Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand on a plain through average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.07/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$141.07

220 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$17.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

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	727	141.71	1,030	212
Medium and Large 2-3	589	124.07	730	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $300 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 sale220 hd

141.07

—

KY average26 barns · 3,742 hd

135.83

+5.24

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	1,498	86.52	1,296	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	61.27	853	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	59.35	780	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	48.21	499	20

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.24/cwt	118.00–130.00	513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	120.23/cwt	114.00–123.50	620	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.57/cwt	113.00–124.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	120.68/cwt	116.00–123.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	91.21/cwt	90.00–95.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.15/cwt	111.00–119.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	123.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	129.30/cwt	122.50–137.50	347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	710	117.57/cwt	117.00–118.50	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	97.26/cwt	92.00–100.00	365	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	118.83/cwt	115.00–122.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.17/cwt	126.00–134.00	613	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.75/cwt	132.00–138.00	509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	124.23/cwt	119.00–128.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	135.35/cwt	131.00–138.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.13/cwt	48.00–53.00	514	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	41.30/cwt	36.00–46.00	461	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	63.59/cwt	61.00–67.00	965	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	58.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	723	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	64.14/cwt	60.00–68.00	894	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	55.96/cwt	53.00–60.00	694	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	46.54/cwt	46.00–47.00	542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	91.20/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,559	5
Bulls	—	—	1,178	81.56/cwt	79.00–84.00	961	2
Bulls	—	—	1,085	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	792	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,873	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,125	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	622.00/cwt	550.00–685.00	6,935	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	652.03/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	788.22/cwt	725.00–850.00	10,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	149.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,050	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,083	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	127.00/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,165	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.68/cwt	121.00–131.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.03/cwt	133.00–138.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	138.25/cwt	133.00–141.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	96.35/cwt	89.00–105.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	96.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 550Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
4	—	473	115.00	115.00
3	—	672	89.00–105.00	96.35
2	—	708	94.00–100.00	96.97
2	—	528	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	420	118.00–130.00	122.24
17	—	516	114.00–123.50	120.23
11	—	369	120.00–128.00	124.16
10	—	578	113.00–124.00	118.57
10	—	471	116.00–123.00	120.68
5	—	778	90.00–95.00	91.21
5	—	619	111.00–119.00	116.15
5	—	337	121.00–126.00	123.51
5	—	268	122.50–137.50	129.30
4	—	708	118.50	118.50
2	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	117.00–118.50	117.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	92.00–100.00	97.26
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	115.00–122.00	118.83
3	—	535	115.00–120.00	117.37
2	—	665	103.00	103.00
2	—	353	116.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	126.00–134.00	130.17
11	—	378	132.00–138.00	134.75
6	—	619	119.00–128.00	124.23
4	—	565	130.00–134.00	132.00
3	—	763	101.00	101.00
3	—	730	100.00–111.00	107.36
3	—	408	131.00–138.00	135.35
2	—	508	124.00	124.00
2	—	318	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	127.00–128.00	127.68
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	132.50	132.50
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	702	140.00–150.00	149.51
66	—	767	141.25	141.25
7	—	671	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	917	115.00–127.50	127.00
10	—	626	130.00–139.00	135.34
4	—	765	121.00–131.00	125.68
4	—	715	133.50	133.50
4	—	572	133.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	286	133.00–141.00	138.25
2	—	682	134.00	134.00
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
1	—	315	142.50	142.50
1	—	215	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	48.00–53.00	50.13
6	—	1,117	36.00–46.00	41.30
3	—	903	54.00–56.00	55.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,518	61.00–67.00	63.59
13	—	1,237	54.00–61.00	58.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,394	60.00–68.00	64.14
8	—	1,241	53.00–60.00	55.96
2	—	1,165	46.00–47.00	46.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,709	89.00–93.00	91.20
2	—	1,178	79.00–84.00	81.56
1	—	1,085	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,115	550.00–685.00	622.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	625.00–675.00	652.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	725.00–850.00	788.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	950.00	950.00

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