Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on weaned lightweight packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves and good for weaned offerings and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.46/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$137.46

321 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$23.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

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	757	138.28	1,046	309
Large 1-2	778	116.69	908	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	752	115.00	865	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $181 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 sale321 hd

137.46

—

KY average27 barns · 6,027 hd

135.30

+2.16

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	1,622	71.25	1,156	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	45.79	639	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	42.95	522	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	38.61	436	13

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	733	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.53/cwt	132.00–139.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	818	144.90/cwt	144.90–144.90	1,185	35
Steers	Large 1-2	—	967	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,096	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,375	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,033	413.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	4,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	144.26/cwt	143.00–154.00	675	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	112.47/cwt	108.00–114.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	98.97/cwt	96.00–102.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.86/cwt	114.00–121.50	687	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.74/cwt	123.00–138.00	637	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	130.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	529	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	126.07/cwt	121.00–133.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	656	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	682	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	33.17/cwt	28.00–38.00	369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	45.31/cwt	45.00–46.00	537	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	50.34/cwt	47.00–55.00	564	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	45.92/cwt	44.00–47.00	617	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	49.65/cwt	48.00–53.00	834	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	39.98/cwt	38.00–43.00	515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	44.31/cwt	43.00–46.00	536	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	39.22/cwt	36.00–42.00	484	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	63.11/cwt	55.00–69.00	861	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	75.81/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,383	4
Bulls	—	—	1,867	81.43/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,520	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	97.02/cwt	90.00–103.00	322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	105.22/cwt	101.00–108.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	102.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	104.57/cwt	102.00–107.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	114.71/cwt	106.00–119.00	658	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	114.63/cwt	106.00–120.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	111.09/cwt	102.00–117.00	580	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	111.22/cwt	108.00–117.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.81/cwt	101.00–103.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	113.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	926	139.35/cwt	138.50–140.30	1,290	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	869	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.76/cwt	129.00–139.00	779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	129.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	886	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	129.13/cwt	120.00–131.25	1,170	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.91/cwt	129.50–134.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.49/cwt	137.00–144.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	130.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	132.79/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	144.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	524	7

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 1,228Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	106.00–109.00	107.49
1	—	985	103.00	103.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
39	—	574	106.00–119.00	114.71
23	—	476	106.00–120.00	114.63
16	—	522	102.00–117.00	111.09
13	—	636	108.00–117.00	111.22
5	—	905	101.00–103.00	101.81
5	—	692	107.00	107.00
5	—	373	110.00–114.00	113.24
4	—	426	110.00–113.00	111.51
2	—	868	105.00–107.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	90.00–103.00	97.02
4	—	416	101.00–108.00	105.22
3	—	611	103.00	103.00
3	—	393	100.00–104.00	102.69
2	—	902	75.00	75.00
2	—	565	103.00	103.00
2	—	473	102.00–107.00	104.57
1	—	880	91.00	91.00
1	—	275	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	118.50	118.50
5	—	593	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	151.00	151.00
2	—	982	115.00	115.00
2	—	715	136.00	136.00
2	—	535	132.00–139.00	135.53
19	—	578	129.00–139.00	134.76
17	—	682	128.00–134.00	129.91
16	—	906	120.00–131.25	129.13
11	—	635	129.50–134.00	130.91
10	—	416	135.00–145.00	139.61
9	—	481	137.00–144.00	141.49
8	—	761	124.00–135.00	130.80
7	—	822	129.00–135.50	132.79
7	—	363	142.00–150.00	144.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	818	144.90	144.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	110.00–115.00	113.31
2	—	810	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	860	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	468	143.00–154.00	144.26
12	—	580	139.00	139.00
7	—	762	135.00	135.00
7	—	700	136.00	136.00
2	—	397	157.00	157.00
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	926	138.50–140.30	139.35
1	—	869	139.95	139.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	108.00–114.00	112.47
2	—	770	95.00–97.00	96.01
2	—	718	96.00–102.00	98.97
2	—	665	102.00–105.00	103.48
2	—	637	106.00	106.00
2	—	425	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	370	124.00–127.00	125.54
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
1	—	290	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	573	114.00–121.50	119.86
22	—	480	123.00–138.00	132.74
12	—	405	125.00–133.00	130.67
10	—	512	121.00–133.00	126.07
4	—	365	130.00–137.00	135.32
3	—	767	116.00–118.00	116.67
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	104.00	104.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	400.00–425.00	413.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	28.00–38.00	33.17
3	—	1,185	45.00–46.00	45.31
2	—	1,120	47.00–55.00	50.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,343	44.00–47.00	45.92
4	—	1,679	48.00–53.00	49.65
3	—	1,287	38.00–43.00	39.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,210	43.00–46.00	44.31
4	—	1,234	36.00–42.00	39.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	55.00–69.00	63.11
4	—	1,824	70.00–79.00	75.81
3	—	1,867	80.00–83.00	81.43

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle