Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Holiday last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.66/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$135.66

237 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

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	772	136.16	1,051	225
Medium and Large 2-3	604	126.74	765	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	460	120.00	552	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $499 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 sale237 hd

135.66

—

KY average9 barns · 1,840 hd

137.70

−2.05

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	1,517	89.32	1,355	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	63.82	872	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	60.44	741	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	56.89	582	24

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	127.35/cwt	124.00–129.50	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	105.97/cwt	101.00–113.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.84/cwt	116.00–125.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.35/cwt	125.00–137.00	694	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	129.98/cwt	125.00–132.50	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	394	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.50	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	127.26/cwt	126.00–128.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	127.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	114.26/cwt	109.00–119.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	110.00/cwt	108.00–111.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.74/cwt	121.00–135.00	546	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	588	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.51/cwt	119.00–129.00	655	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	123.01/cwt	119.50–127.00	764	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	342	1
Bulls	—	—	965	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	50.31/cwt	48.00–53.00	604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	49.17/cwt	44.00–51.00	470	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	65.50/cwt	63.00–69.00	927	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	63.12/cwt	59.00–67.00	689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	64.44/cwt	62.00–69.00	775	13
Bulls	—	—	1,613	94.79/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,529	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.53/cwt	52.00–59.00	571	10
Bulls	—	—	1,474	83.62/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,233	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	60.19/cwt	57.00–62.00	760	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	58.67/cwt	56.00–61.00	730	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	695	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,121	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	149.42/cwt	144.00–154.00	920	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	563.87/cwt	550.00–575.00	5,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	17,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,228	787.68/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,056.34/cwt	890.00–1,200.00	14,081	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	124.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	99.51/cwt	97.00–102.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	107.66/cwt	106.00–109.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	116.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	112.73/cwt	108.00–118.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.15/cwt	137.00–146.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.53/cwt	143.00–156.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.88/cwt	133.00–144.00	970	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.57/cwt	124.00–138.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,185	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.39/cwt	126.00–129.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	94.02/cwt	88.00–100.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	101.72/cwt	94.00–109.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	573	5

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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 1,001Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

No trends available due to Holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	124.00–129.50	127.35
5	—	722	101.00–113.00	105.97
9	—	683	116.00–125.00	120.84
15	—	524	125.00–137.00	132.35
5	—	466	129.00–136.00	133.36
5	—	581	126.00–129.00	127.39
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
1	—	945	79.00	79.00
1	—	975	73.50	73.50
1	—	1,020	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,305	83.00	83.00
2	—	397	150.00	150.00
2	—	823	88.00–100.00	94.02
3	—	770	94.00–109.00	101.72
5	—	416	134.00–144.00	137.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
2	—	430	126.00	126.00
2	—	762	89.00	89.00
3	—	328	125.00–132.50	129.98
3	—	570	121.00–125.00	123.68
3	—	670	110.00–116.00	113.70
4	—	394	127.00–132.50	129.64
4	—	476	126.00–128.00	127.26
4	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	128.00	128.00
5	—	365	122.00–130.00	127.99
6	—	624	109.00–119.00	114.26
7	—	668	105.00–109.00	107.00
8	—	729	108.00–111.00	110.00
18	—	421	121.00–135.00	129.74
20	—	575	122.00–128.00	123.95
24	—	476	120.00–127.00	123.61
26	—	526	119.00–129.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	121.50	121.50
38	—	621	119.50–127.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
2	—	688	97.00–102.00	99.51
2	—	778	90.00–93.00	91.53
3	—	637	106.00–109.00	107.66
4	—	476	110.00–119.00	116.25
4	—	506	113.00–116.00	115.01
10	—	572	108.00–118.00	112.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	616	144.00–154.00	149.42
4	—	685	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	131.00	131.00
2	—	890	113.00	113.00
4	—	408	135.00	135.00
4	—	685	120.00–126.00	124.29
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	137.00–146.00	143.15
3	—	475	143.00–156.00	151.53
4	—	377	152.00	152.00
7	—	522	155.50	155.50
14	—	619	130.00–143.00	136.10
17	—	679	133.00–144.00	142.88
21	—	720	124.00–138.00	132.57
110	—	926	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	74.00	74.00
8	—	1,613	91.00–97.00	94.79
5	—	1,474	79.00–87.00	83.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	48.00–53.00	50.31
13	—	1,202	62.00–69.00	64.44
18	—	1,245	56.00–61.00	58.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	956	44.00–51.00	49.17
8	—	1,091	59.00–67.00	63.12
10	—	1,010	52.00–59.00	56.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,415	63.00–69.00	65.50
6	—	1,263	57.00–62.00	60.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	61.00	61.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	73.00	73.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	550.00–575.00	563.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,635	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	775.00–800.00	787.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,333	890.00–1,200.00	1,056.34

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