Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.85/cwt on 482 head.

Average price

$132.85

482 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

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	666	133.15	887	473
Medium and Large 2-3	498	116.99	583	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $304 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 sale482 hd

132.85

—

KY average26 barns · 5,210 hd

128.47

+4.38

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	1,528	87.41	1,336	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	63.87	905	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	61.07	744	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	56.01	573	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.67/cwt	131.00–136.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.39/cwt	139.00–142.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	142.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	690	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	139.81/cwt	124.00–141.00	851	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	134.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	512	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	121.04/cwt	118.00–124.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	129.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.44/cwt	129.00–132.00	550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.15/cwt	120.00–136.00	625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	115.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.20/cwt	120.00–137.00	786	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	133.93/cwt	124.00–138.00	524	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	129.06/cwt	127.00–132.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	133.55/cwt	133.25–135.00	904	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	847	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	133.68/cwt	131.50–134.60	1,047	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	56.53/cwt	53.00–60.00	591	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	63.00/cwt	61.00–65.00	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.45/cwt	46.00–49.00	463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	65.75/cwt	63.00–72.00	968	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	59.16/cwt	56.00–62.00	756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	58.12/cwt	52.00–62.00	700	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.37/cwt	64.00–70.00	810	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	49.49/cwt	44.00–52.00	643	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	85.62/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,470	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,020	88.25/cwt	88.25–88.25	900	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	148.89/cwt	145.00–149.50	937	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	153.19/cwt	150.00–154.50	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	141.39/cwt	139.80–143.00	1,144	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	136.09/cwt	124.00–137.80	1,166	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	135.82/cwt	130.00–136.25	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	137.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.70/cwt	141.00–149.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.38/cwt	144.00–145.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	137.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	114.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	2

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
2	—	925	89.00	89.00
3	—	325	143.00	143.00
3	—	517	131.00–136.00	133.67
3	—	830	106.00	106.00
7	—	584	134.00–148.00	137.87
8	—	424	139.00–142.00	140.39
13	—	765	126.00	126.00
15	—	484	136.00–145.00	142.58
15	—	609	124.00–141.00	139.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
2	—	278	137.50–139.00	138.26
2	—	515	125.00–129.00	127.00
3	—	382	130.00–136.00	134.09
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	118.00–124.00	121.04
7	—	716	110.00–117.00	113.85
10	—	340	125.00–134.00	129.41
12	—	422	129.00–132.00	130.44
16	—	480	120.00–136.00	130.15
18	—	695	115.00–119.00	115.66
22	—	623	120.00–137.00	126.20
24	—	569	126.00–133.00	128.65
28	—	391	124.00–138.00	133.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	127.00–132.00	129.06
24	—	677	133.25–135.00	133.55
73	—	592	143.00	143.00
226	—	783	131.50–134.60	133.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
2	—	578	110.00–119.00	114.44
2	—	535	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	390	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,020	88.25	88.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	629	145.00–149.50	148.89
10	—	707	141.50	141.50
7	—	556	150.00–154.50	153.19
7	—	539	150.00	150.00
5	—	471	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	809	139.80–143.00	141.39
69	—	857	124.00–137.80	136.09
15	—	758	130.00–136.25	135.82
8	—	669	132.00–140.00	137.52
8	—	525	141.00–149.00	143.70
5	—	485	144.00–145.00	144.38
3	—	965	115.00	115.00
3	—	643	135.00–139.00	137.67
2	—	328	140.00–150.00	145.04
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	143.00	143.00
1	—	975	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,046	53.00–60.00	56.53
2	—	1,000	61.00–65.00	63.00
2	—	975	46.00–49.00	47.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	63.00–72.00	65.75
2	—	1,278	56.00–62.00	59.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,204	52.00–62.00	58.12
16	—	1,220	64.00–70.00	66.37
3	—	1,300	44.00–52.00	49.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	85.00–86.00	85.62
1	—	1,615	91.00	91.00

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