Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeders steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with moderate demand with few featherweights sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with light to moderate demand under heavy supplies and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.19/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$114.19

421 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$20.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

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	566	116.26	658	332
Medium and Large 2-3	452	106.76	483	85
Large 1-2	575	105.50	607	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	440	95.44	420	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $238 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 sale421 hd

114.19

—

KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd

121.92

−7.73

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	—	Low	1,497	72.21	1,081	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	52.42	752	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	48.94	616	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	41.86	432	60

Every lot, as filed

129 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	—	378	106.84/cwt	94.00–117.00	404	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	474	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	769	119.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	118.86/cwt	118.00–121.00	679	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	112.40/cwt	109.00–114.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	107.05/cwt	104.00–113.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	106.14/cwt	100.00–109.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	105.83/cwt	103.00–110.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	103.74/cwt	102.00–107.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	106.00/cwt	100.00–112.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	109.17/cwt	95.00–118.00	405	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	109.22/cwt	102.00–114.00	466	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	614	130.08/cwt	128.00–133.00	799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	342	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	102.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.85/cwt	114.00–126.00	575	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.11/cwt	112.00–118.00	723	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.50	653	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	114.19/cwt	110.00–119.00	602	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	121.88/cwt	116.00–127.00	509	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	112.48/cwt	108.00–116.00	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	122.39/cwt	118.00–125.00	454	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	103.04/cwt	93.00–110.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	119.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	128.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	117.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.02/cwt	134.00–144.00	670	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.45/cwt	133.00–143.00	715	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.15/cwt	134.00–143.00	598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	123.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.37/cwt	121.00–129.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.07/cwt	134.00–139.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	116.97/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.68/cwt	155.00–156.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	150.93/cwt	148.00–155.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	162.00/cwt	157.00–168.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	37.37/cwt	28.00–42.00	374	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	45.43/cwt	43.00–48.00	490	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	49.37/cwt	49.00–51.00	505	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	55.09/cwt	53.00–58.00	815	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	49.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	682	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	44.52/cwt	44.00–45.00	547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	48.19/cwt	44.00–52.00	602	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	53.84/cwt	52.00–56.00	700	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	36.60/cwt	35.00–38.00	450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,251	62.97/cwt	58.00–68.00	788	11
Bulls	—	—	1,881	84.26/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,585	7
Bulls	—	—	1,499	76.53/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	106.47/cwt	90.00–109.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	91.22/cwt	87.00–104.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	100.48/cwt	93.00–109.00	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	686	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	140.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	512.45/cwt	500.00–525.00	6,047	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	13,736	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	962	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	760	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	131.11/cwt	131.00–132.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	124.19/cwt	121.00–127.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	127.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	116.29/cwt	111.00–121.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.95/cwt	117.00–124.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	116.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	113.05/cwt	111.00–115.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	951	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	95.44/cwt	90.00–101.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	119.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	116.11/cwt	109.00–121.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	125.03/cwt	121.00–133.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	105.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	108.28/cwt	101.00–112.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	117.97/cwt	111.00–125.00	780	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.70/cwt	121.00–139.00	697	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.00/cwt	115.00–127.00	771	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	130.14/cwt	125.00–136.00	556	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.89/cwt	128.00–139.00	639	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	732	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.41/cwt	136.00–144.00	526	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.33/cwt	108.00–117.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.94/cwt	91.00–108.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.86/cwt	134.00–147.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	134.48/cwt	133.00–137.00	382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	92.02/cwt	90.00–93.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	107.94/cwt	104.00–112.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	137.96/cwt	137.50–138.00	906	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	140.36/cwt	139.50–143.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	119.40/cwt	115.00–124.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	91.30/cwt	89.00–96.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	821	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,061Last week 831Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 187Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year 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
4	—	378	94.00–117.00	106.84
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
3	—	435	100.00–107.00	102.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	614	128.00–133.00	130.08
8	—	459	142.00–143.00	142.50
3	—	686	128.50	128.50
3	—	383	140.00–143.00	140.97
2	—	567	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
26	—	661	111.00–125.00	117.97
25	—	533	121.00–139.00	130.70
23	—	632	115.00–127.00	122.00
20	—	427	125.00–136.00	130.14
19	—	481	128.00–139.00	132.89
16	—	564	122.00–135.00	129.71
12	—	380	136.00–144.00	138.41
9	—	718	108.00–117.00	114.33
5	—	820	91.00–108.00	99.94
4	—	320	134.00–147.00	140.86
4	—	284	133.00–137.00	134.48
3	—	932	90.00–93.00	92.02
3	—	767	104.00–112.00	107.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	428	115.00–125.00	119.50
13	—	378	125.00–135.00	128.47
8	—	514	114.00–120.00	117.24
8	—	476	115.00–124.00	119.38
7	—	573	109.00–121.00	116.11
5	—	336	121.00–133.00	125.03
3	—	668	100.00–108.00	105.35
3	—	626	101.00–112.00	108.28
2	—	273	130.00–131.00	130.52
1	—	815	75.00	75.00
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	102.00	102.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	321	130.00–137.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	122.00	122.00
18	—	769	118.00–120.00	119.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	76.00	76.00
47	—	476	114.00–126.00	120.85
36	—	628	112.00–118.00	115.11
36	—	566	110.00–120.50	115.44
36	—	527	110.00–119.00	114.19
29	—	418	116.00–127.00	121.88
16	—	662	108.00–116.00	112.48
12	—	371	118.00–125.00	122.39
11	—	767	93.00–110.00	103.04
9	—	717	90.00–109.00	106.47
8	—	972	87.00–104.00	91.22
7	—	826	93.00–109.00	100.48
5	—	336	115.00–124.00	119.40
3	—	918	89.00–96.00	91.30
3	—	275	132.00–133.00	132.67
3	—	225	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,110	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	511	120.00–125.00	122.31
20	—	571	118.00–121.00	118.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	76.00	76.00
2	—	815	75.00–77.00	75.99
3	—	281	109.00–114.00	112.40
3	—	310	104.00–113.00	107.05
6	—	528	100.00–109.00	106.14
6	—	633	103.00–110.00	105.83
7	—	568	102.00–107.00	103.74
8	—	465	100.00–112.00	106.00
19	—	371	95.00–118.00	109.17
29	—	427	102.00–114.00	109.22
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	90.00–101.00	95.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	133.50	133.50
24	—	657	137.50–138.00	137.96
4	—	558	139.50–143.00	140.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	475	134.00–144.00	141.02
20	—	513	133.00–143.00	139.45
15	—	430	134.00–143.00	139.15
14	—	781	120.00–130.00	123.44
12	—	722	121.00–129.00	125.37
11	—	616	127.00–135.00	131.56
11	—	561	134.00–139.00	137.07
4	—	926	113.00–122.00	116.97
4	—	685	129.00	129.00
3	—	373	155.00–156.00	155.68
3	—	317	148.00–155.00	150.93
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
1	—	830	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
1	—	245	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	600	137.75	137.75
4	—	311	157.00–168.00	162.00
1	—	370	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	131.00–132.00	131.11
5	—	490	121.00–127.00	124.19
4	—	538	125.00–131.00	127.01
3	—	662	111.00–121.00	116.29
3	—	610	117.00–124.00	120.95
2	—	855	112.00–120.00	116.02
2	—	770	111.00–115.00	113.05
2	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,045	91.00	91.00
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	962	79.00	79.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,000	28.00–42.00	37.37
23	—	1,079	43.00–48.00	45.43
7	—	1,022	49.00–51.00	49.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,480	53.00–58.00	55.09
13	—	1,389	45.00–52.00	49.11
2	—	1,228	44.00–45.00	44.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,249	44.00–52.00	48.19
11	—	1,300	52.00–56.00	53.84
2	—	1,230	35.00–38.00	36.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	58.00–68.00	62.97
7	—	1,881	82.00–86.00	84.26
4	—	1,499	71.00–80.00	76.53

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	500.00–525.00	512.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,665	825.00	825.00

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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