Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves from 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.91/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$124.91

391 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

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	672	125.66	844	368
Medium and Large 2-3	440	113.45	499	22
Small and Medium 1-2	385	100.00	385	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $459 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 sale391 hd

124.91

—

KY average26 barns · 4,164 hd

126.07

−1.17

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	1,608	88.41	1,421	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	62.91	922	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	58.14	718	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	49.16	515	33

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	403	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	997	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	649	130.10/cwt	130.10–130.10	844	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	762	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	943	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	737	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	943	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.09/cwt	108.00–114.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	98.50/cwt	92.00–105.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	99.92/cwt	95.00–105.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	127.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	125.62/cwt	121.00–131.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.23/cwt	108.00–118.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	120.97/cwt	114.00–125.00	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	699	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	130.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	117.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	108.27/cwt	103.00–110.00	614	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	124.77/cwt	124.00–126.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.71/cwt	126.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	130.37/cwt	122.00–136.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.62/cwt	132.00–138.00	637	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	142.80/cwt	140.00–143.00	565	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.71/cwt	116.00–132.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	51.19/cwt	46.00–55.00	552	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	39.90/cwt	31.00–46.00	392	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	580	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	64.92/cwt	61.00–72.00	989	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	58.88/cwt	57.00–61.00	795	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	56.55/cwt	51.00–61.00	702	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	62.90/cwt	61.00–67.00	781	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	42.30/cwt	34.00–49.00	471	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	92.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,680	6
Bulls	—	—	1,403	84.12/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,180	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	645.39/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,474	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	907.68/cwt	800.00–985.00	13,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,375	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	156.63/cwt	148.00–158.00	775	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	117.80/cwt	116.00–119.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	113.67/cwt	105.00–118.00	481	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,030	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	571	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	562	137.20/cwt	136.00–139.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	839	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,191	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	807	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.64/cwt	144.00–146.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.75/cwt	129.50–135.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.80/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.71/cwt	139.00–141.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	129.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	149.88/cwt	148.00–151.50	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	145.66/cwt	144.50–148.00	915	20

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 458Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	109.00	109.00
1	—	535	97.50	97.50
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	124.00–126.00	124.77
3	—	580	126.00–130.00	127.71
3	—	369	122.00–136.00	130.37
2	—	745	92.00	92.00
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	930	70.00	70.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	473	132.00–138.00	134.62
14	—	396	140.00–143.00	142.80
9	—	312	140.00–146.00	143.63
7	—	522	130.00–133.00	130.41
6	—	618	116.00–132.00	123.71
5	—	578	130.00–139.00	135.21
4	—	428	135.00–144.00	137.29
3	—	678	116.00–120.00	118.64
2	—	878	99.00–100.00	99.49
2	—	817	109.00	109.00
2	—	750	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	107.00	107.00
5	—	657	124.00	124.00
48	—	649	130.10	130.10
73	—	762	123.75	123.75
140	—	737	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	618	108.00–114.00	111.09
2	—	775	101.00–109.00	104.97
2	—	875	92.00–105.00	98.50
2	—	920	95.00–105.00	99.92
3	—	312	126.00–130.00	127.39
8	—	355	121.00–131.00	125.62
9	—	678	108.00–118.00	114.23
10	—	471	124.00–129.00	126.99
13	—	516	114.00–125.00	120.97
14	—	425	122.00–129.00	124.84
22	—	566	115.00–125.00	123.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	461	130.00–134.00	130.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
2	—	475	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	370	114.00–120.00	117.35
4	—	567	103.00–110.00	108.27
5	—	330	116.00–119.00	117.80
7	—	423	105.00–118.00	113.67
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
1	—	415	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	127.00–137.00	132.09
2	—	487	137.00	137.00
1	—	965	99.00	99.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	495	148.00–158.00	156.63
13	—	418	148.00–151.50	149.88
20	—	628	144.50–148.00	145.66
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	920	112.00	112.00
3	—	383	149.00	149.00
3	—	453	128.00	128.00
10	—	562	136.00–139.00	137.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	839	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	136.00–137.00	136.49
2	—	1,022	115.00	115.00
3	—	341	149.00	149.00
3	—	476	144.00–146.00	144.64
3	—	876	121.00	121.00
4	—	375	142.00–145.00	142.97
4	—	691	142.00	142.00
5	—	566	138.00–139.00	138.20
5	—	715	129.50–135.00	130.75
5	—	830	124.00–127.00	125.80
6	—	422	140.00–147.00	142.12
7	—	530	139.00–141.00	140.71
8	—	773	129.00–135.00	129.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,079	46.00–55.00	51.19
8	—	983	31.00–46.00	39.90
4	—	1,016	55.00–59.00	57.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,524	61.00–72.00	64.92
13	—	1,351	57.00–61.00	58.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,242	51.00–61.00	56.55
21	—	1,241	61.00–67.00	62.90
3	—	1,113	34.00–49.00	42.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,812	90.00–95.00	92.69
6	—	1,403	75.00–89.00	84.12

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)	4	—	1,158	625.00–675.00	645.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,448	800.00–985.00	907.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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