Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers Heifers

101 head 775 lbs 138.60 Blk-Charx 20 head 666 lbs 135.00 Blk Value-Added

64 head 850 lbs 135.00 Blk-Charx

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.71/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$137.71

195 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$7.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	769	137.96	1,061	189
Medium and Large 2-3	565	130.00	735	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.96/cwt here — about $327 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 sale195 hd

137.71

—

KY average18 barns · 5,272 hd

135.41

+2.31

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	1,633	84.84	1,386	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	61.60	869	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	59.98	717	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	53.77	535	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	137.42/cwt	135.00–138.00	719	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	129.01/cwt	124.00–132.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	129.44/cwt	126.00–133.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.28/cwt	116.00–126.50	825	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	663	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	141.50/cwt	136.00–146.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	143.85/cwt	139.00–150.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.76/cwt	119.50–126.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	148.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	112.13/cwt	111.50–114.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	143.82/cwt	142.50–145.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	629	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	46.30/cwt	45.00–47.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	131.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.03/cwt	117.00–124.00	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.33/cwt	119.00–128.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	120.48/cwt	114.00–124.00	582	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	292	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	392	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.54/cwt	146.00–150.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	889	6
Bulls	—	—	1,791	94.86/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,699	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	60.45/cwt	60.00–61.00	589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	64.02/cwt	62.00–67.50	939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	138.60/cwt	138.60–138.60	1,074	101
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	763	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	787.40/cwt	775.00–800.00	10,079	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	970	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,063	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	64.86/cwt	62.00–68.00	630	3
Bulls	—	—	1,507	76.82/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,158	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	58.48/cwt	55.00–62.00	687	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	60.69/cwt	59.00–62.00	831	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	54.77/cwt	53.00–57.00	549	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.88/cwt	63.00–69.00	805	14

How this sale compares

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 Jun 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 494Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers Heifers

101 head 775 lbs 138.60 Blk-Charx 20 head 666 lbs 135.00 Blk Value-Added

64 head 850 lbs 135.00 Blk-Charx

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	823	100.00–101.00	100.51
3	—	382	135.00–140.00	137.59
3	—	677	120.00–121.00	120.67
7	—	439	129.00–134.00	131.99
11	—	532	123.00–131.00	127.46
13	—	625	117.00–124.00	121.03
14	—	459	129.00–135.00	131.96
17	—	560	124.00–129.00	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	135.00–138.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
2	—	730	83.00	83.00
3	—	380	119.00–128.00	124.33
4	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.04
7	—	483	114.00–124.00	120.48
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	102.50	102.50
1	—	370	106.00	106.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	124.00–132.00	129.01
3	—	527	130.00–132.00	131.33
2	—	677	112.00	112.00
2	—	468	134.00	134.00
2	—	413	126.00–133.00	129.44
1	—	870	77.00	77.00
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	664	116.00–126.50	124.28
16	—	479	135.00–143.00	138.48
10	—	534	136.00–146.00	141.50
8	—	416	139.00–150.00	143.85
5	—	631	119.50–126.00	122.76
5	—	379	145.00–150.00	148.08
4	—	753	111.50–114.00	112.13
3	—	572	134.00–140.00	137.95
2	—	833	89.00–92.00	90.50
2	—	323	142.50–145.00	143.82
2	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
1	—	980	99.00	99.00
1	—	875	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	662	128.00	128.00
3	—	461	144.00	144.00
3	—	612	130.00–135.00	132.00
5	—	433	146.00–150.00	147.54
64	—	850	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
6	—	609	146.00	146.00
101	—	775	138.60	138.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	565	133.00–137.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	50.00–54.00	52.17
30	—	1,174	55.00–62.00	58.48
14	—	1,240	63.00–69.00	64.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	52.00–53.00	52.51
9	—	1,467	62.00–67.50	64.02
4	—	1,369	59.00–62.00	60.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	45.00–47.00	46.30
2	—	975	60.00–61.00	60.45
9	—	1,002	53.00–57.00	54.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,791	93.00–96.00	94.86
5	—	1,507	71.00–79.00	76.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,280	775.00–800.00	787.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	62.00–68.00	64.86

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.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle