Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers 5.00 higher with with some 7.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.09/cwt on 682 head.

Average price

$135.09

682 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$8.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

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	832	135.29	1,125	666
Medium and Large 2-3	640	126.90	813	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $313 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 sale682 hd

135.09

—

KY average6 barns · 1,765 hd

137.41

−2.32

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	1,783	93.16	1,661	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	66.98	968	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	60.65	734	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	55.76	557	11

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	61.96/cwt	60.00–64.00	693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	69.58/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,038	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	56.61/cwt	55.00–59.00	573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	62.91/cwt	61.00–65.00	814	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	63.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,609	86.19/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	129.79/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,064	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.93/cwt	142.00–151.00	852	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	140.36/cwt	136.00–144.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.63/cwt	149.00–156.00	652	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	54.17/cwt	49.00–58.00	633	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	51.59/cwt	46.00–54.00	475	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	69.65/cwt	67.00–73.00	796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	96.64/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	151.70/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	966	128.90/cwt	128.90–128.90	1,245	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	121.49/cwt	112.00–131.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.94/cwt	117.00–126.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	872	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	142.64/cwt	142.50–144.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	124.90/cwt	121.50–126.00	863	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.87/cwt	131.00–138.00	774	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	132.70/cwt	126.00–139.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.74/cwt	119.00–128.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.54/cwt	134.00–143.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	136.04/cwt	129.00–140.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	135.34/cwt	134.00–136.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	109.98/cwt	108.00–113.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	136.74/cwt	136.00–137.50	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	125.66/cwt	122.00–133.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	132.67/cwt	128.00–142.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	122.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	151.45/cwt	146.00–154.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.70/cwt	145.00–156.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.62/cwt	132.00–138.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	140.31/cwt	134.00–145.00	939	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,152	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	120.29/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,208	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,221	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	132.33/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,174	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	851	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,219	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	151.81/cwt	148.00–152.50	937	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,056	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	112.68/cwt	110.00–114.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	139.89/cwt	135.00–143.00	677	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	858	665.89/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	885	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,646	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,120	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jun 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,079Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	60.00–64.00	61.96
5	—	1,012	55.00–59.00	56.61
4	—	921	46.00–54.00	51.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,492	68.00–73.00	69.58
5	—	1,414	62.00–66.00	63.75
1	—	1,025	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	61.00–65.00	62.91
8	—	1,169	49.00–58.00	54.17
4	—	1,143	67.00–73.00	69.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	80.00–89.00	86.19
8	—	1,870	92.00–103.00	96.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	820	129.00–131.00	129.79
26	—	572	142.00–151.00	148.93
15	—	631	136.00–144.00	140.36
10	—	775	129.00–139.00	135.86
10	—	535	142.00–148.00	146.17
8	—	430	149.00–156.00	151.63
3	—	718	137.00	137.00
3	—	465	145.00–155.00	151.70
1	—	370	153.00	153.00
50	—	669	134.00–145.00	140.31
56	—	962	119.75	119.75
62	—	1,004	100.00–122.00	120.29
67	—	911	134.00	134.00
143	—	887	129.00–135.00	132.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	966	128.90	128.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	851	143.25	143.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	164.00	164.00
12	—	758	140.00	140.00
20	—	617	148.00–152.50	151.81
46	—	722	146.25	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
2	—	573	134.00	134.00
2	—	603	125.00–130.00	127.49
2	—	730	118.00–121.00	119.49
3	—	825	110.00–114.00	112.68
5	—	484	135.00–143.00	139.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	112.00–131.00	121.49
4	—	580	117.00–126.00	119.94
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	672	129.75	129.75
11	—	558	142.50–144.00	142.64
3	—	511	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	691	121.50–126.00	124.90
55	—	578	131.00–138.00	133.87
12	—	538	126.00–139.00	132.70
10	—	625	119.00–128.00	123.74
8	—	476	134.00–143.00	138.54
8	—	413	129.00–140.00	136.04
6	—	372	134.00–136.00	135.34
4	—	731	108.00–113.00	109.98
2	—	320	136.00–137.50	136.74
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	566	122.00–133.00	125.66
3	—	475	128.00–142.00	132.67
2	—	350	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	285	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	142.00–150.00	144.76
7	—	760	112.00–119.00	117.43
7	—	714	122.00–126.00	122.99
7	—	436	146.00–154.00	151.45
6	—	468	145.00–156.00	150.70
5	—	621	132.00–138.00	134.62
4	—	587	150.00	150.00
3	—	668	126.00–132.00	129.37
1	—	380	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	625.00–700.00	665.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	525.00	525.00

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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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle