Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy bawling calves; moderate demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.58/cwt on 648 head.

Average price

$141.58

648 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

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

$43.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	682	142.67	973	624
Medium and Large 2-3	601	117.59	707	17thin
Small and Medium 2-3	470	110.00	517	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	426	99.20	422	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.47/cwt here — about $551 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 sale648 hd

141.58

—

KY average27 barns · 6,552 hd

136.03

+5.55

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	1,723	75.29	1,297	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	47.80	657	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	45.22	536	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	37.59	392	27

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	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	111.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	105.80/cwt	101.00–110.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.97/cwt	107.00–113.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	467	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,015	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	738.27/cwt	700.00–830.00	9,959	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,340	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,179	562.88/cwt	530.00–580.00	6,636	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,060	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,060	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	94.79/cwt	88.00–108.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	109.95/cwt	104.00–112.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	108.73/cwt	100.00–118.00	397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	109.68/cwt	95.00–117.00	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.55/cwt	105.00–118.00	651	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	110.17/cwt	105.00–122.00	469	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.54/cwt	117.00–127.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.50/cwt	118.00–132.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.54/cwt	121.00–131.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.00/cwt	122.00–133.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,040	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	149.27/cwt	138.00–150.00	917	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,118	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	826	142.10/cwt	142.10–142.10	1,174	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	140.13/cwt	140.00–140.25	1,160	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.31/cwt	128.00–135.00	691	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	41.66/cwt	38.00–47.00	435	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	32.50/cwt	22.00–37.00	339	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	48.84/cwt	48.00–51.00	701	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.00	583	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	44.14/cwt	41.00–46.00	506	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	51.62/cwt	50.00–54.00	703	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	80.07/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	131.99/cwt	128.00–136.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	140.38/cwt	138.00–144.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	98.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	155.34/cwt	149.00–160.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	102.43/cwt	97.00–106.00	481	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	106.10/cwt	100.00–112.00	608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.51/cwt	126.00–138.00	747	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.20/cwt	123.00–138.00	812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	108.48/cwt	108.00–109.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	717	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	885	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	706	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	812	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	101.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	443	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	483	97.90/cwt	94.00–102.00	473	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	110.30/cwt	100.00–117.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	118.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	139.46/cwt	121.00–139.75	799	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	117.10/cwt	117.00–118.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	114.21/cwt	109.00–117.00	602	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	115.52/cwt	107.50–122.00	554	35

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,228Last week 1,086Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year 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
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
3	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.04
5	—	485	110.00–115.00	111.19
5	—	518	101.00–110.00	105.80
15	—	573	100.00–112.00	106.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	110.00–124.00	115.88
10	—	567	117.00–127.00	119.54
9	—	524	118.00–132.00	130.50
7	—	478	121.00–131.00	123.54
5	—	673	118.00–119.00	118.80
4	—	425	122.00–133.00	129.00
4	—	385	135.00–140.00	138.72
2	—	937	86.00	86.00
2	—	770	110.00–116.00	113.04
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
6	—	437	100.00–103.00	101.33
2	—	483	94.00–102.00	97.90
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	668	107.00–113.00	109.97
3	—	923	88.00–108.00	94.79
4	—	609	104.00–112.00	109.95
9	—	365	100.00–118.00	108.73
9	—	897	95.00–117.00	109.68
19	—	568	105.00–118.00	114.55
32	—	426	105.00–122.00	110.17
2	—	275	108.00–109.00	108.48
1	—	1,015	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
72	—	527	109.00–117.00	114.21
35	—	480	107.50–122.00	115.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	87.00	87.00
2	—	270	90.00	90.00
3	—	535	100.00–105.00	103.01
3	—	470	97.00–106.00	102.43
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	717	123.50	123.50
8	—	525	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	101.00	101.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	573	121.00–139.75	139.46
10	—	533	117.00–118.00	117.10
5	—	857	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	754	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	120.00	120.00
2	—	787	115.00	115.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	120.00–124.00	121.95
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	618	100.00–117.00	110.30
3	—	572	112.00–125.00	118.76
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
4	—	472	98.00–100.00	99.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	595	145.00	145.00
72	—	693	150.00	150.00
66	—	614	138.00–150.00	149.27
65	—	766	146.00	146.00
8	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	826	142.10	142.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	828	140.00–140.25	140.13
27	—	526	128.00–135.00	131.31
6	—	766	125.00–127.00	125.99
5	—	669	124.00–125.00	124.60
5	—	409	128.00–136.00	131.99
5	—	384	138.00–144.00	140.38
3	—	1,125	95.00–100.00	98.31
3	—	336	135.00–140.00	138.44
2	—	985	121.00	121.00
2	—	917	127.00	127.00
2	—	467	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
19	—	568	126.00–138.00	131.51
14	—	619	123.00–138.00	131.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	149.00–160.00	155.34
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,349	700.00–830.00	738.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	530.00–580.00	562.88
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,045	38.00–47.00	41.66
12	—	1,042	22.00–37.00	32.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,435	48.00–51.00	48.84
8	—	1,268	45.00–47.00	45.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,147	41.00–46.00	44.14
3	—	1,362	50.00–54.00	51.62
1	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,803	79.00–81.00	80.07
1	—	2,115	76.00	76.00

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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