Report Date: 5/18/2015
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon May 18, 2015 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 05/18/2015
Receipts: 902 Last Week: 856 Year Ago: 1071
Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with
good demand except 500-600 lbs sold weak with moderate demand.
Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls
sold 1.00 lower with good demand.
05 replacement cattle, 98 slaughter cattle, and 799 feeder cattle.
Today's supply included 38.7 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 24.2 percent
steers and 22.0 percent bull calves 2.2 percent Holstein Steers and 41.9 percent
heifers of total recorded feeder supply. 82 head of slaughter cows with
94 percent going to slaughter. 16 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
1 250-300 290 350.00 350.00 Fancy
1 300-350 345 315.00 315.00
3 300-350 328 332.50-360.00 350.51 Fancy
2 350-400 390 308.00-317.50 312.75
8 350-400 380 320.00-332.50 327.47 Fancy
4 400-450 435 265.00-286.00 278.14
4 400-450 409 289.00-291.00 289.74 Fancy
21 450-500 486 256.00-271.00 264.98
3 450-500 465 290.00-300.00 293.59 Fancy
20 500-550 519 246.00-268.00 256.66
2 500-550 508 272.00-277.00 274.54 Fancy
33 550-600 580 245.00-256.00 248.07
16 600-650 627 229.00-240.00 236.43
7 600-650 624 242.00-246.00 242.86 Fancy
34 650-700 666 222.00-239.00 233.76
6 700-750 722 211.50-218.00 212.60
3 750-800 768 215.00-216.00 215.34
6 800-850 815 208.00 208.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 457 251.00-252.00 251.66
4 500-550 530 237.00-244.00 241.80
1 550-600 575 243.00 243.00
1 650-700 695 210.00 210.00
1 700-750 740 208.00 208.00
2 750-800 790 191.00 191.00
2 800-850 842 187.00-194.00 190.51
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 380 193.00 193.00
14 900-950 909 167.00 167.00 Fancy
1 900-950 900 150.00 150.00 Fleshy
1 950-1000 975 143.00 143.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 210 320.00 320.00 Fancy
1 250-300 295 309.00 309.00 Fancy
3 300-350 306 300.00-305.00 301.71 Fancy
7 350-400 385 270.00-283.00 278.51
4 350-400 372 290.00-295.00 293.52 Fancy
13 400-450 428 242.00-256.00 254.16
4 400-450 416 270.00-272.00 270.49 Fancy
39 450-500 470 239.00-258.00 248.72
51 500-550 531 222.00-242.00 235.28
37 550-600 569 220.00-232.00 227.16
2 550-600 580 249.00 249.00 Fancy
32 600-650 634 212.00-218.00 215.94
4 600-650 606 221.00 221.00 Value Added
4 650-700 655 209.00-215.00 212.25
5 650-700 662 219.00 219.00 Value Added
6 700-750 726 196.00-204.00 201.87
65 750-800 778 199.25-204.00 199.48
2 850-900 872 185.00-193.00 189.10
1 950-1000 955 194.00 194.00 Fancy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 225 260.00 260.00
1 300-350 330 245.00 245.00
3 350-400 387 257.50-260.00 259.17
2 400-450 425 233.00 233.00
4 450-500 481 226.00-235.00 230.52
9 500-550 543 215.00 215.00
7 550-600 571 210.00-221.00 214.38
4 600-650 626 200.00-203.00 201.76
9 650-700 676 195.00-207.00 201.15
2 750-800 755 190.00-192.00 191.01
2 800-850 830 170.00-181.00 175.47
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 345 315.00 315.00
2 350-400 368 308.00-310.00 308.95
5 350-400 381 312.00-327.50 317.87 Fancy
9 400-450 431 259.00-271.00 264.96
11 400-450 428 272.00-292.00 274.61 Fancy
17 450-500 480 252.00-270.00 260.62
1 450-500 465 277.00 277.00 Fancy
34 500-550 528 234.00-260.00 244.23
6 500-550 505 260.00-262.00 260.33 Fancy
21 550-600 580 237.00-249.00 241.59
8 600-650 616 220.00-239.00 228.44
10 600-650 612 245.00 245.00 Fancy
6 650-700 678 217.00-224.00 219.52
7 700-750 733 200.00-216.00 205.76
5 750-800 768 192.00-206.00 194.86
1 800-850 830 183.00 183.00
1 900-950 900 178.00 178.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 450-500 477 237.00-241.00 239.85
2 500-550 515 230.00-231.00 230.49
9 550-600 582 220.00-235.00 226.20
5 550-600 571 229.00 229.00 Thin
2 600-650 640 212.00-215.00 213.49
3 650-700 670 210.00-217.00 213.07
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 1145 104.00-108.00 105.97
2 800-1200 1155 114.00-122.00 118.00 High Dressing
9 1200-1600 1337 101.00-111.00 107.88
4 1200-1600 1392 112.00-121.00 116.68 High Dressing
1 1600-2000 1620 107.50 107.50
1 1600-2000 1665 120.50 120.50 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1185 105.00 105.00
6 800-1200 1072 114.00-128.00 120.62 High Dressing
7 1200-1600 1299 105.00-112.00 108.25
12 1200-1600 1375 114.00-127.00 118.95 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1390 104.00 104.00 Low Dressing
1 1600-2000 1605 110.00 110.00
1 1600-2000 1615 120.00 120.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 1112 107.00-108.00 107.47
2 800-1200 1175 114.00-122.00 118.05 High Dressing
3 800-1200 1048 90.00-98.00 95.39 Low Dressing
1 1200-1600 1200 111.00 111.00
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1000-1500 1268 134.00-138.00 136.09
2 1000-1500 1282 141.00-150.00 144.89 High Dressing
1 1500-3000 2005 136.00 136.00
9 1500-3000 1856 141.00-148.00 144.73 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 800-1200 1030 141.00-170.00 155.77
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1080 1550.00 1550.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1305 1375.00 1375.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 few 1465 lbs with 225 lb
calf at side 2085.00.
Baby Calves: beef 250.00 weaned 590.00.
***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
Jodee Inman, OIC 502-782-4139
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