Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand; good demand for 375-475 lb weaned steers. Fleshy unweaned and smaller-framed calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 4.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $139.61/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$139.61

778 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$29.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

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	624	141.03	880	725
Medium and Large 2-3	559	121.78	681	44
Small and Medium 1-2	394	112.75	444	4thin
Large 1-2	652	111.60	728	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.43/cwt here — about $152 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 sale778 hd

139.61

—

KY average30 barns · 11,209 hd

137.70

+1.91

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	1,647	75.75	1,247	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	50.40	701	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	47.88	577	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	39.38	407	36

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	111.54/cwt	108.00–115.00	812	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	127.00/cwt	121.00–132.00	942	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	122.14/cwt	115.00–127.00	634	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	152.48/cwt	145.00–157.50	581	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.46/cwt	122.00–132.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	755	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,206	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	147.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.86/cwt	105.00–120.00	713	33
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	101.03/cwt	92.00–106.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	102.96/cwt	90.00–106.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	707	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.70/cwt	122.00–132.00	843	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	114.55/cwt	105.00–121.00	544	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	114.14/cwt	113.00–115.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	108.48/cwt	97.50–130.00	309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.06/cwt	104.00–117.00	750	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	114.41/cwt	100.00–124.00	429	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	112.54/cwt	107.00–117.00	640	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	122.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	122.46/cwt	116.00–126.00	693	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.00	681	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.44/cwt	131.00–144.00	636	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	138.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	565	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	969	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	399.36/cwt	385.00–425.00	4,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,152	515.45/cwt	450.00–560.00	5,938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	555.40/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	758.52/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,937	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,343	688.04/cwt	675.00–700.00	9,240	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	593	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	421	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	540.32/cwt	430.00–650.00	4,690	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	116.28/cwt	110.00–121.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	126.87/cwt	120.00–132.50	348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	132.80/cwt	126.00–139.00	633	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	105.45/cwt	100.00–116.00	751	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.59/cwt	136.00–152.50	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	900	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,022	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,055	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	159.38/cwt	158.00–162.50	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	127.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	467	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	126.50/cwt	123.00–129.00	407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	279	130.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	711	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	147.98/cwt	144.50–155.00	715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	143.49/cwt	133.50–144.85	871	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	135.77/cwt	133.00–140.25	889	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,045	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	147.05/cwt	138.00–151.50	766	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	141.95/cwt	141.95–141.95	1,065	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	152.24/cwt	145.00–155.50	656	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	124.95/cwt	115.00–132.00	663	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	133.16/cwt	123.50–133.85	850	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	120.78/cwt	116.00–123.50	704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	127.21/cwt	122.50–130.00	481	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	114.42/cwt	112.00–119.00	654	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	326	105.21/cwt	90.00–116.00	343	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	557	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	563	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	477	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	83.22/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,499	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	412	109.79/cwt	109.00–110.00	452	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	111.12/cwt	109.00–112.50	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	116.27/cwt	113.00–120.00	565	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	272	110.71/cwt	107.50–114.00	301	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	97.54/cwt	93.00–110.00	224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	113.64/cwt	108.00–120.00	768	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	138.49/cwt	137.00–139.00	472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	122.97/cwt	119.00–130.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	106.16/cwt	104.00–110.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	98.18/cwt	94.00–102.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	110.67/cwt	100.00–120.00	249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	114.84/cwt	111.00–116.00	610	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	117.09/cwt	105.00–124.00	500	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	104.18/cwt	102.00–110.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	104.84/cwt	92.00–108.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	111.76/cwt	103.00–121.00	363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	91.04/cwt	90.00–93.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	92.36/cwt	89.00–95.00	206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	87.25/cwt	82.50–92.00	255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	102.01/cwt	101.00–104.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	94.20/cwt	92.00–98.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	93.47/cwt	91.00–102.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	102.82/cwt	100.00–108.00	433	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	34.78/cwt	30.00–40.00	353	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	46.52/cwt	44.00–49.00	560	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	47.68/cwt	45.00–52.50	674	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	43.11/cwt	41.00–46.00	454	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	39.42/cwt	36.00–42.00	441	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	52.29/cwt	50.00–55.00	645	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	53.02/cwt	50.00–57.00	739	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	729	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	727	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	65.61/cwt	60.00–69.00	974	6
Bulls	—	—	1,614	75.88/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,225	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.64/cwt	120.00–133.00	669	31

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,208Last week 782Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year 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
2	—	728	108.00–115.00	111.54
21	—	519	115.00–127.00	122.14
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
2	—	617	119.00	119.00
15	—	566	116.00–126.00	122.46
2	—	828	116.00–118.00	116.98
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	220	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	118.00	118.00
3	—	788	120.00–124.00	122.70
5	—	742	121.00–132.00	127.00
20	—	381	145.00–157.50	152.48
7	—	621	122.00–132.00	128.46
37	—	566	129.00–137.00	133.42
69	—	860	140.25	140.25
5	—	328	145.00–155.00	147.53
28	—	520	130.00–138.00	135.91
31	—	665	122.00–132.00	126.70
9	—	906	120.00–129.00	122.98
18	—	463	131.00–144.00	137.44
18	—	408	130.00–145.00	138.51
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	110.00–111.00	110.75
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	362	158.00–162.50	159.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	144.50–155.00	147.98
137	—	607	133.50–144.85	143.49
78	—	655	133.00–140.25	135.77
69	—	727	143.75	143.75
66	—	521	138.00–151.50	147.05
58	—	750	141.95	141.95
12	—	587	139.00	139.00
31	—	431	145.00–155.50	152.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	621	105.00–120.00	114.86
66	—	475	105.00–121.00	114.55
7	—	756	113.00–115.00	114.14
14	—	285	97.50–130.00	108.48
20	—	675	104.00–117.00	111.06
25	—	375	100.00–124.00	114.41
33	—	569	107.00–117.00	112.54
1	—	1,005	104.00	104.00
2	—	225	100.00–120.00	110.67
46	—	531	111.00–116.00	114.84
65	—	427	105.00–124.00	117.09
5	—	713	102.00–110.00	104.18
5	—	825	92.00–108.00	104.84
7	—	325	103.00–121.00	111.76
1	—	870	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,137	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	92.00–106.00	101.03
9	—	522	90.00–106.00	102.96
1	—	335	92.00	92.00
2	—	932	80.00	80.00
3	—	377	90.00–93.00	91.04
4	—	223	89.00–95.00	92.36
4	—	292	82.50–92.00	87.25
4	—	569	101.00–104.00	102.01
4	—	681	92.00–98.00	94.20
6	—	629	91.00–102.00	93.47
7	—	421	100.00–108.00	102.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	121.00	121.00
15	—	900	113.50	113.50
4	—	1,055	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	367	122.00–129.00	127.25
12	—	322	123.00–129.00	126.50
5	—	279	130.00–134.00	130.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	122.00–124.00	123.32
2	—	497	124.00	124.00
105	—	531	115.00–132.00	124.95
73	—	638	123.50–133.85	133.16
21	—	583	116.00–123.50	120.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	71.00	71.00
1	—	860	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
7	—	326	90.00–116.00	105.21
2	—	557	101.00	101.00
2	—	477	110.00	110.00
5	—	412	109.00–110.00	109.79
5	—	385	109.00–112.50	111.12
5	—	272	107.50–114.00	110.71
5	—	230	93.00–110.00	97.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	110.00–121.00	116.28
8	—	274	120.00–132.50	126.87
12	—	378	122.50–130.00	127.21
12	—	324	125.00–135.00	130.40
11	—	572	112.00–119.00	114.42
7	—	486	113.00–120.00	116.27
7	—	434	119.00–130.00	122.97
6	—	626	104.00–110.00	106.16
5	—	680	94.00–102.00	98.18
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
2	—	730	90.00	90.00
2	—	945	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	126.00–139.00	132.80
13	—	712	100.00–116.00	105.45
13	—	373	136.00–152.50	145.59
23	—	676	108.00–120.00	113.64
8	—	341	137.00–139.00	138.49
4	—	419	130.00–140.00	136.00
2	—	845	88.00–92.00	90.00
24	—	579	120.00–130.00	125.99
27	—	624	110.00–121.00	116.57
31	—	528	120.00–133.00	126.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	117.00	117.00
2	—	358	150.00–153.00	151.53
1	—	305	155.00	155.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,035	385.00–425.00	399.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,152	450.00–560.00	515.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	500.00–625.00	555.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,310	650.00–900.00	758.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	675.00–700.00	688.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	430.00–650.00	540.32

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,801	80.00–88.00	83.22
6	—	1,484	60.00–69.00	65.61
8	—	1,614	70.00–78.50	75.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	50.50	50.50
17	—	1,014	30.00–40.00	34.78
18	—	1,052	41.00–46.00	43.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,203	44.00–49.00	46.52
8	—	1,119	36.00–42.00	39.42
24	—	1,234	50.00–55.00	52.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,247	43.00	43.00
10	—	1,413	45.00–52.50	47.68
16	—	1,394	50.00–57.00	53.02

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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