Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady in a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.30/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$122.30

102 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.85

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	586	125.40	735	88
Small and Medium 2-3	490	113.00	554	1thin
Small 1-2	485	108.00	524	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	641	101.54	651	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $84 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 sale102 hd

122.30

—

KY average26 barns · 5,380 hd

133.15

−10.85

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	1,680	96.85	1,627	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	69.07	1,016	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	64.76	777	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	56.09	553	19

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	60.98/cwt	57.00–64.00	831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	67.42/cwt	64.00–73.50	812	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	62.56/cwt	59.50–64.00	761	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	50.26/cwt	43.00–56.00	567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	100.20/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,707	8
Bulls	—	—	1,631	90.14/cwt	82.50–93.50	1,470	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	914.53/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	889.82/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	11,790	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	12,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	466	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	104.70/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	954	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	80.11/cwt	75.00–85.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	128.51/cwt	120.00–132.50	618	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.16/cwt	120.00–134.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	124.74/cwt	121.00–127.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.65/cwt	123.00–127.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	111.05/cwt	108.00–114.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	118.93/cwt	118.50–119.50	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	816	117.28/cwt	115.50–118.50	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	633	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	945	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	737	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	925	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	478	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	70.31/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,046	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	43.09/cwt	38.00–47.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	64.59/cwt	62.00–66.50	624	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	53.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.49/cwt	133.00–138.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.58/cwt	130.00–141.50	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	129.60/cwt	127.00–134.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	92.94/cwt	87.00–103.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.99/cwt	136.00–139.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	133.00–138.00	135.50
1	—	1,065	92.00	92.00
2	—	820	126.50	126.50
4	—	709	130.00–132.00	131.23
3	—	1,012	94.00–110.00	104.70
3	—	693	137.00–138.00	137.67
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	132.00–136.00	134.03
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	75.00–85.00	80.11
3	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	121.00	121.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	134.00	134.00
2	—	510	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	120.00–132.50	128.51
10	—	431	120.00–134.00	128.16
9	—	578	129.00–132.00	130.53
8	—	634	121.00–127.00	124.74
6	—	520	123.00–127.00	124.65
3	—	728	108.00–114.00	111.05
3	—	323	124.00	124.00
2	—	375	128.00	128.00
1	—	795	116.00	116.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	118.50–119.50	118.93
5	—	816	115.50–118.50	117.28
5	—	633	128.50	128.50
3	—	945	107.50	107.50
2	—	737	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–120.00	115.18
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	120.00–127.00	123.97
1	—	335	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	133.00–138.00	135.49
6	—	524	130.00–141.50	137.58
6	—	413	127.00–134.00	129.60
5	—	861	87.00–103.00	92.94
5	—	678	126.00–130.00	127.58
5	—	473	136.00–139.00	136.99
2	—	810	101.00–102.00	101.50
2	—	768	105.00–115.00	110.05
2	—	623	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	57.00–64.00	60.98
13	—	1,488	67.00–73.50	70.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,204	64.00–73.50	67.42
5	—	1,216	59.50–64.00	62.56
2	—	1,128	43.00–56.00	50.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	38.00–47.00	43.09
7	—	966	62.00–66.50	64.59
9	—	1,035	50.00–56.00	53.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,704	96.00–104.50	100.20
4	—	1,631	82.50–93.50	90.14

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	—	1,290	875.00–950.00	914.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,325	775.00–1,050.00	889.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	750.00	750.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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