Sale reports / Kentucky / Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2019-11-18

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 18
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,361 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 1,155▲ 1,361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
314 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 96▲ 314 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 21▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available. State government offices closed last Monday due to Veteran's Day Holiday- no sales reported last Monday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.73/cwt on 456 head.
Average price
$113.73
456 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$26.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555116.04645376
Large 1-2545107.005833thin
Medium and Large 2-3463102.8847776
Small and Medium 1-254090.004861thin
One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $159 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 sale456 hd
113.73
—
KY average28 barns · 7,857 hd
122.48
−8.75
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—Low1,53772.051,10713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40854.8277237
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22551.1562651
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03142.1243430

Every lot

145 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added280167.00/cwt167.00–167.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316164.17/cwt160.00–170.005195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330164.00/cwt164.00–164.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331154.21/cwt150.00–157.505104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365165.50/cwt162.00–172.506043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370157.50/cwt157.50–157.505831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380149.40/cwt145.00–153.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed392151.00/cwt151.00–151.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425139.04/cwt136.00–143.005916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.27/cwt131.00–138.0064813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495129.00/cwt129.00–129.006391
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2495111.00/cwt111.00–111.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521137.72/cwt137.00–138.0071811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521131.79/cwt127.00–138.0068727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561138.00/cwt138.00–138.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571133.95/cwt128.00–139.0076543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588126.51/cwt123.00–129.007446
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3612119.43/cwt116.00–120.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613143.91/cwt137.50–145.7588228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630132.15/cwt128.00–136.5083327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666128.47/cwt124.00–133.0085616
Steers—Large 1-2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676132.79/cwt130.00–135.0089814
Steers—Large 1-2716112.00/cwt112.00–112.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718129.50/cwt129.50–129.509303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721125.71/cwt122.00–128.0090622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735117.67/cwt117.00–118.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752138.56/cwt136.50–139.501,04219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.49/cwt121.00–129.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825115.99/cwt115.00–117.009572
Steers—Large 1-2845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2847132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1182
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2875102.00/cwt102.00–102.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878125.01/cwt124.00–127.001,0983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916128.25/cwt123.00–130.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987125.99/cwt125.00–128.001,2443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,060118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3218102.08/cwt95.00–109.002232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235112.00/cwt112.00–112.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280111.04/cwt110.00–114.003114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3282104.95/cwt101.00–110.002966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy286140.00/cwt140.00–140.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300132.50/cwt132.50–132.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328114.63/cwt111.00–124.0037621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333109.83/cwt105.00–116.003665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369116.42/cwt110.00–125.0043017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382104.92/cwt102.00–109.004019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420112.27/cwt105.00–117.0047237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425103.53/cwt94.00–110.0044012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464103.73/cwt100.00–109.004819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473121.70/cwt119.50–123.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474114.86/cwt106.00–120.0054443
Heifers—Large 1-2480114.00/cwt114.00–114.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519103.75/cwt100.00–107.0053816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523113.16/cwt106.00–118.0059238
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-254090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570100.38/cwt100.00–101.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy577103.00/cwt103.00–103.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578123.92/cwt118.50–126.7571626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583112.52/cwt103.00–118.0065638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603117.00/cwt117.00–117.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361299.09/cwt92.50–102.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open623116.53/cwt112.00–120.0072618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626107.04/cwt102.00–114.0067023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365091.00/cwt91.00–91.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671107.58/cwt104.00–110.007225
Heifers—Large 1-267593.00/cwt93.00–93.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open678116.42/cwt115.00–118.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694137.00/cwt137.00–137.0095142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718102.33/cwt101.00–104.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745122.00/cwt122.00–122.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768103.12/cwt98.00–106.007929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281394.00/cwt92.00–96.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy81585.00/cwt85.00–85.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384084.00/cwt84.00–84.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open874107.00/cwt107.00–107.0093511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287593.00/cwt93.00–93.008141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2245105.00/cwt105.00–105.002571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270133.00/cwt133.00–133.003591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275121.00/cwt121.00–121.003331
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321140.54/cwt135.00–142.504514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328129.67/cwt126.00–132.504255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335162.00/cwt162.00–162.005433
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2Value Added340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added356147.00/cwt147.00–147.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3358124.02/cwt121.00–130.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377139.05/cwt130.00–145.005248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381154.00/cwt154.00–154.005873
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2410106.00/cwt106.00–106.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423120.00/cwt113.00–122.005085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424131.72/cwt124.00–140.0055811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440135.00/cwt135.00–135.0059412
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2462107.00/cwt107.00–107.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478118.17/cwt111.00–129.0056528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485130.68/cwt127.00–136.0063422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524127.19/cwt121.50–135.0066627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526117.99/cwt113.00–124.006219
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2536104.91/cwt100.00–106.005627
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2563101.51/cwt101.00–102.005722
Bulls—Large 1-2566119.00/cwt119.00–119.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567124.64/cwt120.00–130.0070732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625112.54/cwt105.00–125.5070318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366496.46/cwt94.00–101.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669116.06/cwt108.00–124.0077620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371090.00/cwt90.00–90.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724108.06/cwt103.00–110.0078211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770107.00/cwt105.00–108.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281092.18/cwt85.00–100.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381085.02/cwt80.00–90.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895106.00/cwt106.00–106.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396570.00/cwt70.00–70.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01081.00/cwt70.00–92.008182
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 346770.00/cwt70.00–70.003272
Dairy Steers—Large 354081.00/cwt81.00–81.004374
Dairy Steers—Large 357273.98/cwt60.00–83.0042311
Dairy Steers—Large 361592.77/cwt84.00–94.7557125
Dairy Steers—Large 388067.00/cwt67.00–67.005901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39664.46/cwt59.00–69.009006
Bulls——1,40873.10/cwt70.00–76.001,0293
Bulls——1,84582.65/cwt80.00–87.001,5254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98436.18/cwt34.00–43.0035614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02946.09/cwt42.00–49.0047413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19450.51/cwt46.00–54.0060339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19545.63/cwt44.00–47.005454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25752.68/cwt51.00–54.006623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32951.89/cwt48.00–54.0069016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38857.00/cwt55.00–60.007918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46857.05/cwt54.00–63.0083721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,395730.00/cwt730.00–730.0010,1841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,473963.67/cwt860.00–1,075.0014,1952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,090525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,7231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,115510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,6871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183757.29/cwt650.00–900.008,9592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250638.51/cwt630.00–650.007,9814

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.