Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.27/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$115.27

267 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$28.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

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	504	116.48	587	251
Large 1-2	480	109.00	523	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	95.93	502	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	345	88.00	304	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.48/cwt here — about $284 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 sale267 hd

115.27

—

KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd

121.96

−6.70

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	1,608	83.63	1,345	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	51.44	757	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	46.44	561	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	39.22	395	23

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	791	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	99.68/cwt	96.00–105.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	109.70/cwt	107.00–111.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.15/cwt	108.00–114.00	707	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	114.16/cwt	109.00–116.00	655	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	112.88/cwt	109.00–118.00	535	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	117.93/cwt	110.00–128.00	452	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	477	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	114.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	112.18/cwt	108.00–114.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.12/cwt	114.00–124.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.75/cwt	122.00–129.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.50	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.27/cwt	134.00–143.50	666	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	133.71/cwt	128.00–136.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.99/cwt	142.50–144.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.88/cwt	130.00–133.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	769.30/cwt	660.00–885.00	10,139	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,090	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,652	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,671	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	18,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.33/cwt	148.00–159.00	590	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	794	90.25/cwt	90.25–90.25	717	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	634	13
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	405.25/cwt	385.00–425.00	3,262	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	113.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	99.46/cwt	90.00–102.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	100.81/cwt	100.00–102.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	972	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	162.83/cwt	157.50–167.50	534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	163.25/cwt	161.00–167.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	132.50/cwt	129.00–134.50	492	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	446	147.59/cwt	144.00–149.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.25	944	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	149.86/cwt	145.50–155.00	701	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	134.68/cwt	130.00–135.50	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	149.29/cwt	147.50–153.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	122.54/cwt	117.00–127.00	637	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	122.68/cwt	119.00–126.50	575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	120.37/cwt	117.00–122.00	693	5
Bulls	—	—	1,218	76.92/cwt	75.00–79.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	86.39/cwt	82.00–96.50	1,443	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.68/cwt	122.00–128.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	102.67/cwt	100.00–103.00	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	115.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	113.85/cwt	110.00–116.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.79/cwt	125.00–139.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	102.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.76/cwt	146.00–147.50	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	110.94/cwt	108.00–116.00	585	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	95.81/cwt	92.50–99.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	117.24/cwt	110.00–122.00	240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	118.62/cwt	106.00–126.00	384	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	84.54/cwt	81.00–88.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	38.97/cwt	32.00–43.00	457	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	52.94/cwt	51.00–54.50	689	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	46.50/cwt	43.00–50.00	553	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	39.62/cwt	38.00–41.50	498	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	47.56/cwt	44.00–49.50	667	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	431	110.62/cwt	110.00–112.00	477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	42.36/cwt	40.00–46.00	399	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	35.01/cwt	30.00–38.00	351	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	53.95/cwt	51.00–58.50	819	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	47.69/cwt	47.00–48.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	136.40/cwt	132.50–144.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.50	714	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	99.17/cwt	93.00–102.50	466	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	513	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	544	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 2,208Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 314Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 26Year 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	—	572	118.00	118.00
1	—	815	97.00	97.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
6	—	666	114.00–116.00	114.35
5	—	705	108.00–114.00	112.18
4	—	528	114.00–124.00	120.12
3	—	617	110.00–120.00	115.29
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
9	—	922	126.50	126.50
9	—	605	122.00–129.00	127.75
8	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
4	—	336	150.00–157.50	154.36
14	—	478	134.00–143.50	139.27
4	—	504	128.00–136.00	133.71
3	—	660	120.00–125.00	121.64
3	—	421	142.50–144.00	142.99
2	—	820	121.00	121.00
14	—	570	130.00–133.00	131.88
8	—	382	148.00–159.00	154.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	157.50–167.50	162.83
4	—	381	161.00–167.00	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	132.00	132.00
26	—	729	129.00–130.25	129.49
26	—	468	145.50–155.00	149.86
18	—	662	130.00–135.50	134.68
18	—	566	140.00	140.00
10	—	416	147.50–153.00	149.29
7	—	548	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	96.00–105.00	99.68
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	100.00–101.00	100.52
2	—	668	92.50–99.00	95.81
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
3	—	730	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	676	107.00–111.00	109.70
18	—	630	108.00–114.00	112.15
17	—	430	110.00–120.00	116.79
31	—	574	109.00–116.00	114.16
30	—	474	109.00–118.00	112.88
22	—	383	110.00–128.00	117.93
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
15	—	527	108.00–116.00	110.94
2	—	925	80.00–82.00	81.00
3	—	205	110.00–122.00	117.24
11	—	324	106.00–126.00	118.62
2	—	860	81.00–88.00	84.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	972	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
8	—	371	129.00–134.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	120.00–124.00	121.78
5	—	601	117.50	117.50
36	—	520	117.00–127.00	122.54
14	—	469	119.00–126.50	122.68
5	—	576	117.00–122.00	120.37
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	794	90.25	90.25
13	—	693	91.50	91.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	110.00–115.00	113.59
6	—	627	90.00–102.00	99.46
5	—	659	100.00–102.00	100.81
2	—	767	77.00	77.00
1	—	740	96.00	96.00
1	—	520	123.00	123.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	152.50	152.50
7	—	446	144.00–149.00	147.59
2	—	650	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	122.00–128.00	125.68
9	—	839	100.00–103.00	102.67
8	—	679	110.00–118.00	115.16
6	—	740	110.00–116.00	113.85
6	—	569	120.00–129.00	125.87
5	—	475	125.00–139.00	128.79
2	—	347	147.50	147.50
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
2	—	375	146.00–147.50	146.76
7	—	424	132.50–144.00	136.40
8	—	629	110.00–117.50	113.55
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	100.00–110.00	102.39
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
3	—	431	110.00–112.00	110.62
3	—	470	93.00–102.50	99.17
3	—	513	106.00	106.00
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	435.00	435.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	335.00	335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	385.00–425.00	405.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	660.00–885.00	769.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	535.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	75.00–79.00	76.92
1	—	1,645	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,670	82.00–96.50	86.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,173	32.00–43.00	38.97
10	—	1,302	51.00–54.50	52.94
33	—	1,189	43.00–50.00	46.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	38.00–41.50	39.62
12	—	1,402	44.00–49.50	47.56
28	—	1,518	51.00–58.50	53.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	40.00–46.00	42.36
12	—	1,003	30.00–38.00	35.01
3	—	1,197	47.00–48.00	47.69

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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