Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Groups of 20 head or more: Steers - 72 head mostly blk fancy 767 lbs 140.80, 53 head blk-charx 790 lbs 132.25, 160 head blk-few charx 819 lbs 133.50, 60 head blk-few charx 830 lbs 129.00, 66 head blk-few charx 863 lbs 132.00, 43 head blk-few smokes 901 lbs 124.25, 60 head blk 922 lbs 123.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.46/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$134.46

855 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	787	134.61	1,059	835
Medium and Large 2-3	626	128.43	804	17thin
Large 1-2	710	126.67	899	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $160 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 sale855 hd

134.46

—

KY average24 barns · 4,547 hd

136.81

−2.35

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	—	Low	1,536	83.56	1,284	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	62.34	909	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	61.03	773	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	48.86	489	25

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	126.47/cwt	125.00–131.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	114.29/cwt	106.00–116.00	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.62/cwt	106.00–112.00	790	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.24/cwt	154.00–155.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	948	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,045	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	147.82/cwt	139.00–150.00	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	132.78/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,090	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	144.86/cwt	139.00–149.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.91/cwt	146.00–157.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	134.95/cwt	133.00–137.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	997.94/cwt	960.00–1,030.00	14,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.25	1,128	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,139	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	498	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	494	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	889.90/cwt	880.00–900.00	12,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	85.37/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	90.40/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	725	114.68/cwt	113.50–115.25	831	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	829	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	781	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	765	140.22/cwt	138.00–140.80	1,073	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	156.21/cwt	153.00–157.50	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	154.12/cwt	152.50–155.50	889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	158.23/cwt	157.00–160.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	147.51/cwt	142.00–148.50	923	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	132.37/cwt	131.00–133.00	695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	609	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	144.46/cwt	143.00–146.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.03/cwt	122.00–129.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	57.64/cwt	53.00–60.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.77/cwt	110.00–121.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	137.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	137.21/cwt	134.00–138.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	131.96/cwt	126.00–135.00	552	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	64.35/cwt	61.00–67.00	967	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	58.83/cwt	57.00–61.00	812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	44.85/cwt	38.00–50.00	437	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	53.21/cwt	50.00–58.00	547	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	63.94/cwt	62.00–67.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	123.32/cwt	118.00–126.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	122.83/cwt	122.00–124.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.07/cwt	126.00–134.00	629	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	498	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.67/cwt	113.00–120.00	733	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	133.28/cwt	133.00–135.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	122.69/cwt	122.50–124.00	931	8

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

Tue Jun 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 637Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	125.00–131.00	126.47
2	—	518	133.00–137.00	134.95
2	—	455	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
8	—	759	122.50–124.00	122.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	154.00–155.00	154.24
2	—	705	134.50	134.50
53	—	790	132.25	132.25
18	—	584	139.00–150.00	147.82
380	—	821	129.00–133.50	132.78
11	—	514	139.00–149.00	144.86
11	—	469	146.00–157.00	150.91
103	—	913	123.00–124.25	123.51
66	—	863	132.00	132.00
2	—	320	155.00–156.00	155.52
9	—	664	130.00–135.00	132.71
7	—	644	133.00–135.00	133.28
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	781	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	765	138.00–140.80	140.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	153.00–157.50	156.21
11	—	577	152.50–155.50	154.12
9	—	701	140.50	140.50
5	—	382	157.00–160.00	158.23
2	—	665	142.00	142.00
25	—	626	142.00–148.50	147.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	664	106.00–116.00	114.29
16	—	708	106.00–112.00	111.62
22	—	418	126.00–135.00	131.96
14	—	530	125.00–128.00	127.79
2	—	782	108.00	108.00
29	—	480	126.00–134.00	131.07
2	—	370	134.00–135.00	134.51
21	—	579	120.00–130.00	125.68
19	—	618	113.00–120.00	118.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	725	113.50–115.25	114.68
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
9	—	615	129.00	129.00
5	—	829	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	131.00–133.00	132.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	118.00–126.00	123.32
5	—	360	122.00–124.00	122.83
4	—	461	121.00–125.00	123.04
2	—	315	120.00–124.00	121.97
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
2	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	930	70.00	70.00
4	—	365	143.00–146.00	144.46
2	—	557	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	142.00	142.00
8	—	632	122.00–129.00	126.03
8	—	376	150.00–155.00	153.73
9	—	708	110.00–121.00	119.77
9	—	512	134.00–140.00	137.75
5	—	491	134.00–138.00	137.21
2	—	685	123.00	123.00
2	—	585	130.00–138.00	134.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	156.00	156.00
5	—	400	166.00	166.00
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
1	—	245	167.50	167.50

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	—	1,500	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,460	880.00–900.00	889.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,448	960.00–1,030.00	997.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,528	84.00–87.00	85.37
2	—	1,770	90.00–91.00	90.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,185	53.00–60.00	57.64
7	—	1,336	62.00–67.00	63.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,502	61.00–67.00	64.35
4	—	1,380	57.00–61.00	58.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	975	38.00–50.00	44.85
12	—	1,028	50.00–58.00	53.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle