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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 15

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,086 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 921▲ 1,086 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 61▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Quality was average through good. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $137.13/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$137.13

417 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	701	138.40	970	373
Medium and Large 2-3	479	127.23	610	39
Large 1-2	553	125.00	691	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	115.68	469	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $501 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 sale417 hd

137.13

—

KY average29 barns · 7,467 hd

137.88

−0.75

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,639	77.77	1,274	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	50.88	651	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	47.84	596	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	40.34	420	37

Every lot

116 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1-2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.55/cwt	149.00–152.00	489	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	353	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	415	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	123.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	147.75/cwt	147.00–149.00	613	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	128.46/cwt	122.00–133.00	587	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	128.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	651	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	141.73/cwt	141.00–143.00	745	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	137.54/cwt	132.50–139.00	725	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	136.87/cwt	132.00–139.00	783	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	129.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	818	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	865	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	981	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	132.97/cwt	123.00–136.00	975	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	138.85/cwt	137.00–140.75	1,075	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,116	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	866	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,210	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,145	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	122.42/cwt	121.00–124.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	372	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	132.26/cwt	132.00–134.00	450	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	102.20/cwt	100.00–104.00	380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	127.73/cwt	126.00–131.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	102.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	111.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	615	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	113.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	583	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	105.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	105.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	113.91/cwt	112.00–117.00	650	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	717	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	106.66/cwt	104.00–109.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	622	128.46/cwt	118.00–131.00	799	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	111.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	656	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	794	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	109.79/cwt	106.00–115.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	105.53/cwt	99.00–112.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	797	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	940	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	801	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,017	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	102.42/cwt	93.00–111.00	844	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	848	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,092	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	953	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	918	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	991	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	929	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,136	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,097	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,048	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	210	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	247	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	354	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	141.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	140.70/cwt	138.00–142.00	515	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	124.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	524	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	607	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	444	109.00/cwt	103.00–112.00	484	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	118.15/cwt	113.00–123.00	562	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	106.57/cwt	100.00–113.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	133.10/cwt	132.00–136.00	679	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	113.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	117.89/cwt	117.00–119.00	671	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	121.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	704	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	117.61/cwt	108.00–123.00	733	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	116.66/cwt	108.00–123.00	780	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	114.97/cwt	108.00–121.00	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	110.53/cwt	108.00–113.00	906	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	280	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	185	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	870	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	583	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	62.25/cwt	59.00–66.00	761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	84.05/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,449	5
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,725	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	77.49/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,393	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	33.34/cwt	22.00–39.00	336	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	43.56/cwt	40.00–47.00	461	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.00	533	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,105	39.53/cwt	39.00–40.00	437	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	50.94/cwt	49.00–52.00	613	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	47.93/cwt	43.00–52.00	582	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	39.17/cwt	33.00–42.00	482	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	54.20/cwt	53.00–56.00	709	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	54.05/cwt	53.00–56.00	767	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,776	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,163	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	715.59/cwt	600.00–830.00	9,109	7

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 921Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	117.00	117.00
3	—	370	120.00–130.00	123.60
3	—	420	131.00	131.00
10	—	507	125.00–129.00	128.49
16	—	457	122.00–133.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	149.00–152.00	150.55
3	—	420	134.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	1,004	114.00	114.00
6	—	875	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,190	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
31	—	527	132.50–139.00	137.54
29	—	633	127.00–135.00	129.25
20	—	733	123.00–136.00	132.97
10	—	663	125.00–133.00	130.40
12	—	830	134.50	134.50
17	—	572	132.00–139.00	136.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	774	137.00–140.75	138.85
62	—	672	146.00	146.00
16	—	415	147.00–149.00	147.75
14	—	526	141.00–143.00	141.73
6	—	725	141.00	141.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	510	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	866	139.75	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	109.00–116.00	111.63
5	—	673	106.00–115.00	109.79
7	—	824	93.00–111.00	102.42
9	—	513	110.00–118.00	113.66
10	—	855	111.50	111.50
13	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.19
18	—	465	120.00–125.00	123.02
22	—	571	112.00–117.00	113.91
30	—	419	115.00–125.00	120.99
4	—	724	99.00–112.00	105.53
2	—	328	121.00–124.00	122.42
1	—	250	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	126.00–131.00	127.73
13	—	524	120.00–126.00	122.95
13	—	576	120.00–126.00	124.42
38	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	102.00	102.00
4	—	431	100.00–110.00	102.93
4	—	372	100.00–104.00	102.20
3	—	617	104.00–109.00	106.66
3	—	562	102.00–109.00	105.32
3	—	537	100.00–109.00	105.98
3	—	335	109.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	463	109.00–114.00	111.43
1	—	290	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	131.00	131.00
7	—	340	132.00–134.00	132.26
50	—	929	122.25	122.25
57	—	848	128.75	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
2	—	797	118.00	118.00
3	—	656	121.00	121.00
3	—	918	108.00	108.00
12	—	801	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,097	95.50	95.50
18	—	622	118.00–131.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
4	—	444	103.00–112.00	109.00
2	—	480	100.00–113.00	106.57
2	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	120.00–130.00	124.86
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
2	—	280	120.00–132.00	126.32
2	—	333	130.00	130.00
5	—	527	110.00–119.00	113.97
6	—	476	113.00–123.00	118.15
7	—	421	120.00–127.00	124.44
7	—	569	117.00–119.00	117.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	108.00–123.00	117.61
7	—	366	138.00–142.00	140.70
5	—	439	138.00–139.00	138.20
4	—	577	120.00–128.00	121.94
3	—	720	108.00–121.00	114.97
2	—	820	108.00–113.00	110.53
2	—	323	135.00–149.00	141.73
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
12	—	510	132.00–136.00	133.10
13	—	669	108.00–123.00	116.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	66.00	66.00
2	—	870	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,059	40.00–47.00	43.56
15	—	1,008	22.00–39.00	33.34
6	—	1,083	48.00–50.00	49.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	49.00–52.00	50.94
7	—	1,419	53.00–56.00	54.05
2	—	1,105	39.00–40.00	39.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,214	43.00–52.00	47.93
12	—	1,309	53.00–56.00	54.20
9	—	1,231	33.00–42.00	39.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	82.00–87.00	84.05
2	—	1,798	76.00–79.00	77.49
2	—	1,223	59.00–66.00	62.25

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)	1	—	1,235	580.00	580.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,273	600.00–830.00	715.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	640.00	640.00

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.