Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with light demand on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.18/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$131.18

237 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	696	131.87	918	220
Small and Medium 1-2	680	123.00	836	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	593	122.47	727	15thin
Large 1-2	810	118.00	956	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale237 hd

131.18

—

KY average27 barns · 6,308 hd

134.57

−3.39

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	1,702	84.68	1,441	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	56.38	809	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	54.22	678	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	47.38	503	30

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	—	473	118.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	560	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.23/cwt	110.00–121.00	609	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	111.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	743	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	116.54/cwt	113.00–121.00	668	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	119.22/cwt	116.00–123.00	500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	107.83/cwt	103.00–111.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	94.50/cwt	91.00–98.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	122.23/cwt	119.00–130.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	615	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	828	111.67/cwt	111.00–113.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	548	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	123.00/cwt	117.00–129.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	125.96/cwt	117.00–128.00	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	119.84/cwt	117.00–122.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	102.79/cwt	94.00–113.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	124.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.17/cwt	128.00–138.00	626	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	119.87/cwt	115.00–127.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.81/cwt	123.00–135.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.24/cwt	135.00–146.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.95/cwt	137.00–139.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	48.40/cwt	45.00–51.00	512	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	41.71/cwt	33.00–45.00	428	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	53.33/cwt	52.00–54.00	599	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	55.31/cwt	53.00–58.00	795	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	61.70/cwt	61.00–62.00	946	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	53.51/cwt	50.00–57.00	669	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	61.14/cwt	58.00–66.00	812	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	535	8
Bulls	—	—	1,871	88.55/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	79.51/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,174	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	745.28/cwt	710.00–775.00	10,270	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,112.34/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	17,631	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	128.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	129.62/cwt	129.60–130.00	968	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	134.10/cwt	134.10–134.10	1,014	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.02/cwt	133.00–138.00	646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	122.81/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	129.25/cwt	124.00–133.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.62/cwt	133.00–141.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	127.18/cwt	126.00–129.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.27/cwt	141.00–145.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	827	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	106.51/cwt	102.00–112.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	111.50/cwt	109.00–115.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	95.80/cwt	90.00–101.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	115.59/cwt	113.00–118.00	318	2

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	473	115.00–121.00	118.36
22	—	524	110.00–121.00	116.23
21	—	667	105.00–116.00	111.36
21	—	573	113.00–121.00	116.54
18	—	419	116.00–123.00	119.22
12	—	375	118.00–121.00	119.49
7	—	781	103.00–111.00	107.83
5	—	731	110.00–112.00	111.01
4	—	860	91.00–98.00	94.50
4	—	289	119.00–130.00	122.23
2	—	613	108.00–109.00	108.49
2	—	345	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	88.00	88.00
7	—	570	102.00–112.00	106.51
4	—	385	109.00–115.00	111.50
3	—	625	90.00–101.00	95.80
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	113.00–118.00	115.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	120.00–122.00	121.31
3	—	828	111.00–113.00	111.67
2	—	960	110.00	110.00
2	—	730	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	117.00–129.00	123.00
7	—	427	117.00–128.00	125.96
6	—	594	117.00–122.00	119.84
4	—	634	94.00–113.00	102.79
3	—	378	123.00–128.00	124.56
2	—	673	105.00–108.00	106.51
2	—	343	126.00–130.00	128.01
1	—	875	70.00	70.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	477	128.00–138.00	131.17
9	—	613	115.00–127.00	119.87
6	—	563	123.00–135.00	125.81
6	—	530	124.00–135.00	129.74
6	—	382	135.00–146.00	142.24
2	—	850	92.00	92.00
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	447	126.00	126.00
2	—	328	137.00–139.00	137.95
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	137.00	137.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	124.00–130.00	128.01
2	—	655	124.00	124.00
2	—	620	121.00–124.00	122.50
2	—	570	119.00–122.00	120.47
1	—	1,105	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	122.00	122.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	747	129.60–130.00	129.62
71	—	756	134.10	134.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	133.00–138.00	136.02
10	—	827	119.00–124.00	122.81
9	—	609	124.00–133.00	129.25
6	—	656	127.00–130.00	129.00
6	—	536	133.00–141.00	137.62
6	—	425	134.00–135.00	134.16
5	—	737	126.00–129.00	127.18
4	—	764	122.00–125.00	123.50
4	—	560	137.00–138.00	137.50
4	—	375	137.00–145.00	139.08
3	—	320	141.00–145.00	142.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	135.50	135.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,057	45.00–51.00	48.40
9	—	1,025	33.00–45.00	41.71
6	—	1,123	52.00–54.00	53.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,438	53.00–58.00	55.31
3	—	1,533	61.00–62.00	61.70
1	—	1,115	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,251	50.00–57.00	53.51
11	—	1,328	58.00–66.00	61.14
8	—	1,138	45.00–49.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,871	87.00–90.00	88.55
3	—	1,477	75.00–86.00	79.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,378	710.00–775.00	745.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,585	900.00–1,275.00	1,112.34

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