Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with light demand on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.43/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$117.43

194 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

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	497	120.06	596	168
Medium and Large 2-3	423	100.94	427	20
Large 1-2	364	99.00	360	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $236 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 sale194 hd

117.43

—

KY average28 barns · 4,213 hd

118.95

−1.51

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	1,593	80.07	1,275	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	52.64	725	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	50.66	595	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	44.21	479	23

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Fancy	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	338	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	118.95/cwt	108.00–122.50	686	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	120.90/cwt	116.00–122.00	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	118.14/cwt	113.00–120.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	124.82/cwt	124.00–125.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	110.17/cwt	109.00–111.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	711	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	579	47
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	350	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	341	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	464	103.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	418	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	597	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	561	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	323	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	89.69/cwt	85.00–94.00	596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	126.71/cwt	110.00–130.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	127.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	111.69/cwt	108.00–119.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	114.33/cwt	111.00–116.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	482	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	451	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.79/cwt	121.00–138.00	547	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	127.05/cwt	122.00–138.00	480	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.55/cwt	121.00–137.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.74/cwt	108.00–116.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	93.97/cwt	92.00–95.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	557	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	661	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	46.20/cwt	42.00–49.00	505	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	37.92/cwt	30.00–42.00	413	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.33/cwt	50.00–53.00	534	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	50.60/cwt	46.00–53.00	638	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	56.71/cwt	56.00–58.00	913	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	50.31/cwt	48.00–54.00	584	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	55.68/cwt	55.00–57.00	688	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	46.33/cwt	46.00–47.00	550	3
Bulls	—	—	1,571	76.52/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.39/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,388	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,192	584.13/cwt	550.00–600.00	6,963	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	765.04/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,647	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,878	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	107.28/cwt	102.00–109.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	119.98/cwt	112.00–125.00	517	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	96.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	102.90/cwt	90.00–110.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	96.14/cwt	90.00–104.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	103.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	104.88/cwt	91.00–111.00	390	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	583	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	546	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	777	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	139.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.16/cwt	136.00–140.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.11/cwt	129.00–138.50	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	125.00	125.00
47	—	472	122.75	122.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	95.00	95.00
2	—	350	97.50	97.50
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	577	108.00–122.50	118.95
16	—	488	116.00–122.00	120.90
7	—	511	113.00–120.00	118.14
6	—	361	124.00–125.00	124.82
5	—	664	109.00–111.00	110.17
2	—	617	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
43	—	431	112.00–125.00	119.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	711	89.00	89.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
3	—	273	90.00–100.00	96.71
3	—	453	90.00–110.00	102.90
4	—	435	90.00–104.00	96.14
4	—	504	100.00–107.00	103.49
5	—	372	91.00–111.00	104.88
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	100.00–105.00	103.51
3	—	418	100.00	100.00
2	—	597	94.00	94.00
2	—	355	91.00	91.00
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	85.00–94.00	89.69
7	—	480	110.00–117.00	111.57
7	—	334	110.00–130.00	126.71
5	—	374	120.00–130.00	127.08
3	—	567	108.00–119.00	111.69
3	—	523	111.00–116.00	114.33
2	—	435	110.00–117.00	113.42
1	—	210	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	120.00–127.00	122.98
14	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.88
13	—	332	130.00–140.00	135.72
12	—	425	121.00–138.00	128.79
12	—	378	122.00–138.00	127.05
11	—	463	121.00–137.00	127.55
5	—	630	108.00–116.00	110.74
5	—	287	135.00–142.00	139.26
3	—	721	92.00–95.00	93.97
2	—	807	95.00	95.00
2	—	657	113.00	113.00
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	118.00–119.00	118.66
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	59.00	59.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	102.00–109.00	107.28
2	—	800	99.00	99.00
2	—	500	112.00–118.00	115.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
1	—	370	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
4	—	583	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	401	147.00	147.00
14	—	471	144.00	144.00
42	—	546	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
2	—	277	141.00	141.00
2	—	992	101.50	101.50
6	—	486	136.00–141.00	139.33
6	—	631	120.00–130.00	124.37
6	—	665	124.00–135.00	133.21
7	—	410	136.00–140.00	137.16
8	—	774	131.00	131.00
12	—	521	129.00–138.50	134.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,094	42.00–49.00	46.20
8	—	1,088	30.00–42.00	37.92
4	—	1,040	50.00–53.00	51.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	46.00–53.00	50.60
4	—	1,610	56.00–58.00	56.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,160	48.00–54.00	50.31
4	—	1,235	55.00–57.00	55.68
3	—	1,188	46.00–47.00	46.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	72.00–83.00	76.52
4	—	1,625	84.00–87.00	85.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	550.00–600.00	584.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,261	700.00–900.00	765.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	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

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