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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

782 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 652▲ 782 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 179▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 8▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with moderate demand ; some 450-500 lbs weaned steers and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher with good demand. Quality was mostly good through attractive. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand,.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.22/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$139.22

336 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

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

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	633	140.92	891	304
Medium and Large 2-3	550	124.17	683	24
Large 1-2	617	122.56	757	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	235	100.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $656 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 sale336 hd

139.22

—

KY average14 barns · 1,568 hd

135.60

+3.62

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	1,722	75.64	1,303	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	52.92	804	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	51.70	663	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	42.19	463	34

Every lot

114 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	149.47/cwt	147.00–154.50	635	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	150.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	715	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	142.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	701	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	147.43/cwt	146.00–148.50	775	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	124.48/cwt	119.00–127.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	135.02/cwt	131.00–139.00	718	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	765	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	574	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	142.39/cwt	131.00–145.00	856	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	120.25/cwt	118.00–123.00	734	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	127.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	660	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	846	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	148.32/cwt	133.50–150.00	1,055	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	987	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	807	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,063	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	134.33/cwt	122.00–135.25	1,144	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	883	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,060	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	123.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,151	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	107.43/cwt	106.00–110.00	291	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	381	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	118.02/cwt	110.00–124.00	395	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	357	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	107.28/cwt	106.00–108.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	115.62/cwt	111.00–121.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	421	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	389	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	120.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	117.16/cwt	115.00–119.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	487	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	112.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	91.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	118.80/cwt	117.00–120.00	624	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	113.34/cwt	108.00–117.00	643	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	121.08/cwt	117.00–126.00	705	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	609	119.73/cwt	116.50–125.00	729	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	109.19/cwt	108.00–112.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	782	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	100.47/cwt	96.00–105.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	287	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	300	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	142.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	363	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	327	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	155.28/cwt	154.00–158.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	149.85/cwt	146.00–154.00	623	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	138.93/cwt	135.00–143.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	137.36/cwt	131.00–142.00	659	13
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	108.96/cwt	107.00–111.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	116.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.21/cwt	121.00–127.00	656	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	128.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	745	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	603	129.29/cwt	129.00–130.00	780	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	122.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	755	11
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	621	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	119.78/cwt	117.00–126.00	800	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	113.49/cwt	100.00–119.00	822	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	97.02/cwt	89.00–105.00	828	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	665	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,035	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	82.77/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	73.18/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,319	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	44.73/cwt	43.00–47.00	465	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	38.24/cwt	29.00–42.00	406	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	50.05/cwt	47.00–54.00	622	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	50.96/cwt	48.00–54.00	637	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	592	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	56.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	782	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	46.03/cwt	45.00–47.00	680	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	51.88/cwt	48.00–54.00	771	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	878	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,792	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	524.01/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,637	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,407	762.07/cwt	710.00–810.00	10,722	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 179Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	125.00	125.00
8	—	416	146.00–154.00	149.85
7	—	603	129.00–130.00	129.29
3	—	375	154.00–158.00	155.28
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	135.00–143.00	138.93
2	—	853	89.00–105.00	97.02
3	—	363	140.00–147.00	142.31
3	—	778	110.00–115.00	111.65
7	—	724	100.00–119.00	113.49
10	—	528	121.00–127.00	124.21
11	—	617	118.00–126.00	122.37
12	—	579	125.00–131.00	128.70
13	—	480	131.00–142.00	137.36
14	—	668	117.00–126.00	119.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
2	—	385	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	495	129.00	129.00
2	—	655	109.00	109.00
3	—	245	117.00	117.00
4	—	524	114.00–119.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	90.00	90.00
3	—	330	91.00	91.00
2	—	485	107.00–111.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	250	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	133.00–135.00	133.66
4	—	714	125.00–130.00	127.52
1	—	1,145	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,020	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
6	—	666	124.00–129.00	126.97
6	—	933	115.00–125.00	123.38
8	—	771	128.00	128.00
9	—	821	129.50	129.50
14	—	532	131.00–139.00	135.02
15	—	852	122.00–135.25	134.33
19	—	491	142.00–147.00	142.72
20	—	624	125.00–130.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	119.00–127.00	124.48
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	128.00	128.00
2	—	807	112.00	112.00
3	—	383	130.00–137.00	134.63
4	—	561	120.00–127.00	123.47
4	—	610	118.00–123.00	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	120.00	120.00
3	—	748	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	124.00–129.00	125.72
2	—	660	121.00–124.00	122.52
1	—	705	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	131.00	131.00
17	—	476	147.00–155.00	150.12
19	—	526	146.00–148.50	147.43
22	—	425	147.00–154.50	149.47
44	—	601	131.00–145.00	142.39
79	—	711	133.50–150.00	148.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,035	61.00	61.00
1	—	665	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	120.00–125.00	120.51
12	—	631	124.00	124.00
20	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.80
22	—	582	117.00–126.00	121.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	567	108.00–117.00	113.34
11	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.29
11	—	335	110.00–124.00	118.02
7	—	610	108.00–112.00	109.19
6	—	471	115.00–119.00	117.16
3	—	505	110.00–116.00	112.04
3	—	392	111.00–121.00	115.62
3	—	271	106.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	680	96.00–105.00	100.47
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	116.50–125.00	119.73
5	—	400	124.00	124.00
4	—	487	121.00	121.00
1	—	865	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	92.50	92.50
2	—	357	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	90.00–95.00	91.05
4	—	385	106.00–108.00	107.28
2	—	628	102.00–105.00	103.46
2	—	435	102.50	102.50
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	385.00	385.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,407	710.00–810.00	762.07

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)	2	—	885	500.00–550.00	524.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,063	29.00–42.00	38.24
7	—	1,250	48.00–54.00	50.96
7	—	1,039	43.00–47.00	44.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,487	48.00–54.00	51.88
14	—	1,574	54.00–58.00	55.80
3	—	1,477	45.00–47.00	46.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,242	47.00–54.00	50.05
12	—	1,373	54.00–59.00	56.97
3	—	1,288	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	81.00–85.00	82.77
4	—	1,803	68.00–78.00	73.18
1	—	1,230	57.00	57.00

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.