Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on lightweight bawling calves; few featherweight heifers sharply lower. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.63/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$112.63

449 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

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	540	114.96	621	394
Large 1-2	485	102.50	497	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	474	96.00	455	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	95.38	508	44

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $113 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 sale449 hd

112.63

—

KY average29 barns · 7,147 hd

120.37

−7.74

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	1,721	77.23	1,329	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	50.76	749	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	47.22	586	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	38.97	400	44

Every lot, as filed

128 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	122.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	568	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	441	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	567	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,112	516.19/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,740	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	663.90/cwt	600.00–775.00	8,133	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	530.89/cwt	475.00–625.00	6,036	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	119.42/cwt	107.00–135.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	105.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	103.14/cwt	94.00–108.00	851	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	573	93.64/cwt	90.00–97.00	537	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	101.58/cwt	96.00–112.00	432	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	697	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	150.16/cwt	145.00–159.00	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	157.42/cwt	152.00–163.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	696	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.40/cwt	141.00–146.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	139.62/cwt	138.50–140.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	138.91/cwt	138.00–139.75	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	140.55/cwt	140.00–141.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	134.60/cwt	134.00–136.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.02/cwt	126.00–141.00	647	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	102.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	101.76/cwt	92.00–109.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	98.43/cwt	90.00–101.00	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	96.64/cwt	90.00–101.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	257	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.07/cwt	115.00–128.00	630	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	122.35/cwt	118.00–131.00	590	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	110.01/cwt	102.00–128.00	689	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.38/cwt	105.00–120.00	761	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.48/cwt	121.00–138.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	103.23/cwt	97.00–109.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	108.91/cwt	100.00–113.50	851	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.63/cwt	105.00–119.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	85.36/cwt	70.00–93.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	149.17/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	563	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	36.00/cwt	21.00–41.00	359	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	43.29/cwt	40.00–48.00	458	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	52.55/cwt	50.00–57.00	803	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	48.15/cwt	45.00–50.00	672	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	46.27/cwt	42.00–50.00	559	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	51.84/cwt	50.00–55.00	684	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	38.08/cwt	33.00–42.00	447	8
Bulls	—	—	1,861	81.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,518	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	72.88/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.41/cwt	123.00–133.00	790	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.05/cwt	128.00–135.00	678	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.89/cwt	124.00–133.00	926	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	101.29/cwt	85.00–110.00	271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	722	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	128.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	497	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	557	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	557	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	412	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	433	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	456	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	424	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	99.31/cwt	98.00–100.00	562	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	527	98.61/cwt	94.00–102.00	520	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	388	106.78/cwt	100.00–119.00	414	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	105.55/cwt	97.50–113.00	346	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	108.19/cwt	98.00–116.00	513	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.62/cwt	137.00–140.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	126.91/cwt	121.00–128.50	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.75/cwt	122.00–130.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	110.74/cwt	102.00–120.00	475	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	114.80/cwt	108.00–119.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	117.82/cwt	110.00–122.00	498	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	113.17/cwt	102.00–126.00	426	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.12/cwt	102.00–115.50	861	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.33/cwt	103.00–117.00	696	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.93/cwt	107.00–118.75	652	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	112.82/cwt	103.00–118.00	581	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	117.18/cwt	108.00–125.00	557	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	91.33/cwt	90.00–92.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	94.68/cwt	90.00–97.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	931	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	98.81/cwt	95.00–104.00	315	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	865	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	110.21/cwt	100.00–115.00	629	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	108.61/cwt	99.00–115.00	571	23

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 1,061Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 195Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	125.00	125.00
4	—	615	117.00–120.00	117.74
5	—	464	118.00–126.00	122.33
3	—	581	124.00	124.00
2	—	978	100.00–102.00	100.99
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	697	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	144.00	144.00
5	—	334	145.00–159.00	150.16
8	—	371	152.00–163.00	157.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
1	—	970	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,230	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	141.00–146.00	143.40
35	—	479	126.00–141.00	135.02
32	—	615	123.00–133.00	128.41
20	—	517	128.00–135.00	131.05
13	—	724	124.00–133.00	127.89
3	—	1,135	105.00	105.00
5	—	418	137.00–140.00	137.62
7	—	566	130.00–137.00	134.05
7	—	778	121.00–128.50	126.91
8	—	673	122.00–130.00	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	561	138.50–140.00	139.62
12	—	522	138.00–139.75	138.91
9	—	404	140.00–141.00	140.55
5	—	627	134.00–136.00	134.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	58.00	58.00
5	—	683	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	107.00–135.00	119.42
4	—	726	102.00–108.00	105.99
8	—	825	94.00–108.00	103.14
4	—	268	85.00–110.00	101.29
2	—	870	113.00	113.00
1	—	200	92.50	92.50
16	—	671	108.00–119.00	114.80
22	—	423	110.00–122.00	117.82
25	—	376	102.00–126.00	113.17
26	—	782	102.00–115.50	110.12
32	—	620	103.00–117.00	112.33
52	—	572	107.00–118.75	113.93
55	—	515	103.00–118.00	112.82
83	—	475	108.00–125.00	117.18
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	90.00	90.00
2	—	573	90.00–97.00	93.64
3	—	425	96.00–112.00	101.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	100.00–105.00	102.17
8	—	431	92.00–109.00	101.76
6	—	516	90.00–101.00	98.43
1	—	285	92.50	92.50
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
1	—	970	86.00	86.00
2	—	715	85.00	85.00
3	—	360	90.00–92.00	91.33
3	—	603	90.00–97.00	94.68
4	—	931	71.00	71.00
5	—	319	95.00–104.00	98.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	121.50	121.50
6	—	624	114.00	114.00
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	388	123.00–130.00	128.15
10	—	435	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	100.00	100.00
2	—	412	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	120.00–121.00	120.35
6	—	441	126.00	126.00
6	—	492	119.50	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	90.00–101.00	96.64
2	—	327	121.00	121.00
2	—	257	114.00	114.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
25	—	474	98.00–116.00	108.19
6	—	381	114.00–118.00	116.67
11	—	429	102.00–120.00	110.74
11	—	623	100.00	100.00
20	—	571	100.00–115.00	110.21
23	—	526	99.00–115.00	108.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	525	115.00–128.00	120.07
28	—	482	118.00–131.00	122.35
17	—	626	102.00–128.00	110.01
15	—	665	105.00–120.00	114.38
11	—	415	121.00–138.00	133.48
9	—	818	97.00–109.00	103.23
9	—	577	119.00–129.00	122.34
8	—	781	100.00–113.50	108.91
8	—	727	105.00–119.00	110.63
3	—	1,008	70.00–93.00	85.36
2	—	378	138.00–145.00	141.57
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	645	122.00	122.00
5	—	375	146.00–150.00	149.17
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	104.00	104.00
2	—	563	100.00–104.00	101.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	93.00	93.00
3	—	566	98.00–100.00	99.31
3	—	527	94.00–102.00	98.61
3	—	388	100.00–119.00	106.78
2	—	328	97.50–113.00	105.55
1	—	415	106.00	106.00
1	—	210	107.50	107.50

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	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	500.00–550.00	516.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,225	600.00–775.00	663.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,137	475.00–625.00	530.89
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	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	—	865	375.00	375.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	996	21.00–41.00	36.00
16	—	1,057	40.00–48.00	43.29
1	—	1,315	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,529	50.00–57.00	52.55
22	—	1,396	45.00–50.00	48.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,209	42.00–50.00	46.27
25	—	1,320	50.00–55.00	51.84
8	—	1,175	33.00–42.00	38.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,861	79.00–85.00	81.57
7	—	1,580	70.00–77.00	72.88

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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