Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand for weaned offerings. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.18/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$137.18

813 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	755	138.01	1,042	781
Medium and Large 2-3	567	119.25	676	25
Large 1-2	655	117.00	766	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	591	104.80	619	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $423 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 sale813 hd

137.18

—

KY average26 barns · 6,612 hd

133.75

+3.43

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	1,575	71.01	1,119	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	48.80	667	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	47.54	571	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	39.08	397	18

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	448	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	135.81/cwt	122.00–140.50	761	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	116.51/cwt	114.00–122.00	549	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.21/cwt	112.00–119.00	662	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.56/cwt	107.00–119.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	118.18/cwt	110.00–126.00	462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	113.70/cwt	102.00–119.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	115.65/cwt	112.00–119.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	111.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	121.90/cwt	118.00–123.90	993	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	689	122.33/cwt	120.00–122.75	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	789	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	907	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	393	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	381	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	114.31/cwt	114.00–115.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	112.17/cwt	110.00–113.50	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	34.35/cwt	27.00–41.00	363	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.39/cwt	45.00–47.00	442	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	50.70/cwt	50.00–51.00	460	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	48.55/cwt	45.00–51.00	628	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	52.48/cwt	52.00–54.00	802	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	42.60/cwt	41.00–44.00	586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	48.05/cwt	45.00–51.00	584	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	42.00/cwt	37.00–44.00	478	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	52.93/cwt	51.00–55.00	653	7
Bulls	—	—	1,273	63.01/cwt	58.00–66.00	802	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,818	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,550	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	11,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	773	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	688	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	582	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	338	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	118.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	115.65/cwt	114.00–118.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	138.09/cwt	137.50–138.75	1,091	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	145.27/cwt	137.00–145.50	883	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	139.61/cwt	137.00–142.75	1,029	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	144.25/cwt	144.00–144.75	966	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	140.30/cwt	138.50–142.00	798	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	878	138.90/cwt	138.90–138.90	1,220	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	135.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,185	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	135.64/cwt	134.50–136.00	1,101	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,214	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	133.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	790	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.35/cwt	131.00–142.00	675	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.36/cwt	124.00–132.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	131.56/cwt	129.00–132.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	530	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,419Last week 1,142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
2	—	835	88.00	88.00
2	—	568	104.00–110.00	106.99
2	—	493	105.00	105.00
2	—	322	97.50	97.50
1	—	290	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	560	122.00–140.50	135.81
3	—	472	123.00–126.00	124.99
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	732	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	471	114.00–122.00	116.51
20	—	575	112.00–119.00	115.21
11	—	629	107.00–119.00	113.56
11	—	391	110.00–126.00	118.18
5	—	709	102.00–119.00	113.70
5	—	524	112.00–119.00	115.65
5	—	427	110.00–113.00	111.58
3	—	672	105.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	910	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,025	98.00	98.00
1	—	950	92.00	92.00
1	—	300	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	815	118.00–123.90	121.90
33	—	733	125.00	125.00
19	—	689	120.00–122.75	122.33
7	—	789	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	97.00	97.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
2	—	640	126.00–129.00	127.51
2	—	308	140.00–151.00	145.37
63	—	874	132.00–136.00	135.62
58	—	812	134.50–136.00	135.64
56	—	971	125.00	125.00
24	—	517	135.00–140.00	138.87
19	—	590	128.00–135.00	133.94
19	—	481	131.00–142.00	140.35
9	—	766	128.00–132.00	130.63
9	—	671	124.00–132.00	128.36
7	—	714	129.00–132.00	131.56
3	—	378	139.00–141.00	140.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	115.00–124.00	118.29
5	—	410	121.00	121.00
4	—	370	122.00	122.00
3	—	712	114.00–118.00	115.65
1	—	950	113.00	113.00
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	790	137.50–138.75	138.09
90	—	608	137.00–145.50	145.27
88	—	737	137.00–142.75	139.61
48	—	670	144.00–144.75	144.25
34	—	569	138.50–142.00	140.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	878	138.90	138.90
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	120.00–126.00	122.03
3	—	482	114.00–115.00	114.31
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	106.00–110.00	107.99
2	—	538	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	255	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	122.00–128.00	125.14
8	—	608	110.00–113.50	112.17
2	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	407	127.00	127.00
2	—	377	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	773	89.00	89.00
1	—	820	71.00	71.00
1	—	675	52.00	52.00
1	—	640	75.00	75.00
1	—	545	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	27.00–41.00	34.35
3	—	953	45.00–47.00	46.39
3	—	907	50.00–51.00	50.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	45.00–51.00	48.55
4	—	1,528	52.00–54.00	52.48
2	—	1,375	41.00–44.00	42.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,215	45.00–51.00	48.05
9	—	1,138	37.00–44.00	42.00
7	—	1,234	51.00–55.00	52.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	58.00–66.00	63.01
1	—	2,065	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,690	74.00	74.00

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)	1	—	1,055	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	870.00	870.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle