Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 higher; except yearlings 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with moderate demand. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers: 88 head Blk-Few Smokes Fancy 800 lbs 134. 00, 63 head Blk-Few Smokes 883 lbs 129.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.05/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$136.05

352 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	705	136.53	963	333
Medium and Large 2-3	630	128.69	810	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	590	118.50	699	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $263 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 sale352 hd

136.05

—

KY average24 barns · 4,274 hd

137.13

−1.07

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	—	Average	1,700	92.13	1,566	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	60.41	849	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	59.02	736	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	52.95	566	14

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	—	423	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	117.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	92.63/cwt	88.00–102.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	152.56/cwt	149.00–156.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	151.75/cwt	146.00–157.00	560	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	53.15/cwt	50.00–57.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	44.63/cwt	40.00–49.00	479	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	60.97/cwt	60.00–63.00	631	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	57.69/cwt	54.00–60.00	693	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	51.05/cwt	48.00–53.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	89.99/cwt	88.00–92.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.59/cwt	148.00–162.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	62.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	781	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	57.17/cwt	53.00–59.00	807	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	876	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	113.18/cwt	110.00–118.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.74/cwt	133.50–145.00	722	9
Bulls	—	—	1,410	84.32/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	96.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	144.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.20/cwt	141.00–149.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.63/cwt	122.00–128.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	135.86/cwt	132.00–139.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	131.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	156.74/cwt	156.00–157.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	632	125.46/cwt	124.00–128.00	793	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	124.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	128.42/cwt	125.00–133.00	682	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.45/cwt	147.00–157.00	581	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	995	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,323	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,090	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,377	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,364	894.17/cwt	735.00–975.00	12,196	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	774.05/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,769	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	860.44/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	11,556	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	658.48/cwt	650.00–675.00	7,638	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	987	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	909	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.35/cwt	138.00–152.00	820	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	146.60/cwt	140.00–154.00	688	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,843	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	1,172.87/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	15,974	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	129.13/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,139	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	397	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.87/cwt	137.50–138.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	706	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	136.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	133.84/cwt	124.00–138.00	494	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.21/cwt	112.00–121.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	106.55/cwt	96.00–111.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	117.15/cwt	115.00–121.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	106.57/cwt	96.00–111.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	132.77/cwt	127.00–137.00	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.04/cwt	125.00–139.00	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.29/cwt	116.00–117.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	100.45/cwt	95.00–106.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	158.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	133.34/cwt	129.00–134.50	979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.56/cwt	128.00–140.00	843	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	836	121.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.57/cwt	139.00–143.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	120.48/cwt	119.00–125.00	926	4

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 10Year ago 0

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers: 88 head Blk-Few Smokes Fancy 800 lbs 134. 00, 63 head Blk-Few Smokes 883 lbs 129.50.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	120.00–123.00	121.79
3	—	203	129.00	129.00
6	—	589	117.00–120.00	117.81
2	—	528	115.00–119.00	117.05
2	—	383	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	870	83.00	83.00
11	—	680	96.00–111.00	106.55
7	—	471	115.00–121.00	117.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	88.00–102.00	92.63
13	—	527	120.00–130.00	125.17
2	—	880	88.00–92.00	89.99
7	—	280	137.50–138.00	137.87
24	—	573	120.00–129.00	123.23
14	—	412	130.00–140.00	136.39
14	—	369	124.00–138.00	133.84
13	—	626	112.00–121.00	118.21
5	—	725	96.00–111.00	106.57
8	—	327	127.00–137.00	132.77
12	—	478	125.00–139.00	131.04
7	—	677	116.00–117.00	116.29
2	—	758	95.00–106.00	100.45
1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	136.00	136.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
12	—	465	132.00–139.00	135.86
12	—	535	130.00–137.00	131.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	632	124.00–128.00	125.46
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	103.00	103.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	149.00–156.00	152.56
5	—	369	146.00–157.00	151.75
29	—	671	130.00–138.00	135.45
51	—	572	138.00–152.00	143.35
14	—	960	115.00	115.00
27	—	469	140.00–154.00	146.60
66	—	882	121.00–129.50	129.13
5	—	289	150.00–160.00	158.24
2	—	830	124.00	124.00
14	—	734	129.00–134.50	133.34
7	—	617	128.00–140.00	136.56
1	—	330	157.00	157.00
8	—	526	139.00–143.00	141.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	156.00–157.00	156.74
88	—	800	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.12
2	—	540	131.00–135.00	133.00
2	—	570	130.00–137.00	133.50
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
3	—	836	119.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	475	138.50	138.50
4	—	769	119.00–125.00	120.48
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	136.00–137.00	136.49
3	—	295	148.00–162.00	152.59
3	—	610	122.00–124.00	123.01
8	—	729	110.00–118.00	113.18
9	—	524	133.50–145.00	137.74
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
1	—	940	102.00	102.00
6	—	434	140.00–147.00	144.34
6	—	468	141.00–149.00	145.20
6	—	670	122.00–128.00	125.63
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
5	—	376	147.00–157.00	154.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	122.00	122.00
4	—	583	124.00–126.00	124.51
2	—	620	115.00–118.00	116.46
8	—	531	125.00–133.00	128.42
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	50.00–57.00	53.15
4	—	1,073	40.00–49.00	44.63
4	—	1,035	60.00–63.00	60.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,202	54.00–60.00	57.69
7	—	1,371	48.00–53.00	51.05
25	—	1,251	60.00–67.00	62.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,412	53.00–59.00	57.17
17	—	1,401	60.00–65.00	62.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	81.00–87.00	84.32
6	—	1,845	91.00–99.00	96.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	535.00	535.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,262	700.00–875.00	774.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,343	725.00–1,000.00	860.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	650.00–675.00	658.48
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	987	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	912	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,364	735.00–975.00	894.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,427	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,362	850.00–1,400.00	1,172.87

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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