Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with moderate demand ; some 450-500 lbs weaned steers and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher with good demand. Quality was mostly good through attractive. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand,.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.22/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$139.22

336 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

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

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

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	633	140.92	891	304
Medium and Large 2-3	550	124.17	683	24
Large 1-2	617	122.56	757	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	235	100.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $656 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 sale336 hd

139.22

—

KY average14 barns · 1,568 hd

135.60

+3.62

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	1,722	75.64	1,303	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	52.92	804	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	51.70	663	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	42.19	463	34

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1-2Fancy	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	149.85/cwt	146.00–154.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.93/cwt	135.00–143.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	97.02/cwt	89.00–105.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	142.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.49/cwt	100.00–119.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.21/cwt	121.00–127.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	745	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.36/cwt	131.00–142.00	659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.78/cwt	117.00–126.00	800	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	910	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,035	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,273	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	762.07/cwt	710.00–810.00	10,722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	524.01/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	120.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	782	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	118.80/cwt	117.00–120.00	624	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	129.29/cwt	129.00–130.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	155.28/cwt	154.00–158.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	621	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	720	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	512	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.48/cwt	119.00–127.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	113.34/cwt	108.00–117.00	643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	118.02/cwt	110.00–124.00	395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.19/cwt	108.00–112.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	117.16/cwt	115.00–119.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	112.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	115.62/cwt	111.00–121.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	107.43/cwt	106.00–110.00	291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.47/cwt	96.00–105.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	609	119.73/cwt	116.50–125.00	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	487	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	381	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	327	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	300	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	108.96/cwt	107.00–111.00	528	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	38.24/cwt	29.00–42.00	406	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	50.96/cwt	48.00–54.00	637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	44.73/cwt	43.00–47.00	465	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	51.88/cwt	48.00–54.00	771	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	878	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	46.03/cwt	45.00–47.00	680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	50.05/cwt	47.00–54.00	622	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	56.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	782	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	82.77/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	73.18/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	883	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	574	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	722	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	809	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	421	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	389	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	357	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	321	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	91.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	107.28/cwt	106.00–108.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	121.08/cwt	117.00–126.00	705	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	123.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.02/cwt	131.00–139.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	134.33/cwt	122.00–135.25	1,144	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	142.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	150.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	715	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	147.43/cwt	146.00–148.50	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	149.47/cwt	147.00–154.50	635	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	142.39/cwt	131.00–145.00	856	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	148.32/cwt	133.50–150.00	1,055	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	807	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.25/cwt	118.00–123.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	116.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 179Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	125.00	125.00
8	—	416	146.00–154.00	149.85
7	—	603	129.00–130.00	129.29
3	—	375	154.00–158.00	155.28
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	135.00–143.00	138.93
2	—	853	89.00–105.00	97.02
3	—	363	140.00–147.00	142.31
3	—	778	110.00–115.00	111.65
7	—	724	100.00–119.00	113.49
10	—	528	121.00–127.00	124.21
11	—	617	118.00–126.00	122.37
12	—	579	125.00–131.00	128.70
13	—	480	131.00–142.00	137.36
14	—	668	117.00–126.00	119.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
2	—	385	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	495	129.00	129.00
2	—	655	109.00	109.00
3	—	245	117.00	117.00
4	—	524	114.00–119.00	116.71
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	90.00	90.00
3	—	330	91.00	91.00
2	—	485	107.00–111.00	108.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	250	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	133.00–135.00	133.66
4	—	714	125.00–130.00	127.52
1	—	1,145	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,020	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
6	—	666	124.00–129.00	126.97
6	—	933	115.00–125.00	123.38
8	—	771	128.00	128.00
9	—	821	129.50	129.50
14	—	532	131.00–139.00	135.02
15	—	852	122.00–135.25	134.33
19	—	491	142.00–147.00	142.72
20	—	624	125.00–130.00	127.78
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	119.00–127.00	124.48
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	128.00	128.00
2	—	807	112.00	112.00
3	—	383	130.00–137.00	134.63
4	—	561	120.00–127.00	123.47
4	—	610	118.00–123.00	120.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	120.00	120.00
3	—	748	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	124.00–129.00	125.72
2	—	660	121.00–124.00	122.52
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	131.00	131.00
17	—	476	147.00–155.00	150.12
19	—	526	146.00–148.50	147.43
22	—	425	147.00–154.50	149.47
44	—	601	131.00–145.00	142.39
79	—	711	133.50–150.00	148.32
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,035	61.00	61.00
1	—	665	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	120.00–125.00	120.51
12	—	631	124.00	124.00
20	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.80
22	—	582	117.00–126.00	121.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	567	108.00–117.00	113.34
11	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.29
11	—	335	110.00–124.00	118.02
7	—	610	108.00–112.00	109.19
6	—	471	115.00–119.00	117.16
3	—	505	110.00–116.00	112.04
3	—	392	111.00–121.00	115.62
3	—	271	106.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	680	96.00–105.00	100.47
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	116.50–125.00	119.73
5	—	400	124.00	124.00
4	—	487	121.00	121.00
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	92.50	92.50
2	—	357	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	90.00–95.00	91.05
4	—	385	106.00–108.00	107.28
2	—	628	102.00–105.00	103.46
2	—	435	102.50	102.50
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,407	710.00–810.00	762.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	500.00–550.00	524.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,063	29.00–42.00	38.24
7	—	1,250	48.00–54.00	50.96
7	—	1,039	43.00–47.00	44.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,487	48.00–54.00	51.88
14	—	1,574	54.00–58.00	55.80
3	—	1,477	45.00–47.00	46.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,242	47.00–54.00	50.05
12	—	1,373	54.00–59.00	56.97
3	—	1,288	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	81.00–85.00	82.77
4	—	1,803	68.00–78.00	73.18
1	—	1,230	57.00	57.00

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