Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand; featherweight heifers sharply lower. Winter storm overnight created drastic temperature change that reduced demand especially for lightweight calves. Yearlings sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.09/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$143.09

398 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$562

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

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	738	143.97	1,063	386
Large 1-2	824	115.00	947	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	576	115.00	662	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	440	114.00	501	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $562 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 sale398 hd

143.09

—

KY average21 barns · 6,024 hd

139.02

+4.07

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	—	High	1,803	80.33	1,448	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	50.09	746	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	48.01	572	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	40.87	413	10

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	423	125.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	179	132.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	131.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	36.60/cwt	30.00–41.00	362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	883	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,298	59
Steers	Large 1-2	—	887	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,029	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	227	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	204	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	463	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	91.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	95.40/cwt	90.00–98.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	94.83/cwt	92.00–100.00	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	705.52/cwt	600.00–750.00	10,061	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	383	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	965	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,140	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	142.70/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,060	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	140.78/cwt	130.00–141.80	1,209	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.35/cwt	115.00–127.00	652	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	295	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	134.06/cwt	120.00–137.00	452	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	113.15/cwt	101.00–120.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	111.96/cwt	102.00–120.00	698	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	45.14/cwt	41.00–49.00	465	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	47.85/cwt	46.00–50.00	733	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	52.32/cwt	50.00–55.00	757	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	47.71/cwt	43.00–51.00	553	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	52.44/cwt	51.00–55.00	678	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	80.33/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.39/cwt	118.00–129.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.15/cwt	136.00–142.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	102.94/cwt	99.00–107.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	122	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	828	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	657	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	598	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	109.24/cwt	107.00–114.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	95.65/cwt	95.00–97.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.63/cwt	110.00–112.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	331	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	915	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	133.86/cwt	133.50–134.00	970	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	134.50/cwt	118.00–136.00	798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.67/cwt	103.00–122.00	748	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	112.23/cwt	106.00–115.00	530	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	108.06/cwt	100.00–112.00	632	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	107.24/cwt	100.00–114.00	557	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	107.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	106.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	101.34/cwt	95.00–106.00	388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	203	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	98.28/cwt	97.00–102.00	335	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	97.40/cwt	94.00–101.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	807	6

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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 1,155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	120.00–128.00	125.96
4	—	179	125.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	370	130.00–134.00	131.69
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
20	—	524	115.00–127.00	124.35
15	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.99
14	—	236	125.00	125.00
12	—	337	120.00–137.00	134.06
11	—	674	101.00–120.00	113.15
9	—	565	115.00–122.00	119.66
7	—	623	102.00–120.00	111.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
6	—	518	107.00–114.00	109.24
4	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.47
3	—	668	95.00–97.00	95.65
3	—	475	110.00–112.00	110.63
2	—	285	115.00–117.50	116.23
1	—	980	78.00	78.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	91.00	91.00
1	—	385	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	125.00	125.00
2	—	800	126.00	126.00
2	—	475	124.00	124.00
63	—	743	123.00–143.00	142.70
58	—	859	130.00–141.80	140.78
12	—	540	124.00–130.00	128.67
10	—	667	118.00–129.00	126.39
8	—	430	136.00–142.00	138.15
7	—	378	142.00–144.00	142.99
6	—	616	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	883	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	116.00	116.00
2	—	760	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	117.00	117.00
2	—	605	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	639	151.00	151.00
66	—	769	148.25	148.25
3	—	655	134.00	134.00
3	—	555	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	227	90.00	90.00
2	—	463	89.00–90.00	89.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	90.00–96.00	91.46
3	—	573	90.00–98.00	95.40
3	—	468	99.00	99.00
1	—	535	98.00	98.00
1	—	365	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	92.00–100.00	94.83
2	—	975	98.00	98.00
2	—	873	99.00–107.00	102.94
2	—	692	106.00	106.00
2	—	122	100.00	100.00
67	—	625	103.00–122.00	119.67
35	—	472	106.00–115.00	112.23
22	—	585	100.00–112.00	108.06
14	—	519	100.00–114.00	107.24
14	—	426	105.00–110.00	107.77
12	—	722	105.00–110.00	106.28
10	—	383	95.00–106.00	101.34
9	—	203	100.00	100.00
7	—	341	97.00–102.00	98.28
6	—	160	105.00	105.00
4	—	838	103.00	103.00
4	—	773	94.00–101.00	97.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	828	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	725	133.50–134.00	133.86
23	—	593	118.00–136.00	134.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	47.00	47.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	30.00–41.00	36.60
5	—	1,030	41.00–49.00	45.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,532	46.00–50.00	47.85
9	—	1,447	50.00–55.00	52.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,160	43.00–51.00	47.71
5	—	1,293	51.00–55.00	52.44
1	—	1,470	33.00	33.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	79.00–83.00	80.33

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	—	1,080	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,426	600.00–750.00	705.52
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	400.00	400.00

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