Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends because of light supply due to approaching Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.42/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$108.42

63 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.63

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	601	111.57	671	52
Medium and Large 2-3	499	93.54	467	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $204 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 sale63 hd

108.42

—

KY average22 barns · 5,334 hd

116.06

−7.63

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	1,638	78.58	1,287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	49.20	703	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	47.77	626	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	40.55	441	29

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	118.69/cwt	117.00–119.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.24/cwt	98.00–101.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	107.00/cwt	103.00–110.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	696	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	800	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	519	101.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	526	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	122.28/cwt	121.00–125.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	36.54/cwt	28.00–40.00	398	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	42.84/cwt	41.00–46.00	457	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	568	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	49.66/cwt	47.00–53.00	697	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	43.85/cwt	41.00–46.00	624	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	48.10/cwt	46.00–52.00	608	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	43.52/cwt	41.00–45.00	597	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,573	53.62/cwt	53.00–54.00	843	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	86.66/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,547	4
Bulls	—	—	1,554	76.30/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,186	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	66.98/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,185	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,703	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,628	810.68/cwt	800.00–825.00	13,198	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,752	972.41/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	17,037	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,630	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,930	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	384	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	604	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	486	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 1,381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends because of light supply due to approaching Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
4	—	446	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	77.00	77.00
4	—	355	94.00–96.00	94.99
1	—	900	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	117.00–119.00	118.69
3	—	556	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	115.00	115.00
4	—	860	88.00–90.00	89.01
4	—	735	98.00–101.00	100.24
4	—	458	110.00–115.00	111.23
3	—	562	103.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	625	110.00–113.00	111.46
1	—	920	85.00	85.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	640	118.00	118.00
3	—	696	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
2	—	657	121.00	121.00
2	—	520	115.00–126.00	120.50
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	100.00–103.00	101.33
2	—	435	102.00–105.00	103.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	111.00	111.00
3	—	472	111.00	111.00
3	—	438	121.00–125.00	122.28
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	125.00	125.00
4	—	624	121.00–127.00	124.49
6	—	770	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	118.00–119.00	118.34
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	604	80.50	80.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,088	28.00–40.00	36.54
13	—	1,067	41.00–46.00	42.84
3	—	1,183	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,404	47.00–53.00	49.66
3	—	1,422	41.00–46.00	43.85
2	—	1,620	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	46.00–52.00	48.10
4	—	1,371	41.00–45.00	43.52
2	—	1,573	53.00–54.00	53.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	83.00–91.00	86.66
4	—	1,554	70.00–81.00	76.30
2	—	1,510	64.00–69.00	66.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,628	800.00–825.00	810.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,752	850.00–1,050.00	972.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Heifers · 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