Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Bulk of the offering today was yearling cattle selling firm with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.19/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$148.19

309 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$16.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

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	751	148.34	1,114	306
Medium and Large 2-3	607	132.00	801	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.34/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 sale309 hd

148.19

—

KY average25 barns · 4,804 hd

142.53

+5.66

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	1,777	92.94	1,652	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	61.70	909	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	58.27	759	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,145	56.85	651	9thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	167.40/cwt	167.40–167.40	912	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	928	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,281	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	136.12/cwt	133.00–137.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	139.39/cwt	136.00–141.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.47/cwt	150.00–158.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	902	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	1,270	57
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	107.71/cwt	101.00–111.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	129.11/cwt	120.00–134.00	616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.06/cwt	124.00–138.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.72/cwt	124.00–137.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.12/cwt	120.00–123.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	804	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,007	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	139.96/cwt	139.00–141.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.39/cwt	130.00–143.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,811	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	800.39/cwt	685.00–900.00	8,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	564.90/cwt	525.00–650.00	5,513	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	920	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	86.80/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	97.04/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,810	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	64.70/cwt	63.00–67.00	837	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	51.81/cwt	49.00–54.00	684	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	58.28/cwt	55.00–63.00	757	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	52.42/cwt	51.00–53.00	731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	60.07/cwt	55.00–64.00	840	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	67.70/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,066	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	56.52/cwt	53.00–59.00	641	7

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 468Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Bulk of the offering today was yearling cattle selling firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	545	167.40	167.40
8	—	583	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	928	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	140.00–149.00	142.74
7	—	716	133.00–137.00	136.12
7	—	550	148.00	148.00
7	—	476	140.00–148.00	143.24
5	—	639	136.00–141.00	139.39
4	—	436	145.00–152.00	149.54
3	—	378	150.00–158.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	902	140.80	140.80
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	101.00–111.00	107.71
2	—	360	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	340	112.00	112.00
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	120.00–134.00	129.11
14	—	533	124.00–138.00	132.06
10	—	566	124.00–137.00	129.72
9	—	667	120.00–123.00	121.12
4	—	612	118.00–124.00	121.27
3	—	441	124.00	124.00
2	—	365	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	804	125.25	125.25
2	—	750	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	142.00	142.00
4	—	384	139.00–141.00	139.96
3	—	686	138.00	138.00
3	—	578	130.00–143.00	136.39
3	—	548	128.00	128.00
3	—	443	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	685.00–900.00	800.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	976	525.00–650.00	564.90
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	86.00–88.00	86.80
6	—	1,865	91.00–101.00	97.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,293	63.00–67.00	64.70
5	—	1,320	49.00–54.00	51.81
7	—	1,299	55.00–63.00	58.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	51.00–53.00	52.42
5	—	1,399	55.00–64.00	60.07
6	—	1,575	65.00–70.00	67.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,185	53.00	53.00
7	—	1,134	53.00–59.00	56.52

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle