Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Yearlings sold 2.00 higher with good demand; very good demand for 600-650 lb

weaned packages. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.03/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$143.03

412 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.30

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	772	143.15	1,104	408
Medium and Large 2-3	480	131.25	630	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $474 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 sale412 hd

143.03

—

KY average26 barns · 3,235 hd

136.74

+6.30

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	1,638	82.00	1,343	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	63.10	889	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	58.39	781	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	52.07	554	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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%	—	1,050	51.61/cwt	48.00–53.00	542	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	56.42/cwt	55.00–58.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	128.67/cwt	124.00–133.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	128.19/cwt	120.00–131.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.25/cwt	124.00–134.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	397	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.35/cwt	117.00–118.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	114.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	118.22/cwt	114.00–123.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	118.07/cwt	110.00–126.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	113.04/cwt	112.00–114.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	112.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	699	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,231	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	66.21/cwt	62.00–69.00	980	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	57.65/cwt	56.00–60.00	740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	64.16/cwt	62.00–66.00	887	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.01/cwt	53.00–56.00	674	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	535.07/cwt	475.00–630.00	5,153	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	937	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	641	159.60/cwt	159.60–159.60	1,023	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	136.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,107	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	1,270	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.82/cwt	137.50–140.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 1,850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Yearlings sold 2.00 higher with good demand; very good demand for 600-650 lb

weaned packages. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	48.00–53.00	51.61
2	—	1,148	55.00–58.00	56.42
1	—	1,005	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	62.00–69.00	66.21
4	—	1,283	56.00–60.00	57.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	62.00–66.00	64.16
5	—	1,225	53.00–56.00	55.01
2	—	1,483	49.00–50.00	49.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,590	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	527	129.00	129.00
4	—	560	124.00–133.00	128.67
6	—	636	120.00–131.00	128.19
8	—	473	124.00–134.00	132.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
2	—	397	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
2	—	368	124.00	124.00
3	—	572	117.00–118.00	117.35
4	—	705	100.00	100.00
5	—	629	110.00–116.00	114.82
8	—	527	114.00–123.00	118.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	268	110.00–126.00	118.07
2	—	428	112.00–114.00	113.04
2	—	762	90.00	90.00
3	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.01
3	—	736	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	400	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	900	136.75	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	596	157.25	157.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	641	159.60	159.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	812	130.00–137.00	136.27
51	—	969	131.10	131.10
3	—	635	142.00	142.00
3	—	455	135.00–137.00	135.68
2	—	782	127.00	127.00
2	—	280	137.50–140.00	138.82
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
1	—	690	133.00	133.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	125.00	125.00

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)	3	—	963	475.00–630.00	535.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	740.00	740.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle