Report Date: 3/24/2015
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Mar 23, 2015 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 03/23/2015
Receipts: 2233 Last Monday: 942 Year Ago: 2045
**Resend with correction to receipts
Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold steady except featherweight calves and
calves over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand.. Yearling steers sold
5.00 higher with good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower
with light demand; many slaughter cows flooding the market. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak
with moderate demand.
This week?s supply included 37 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 37 percent
steers and 20 percent bull calves 0.6 percent Holstein Steers and 44 percent
heifers of total recorded feeder supply. 160 head of slaughter cows with 95
percent going to slaughter. 31 head of slaughter bulls with 100 percent going
to slaughter.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230 230 360.00 360.00
12 265-285 276 312.50-410.00 351.18
18 300-347 329 322.50-380.00 341.27
1 315 315 367.50 367.50 Fancy
5 330-335 332 367.50-395.00 388.52 Thin
32 353-398 380 274.00-352.50 321.39
1 355 355 370.00 370.00 Fancy
27 400-448 428 290.00-319.00 305.92
3 420-425 423 315.00-319.00 317.68 Fancy
1 430 430 324.00 324.00 Thin
24 455-499 480 274.00-301.00 281.92
20 450-490 466 294.00-316.00 306.82 Fancy
5 471 471 313.00 313.00 Value Added
66 500-549 525 245.00-282.50 262.97
3 508 508 284.00 284.00 Fancy
49 552-598 573 240.00-281.00 248.40
3 596 596 254.00 254.00 Thin
59 600-645 623 220.00-244.00 236.32
22 601-638 618 222.00-253.00 241.70 Fancy
13 609-620 610 247.00-254.00 247.55 Thin
29 627-628 628 239.50-253.00 243.69 Value Added
38 650-695 666 222.00-241.00 230.03
19 700-747 724 204.00-214.00 210.08
24 724-735 732 219.50 219.50 Fancy
7 703-730 713 214.00-222.00 217.15 Thin
7 712 712 215.50 215.50 Value Added
34 750-796 782 199.00-212.00 204.27
6 810-840 826 185.00-194.00 188.47
38 855-899 891 191.00-200.00 195.68
60 884 884 199.00 199.00 Fancy
3 961 961 180.00 180.00
GROUPS OF 20 HEAD OR MORE:
20 HEAD(BLK-WEANED) 628 LBS 239.50
60 HEAD(BLK-CHAX FANCY FLESHY) 884 LBS 199.00
28 HEAD(BLK) 899 LBS 194.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 265 265 320.00 320.00
1 395 395 273.00 273.00
7 470-479 478 270.00-270.50 270.43
4 505-545 528 235.00-244.00 239.77
7 550-595 569 222.00-241.00 232.93
1 625 625 220.00 220.00
5 686 686 219.00 219.00
1 810 810 184.00 184.00
1 895 895 180.00 180.00
1 995 995 161.00 161.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3-4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 375 375 260.00 260.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 510 510 249.00 249.00
2 592 592 239.00 239.00 Thin
1 640 640 220.00 220.00
1 690 690 223.00 223.00
3 805 805 178.00 178.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 490 490 207.00 207.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 761 761 210.00 210.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 570 570 169.00 169.00
5 911-915 913 129.00-148.00 136.62
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 220-240 230 290.00-295.00 292.39
5 265-295 284 295.00-305.00 300.39
11 278-295 282 300.00-327.50 320.53 Thin
4 310-325 318 290.00-300.00 295.14
1 320 320 290.00 290.00 Fancy
14 310-335 324 292.50-317.50 307.17 Thin
36 350-395 379 252.50-296.00 274.80
7 372-385 376 283.00-284.00 283.29 Fancy
19 350-385 367 280.00-307.50 292.75 Thin
72 402-447 425 240.00-300.00 261.04
28 415-425 421 267.00-280.00 271.95 Fancy
9 400-442 428 267.50-277.50 273.42 Thin
94 450-495 469 236.00-275.00 249.39
4 477 477 278.00 278.00 Fancy
7 450-485 465 242.00-263.00 254.10 Thin
104 502-548 527 220.00-243.00 233.81
19 500-517 513 243.00-246.00 243.62 Fancy
8 500-517 506 239.00-247.00 244.58 Thin
96 555-595 572 219.00-240.00 230.31
1 570 570 250.00 250.00 Fancy
1 570 570 218.00 218.00 Fleshy
2 575 575 251.00 251.00 Thin
60 600-648 621 204.00-611.00 224.92
5 638 638 220.00 220.00 Fancy
2 642 642 201.00 201.00 Fleshy
23 655-695 668 202.00-217.00 212.37
26 713-744 734 175.00-202.00 192.35
3 710 710 209.00 209.00 Fancy
2 742 742 171.00 171.00 Fleshy
5 760-773 769 175.00-185.00 179.39
3 765-770 767 168.00-171.00 170.00 Fleshy
3 800-812 808 170.00 170.00
12 836 836 188.00 188.00 Fancy
6 865-871 870 164.00-178.00 175.68
2 862 862 144.00 144.00 Fleshy
2 910-940 925 150.00-154.00 152.03
1 915 915 167.50 167.50 Thin
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 260-285 272 240.00-270.00 254.31
2 385-395 390 240.00-250.00 244.94
5 421-442 429 230.00-235.00 232.94
2 425 425 240.00 240.00 Thin
5 470-495 482 220.00-239.00 228.80
4 510-545 521 216.00-226.00 220.28
2 567 567 214.00 214.00
1 590 590 209.00 209.00 Fleshy
2 632 632 213.00 213.00
11 657-685 675 193.00-207.00 198.96
2 865-870 868 146.00-158.00 151.98
4 928 928 142.00 142.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300 300 290.00 290.00
1 425 425 243.00 243.00
11 449 449 246.00 246.00 Thin
6 452-490 466 235.00-242.50 238.44
5 560-585 567 221.00-233.00 223.87
1 640 640 190.00 190.00
4 672-685 678 190.00-200.00 194.95
1 705 705 190.00 190.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 585 585 211.00 211.00
1 690 690 179.00 179.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230 230 312.50 312.50
8 260-290 277 305.00-387.50 328.56
2 310-335 322 315.00-320.00 317.60
1 320 320 340.00 340.00 Fancy
13 352-387 371 310.00-330.00 320.81
2 360 360 345.00 345.00 Thin
17 400-445 425 267.00-310.00 291.48
3 405-427 420 311.00-317.50 313.09 Fancy
6 433-438 436 302.00-309.00 305.48 Thin
28 450-498 477 255.00-293.00 272.49
1 455 455 295.00 295.00 Calves
2 462 462 320.00 320.00 Fancy
3 471 471 256.00 256.00 Fleshy
9 460-463 462 308.00 308.00 Thin
31 505-545 523 248.00-266.00 259.49
1 530 530 279.00 279.00 Fancy
29 550-595 560 238.00-260.00 249.40
11 592 592 225.00 225.00 Fleshy
19 600-645 624 210.00-232.00 225.54
1 600 600 200.00 200.00 Fleshy
2 610-635 622 231.00-232.00 231.51 Thin
22 655-680 669 206.00-231.00 223.92
1 685 685 224.00 224.00 Fancy
10 656-695 682 220.00-225.00 221.64 Thin
5 705-715 711 198.00-212.00 206.81
23 750-780 760 193.00-207.00 201.33
1 760 760 211.00 211.00 Fancy
2 800-825 812 180.00-191.00 185.42
3 805-845 825 185.00-197.00 189.24 Fancy
12 870-877 876 170.00-178.50 177.42
1 870 870 182.00 182.00 Fancy
1 905 905 174.00 174.00
1 960 960 173.00 173.00
1 965 965 176.00 176.00 Fancy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 275 275 300.00 300.00
4 331 331 284.00 284.00
3 365-395 377 292.00-295.00 293.14
3 400-440 417 247.50-265.00 256.12
3 475-497 490 257.00-260.00 257.97
4 510-545 519 228.00-246.00 233.47
17 555-595 575 225.00-241.00 232.07
2 570 570 231.00 231.00 Thin
2 750 750 182.00 182.00
1 785 785 173.00 173.00 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 505 505 242.00 242.00 Thin
Feeder Bulls Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 390 390 282.00-296.00 291.33
2 450-495 472 259.00-288.00 272.81
3 530 530 241.00 241.00
2 625-635 630 214.00-220.00 216.98
2 650 650 190.00 190.00
1 750 750 201.00 201.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 265 265 250.00 250.00
2 555 555 220.00 220.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250 250 250.00 250.00
1 455 455 250.00 250.00
1 510 510 202.00 202.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 760 760 158.00 158.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 980-1150 1074 122.00-167.00 147.78
2 1210-1215 1212 159.00-167.50 163.26
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1075 1075 145.00 145.00
1 1100 1100 126.00 126.00 Per Head
2 1205-1285 1245 120.00-131.00 125.32
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1270 1270 123.00 123.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 990 990 1750.00 1750.00 Per Head
1 1335 1335 1825.00 1825.00 Per Head
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1065-1125 1095 1600.00-1625.00 1612.16 Per Head
Bred Cows Medium and Large 3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1127 1127 1425.00 1425.00
10 1030-1166 1118 1200.00-1500.00 1347.17 Per Head
Bred Cows Medium 3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1165 1165 1375.00 1375.00 Per Head
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1200-1270 1226 1625.00-1975.00 1772.27 Per Head
Cow-Calf Pairs Small and Medium 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1010-1050 1030 1550.00-1600.00 1574.51 Per Head
Slaughter Cows Premium White 65-75%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 2105 2105 108.00 108.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1080-1190 1126 103.00-112.00 106.65
1 1125 1125 99.00 99.00 Low Dressing
17 1200-1530 1358 101.50-109.00 105.20
5 1325-1475 1399 110.00-113.00 110.82 High Dressing
8 1260-1495 1391 98.00-103.00 100.28 Low Dressing
4 1605-1860 1761 103.00-107.50 106.02
1 1800 1800 110.00 110.00 High Dressing
2 1620-1675 1648 99.00-102.00 100.47 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 955-1190 1105 103.00-110.00 105.98
2 1155-1175 1165 107.00-110.00 108.49 High Dressing
6 1085-1190 1156 96.00-101.00 98.82 Low Dressing
17 1230-1590 1339 100.00-110.00 104.68
7 1230-1390 1301 109.00-123.00 114.35 High Dressing
9 1200-1570 1418 95.00-102.50 98.44 Low Dressing
3 1600-1790 1665 100.50-107.50 104.77
1 1620 1620 101.00 101.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 895-1115 998 101.00-107.00 104.33
1 1040 1040 110.00 110.00 High Dressing
10 800-1100 986 92.00-100.00 96.16 Low Dressing
1 1295 1295 104.00 104.00
1 1255 1255 109.00 109.00 High Dressing
3 1210-1280 1237 92.00-100.00 94.76 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1200-1440 1326 128.00-133.00 130.76
11 1640-2190 1895 128.00-142.00 135.11
8 1640-2030 1808 137.50-149.00 141.06 High Dressing
1 1695 1695 117.00 117.00 Low Dressing
Cow Calf Pairs: Medium 2 1200-1270 lbs with 70-200 lb calves at side
1625.00-1975.00. Small and Medium 3 1010-1050 lbs thin with 65-125 lb
calves at side 1550.00-1600.00.
Bred Cows: Medium 1 990-1335 lbs young 4-9 months bred 1750.00-1825.00.
Medium 2 1065-1125 lbs 1-9 months bred 1600.00-1625.00. Medium 3
1030-1165 lbs 1-6 months bred 1200.00-1450.00.
Baby Calves: Beef 200.00-450.00
***This report reflects the majority of cattle sold with a USDA grade, weight,
and sex. This report does not reflect all animals sold on the above date.***
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service
Bill Holleran, Market Reporter KY
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LG_LS140.txt
Jodee Inman USDA OIC (502) 782-4139
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