Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand; good demand for weaned packages. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.46/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$140.46

338 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	761	141.13	1,073	326
Medium and Large 2-3	661	127.19	840	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	675	116.50	786	2thin
Large 1-2	893	114.96	1,027	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $47 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 sale338 hd

140.46

—

KY average26 barns · 5,792 hd

141.00

−0.54

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	—	Low	1,429	80.06	1,144	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	62.05	848	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	60.62	757	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	51.30	570	24

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	44.80/cwt	38.00–48.00	457	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	50.35/cwt	48.00–52.00	619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,243	74.75/cwt	74.00–75.00	929	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	57.92/cwt	57.00–59.00	740	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	64.39/cwt	62.00–66.00	881	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	64.41/cwt	63.00–68.00	834	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	53.77/cwt	51.00–57.00	608	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	59.52/cwt	56.00–62.00	717	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	59.09/cwt	56.00–62.00	819	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	811.50/cwt	725.00–875.00	11,118	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	120.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.21/cwt	129.00–137.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	137.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	125.60/cwt	120.00–131.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	103.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	111.56/cwt	108.00–115.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	108.25/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.61/cwt	116.00–120.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.58/cwt	117.00–128.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.87/cwt	122.00–136.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.04/cwt	113.00–125.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	125.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	939	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	892	92.60/cwt	92.60–92.60	826	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	131.15/cwt	126.00–136.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	143.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,043	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	155.16/cwt	154.00–158.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	140.89/cwt	129.00–142.70	1,175	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.48/cwt	142.00–153.00	794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.58/cwt	132.00–141.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	136.54/cwt	133.00–139.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.08/cwt	125.00–134.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	938	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	1,265	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	592	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	893	114.96/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	106.87/cwt	100.00–113.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	111.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 824Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	43.00	43.00
17	—	1,369	62.00–66.00	64.39
7	—	1,386	56.00–62.00	59.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	38.00–48.00	44.80
3	—	1,277	57.00–59.00	57.92
13	—	1,130	51.00–57.00	53.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	48.00–52.00	50.35
11	—	1,295	63.00–68.00	64.41
10	—	1,204	56.00–62.00	59.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	74.00–75.00	74.75
1	—	1,985	96.00	96.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	725.00–875.00	811.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	475.00	475.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	827	81.00	81.00
3	—	721	115.00–123.00	120.34
4	—	523	129.00–137.00	134.21
4	—	618	118.00–121.00	118.98
7	—	464	136.00–142.00	137.90
8	—	564	135.00–142.00	138.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
2	—	418	120.00–131.00	125.60
3	—	570	118.00–119.00	118.34
3	—	655	100.00–110.00	103.36
4	—	476	128.00–130.00	129.00
5	—	633	108.00–115.00	111.56
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	126.00	126.00
6	—	760	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
4	—	386	120.00–130.00	123.26
4	—	666	107.00–109.00	108.25
6	—	622	116.00–120.00	118.61
10	—	513	117.00–128.00	123.58
11	—	418	122.00–136.00	129.87
14	—	563	113.00–125.00	121.04
15	—	466	120.00–128.00	125.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	671	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	108.00	108.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
5	—	610	100.00–113.00	106.87
5	—	534	110.00–113.00	111.39
2	—	677	101.00	101.00
2	—	588	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	302	112.00	112.00
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	106.00–107.00	106.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	892	92.60	92.60
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	125.00	125.00
2	—	413	126.00–136.00	131.15
1	—	850	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	727	142.00–150.00	143.42
10	—	523	154.00–158.00	155.16
9	—	598	154.50	154.50
7	—	675	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	834	129.00–142.70	140.89
15	—	535	142.00–153.00	148.48
11	—	472	140.00–155.00	151.52
9	—	631	132.00–141.00	137.58
9	—	574	140.00–149.00	144.73
8	—	682	133.00–139.00	136.54
6	—	765	125.00–134.00	130.08
2	—	705	131.00–132.00	131.50
1	—	900	128.00	128.00
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	860	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	938	134.90	134.90
4	—	387	153.00	153.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	110.00–125.00	114.96

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle