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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,046 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 1,170▲ 125 vs year ago 921 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 61 · +21.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $127.41/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$127.41

456 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$19.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

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	666	128.27	854	432
Large 1-2	580	113.33	657	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	111.64	626	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	109.00	463	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.27/cwt here — about $391 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 sale456 hd

127.41

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

125.70

+1.71

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	1,656	95.23	1,577	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	56.02	853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	55.36	733	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	49.88	551	12

Every lot

100 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	143.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 1,170Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 14Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	134.00–135.00	134.52
3	—	473	128.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	580	121.00–128.00	124.41
3	—	512	126.00–129.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	117.00	117.00
11	—	571	135.00–139.00	137.58

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,046 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 1,170▲ 125 vs year ago 921 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 61 · +21.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%

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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 $127.41/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$127.41

456 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$19.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

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	666	128.27	854	432
Large 1-2	580	113.33	657	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	111.64	626	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	109.00	463	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.27/cwt here — about $391 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 sale456 hd

127.41

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

125.70

+1.71

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	1,656	95.23	1,577	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	56.02	853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	55.36	733	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	49.88	551	12

Every lot

100 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	143.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 1,170Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 14Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	134.00–135.00	134.52
3	—	473	128.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	580	121.00–128.00	124.41
3	—	512	126.00–129.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	117.00	117.00
11	—	571	135.00–139.00	137.58

Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	133.21/cwt	132.00–134.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	137.81/cwt	136.00–139.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	129.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	130.60/cwt	122.00–134.00	619	34
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	129.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	676	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	121.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	116.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	551	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	755	17
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	705	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	747	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	115.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	624	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	785	28
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	628	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	651	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	130.56/cwt	130.00–131.50	859	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	101.66/cwt	100.00–104.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	730	118.88/cwt	117.00–122.00	868	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	132.24/cwt	104.00–133.00	977	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	128.88/cwt	127.50–130.00	986	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	780	116.43/cwt	114.00–122.00	908	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	873	108.71/cwt	106.00–109.00	949	32

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	91.55/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,655	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	47.04/cwt	39.00–55.00	518	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	52.66/cwt	51.00–54.00	603	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	55.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	731	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	51.48/cwt	47.00–54.00	679	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	57.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	765	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	57.93/cwt	57.00–61.00	871	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	52.69/cwt	52.00–55.00	855	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,430	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,405	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	145.81/cwt	145.00–146.00	698	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	127.03/cwt	126.00–129.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	137.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	786	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	577	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	811	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	578	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	124.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	124.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	755	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.07/cwt	118.00–127.50	829	15
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	112.30/cwt	111.00–115.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	110.23/cwt	103.00–114.00	906	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	145.50–149.00	146.65
2	—	475	147.00	147.00
30	—	760	132.00–135.50	133.86
81	—	739	133.50–145.40	143.71
3	—	600	139.00–141.00	139.67
7	—	428	149.00	149.00
13	—	526	146.00–148.50	147.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	155.00	155.00
15	—	613	132.00–138.00	136.55
60	—	817	137.00	137.00
14	—	524	137.00–144.00	140.99
6	—	593	135.00–141.00	138.17
2	—	465	146.00	146.00
3	—	761	129.00	129.00
3	—	730	126.00–128.00	127.32
5	—	1,062	111.00	111.00
7	—	421	140.00–146.00	143.21
64	—	892	127.00–134.75	129.75
5	—	678	128.00–135.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
5	—	541	129.00–133.00	130.60
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
9	—	743	115.00	115.00
2	—	363	140.00–142.00	140.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
2	—	533	110.00–120.00	115.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	910	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	840	138.00–139.50	139.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	840	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
5	—	364	132.00–134.00	133.21
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
3	—	428	125.00–132.00	129.79
8	—	575	119.00–126.00	122.59
34	—	474	122.00–134.00	130.60
150	—	739	104.00–133.00	132.24
5	—	622	112.00–120.00	115.12
6	—	525	119.00–122.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	658	130.00–131.50	130.56
24	—	522	127.00–131.00	129.58
34	—	765	127.50–130.00	128.88
24	—	582	126.00–131.00	128.41
5	—	418	136.00–139.00	137.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
2	—	465	115.00–122.00	118.42
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
5	—	538	114.00–117.00	116.41
3	—	710	100.00–104.00	101.66
3	—	616	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	122.00	122.00
3	—	628	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	873	106.00–109.00	108.71
8	—	651	127.50	127.50
4	—	780	114.00–122.00	116.43
15	—	730	117.00–122.00	118.88
28	—	624	120.00–128.00	125.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	139.00	139.00
17	—	551	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	54.00–58.00	55.69
11	—	1,336	55.00–60.00	57.27
6	—	1,318	47.00–54.00	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	57.00–61.00	57.93
4	—	1,623	52.00–55.00	52.69
1	—	1,275	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	51.00–54.00	52.66
6	—	1,102	39.00–55.00	47.04
1	—	915	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	96.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	1,613	86.00–95.00	91.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	450.00	450.00

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	1	—	1,580	975.00	975.00

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	1	—	1,430	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00