Sale reports / Kentucky / Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2019-10-21

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,170 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 1,061▲ 1,170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 195▲ 233 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 7▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on lightweight bawling calves; few featherweight heifers sharply lower. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with light demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.63/cwt on 449 head.
Average price
$112.63
449 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540114.96621394
Large 1-2485102.504974thin
Small and Medium 1-247496.004557thin
Medium and Large 2-353395.3850844
One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $113 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 sale449 hd
112.63
—
KY average29 barns · 7,147 hd
120.37
−7.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,72177.231,32914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47550.7674954
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24147.2258678
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02538.9740044

Every lot

128 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334150.16/cwt145.00–159.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370143.40/cwt141.00–146.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371157.42/cwt152.00–163.005848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402144.00/cwt144.00–144.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404140.55/cwt140.00–141.005689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418137.62/cwt137.00–140.005755
Steers—Large 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464122.33/cwt118.00–126.005685
Steers—Large 1-2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.02/cwt126.00–141.0064735
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513125.00/cwt125.00–125.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.05/cwt128.00–135.0067820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522138.91/cwt138.00–139.7572512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561139.62/cwt138.50–140.0078312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566134.05/cwt130.00–137.007597
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581124.00/cwt124.00–124.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615128.41/cwt123.00–133.0079032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615117.74/cwt117.00–120.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627134.60/cwt134.00–136.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673126.75/cwt122.00–130.008538
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy696117.00/cwt117.00–117.008144
Steers—Large 1-2697122.00/cwt122.00–122.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724127.89/cwt124.00–133.0092613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778126.91/cwt121.00–128.509877
Steers—Large 1-2810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3978100.99/cwt100.00–102.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,230100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-220092.50/cwt92.50–92.501851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268101.29/cwt85.00–110.002714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-328592.50/cwt92.50–92.502641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-331998.81/cwt95.00–104.003155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338119.42/cwt107.00–135.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-336091.33/cwt90.00–92.003293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376113.17/cwt102.00–126.0042625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388128.15/cwt123.00–130.0049713
Heifers—Large 1-2412105.00/cwt105.00–105.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423117.82/cwt110.00–122.0049822
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2425101.58/cwt96.00–112.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431101.76/cwt92.00–109.004398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435119.00/cwt119.00–119.0051810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441126.00/cwt126.00–126.005566
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-245090.00/cwt90.00–90.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471102.17/cwt100.00–105.004818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475117.18/cwt108.00–125.0055783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492119.50/cwt119.50–119.505886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515120.35/cwt120.00–121.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515112.82/cwt103.00–118.0058155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-351698.43/cwt90.00–101.005086
Heifers—Large 1-2557100.00/cwt100.00–100.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572113.93/cwt107.00–118.7565252
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-257393.64/cwt90.00–97.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360394.68/cwt90.00–97.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620112.33/cwt103.00–117.0069632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open624114.00/cwt114.00–114.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671114.80/cwt108.00–119.0077016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy672104.00/cwt104.00–104.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371585.00/cwt85.00–85.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open722121.50/cwt121.50–121.5087713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726105.99/cwt102.00–108.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782110.12/cwt102.00–115.5086126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382091.00/cwt91.00–91.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825103.14/cwt94.00–108.008518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870113.00/cwt113.00–113.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393171.00/cwt71.00–71.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397086.00/cwt86.00–86.008341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2210107.50/cwt107.50–107.502261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3257114.00/cwt114.00–114.002932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3327121.00/cwt121.00–121.003962
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2328105.55/cwt97.50–113.003462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375149.17/cwt146.00–150.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378141.57/cwt138.00–145.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3381116.67/cwt114.00–118.004456
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2388106.78/cwt100.00–119.004143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415133.48/cwt121.00–138.0055411
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415106.00/cwt106.00–106.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429110.74/cwt102.00–120.0047511
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-245693.00/cwt93.00–93.004244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474108.19/cwt98.00–116.0051325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482122.35/cwt118.00–131.0059028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525120.07/cwt115.00–128.0063029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526108.61/cwt99.00–115.0057123
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-252798.61/cwt94.00–102.005203
Bulls—Large 1-2563101.99/cwt100.00–104.005742
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-256699.31/cwt98.00–100.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571110.21/cwt100.00–115.0062920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577122.34/cwt119.00–129.007069
Bulls—Large 1-2610104.00/cwt104.00–104.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623100.00/cwt100.00–100.0062311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626110.01/cwt102.00–128.0068917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665114.38/cwt105.00–120.0076115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368296.64/cwt90.00–101.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371098.00/cwt98.00–98.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727110.63/cwt105.00–119.008048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781108.91/cwt100.00–113.508518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818103.23/cwt97.00–109.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915108.00/cwt108.00–108.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00885.36/cwt70.00–93.008603
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 368383.00/cwt83.00–83.005675
Dairy Steers—Large 376058.00/cwt58.00–58.004411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58072.88/cwt70.00–77.001,1527
Bulls——1,86181.57/cwt79.00–85.001,5187
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99636.00/cwt21.00–41.0035927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05743.29/cwt40.00–48.0045816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17538.08/cwt33.00–42.004478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20946.27/cwt42.00–50.0055945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31550.00/cwt50.00–50.006581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32051.84/cwt50.00–55.0068425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39648.15/cwt45.00–50.0067222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52952.55/cwt50.00–57.0080332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,2211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,112516.19/cwt500.00–550.005,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3865375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,2441
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,020400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,137530.89/cwt475.00–625.006,0366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,180500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225663.90/cwt600.00–775.008,1335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,3031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,6201

This sale against other markets

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.