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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 1,350 vs last sale 1,850▲ 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 64▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Yearlings sold 2.00 higher with good demand; very good demand for 600-650 lb

weaned packages. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with good 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 $143.03/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$143.03

412 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.30

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	772	143.15	1,104	408
Medium and Large 2-3	480	131.25	630	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $474 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 sale412 hd

143.03

—

KY average26 barns · 3,235 hd

136.74

+6.30

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	—	Average	1,638	82.00	1,343	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	63.10	889	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	58.39	781	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	52.07	554	11

Every lot

54 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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	138.82/cwt	137.50–140.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	937	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	641	159.60/cwt	159.60–159.60	1,023	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	993	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	136.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,107	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,231	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	1,270	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	118.07/cwt	110.00–126.00	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	113.04/cwt	112.00–114.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	112.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	118.22/cwt	114.00–123.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	117.35/cwt	117.00–118.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	114.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	736	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	762	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	686	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	397	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	132.25/cwt	124.00–134.00	626	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	128.67/cwt	124.00–133.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	128.19/cwt	120.00–131.00	815	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,466	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	472	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	51.61/cwt	48.00–53.00	542	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	56.42/cwt	55.00–58.00	648	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	55.01/cwt	53.00–56.00	674	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	57.65/cwt	56.00–60.00	740	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	64.16/cwt	62.00–66.00	887	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	66.21/cwt	62.00–69.00	980	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	734	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	535.07/cwt	475.00–630.00	5,153	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,295	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,583	1

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 1,850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Yearlings sold 2.00 higher with good demand; very good demand for 600-650 lb

weaned packages. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	48.00–53.00	51.61
2	—	1,148	55.00–58.00	56.42
1	—	1,005	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	62.00–69.00	66.21
4	—	1,283	56.00–60.00	57.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	62.00–66.00	64.16
5	—	1,225	53.00–56.00	55.01
2	—	1,483	49.00–50.00	49.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,590	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	527	129.00	129.00
4	—	560	124.00–133.00	128.67
6	—	636	120.00–131.00	128.19
8	—	473	124.00–134.00	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
2	—	397	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
2	—	368	124.00	124.00
3	—	572	117.00–118.00	117.35
4	—	705	100.00	100.00
5	—	629	110.00–116.00	114.82
8	—	527	114.00–123.00	118.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	268	110.00–126.00	118.07
2	—	428	112.00–114.00	113.04
2	—	762	90.00	90.00
3	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.01
3	—	736	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	400	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	900	136.75	136.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	596	157.25	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	641	159.60	159.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	812	130.00–137.00	136.27
51	—	969	131.10	131.10
3	—	635	142.00	142.00
3	—	455	135.00–137.00	135.68
2	—	782	127.00	127.00
2	—	280	137.50–140.00	138.82
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
1	—	690	133.00	133.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	475.00–630.00	535.07

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	—	1,295	740.00	740.00

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.