Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to firm with moderate demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Heifer sold steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand. Yearlings traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.91/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$138.91

274 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

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	785	139.44	1,094	262
Medium and Large 2-3	569	127.50	725	10thin
Large 1-2	750	127.00	953	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $142 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 sale274 hd

138.91

—

KY average26 barns · 5,768 hd

140.80

−1.89

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	1,839	94.33	1,735	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	65.16	945	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	62.38	777	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	51.10	504	27

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	46.35/cwt	40.00–51.00	422	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,897	95.70/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,815	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	62.00/cwt	61.00–63.00	727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	67.54/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,028	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	66.90/cwt	64.00–69.00	864	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.16/cwt	51.00–58.00	579	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	60.56/cwt	57.00–63.00	771	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	59.98/cwt	56.00–63.00	738	13
Bulls	—	—	1,465	85.42/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,343	925.34/cwt	875.00–950.00	12,427	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	152.74/cwt	151.00–153.50	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	146.07/cwt	143.00–148.50	955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	812	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,161	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,244	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	135.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	131.13/cwt	130.00–132.00	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	145.24/cwt	145.00–146.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,102	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,108	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	115.91/cwt	114.00–119.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	123.92/cwt	118.00–128.00	726	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.57/cwt	122.00–131.00	602	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.77/cwt	121.00–129.00	655	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	125.37/cwt	121.00–131.00	547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	78.61/cwt	76.50–91.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	113.15/cwt	111.00–116.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	125.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	622	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	125.79/cwt	119.00–132.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	126.29/cwt	123.00–129.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	125.04/cwt	121.00–134.00	335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	129.41/cwt	126.00–133.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	132.07/cwt	129.00–135.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.50/cwt	133.00–145.00	652	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.18/cwt	135.50–139.00	727	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	145.36/cwt	136.00–153.00	471	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	135.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.73/cwt	119.00–128.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.29/cwt	134.00–139.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.16/cwt	138.00–144.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	91.45/cwt	84.00–94.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 580Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	911	40.00–51.00	46.35
2	—	1,173	61.00–63.00	62.00
11	—	1,049	51.00–58.00	55.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	50.00	50.00
18	—	1,522	64.00–73.00	67.54
6	—	1,273	57.00–63.00	60.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,292	64.00–69.00	66.90
13	—	1,231	56.00–63.00	59.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,897	91.00–100.00	95.70
2	—	1,465	83.00–87.00	85.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,343	875.00–950.00	925.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	1,175.00	1,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	128.00–130.00	129.34
2	—	538	133.00–134.00	133.50
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	561	151.00–153.50	152.74
9	—	654	143.00–148.50	146.07
9	—	503	153.00	153.00
4	—	770	133.50	133.50
3	—	610	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	812	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	957	130.00	130.00
18	—	631	130.00–139.00	135.07
8	—	724	130.00–132.00	131.13
5	—	840	131.25	131.25
5	—	517	143.00–148.00	145.46
4	—	661	130.00–136.00	132.23
4	—	491	145.00–146.00	145.24
2	—	1,162	100.00	100.00
2	—	447	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,040	106.00	106.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	116.00	116.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	118.00	118.00
3	—	373	114.00–119.00	115.91
2	—	530	118.00–119.00	118.49
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	586	118.00–128.00	123.92
26	—	476	122.00–131.00	126.57
24	—	521	121.00–129.00	125.77
20	—	436	121.00–131.00	125.37
7	—	912	76.50–91.00	78.61
7	—	753	111.00–116.00	113.15
6	—	624	115.00–124.00	118.36
5	—	670	110.00–118.00	115.63
4	—	383	120.00–127.00	125.29
3	—	706	117.00	117.00
2	—	315	122.00–126.00	124.03
2	—	270	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,010	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	119.00–132.00	125.79
4	—	674	110.00–114.00	111.95
3	—	478	123.00–129.00	126.29
3	—	268	121.00–134.00	125.04
2	—	385	126.00–133.00	129.41
2	—	333	129.00–135.00	132.07
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	133.00–145.00	137.50
13	—	530	135.50–139.00	137.18
13	—	324	136.00–153.00	145.36
12	—	421	131.00–139.00	135.62
11	—	622	119.00–128.00	122.73
6	—	577	134.00–139.00	135.29
5	—	380	138.00–144.00	140.16
4	—	856	84.00–94.00	91.45
3	—	943	104.00	104.00
2	—	663	115.00–121.00	117.99
1	—	845	86.00	86.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	80.00	80.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle