Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand on a average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Groups of 20 head or more: Steers: 87 head Blk Few Chax Value-Added 601 lbs 156.50; 30 head Blk Value-Added 688 lbs 148.00; 42 head Blk 836 lbs 137.00; 62 head Bbwf 903 lbs 126.00; 74 head Blk-Few Red 903 lbs 127.00; 52 head Bbwf Fancy 970 lbs 121.95. Heifers: 72 head Blk replacement quality 680 lbs 135.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.93/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$137.93

441 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$4.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

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	776	138.06	1,071	428
Medium and Large 2-3	511	133.86	684	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.20/cwt here — about $387 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 sale441 hd

137.93

—

KY average20 barns · 5,071 hd

134.97

+2.96

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	1,726	90.86	1,568	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	61.80	879	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	60.45	746	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	53.66	536	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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%	—	1,005	49.27/cwt	41.00–53.00	495	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	92.32/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	63.95/cwt	61.00–69.00	804	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	63.83/cwt	61.00–69.00	931	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	60.56/cwt	60.00–61.00	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	411	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	58.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	801	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	56.20/cwt	54.00–59.00	658	8
Bulls	—	—	1,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	919.80/cwt	910.00–930.00	13,889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,102	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	1,171.16/cwt	1,100.00–1,290.00	17,532	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	262	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	153.16/cwt	153.00–154.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.80/cwt	138.00–151.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	133.48/cwt	133.00–134.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	115.52/cwt	111.00–120.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	132.32/cwt	131.00–135.00	639	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	307	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	348	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	131.88/cwt	129.00–138.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	109.61/cwt	108.00–110.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.87/cwt	121.00–136.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.71/cwt	127.00–130.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	139.47/cwt	138.00–143.50	738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	970	121.95/cwt	121.95–121.95	1,183	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.92/cwt	133.00–139.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	133.74/cwt	133.00–134.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	152.50/cwt	149.00–155.00	822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,145	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.94/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,140	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,018	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	156.38/cwt	151.00–156.50	940	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	649	3

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 1,079Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	41.00–53.00	49.27
2	—	1,103	60.00–61.00	60.56
1	—	775	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	53.00	53.00
14	—	1,257	61.00–69.00	63.95
8	—	1,171	54.00–59.00	56.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,459	61.00–69.00	63.83
7	—	1,366	55.00–60.00	58.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,846	89.00–97.00	92.32
1	—	1,245	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	910.00–930.00	919.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,497	1,100.00–1,290.00	1,171.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	45.00	45.00
1	—	570	46.00	46.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	585	138.00	138.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
3	—	615	126.00–130.00	128.66
6	—	386	153.00–154.00	153.16
6	—	484	138.00–151.00	144.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
1	—	920	72.00	72.00
2	—	578	133.00–134.00	133.48
2	—	673	111.00–120.00	115.52
3	—	483	131.00–135.00	132.32
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
1	—	725	112.50	112.50
2	—	892	100.00	100.00
3	—	291	129.00–138.00	131.88
5	—	791	108.00–110.00	109.61
6	—	526	121.00–136.00	127.87
6	—	625	121.00–124.00	121.48
7	—	421	134.00–140.00	137.26
7	—	574	127.00–130.00	127.71
10	—	382	135.00–146.00	142.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	680	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	140.00–143.00	141.99
17	—	529	138.00–143.50	139.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
2	—	262	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	970	121.95	121.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	145.00–152.00	148.50
2	—	628	133.00–139.00	135.92
2	—	750	129.00	129.00
3	—	433	146.00–152.00	148.36
3	—	882	130.00–133.00	132.03
4	—	658	133.00–134.00	133.74
8	—	472	150.00–153.00	151.53
10	—	731	136.00	136.00
18	—	539	149.00–155.00	152.50
42	—	836	137.00	137.00
146	—	905	118.00–127.00	125.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	167.00	167.00
14	—	547	159.00	159.00
30	—	688	148.00	148.00
89	—	601	151.00–156.50	156.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
2	—	390	146.00	146.00
2	—	505	129.00	129.00
2	—	602	129.00	129.00
3	—	468	136.00–140.00	138.72

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle