Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Good demand for weaned packages. Quality was good through attractive. Yearling loads sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.49/cwt on 1,215 head.

Average price

$137.49

1,215 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$611

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

$28.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

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	800	137.68	1,101	1,197
Medium and Large 2-3	607	126.23	766	16thin
Large 1-2	775	122.00	946	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	450	109.00	491	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $611 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 sale1,215 hd

137.49

—

KY average27 barns · 6,552 hd

139.86

−2.37

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	1,744	90.49	1,578	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	58.41	789	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	56.54	667	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	50.52	495	14

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	867	137.70/cwt	137.70–137.70	1,194	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	926	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,232	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	787	144.80/cwt	144.80–144.80	1,140	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	145.32/cwt	139.00–151.00	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	144.51/cwt	142.00–146.00	684	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	147.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	952	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	143.63/cwt	136.00–144.75	1,034	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	126.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	126.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	129.84/cwt	129.00–130.00	758	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	407	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	334	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,215	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,141	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,138	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,277	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,220	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	84.52/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,824	93.47/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,705	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	47.61/cwt	41.00–51.00	607	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	56.43/cwt	53.00–61.00	643	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	63.87/cwt	61.00–66.00	878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	56.33/cwt	52.00–59.00	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	59.55/cwt	59.00–60.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	54.83/cwt	53.00–58.00	516	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	44.86/cwt	38.00–48.00	438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	123.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	109.84/cwt	99.00–115.00	780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.05/cwt	117.00–129.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.30/cwt	119.00–121.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	114.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.96/cwt	106.00–117.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	111.43/cwt	106.00–116.00	744	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	686	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	868	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,057	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	767	121.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	705	121.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	666	121.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	810	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	95.00/cwt	93.00–97.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.95/cwt	119.00–128.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	121.85/cwt	121.00–127.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.93/cwt	108.00–118.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.63/cwt	121.00–128.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	116.85/cwt	111.00–119.00	744	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.40/cwt	118.00–128.00	712	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	804	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	134.96/cwt	133.00–138.00	638	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	617	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	825	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	138.54/cwt	134.00–140.25	731	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	103.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	104.35/cwt	101.00–110.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	102.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	102.94/cwt	101.00–109.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	115.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	540	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	512	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	527	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	910	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,201	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	880	137.20/cwt	137.20–137.20	1,207	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	777	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,119	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.77/cwt	135.00–152.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	138.08/cwt	134.00–139.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	145.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	781	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.57/cwt	135.00–151.50	842	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	124.52/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,255	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,176	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	128.70/cwt	120.00–129.85	1,059	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	134.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,064	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	129.27/cwt	128.75–130.10	1,200	180
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,850Last week 522Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	867	137.70	137.70
64	—	926	133.00	133.00
127	—	787	144.80	144.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	783	132.00	132.00
15	—	672	139.00–151.00	145.32
18	—	473	142.00–146.00	144.51
45	—	563	160.00	160.00
52	—	644	140.00–155.00	147.83
56	—	720	136.00–144.75	143.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
2	—	538	124.00–129.00	126.47
3	—	423	120.00–131.00	126.54
3	—	725	123.00–124.00	123.67
6	—	584	129.00–130.00	129.84
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	109.00	109.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	910	132.00	132.00
57	—	880	137.20	137.20
66	—	777	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	152.50	152.50
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
6	—	437	144.00–146.00	144.98
9	—	717	132.00–134.00	133.00
12	—	477	135.00–152.00	142.77
13	—	683	134.00–139.00	138.08
14	—	615	130.00–140.00	135.75
18	—	538	135.00–147.00	145.21
32	—	567	135.00–151.50	148.57
54	—	1,008	112.00–125.00	124.52
59	—	871	135.00	135.00
79	—	823	120.00–129.85	128.70
129	—	789	130.00–136.00	134.80
180	—	928	128.75–130.10	129.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	70.00	70.00
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
2	—	407	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
3	—	426	133.00	133.00
4	—	530	125.00–126.00	125.51
4	—	787	109.00–111.00	110.01
6	—	663	120.00–124.00	123.33
10	—	710	99.00–115.00	109.84
12	—	621	117.00–129.00	125.05
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
3	—	470	119.00–121.00	120.30
4	—	589	110.00–116.00	114.51
4	—	615	106.00–117.00	111.96
4	—	668	106.00–116.00	111.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	130.00	130.00
44	—	868	121.75	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	767	120.00–124.00	121.72
11	—	705	119.00–124.00	121.73
27	—	666	120.00–126.00	121.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
2	—	397	129.00	129.00
2	—	777	99.00	99.00
2	—	810	93.00–97.00	95.00
2	—	910	94.00	94.00
5	—	668	119.00	119.00
7	—	478	119.00–128.00	123.95
7	—	538	121.00–127.00	121.85
7	—	715	108.00–118.00	115.93
8	—	425	121.00–128.00	125.63
18	—	637	111.00–119.00	116.85
37	—	568	118.00–128.00	125.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	585	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	133.00–138.00	134.96
21	—	442	139.50	139.50
81	—	583	141.50	141.50
124	—	528	134.00–140.25	138.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	775	101.00	101.00
2	—	902	76.00	76.00
3	—	538	102.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	610	101.00–110.00	104.35
4	—	588	100.00–108.00	102.94
5	—	671	101.00–109.00	102.94
8	—	469	110.00–117.00	115.11
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	83.00–86.00	84.52
6	—	1,824	89.00–100.00	93.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	41.00–51.00	47.61
4	—	1,243	62.00–65.00	63.57
13	—	1,139	53.00–61.00	56.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,374	61.00–66.00	63.87
5	—	1,347	52.00–59.00	56.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	59.00–60.00	59.55
5	—	942	53.00–58.00	54.83
7	—	977	38.00–48.00	44.86

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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