Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand on an average through good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.37/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$136.37

457 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

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	720	136.64	984	445
Large 1-2	615	130.00	800	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	125.79	677	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $307 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 sale457 hd

136.37

—

KY average28 barns · 4,938 hd

134.17

+2.20

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	1,569	72.24	1,134	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	50.05	642	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	49.66	619	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	42.74	427	18

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.71/cwt	113.00–117.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	128.17/cwt	124.00–133.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.97/cwt	122.00–133.00	667	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.83/cwt	122.00–138.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	132.61/cwt	131.00–133.00	806	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	123.94/cwt	121.00–126.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	124.31/cwt	124.00–125.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	117.67/cwt	115.00–129.00	537	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	116.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	116.54/cwt	110.00–122.00	615	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	123.16/cwt	122.00–124.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.52/cwt	111.00–121.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.05/cwt	109.00–117.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	116.28/cwt	108.00–120.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	609	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	764	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	128.12/cwt	126.00–129.00	611	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	558	104.41/cwt	101.00–111.00	583	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	113.10/cwt	111.00–115.00	475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	374	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	117.79/cwt	113.00–120.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	123.48/cwt	123.00–125.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	103.90/cwt	98.00–116.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	37.81/cwt	32.00–42.00	381	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	46.02/cwt	44.00–48.00	482	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	53.70/cwt	52.00–55.00	480	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	49.06/cwt	46.00–52.00	615	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	48.44/cwt	45.00–52.00	593	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	54.87/cwt	53.00–57.00	743	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	42.54/cwt	42.00–43.00	457	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	72.37/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,104	8
Bulls	—	—	1,285	65.05/cwt	63.00–67.00	836	3
Bulls	—	—	2,170	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,197	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	873	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	123.20/cwt	113.00–128.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	124.65/cwt	118.00–131.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	944	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	147.79/cwt	142.00–148.50	893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	147.15/cwt	147.00–149.00	693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	152.19/cwt	152.00–153.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	95.28/cwt	90.00–101.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.30/cwt	105.00–109.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	98.86/cwt	84.00–106.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	106.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	824	83.27/cwt	72.00–87.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	102.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	101.34/cwt	90.00–111.00	429	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.53/cwt	139.00–148.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.15/cwt	140.00–143.50	686	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.88/cwt	139.00–145.50	812	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,025	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	127.70/cwt	127.70–127.70	1,305	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	130.61/cwt	126.50–131.85	1,152	77

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 1,419Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	113.00–117.00	115.71
3	—	327	125.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	275	124.00–133.00	128.17
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
6	—	574	113.00–120.00	117.79
4	—	382	123.00–125.00	123.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	517	122.00–133.00	128.97
11	—	571	122.00–138.00	128.83
7	—	465	125.00–137.00	134.01
5	—	432	125.00–137.00	128.40
4	—	394	130.00–136.00	133.63
3	—	763	98.00–116.00	103.90
3	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	825	97.00–98.00	97.51
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	101.00–111.00	104.41
2	—	420	111.00–115.00	113.10
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
1	—	365	102.50	102.50
1	—	285	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	355	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	768	100.00–106.00	103.01
3	—	472	110.00–112.00	111.03
3	—	565	90.00–101.00	95.28
3	—	625	105.00–109.00	106.30
3	—	673	84.00–106.00	98.86
4	—	522	105.00–110.00	106.24
4	—	824	72.00–87.00	83.27
5	—	334	100.00–109.00	102.71
9	—	423	90.00–111.00	101.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	608	131.00–133.00	132.61
17	—	521	121.00–126.00	123.94
13	—	554	124.00–125.00	124.31
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	456	115.00–129.00	117.67
29	—	573	112.00–120.00	116.25
29	—	528	110.00–122.00	116.54
7	—	427	122.00–124.00	123.16
6	—	613	111.00–121.00	117.52
5	—	327	110.00–115.00	112.40
4	—	847	98.00	98.00
4	—	669	109.00–117.00	111.05
3	—	377	108.00–120.00	116.28
2	—	720	110.00–113.00	111.46
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	609	120.00–123.00	121.99
5	—	764	119.00–120.00	119.40
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	126.00–129.00	128.12
3	—	431	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
2	—	465	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	81.00	81.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	873	86.50	86.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	113.00–128.00	123.20
2	—	528	118.00–131.00	124.65
2	—	355	136.00	136.00
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	658	143.50	143.50
19	—	604	142.00–148.50	147.79
14	—	471	147.00–149.00	147.15
5	—	432	152.00–153.00	152.19
4	—	706	134.00–136.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	142.50	142.50
2	—	360	142.00–150.00	146.00
2	—	933	118.00–122.00	120.01
4	—	776	130.00–131.00	130.51
9	—	627	129.00–136.00	132.50
10	—	430	139.00–148.00	144.53
15	—	532	138.00–147.00	142.98
21	—	479	140.00–143.50	143.15
22	—	667	130.00–138.00	132.32
50	—	568	139.00–145.50	142.88
51	—	810	126.50	126.50
55	—	1,022	127.70	127.70
77	—	882	126.50–131.85	130.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,008	32.00–42.00	37.81
5	—	1,047	44.00–48.00	46.02
3	—	893	52.00–55.00	53.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	46.00–52.00	49.06
1	—	1,425	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,224	45.00–52.00	48.44
6	—	1,355	53.00–57.00	54.87
2	—	1,075	42.00–43.00	42.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	68.00–79.00	72.37
3	—	1,285	63.00–67.00	65.05
2	—	2,170	82.00–83.00	82.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	510.00	510.00

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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