Report Date: 9/23/2013
LG_LS140
Lexington, KY Mon Sept 23, 2013 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News
Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards
Cattle Auction Report for 09/23/2013
Receipts: 1,525 Last Monday: 1,741 Year Ago: 1,259
Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower on
featherweight calves with a lot of plain to average quality calves
on the market today. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00
lower; over 600 lbs sold steady with moderate demand on a plain to
average quality offering. Yearling steers sold 1.00 higher in a
light test with good demand. Yearling heifers firm with good
demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with light to
moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with light
to moderate demand.
Total supply included 07% slaughter cows, 02% slaughter bulls,
less than 01% replacements and 92% feeders. Feeder supply 41% steers,
23% bulls, 36% heifers with 44% of feeders weighing over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 170.00-177.00;
300-400 lbs few 170.00-180.00; 400-500 lbs 159.00-170.00 fancy thin
173.00; 500-600 lbs 144.00-154.00 few thin 155.00-165.00; 600-700 lbs
139.50-150.00 thin 151.00-155.00; 700-800 lbs 140.00-149.00 including
41 head(mostly bbwf) 790 lbs 149.00 weaned 150.00-157.50 including
23 head(blk-fancy) 721 lbs 157.505; 800-900 lbs few 144.00; 900-
1000 lbs 88 head(bbwf-few smokes fancy) 961 lbs 143.10; 1000-1050 lbs
few 122.00. Large 1 300-400 lbs few 150.00-156.00; 400-500 lbs
few 141.00; 500-600 lbs few 141.00; 600-700 lbs few 138.00-140.00.
Medium and Large 2 200-300 lbs few 157.50-165.00; 300-400 lbs 159.00-
166.00; 400-500 lbs 145.00-155.00; 500-600 lbs 134.00-145.00; 600-
700 lbs 130.00-135.00; 700-800 lbs 128.00-138.00; 800-900 lbs 130.00-
135.00; 900-1000 lbs few 122.00-129.00. Medium and Large 3 200-
300 lbs few 150.00-155.00; 300-400 lbs few 121.00-122.50; 400-500 lbs
few 130.00-133.00; 500-600 lbs few 130.00; 600-700 lbs few 126.00-
128.00; 700-800 lbs few 116.00-120.00. Small 1 400-500 lbs
few 115.00-124.00; 500-600 lbs few 100.00; 600-700 lbs few 111.00-
115.00.
Holstein Steers: Large 3 300-400 lbs few 125.00; 400-500 lbs
few 105.00-109.00; 500-600 lbs few fleshy 105.00; 600-700 lbs
few 108.00 plain 100.00; 700-800 lbs few fancy 109.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 179.00; 300-
400 lbs few 160.00-171.00; 400-500 lbs 149.00-159.00 few fancy 160.00-
168.00; 500-600 lbs 135.00-147.00 fancy 148.00-154.00; 600-700 lbs
125.00-136.00; 700-800 lbs few 122.00-123.00; 800-900 lbs few 112.00-
114.00. Large 1 400-500 lbs few 135.00; 500-600 lbs few 128.00; 600-
700 lbs few 117.00; 700-800 lbs few 112.00; 800-900 lbs few 100.00-
108.00. Medium and Large 2 200-300 lbs few 155.00-157.50; 300-
400 lbs few 152.00-158.00; 400-500 lbs 140.00-146.00; 500-600 lbs
129.00-134.00; 600-700 lbs few 120.00-124.00; 700-800 lbs few 115.00-
119.00; 800-900 lbs few 108.00-110.00; 900-1000 lbs few 96.00.
Medium and Large 3 300-400 lbs few 127.50-135.00; 400-500 lbs
124.00-137.00; 500-600 lbs few 121.00-128.00; 600-700 lbs 110.00;
700-800 lbs few 106.00-113.00. Small 1 200-300 lbs few 122.50;
300-400 lbs few 100.00; 400-500 lbs few 100.00-107.00; 500-600 lbs
few 102.00-107.00; 600-700 lbs few 99.00-104.00; 700-800 lbs
few 90.00-102.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 144.00-155.00;
300-400 lbs few 147.00-158.00; 400-500 lbs 140.00-148.00 fancy 149.00-
154.00; 500-600 lbs 135.00-146.00; 600-700 lbs 134.00-139.50; 700-
800 lbs 121.00-130.50 weaned 131.00-136.00 including 27 head(mixed-open)
785 lbs 136.00; 800-900 lbs few fancy 115.00; 900-1000 lbs few 110.00.
Large 1 400-500 lbs 134.00-139.00; 600-700 lbs few 134.00-139.00; 600-
700 lbs few 126.00-130.00; 700-800 lbs few 125.00; 800-900 lbs
few 100.00. Medium and Large 2 200-300 lbs few 140.00; 300-400 lbs
few 135.00-143.00; 400-500 lbs 131.00-140.00; 500-600 lbs 130.00-139.00;
600-700 lbs few 126.00-134.00; 700-800 lbs few 105.00-111.00; 800-
900 lbs few 107.00; 900-1000 lbs few 102.00-110.00. Medium and Large 3
300-400 lbs few 123.00-135.00; 400-500 lbs few 125.00-131.00; 500-
600 lbs few 125.00; 600-700 lbs 120.00-127.00; 700-800 lbs few 100.00.
Small 1 400-500 lbs few 114.00; 500-600 lbs few 100.00.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi dress Lo Dress
Breakers 70-80 1215-1935 lbs 75.00-77.50 72.00-74.00
Boners 80-85 1005-1560 lbs 75.00-78.00 79.00-84.00 69.00-74.00
Lean 85-90 1005-1310 lbs 72.00-77.00 78.00-80.00 64.00-71.00
Light 85-90 <1000 lbs 60.00-66.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1145-2255 93.50-97.00 98.00-104.00 84.00-92.00
Cow/Calf Pairs: no test.
Bred Cows: Large 1 few 1245 lbs young blk 7-9 months bred 1500.00.
Medium 3 few 895-1035 lbs 820.00-860.00.
Baby Calves: no test.
**This report reflects the majority of cattle in a particular weight,
class and USDA grade.
Source: KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Lexington, KY
Bill Holleran Telephone:(859) 255-7423
Alex Tolbert, OIC 502-564-0290 xtn 238
24 Hour Market Recording for KY 800-327-6568
Out of state 502-564-2761
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