Report Date: 4/18/2016
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Apr 18, 2016 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 04/18/2016
Receipts: 809 Last Week: 604 Year Ago: 785
****Lexington Monday cattle sales now conducted at Mt. Sterling sale barn due
to massive fire that destroyed Lexington sale barn on Sat. January 30.
Tomorrow's Lexington Tues. sale will be held at Richmond sale barn****
Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with light to moderate
demand. Quality was average through good. Yearlings limited comparison with last
week's light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with
moderate demand. CME cattle futures down sharply by mid-day.
40 replacement cattle, 78 slaughter cattle, and 691 feeder cattle. Today's supply
included 39.6 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 34 percent steers and 20.5 percent
bull calves 0 percent Holstein Steers and 31.4 percent heifers of total recorded
feeder supply. 69 head of slaughter cows with 96 percent going to slaughter.
09 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
1 200-250 210 245.00 245.00 Fancy
9 400-450 429 175.00-183.00 178.27
7 450-500 466 175.00-178.00 177.13
2 450-500 490 167.00 167.00 Fleshy
24 500-550 526 168.00-177.00 171.71
4 550-600 564 163.00-172.00 167.51
2 550-600 587 159.00 159.00 Fleshy
29 550-600 555 173.00 173.00 Value Added
6 600-650 621 154.00-164.00 157.88
5 600-650 600 169.00 169.00 Value Added
6 650-700 680 151.00-157.00 153.92
8 700-750 710 152.00 152.00 Value Added
16 750-800 751 150.00 150.00 Value Added
4 800-850 814 138.00-139.00 138.50
52 850-900 899 137.75 137.75
55 850-900 872 146.95 146.95 Fancy
2 900-950 900 134.00 134.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
28 head 575 lbs 173.00 CHAX-BLK VALUE ADDED
55 head 872 lbs 146.95 BLK-FEW CHAX FANCY
52 head 899 lbs 137.75 MIXED
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 350 180.00 180.00
8 400-450 429 168.00-171.00 169.36
2 450-500 465 156.00-161.00 158.47
2 500-550 538 161.00-165.00 162.97
3 550-600 570 148.00-161.00 154.61
1 850-900 850 117.00 117.00
1 900-950 900 120.00 120.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 405 150.00-157.50 153.80
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 200-250 232 180.00 180.00
2 200-250 230 197.50 197.50 Fancy
5 300-350 327 166.00-169.00 166.60
1 300-350 345 154.00 154.00 Fleshy
4 350-400 384 163.00-169.00 167.49
1 350-400 360 154.00 154.00 Fleshy
15 400-450 423 150.00-165.00 158.98
20 400-450 414 162.00-175.00 167.22 Fancy
28 450-500 474 148.00-157.00 150.38
6 450-500 464 162.00 162.00 Fancy
13 500-550 513 143.00-147.00 145.26
3 500-550 536 159.00 159.00 Value Added
29 550-600 577 138.00-148.00 144.58
42 600-650 623 143.00-146.00 145.86 Value Added
2 650-700 662 137.00 137.00
1 650-700 655 140.00 140.00 Value Added
6 750-800 750 135.00 135.00 Value Added
4 800-850 802 134.50 134.50 Value Added
3 850-900 880 110.00-114.00 111.36
3 900-950 913 106.00 106.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
40 head 624 lbs 146.00 CHAX-BLK VALUE ADDED
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 285 162.50 162.50
3 300-350 318 145.00-154.00 149.75
9 350-400 376 140.00-155.00 147.27
8 400-450 417 140.00-146.00 142.01
3 450-500 471 133.00-139.00 136.96
8 500-550 529 129.00-140.00 136.13
3 550-600 573 119.00-130.00 126.29
2 600-650 625 120.00-129.00 124.39
1 650-700 680 120.00 120.00
1 700-750 730 110.00 110.00
1 850-900 870 107.00 107.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 580 137.00 137.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 600-650 645 100.00 100.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 240 199.00 199.00
5 250-300 265 192.50-202.50 198.81
5 300-350 326 180.00-182.50 181.03
2 300-350 337 177.50 177.50 Fleshy
11 350-400 368 180.00-182.50 181.09
4 350-400 381 169.00 169.00 Fleshy
6 400-450 412 164.00-179.00 169.43
12 400-450 424 176.00 176.00 Fancy
16 450-500 470 160.00-168.00 164.30
9 500-550 514 154.00-162.00 158.89
8 550-600 559 159.00-168.00 164.12
3 550-600 591 145.00 145.00 Fleshy
11 600-650 622 144.00-152.00 148.60
6 650-700 672 140.00-148.00 144.48
2 700-750 721 130.00-137.00 133.45
3 700-750 718 139.00 139.00 Fancy
1 750-800 750 135.00 135.00
2 800-850 815 120.00 120.00
1 950-1000 960 112.00 112.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 235 180.00 180.00
1 250-300 295 190.00 190.00
2 300-350 330 170.00-177.50 173.58
6 350-400 373 165.00-175.00 169.25
2 400-450 412 156.00-157.00 156.50
4 450-500 494 150.00-158.00 152.22
4 500-550 539 149.00 149.00
6 550-600 561 147.00-156.00 149.66
2 600-650 618 134.00-135.00 134.49
2 650-700 685 137.00 137.00
2 750-800 775 130.00 130.00
1 850-900 890 113.00 113.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 320 156.00 156.00
3 350-400 373 135.00-160.00 145.13
1 400-450 430 146.00 146.00
1 500-550 530 135.00 135.00
3 550-600 577 128.00-130.00 129.32
1 600-650 635 126.00 126.00
1 700-750 730 120.00 120.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 800-1200 1150 69.50-74.50 72.86
1 800-1200 1140 78.00 78.00 High Dressing
10 1200-1600 1438 69.50-75.00 73.14
1 1200-1600 1405 79.00 79.00 High Dressing
4 1200-1600 1430 65.00-68.50 66.92 Low Dressing
2 1600-2000 1702 69.00-70.50 69.78
3 1600-2000 1683 55.00-67.00 63.03 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 800-1200 1091 71.00-74.50 72.27
3 800-1200 1180 77.00-79.50 77.99 High Dressing
6 1200-1600 1296 69.00-74.00 72.07
7 1200-1600 1344 76.00-80.00 77.85 High Dressing
2 1200-1600 1255 61.50-68.00 64.70 Low Dressing
1 1600-2000 1685 83.50 83.50 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 710 63.00 63.00 Low Dressing
4 800-1200 994 69.00-74.00 72.08
2 800-1200 980 75.50-76.00 75.71 High Dressing
11 800-1200 933 59.50-67.50 64.74 Low Dressing
1 1200-1600 1230 71.50 71.50
1 1200-1600 1215 75.50 75.50 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1245 64.00 64.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1000-1500 1217 90.00-97.50 93.42
1 1000-1500 1435 89.00 89.00 Low Dressing
7 1500-3000 1959 94.00-98.50 95.86
1 1500-3000 1675 98.50 98.50 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 860 104.00-108.00 106.12
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 855 85.00 85.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1145 1160.00 1160.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 800-1200 1024 1035.00-1100.00 1069.73 4-6 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 1080 1085.00 1085.00 7-9 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1300 975.00 975.00 4-6 Mos Bred
3 1200-1600 1293 985.00-1085.00 1039.33 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1145 825.00 825.00 1-3 Mos Bred
5 800-1200 1073 800.00-935.00 878.24 7-9 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1265 835.00 835.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 3 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 955 675.00 675.00 1-3 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 1185 675.00 675.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium 1 cpl 1372 lbs with 100-275 lb calves at side
1625.00. Medium 2 1245-1565 lbs with 125-200 lb calves at side
1375.00-1535.00.
Baby Calves: fancy 500.00; plain 50.00.
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service
Bill Holleran, Market Reporter
Jodee Inman, OIC 502-782-4139
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