Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Bull calves sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Quality was plain through average. Yearlings sold 10.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.76/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$132.76

199 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$10.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

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	740	133.41	987	186
Large 1-2	470	129.00	606	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	122.55	668	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $320 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 sale199 hd

132.76

—

KY average27 barns · 5,713 hd

141.11

−8.35

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	—	Average	1,495	82.98	1,241	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	60.38	808	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	56.73	651	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	50.95	538	16

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	422	142.76/cwt	139.00–145.00	602	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.43/cwt	135.00–147.50	829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	123.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,027	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.24/cwt	119.00–122.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	115.22/cwt	98.00–122.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.65/cwt	116.00–122.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.84/cwt	121.00–133.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.93/cwt	116.00–127.00	711	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.15/cwt	115.00–126.00	641	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	125.80/cwt	122.50–132.50	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	114.43/cwt	107.50–121.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	126.26/cwt	122.00–129.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,385	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,340	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,067.73/cwt	910.00–1,275.00	14,767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	129.66/cwt	121.00–129.75	1,136	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.19/cwt	134.00–139.00	859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	134.85/cwt	127.00–139.00	906	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	934	600.02/cwt	575.00–660.00	5,604	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	955.90/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	13,010	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,030	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,210	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	398	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	677.94/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,915	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	518	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	590	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	116.48/cwt	100.00–125.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.63/cwt	114.00–129.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	845	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	123.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	98.28/cwt	96.00–105.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	124.80/cwt	122.00–131.00	480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,338	79.37/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,062	12
Bulls	—	—	1,766	91.90/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	100.56/cwt	100.00–102.00	786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	9
Bulls	—	—	1,276	72.02/cwt	70.00–75.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	119.52/cwt	114.00–122.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.81/cwt	123.00–125.50	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.75/cwt	136.00–141.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	104.50/cwt	100.00–111.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.45/cwt	110.00–122.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	133.82/cwt	123.00–139.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	697	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	58.36/cwt	57.00–60.00	759	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	621	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	57.28/cwt	53.00–60.00	669	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	62.72/cwt	60.00–66.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	132.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	433	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	245	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	49.73/cwt	45.00–52.00	523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	47.31/cwt	41.00–50.00	468	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	55.64/cwt	52.00–58.00	636	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	63.26/cwt	60.00–65.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	103.79/cwt	100.00–111.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	111.99/cwt	105.00–117.50	291	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	328	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	390	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	288	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	113.53/cwt	108.00–117.00	364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	111.53/cwt	109.00–114.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	114.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	125.31/cwt	122.50–126.00	396	9

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 226Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 15Year 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
14	—	422	139.00–145.00	142.76
14	—	578	135.00–147.50	143.43
9	—	834	120.00–124.00	123.12
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
3	—	458	136.00	136.00
4	—	517	140.00	140.00
5	—	382	146.00	146.00
9	—	730	129.00–135.00	133.68
92	—	876	121.00–129.75	129.66
16	—	626	134.00–139.00	137.19
15	—	672	127.00–139.00	134.85
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	129.00	129.00
4	—	610	122.00–122.50	122.25
3	—	555	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	427	118.00	118.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	119.00–122.00	121.24
4	—	758	119.00	119.00
5	—	714	98.00–122.00	115.22
6	—	622	116.00–122.00	119.65
10	—	484	122.00–127.00	124.67
14	—	422	121.00–133.00	128.84
17	—	578	116.00–127.00	122.93
20	—	525	115.00–126.00	122.15
2	—	855	100.00	100.00
3	—	293	122.50–132.50	125.80
8	—	378	122.00–129.00	126.26
9	—	316	122.50–126.00	125.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
2	—	385	107.50–121.00	114.43
2	—	677	80.00	80.00
3	—	575	100.00–111.00	103.79
3	—	260	105.00–117.50	111.99
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	117.50	117.50
9	—	321	108.00–117.00	113.53
6	—	422	109.00–114.00	111.53
4	—	475	112.00–117.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	245	108.00	108.00
4	—	328	119.00	119.00
2	—	620	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–118.00	113.98
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	100.00–125.00	116.48
9	—	465	114.00–129.00	121.63
7	—	417	120.00–129.00	123.79
4	—	892	83.00	83.00
4	—	668	96.00–105.00	98.28
4	—	385	122.00–131.00	124.80
1	—	715	86.00	86.00
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
8	—	525	114.00–122.00	119.52
3	—	281	130.00	130.00
2	—	600	106.00–114.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	782	100.00–102.00	100.56
9	—	627	110.00–120.00	115.90
7	—	524	123.00–125.50	124.81
7	—	430	136.00–141.00	137.75
6	—	713	100.00–111.00	104.50
6	—	666	110.00–122.00	116.45
3	—	238	137.50	137.50
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
8	—	481	123.00–139.00	133.82
7	—	560	120.00–135.00	124.47
4	—	380	134.00	134.00
4	—	326	130.00–134.00	132.72

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	1	—	1,385	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,383	910.00–1,275.00	1,067.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	934	575.00–660.00	600.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	660.00–700.00	677.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,361	800.00–1,035.00	955.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,338	72.00–86.00	79.37
11	—	1,766	88.00–96.00	91.90
5	—	1,276	70.00–75.00	72.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	57.00–60.00	58.36
1	—	1,195	52.00	52.00
5	—	1,389	60.00–65.00	63.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,168	53.00–60.00	57.28
7	—	1,202	60.00–66.00	62.72
7	—	1,052	45.00–52.00	49.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	989	41.00–50.00	47.31
7	—	1,143	52.00–58.00	55.64

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