Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Quality was average through good. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.13/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$137.13

417 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	701	138.40	970	373
Medium and Large 2-3	479	127.23	610	39
Large 1-2	553	125.00	691	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	115.68	469	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $501 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 sale417 hd

137.13

—

KY average29 barns · 7,467 hd

137.88

−0.75

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	1,639	77.77	1,274	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	50.88	651	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	47.84	596	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	40.34	420	37

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	111.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	109.79/cwt	106.00–115.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	102.42/cwt	93.00–111.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	113.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	953	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	113.91/cwt	112.00–117.00	650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	127.73/cwt	126.00–131.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	615	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.55/cwt	149.00–152.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	444	109.00/cwt	103.00–112.00	484	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	132.26/cwt	132.00–134.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	138.85/cwt	137.00–140.75	1,075	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	102.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	102.20/cwt	100.00–104.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	106.66/cwt	104.00–109.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	105.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	105.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	111.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	106.57/cwt	100.00–113.00	512	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	105.53/cwt	99.00–112.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	122.42/cwt	121.00–124.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.61/cwt	108.00–123.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.70/cwt	138.00–142.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.97/cwt	108.00–121.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.53/cwt	108.00–113.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	43.56/cwt	40.00–47.00	461	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	33.34/cwt	22.00–39.00	336	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.00	533	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	50.94/cwt	49.00–52.00	613	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	54.05/cwt	53.00–56.00	767	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	39.53/cwt	39.00–40.00	437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	47.93/cwt	43.00–52.00	582	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	54.20/cwt	53.00–56.00	709	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	39.17/cwt	33.00–42.00	482	9
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,725	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	84.05/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,449	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	77.49/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,223	62.25/cwt	59.00–66.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	715.59/cwt	600.00–830.00	9,109	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	185	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	583	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	353	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	415	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	981	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	147.75/cwt	147.00–149.00	613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	141.73/cwt	141.00–143.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	866	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,210	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.54/cwt	132.50–139.00	725	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	129.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	818	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	132.97/cwt	123.00–136.00	975	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	929	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,136	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	848	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,092	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	797	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	656	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	918	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	123.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	128.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	128.46/cwt	122.00–133.00	587	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	133.10/cwt	132.00–136.00	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.66/cwt	108.00–123.00	780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	113.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	118.15/cwt	113.00–123.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	124.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	117.89/cwt	117.00–119.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	801	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,097	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,048	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	622	128.46/cwt	118.00–131.00	799	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,116	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.87/cwt	132.00–139.00	783	17

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 921Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	117.00	117.00
3	—	370	120.00–130.00	123.60
3	—	420	131.00	131.00
10	—	507	125.00–129.00	128.49
16	—	457	122.00–133.00	128.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	149.00–152.00	150.55
3	—	420	134.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	1,004	114.00	114.00
6	—	875	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,190	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
31	—	527	132.50–139.00	137.54
29	—	633	127.00–135.00	129.25
20	—	733	123.00–136.00	132.97
10	—	663	125.00–133.00	130.40
12	—	830	134.50	134.50
17	—	572	132.00–139.00	136.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	774	137.00–140.75	138.85
62	—	672	146.00	146.00
16	—	415	147.00–149.00	147.75
14	—	526	141.00–143.00	141.73
6	—	725	141.00	141.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	866	139.75	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	109.00–116.00	111.63
5	—	673	106.00–115.00	109.79
7	—	824	93.00–111.00	102.42
9	—	513	110.00–118.00	113.66
10	—	855	111.50	111.50
13	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.19
18	—	465	120.00–125.00	123.02
22	—	571	112.00–117.00	113.91
30	—	419	115.00–125.00	120.99
4	—	724	99.00–112.00	105.53
2	—	328	121.00–124.00	122.42
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	126.00–131.00	127.73
13	—	524	120.00–126.00	122.95
13	—	576	120.00–126.00	124.42
38	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	102.00	102.00
4	—	431	100.00–110.00	102.93
4	—	372	100.00–104.00	102.20
3	—	617	104.00–109.00	106.66
3	—	562	102.00–109.00	105.32
3	—	537	100.00–109.00	105.98
3	—	335	109.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	463	109.00–114.00	111.43
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	131.00	131.00
7	—	340	132.00–134.00	132.26
50	—	929	122.25	122.25
57	—	848	128.75	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
2	—	797	118.00	118.00
3	—	656	121.00	121.00
3	—	918	108.00	108.00
12	—	801	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,097	95.50	95.50
18	—	622	118.00–131.00	128.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
4	—	444	103.00–112.00	109.00
2	—	480	100.00–113.00	106.57
2	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	120.00–130.00	124.86
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
2	—	280	120.00–132.00	126.32
2	—	333	130.00	130.00
5	—	527	110.00–119.00	113.97
6	—	476	113.00–123.00	118.15
7	—	421	120.00–127.00	124.44
7	—	569	117.00–119.00	117.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	108.00–123.00	117.61
7	—	366	138.00–142.00	140.70
5	—	439	138.00–139.00	138.20
4	—	577	120.00–128.00	121.94
3	—	720	108.00–121.00	114.97
2	—	820	108.00–113.00	110.53
2	—	323	135.00–149.00	141.73
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
12	—	510	132.00–136.00	133.10
13	—	669	108.00–123.00	116.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	66.00	66.00
2	—	870	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,059	40.00–47.00	43.56
15	—	1,008	22.00–39.00	33.34
6	—	1,083	48.00–50.00	49.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	49.00–52.00	50.94
7	—	1,419	53.00–56.00	54.05
2	—	1,105	39.00–40.00	39.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,214	43.00–52.00	47.93
12	—	1,309	53.00–56.00	54.20
9	—	1,231	33.00–42.00	39.17
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	82.00–87.00	84.05
2	—	1,798	76.00–79.00	77.49
2	—	1,223	59.00–66.00	62.25

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	—	1,235	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,273	600.00–830.00	715.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	640.00	640.00

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