Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with light to moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 lower with light demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.21/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$111.21

224 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.12

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	527	112.90	595	194
Medium and Large 2-3	466	100.64	469	29
Small and Medium 1-2	465	91.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $172 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 sale224 hd

111.21

—

KY average28 barns · 6,276 hd

118.33

−7.12

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	1,529	73.12	1,118	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	50.89	740	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	49.53	611	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	42.70	438	24

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	107.39/cwt	106.00–112.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.99/cwt	119.00–127.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	136.33/cwt	128.00–139.00	374	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	123.81/cwt	121.00–133.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	99.78/cwt	97.00–110.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.06/cwt	90.00–110.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	107.42/cwt	99.00–111.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	96.01/cwt	94.00–98.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	111.49/cwt	104.00–116.00	630	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	115.32/cwt	108.00–123.00	430	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	113.81/cwt	108.00–118.00	596	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	116.10/cwt	113.00–120.00	554	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	118.30/cwt	118.00–121.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	132.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	487	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	105.39/cwt	103.00–113.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	128.40/cwt	123.00–136.00	551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	132.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	437	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	110.71/cwt	108.00–112.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	102.60/cwt	90.00–106.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	97.07/cwt	90.00–102.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	122.49/cwt	114.00–128.00	463	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	607	114.36/cwt	113.50–115.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	105.70/cwt	104.00–107.50	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.61/cwt	103.00–112.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.04/cwt	86.00–103.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	113.04/cwt	106.00–120.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	99.89/cwt	92.00–109.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.65/cwt	106.00–112.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	108.00/cwt	103.00–111.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	117.04/cwt	114.00–123.00	501	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	121.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	136.31/cwt	130.00–139.50	558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.86/cwt	120.00–134.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	136.47/cwt	131.00–139.00	662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.91/cwt	126.00–136.00	689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.88/cwt	131.00–136.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	131.53/cwt	116.00–132.85	1,147	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	143.89/cwt	143.00–144.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	139.66/cwt	139.25–140.50	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	123.08/cwt	117.00–129.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	112.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	122.51/cwt	116.00–126.00	516	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	215	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	242	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,478	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	97.99/cwt	94.00–100.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	93.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	98.95/cwt	93.00–102.50	327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.43/cwt	109.00–112.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	454	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.72/cwt	137.00–140.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	122.51/cwt	121.00–127.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.22/cwt	116.00–124.00	988	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	46.62/cwt	44.00–49.00	521	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	35.63/cwt	30.00–42.00	348	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	51.93/cwt	50.00–53.00	442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	48.66/cwt	44.00–52.00	663	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	55.49/cwt	53.00–61.00	877	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	48.59/cwt	45.00–52.00	585	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	54.46/cwt	53.00–58.00	698	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	41.74/cwt	38.00–45.00	518	7
Bulls	—	—	1,673	77.84/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,302	14
Bulls	—	—	1,213	63.16/cwt	58.00–68.00	766	9
Bulls	—	—	1,940	84.96/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	855	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,206	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 1,244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 134Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	106.00–112.00	107.39
8	—	526	119.00–127.00	124.99
8	—	274	128.00–139.00	136.33
6	—	466	121.00–133.00	123.81
5	—	866	97.00–110.00	99.78
5	—	810	90.00–110.00	102.06
4	—	719	99.00–111.00	107.42
2	—	788	94.00–98.00	96.01
10	—	367	128.00–138.00	132.72
10	—	622	103.00–113.00	105.39
11	—	429	123.00–136.00	128.40
12	—	329	127.00–135.00	132.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	133.00	133.00
2	—	420	138.00	138.00
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
1	—	895	78.00	78.00
2	—	227	111.00	111.00
2	—	330	120.00–124.00	121.97
3	—	522	108.00–112.00	110.71
7	—	576	90.00–106.00	102.60
10	—	623	90.00–102.00	97.07
15	—	378	114.00–128.00	122.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
4	—	500	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	565	104.00–116.00	111.49
26	—	373	108.00–123.00	115.32
27	—	524	108.00–118.00	113.81
31	—	477	113.00–120.00	116.10
1	—	860	99.00	99.00
2	—	273	104.00–107.50	105.70
2	—	1,050	93.00	93.00
3	—	723	103.00–112.00	106.61
3	—	835	86.00–103.00	93.04
5	—	342	106.00–120.00	113.04
8	—	767	92.00–109.00	99.89
9	—	670	106.00–112.00	108.65
12	—	616	103.00–111.00	108.00
19	—	428	114.00–123.00	117.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	123.00	123.00
10	—	569	118.00–121.00	118.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
1	—	720	88.00	88.00
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
1	—	855	69.00	69.00
3	—	772	94.00–100.00	97.99
4	—	281	90.00–100.00	93.19
4	—	330	93.00–102.50	98.95
5	—	470	109.00–112.00	110.43
6	—	410	110.00–112.00	110.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	607	113.50–115.00	114.36
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	130.00–139.00	131.66
7	—	764	120.00–125.00	121.46
11	—	409	130.00–139.50	136.31
11	—	627	120.00–134.00	125.86
13	—	485	131.00–139.00	136.47
16	—	526	126.00–136.00	130.91
16	—	569	131.00–136.00	133.88
65	—	872	116.00–132.85	131.53
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
3	—	368	137.00–140.00	138.72
4	—	661	121.00–127.00	122.51
4	—	815	116.00–124.00	121.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	141.00	141.00
8	—	443	143.00–144.00	143.89
8	—	665	133.25	133.25
12	—	537	139.25–140.50	139.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	117.00–129.00	123.08
4	—	571	110.00–120.00	112.41
6	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.81
8	—	421	116.00–126.00	122.51
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	112.50	112.50
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,117	44.00–49.00	46.62
10	—	978	30.00–42.00	35.63
3	—	851	50.00–53.00	51.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,363	44.00–52.00	48.66
11	—	1,580	53.00–61.00	55.49
1	—	1,500	36.00	36.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,204	45.00–52.00	48.59
17	—	1,282	53.00–58.00	54.46
7	—	1,241	38.00–45.00	41.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,673	74.00–82.00	77.84
9	—	1,213	58.00–68.00	63.16
2	—	1,940	84.00–86.00	84.96

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle