Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; yearling steers sold 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Yearling heifers sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.02/cwt on 1,018 head.

Average price

$137.02

1,018 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

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

$27.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

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	692	137.99	954	968
Medium and Large 2-3	630	118.58	747	49
Small and Medium 1-2	410	110.00	451	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about $503 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 sale1,018 hd

137.02

—

KY average28 barns · 10,391 hd

136.76

+0.26

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	1,698	78.44	1,332	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	51.37	724	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	45.52	573	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	36.03	400	19

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2	—	520	134.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	702	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.86/cwt	128.00–136.00	760	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.38/cwt	137.00–137.50	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.18/cwt	140.00–152.50	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.28/cwt	132.00–139.00	658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	125.54/cwt	121.00–134.00	903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	131.36/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,147	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	116.73/cwt	112.00–119.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	122.51/cwt	121.00–127.50	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	117.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	116.00/cwt	108.00–119.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	95.31/cwt	90.00–101.00	313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	93.15/cwt	90.00–104.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.35/cwt	109.00–111.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	107.67/cwt	100.00–122.50	311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.34/cwt	105.00–116.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	118.05/cwt	110.00–121.00	379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	801	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.21/cwt	121.00–135.00	870	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	776.87/cwt	710.00–840.00	8,802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,612	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	124.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	138.00/cwt	125.50–139.95	1,144	151
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,080	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	740	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	61.11/cwt	58.00–65.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	785	122.10/cwt	118.00–123.75	958	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	658	118.47/cwt	118.00–120.00	780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	926	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	818	116.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	721	125.16/cwt	120.00–129.00	902	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	632	121.27/cwt	120.50–123.00	766	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	687	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	158.06/cwt	150.00–162.50	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	833	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,185	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	127.14/cwt	124.00–132.50	473	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	140.13/cwt	139.00–141.00	890	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	141.05/cwt	138.00–149.00	731	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	148.84/cwt	142.00–152.00	643	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	147.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	680	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	137.45/cwt	132.00–139.25	1,053	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	138.82/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,011	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	138.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	787	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	137.24/cwt	135.50–137.75	921	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	892	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	121.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	698	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	117.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	610	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	122.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	586	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	120.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	778	144.95/cwt	144.95–144.95	1,128	68
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	371	111.71/cwt	110.00–112.50	414	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	84.22/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	307	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	338	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	111.69/cwt	110.50–117.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	108.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	114.79/cwt	112.00–119.00	665	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	98.07/cwt	95.00–104.00	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	111.07/cwt	103.00–114.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	115.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	115.71/cwt	108.00–120.00	439	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	94.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	111.51/cwt	106.00–115.00	581	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	111.75/cwt	107.00–115.00	648	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	115.43/cwt	109.00–118.00	546	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	983	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	54.83/cwt	52.00–63.00	850	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	52.58/cwt	51.00–58.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	98.13/cwt	92.00–101.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	98.96/cwt	92.00–105.00	422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.71/cwt	133.00–139.00	630	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	38.68/cwt	37.00–42.00	487	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	46.30/cwt	44.00–50.00	555	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	41.98/cwt	40.00–44.00	467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	33.90/cwt	26.00–39.00	376	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	47.34/cwt	45.00–50.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	672	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.50	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	477	2

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,954Last week 1,778Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	520	130.00–137.00	134.93
43	—	572	128.00–136.00	132.86
4	—	430	137.00–137.50	137.38
9	—	378	140.00–152.50	148.18
16	—	483	132.00–139.00	136.28
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
2	—	313	152.50	152.50
2	—	1,007	116.00	116.00
25	—	719	121.00–134.00	125.54
25	—	873	122.00–134.00	131.36
2	—	763	125.00–129.00	126.99
2	—	992	119.00	119.00
55	—	620	120.00–135.00	129.19
51	—	673	121.00–135.00	129.21
151	—	829	125.50–139.95	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	116.00	116.00
3	—	525	122.00–126.00	123.69
3	—	831	112.00–119.00	116.73
4	—	484	121.00–127.50	122.51
5	—	715	106.00	106.00
6	—	657	110.00–119.00	117.32
10	—	634	108.00–119.00	116.00
3	—	390	136.00–139.00	137.01
2	—	900	101.00	101.00
11	—	583	121.00–125.00	124.18
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	343	150.00–162.50	158.06
62	—	833	142.25	142.25
3	—	376	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	635	139.00–141.00	140.13
30	—	518	138.00–149.00	141.05
30	—	432	142.00–152.00	148.84
34	—	462	140.00–154.00	147.21
111	—	766	132.00–139.25	137.45
90	—	728	134.00–140.50	138.82
25	—	568	137.00–140.00	138.60
77	—	671	135.50–137.75	137.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	778	144.95	144.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	90.00–101.00	95.31
7	—	469	90.00–104.00	93.15
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
4	—	588	90.00–100.00	94.48
8	—	529	92.00–101.00	98.13
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
2	—	675	98.00	98.00
6	—	426	92.00–105.00	98.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	109.00–111.00	110.35
3	—	985	100.00	100.00
2	—	215	112.50	112.50
2	—	773	114.00–116.00	115.00
7	—	289	100.00–122.50	107.67
15	—	674	105.00–116.00	110.34
8	—	321	110.00–121.00	118.05
9	—	610	103.00–114.00	111.07
10	—	431	110.00–118.00	115.08
15	—	379	108.00–120.00	115.71
21	—	521	106.00–115.00	111.51
21	—	580	107.00–115.00	111.75
31	—	473	109.00–118.00	115.43
3	—	1,003	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	785	118.00–123.75	122.10
18	—	658	118.00–120.00	118.47
3	—	926	121.00–122.00	121.67
2	—	818	112.00–122.00	116.95
43	—	721	120.00–129.00	125.16
43	—	632	120.50–123.00	121.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	372	124.00–132.50	127.14
31	—	445	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	676	132.00	132.00
97	—	575	115.00–126.00	121.33
67	—	518	115.00–122.00	117.76
16	—	477	119.00–127.00	122.91
5	—	425	119.00–125.00	120.34
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,080	68.50	68.50
2	—	532	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
15	—	656	110.50–117.00	111.69
8	—	752	105.00–111.00	108.75
2	—	562	121.00	121.00
20	—	468	133.00–139.00	134.71
2	—	275	147.50	147.50
2	—	822	85.00	85.00
3	—	890	82.50	82.50
5	—	612	110.00–118.00	115.39
8	—	521	125.00–131.00	129.00
2	—	347	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
9	—	579	112.00–119.00	114.79
2	—	487	123.00	123.00
2	—	290	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	112.50	112.50
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
6	—	371	110.00–112.50	111.71
2	—	307	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
9	—	566	95.00–104.00	98.07
4	—	418	110.00–112.50	110.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	710.00–840.00	776.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	58.00–65.00	61.11
6	—	1,788	80.00–87.00	84.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,550	52.00–63.00	54.83
6	—	1,244	45.00–50.00	47.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	51.00–58.00	52.58
11	—	1,259	37.00–42.00	38.68
15	—	1,199	44.00–50.00	46.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	40.00–44.00	41.98
14	—	1,110	26.00–39.00	33.90

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle