	129.00–142.00	136.59
6	—	516	139.00–145.00	143.97
5	—	380	146.00–152.00	150.39
4	—	487	142.00–144.75	143.36
4	—	330	155.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	988	87.00–89.00	88.00
2	—	660	127.00	127.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
1	—	265	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	152.50–155.00	153.71
1	—	605	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	56.50
10	—	1,077	47.00–52.00	49.51
3	—	885	42.00–45.00	42.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,446	57.00–64.00	58.95
9	—	1,439	54.00–57.00	55.51
1	—	1,440	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,252	57.00–64.00	60.03
16	—	1,222	50.00–56.00	54.15
2	—	1,348	46.00–48.00	46.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	90.00–92.00	90.62
2	—	1,383	82.00–85.00	83.54

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)	1	—	925	675.00	675.00