Report Date: 8/29/2016
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Aug 29, 2016 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 08/29/2016
Receipts: 445 Last Week: 460 Year Ago: 715
***Bluegrass Marketing Group broke ground last week on the new
Lexington stockyards that is scheduled to open next fall***
**Lexington Monday sales held at Mt. Sterling yards until new
yards completed**
Compared to last Monday middleweight steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower with
light demand as CME cattle futures have trended downward since last week.
Featherweight steer and bull calves sharply higher. Yearlings lightly tested.
More fleshy new crop balling calves on the market today compared to last week.
Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.
26 replacement cattle, 40 slaughter cattle, and 379 feeder cattle.
Today's supply included 34.7 percent that weighed over 600 lbs.
26.7 percent steers and 16.0 percent bull calves 0.0 percent Holsteins
and 45.0 percent heifers. 29 slaughter cows with 90 percent going to
slaughter. 11 head of slaughter bulls with 91 percent going to slaughter.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 290 187.50 187.50 Fancy
3 300-350 341 155.00 155.00
3 350-400 385 141.00-153.00 147.55
6 400-450 422 153.00-157.00 154.32
7 450-500 474 142.00-149.00 145.00
7 500-550 521 140.00-142.00 140.28
1 500-550 540 138.00 138.00 Fleshy
17 550-600 570 142.00-143.00 142.06
3 600-650 611 149.00 149.00 Value Added
11 650-700 671 137.00 137.00
17 700-750 737 125.50-130.00 126.26 Fleshy
14 700-750 709 145.00 145.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 428 132.00-144.00 139.36
1 450-500 485 139.00 139.00
5 500-550 515 127.00-134.00 132.18
3 550-600 553 133.00-136.00 134.33
2 650-700 675 124.00-129.00 126.57
1 800-850 835 124.00 124.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 485 130.00 130.00
1 550-600 560 135.00 135.00
1 600-650 630 128.00 128.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 445 130.00 130.00
2 450-500 475 122.00 122.00
1 500-550 515 92.50 92.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 350-400 353 143.00 143.00
3 350-400 396 147.00 147.00 Fancy
11 400-450 414 133.00-139.00 135.56
18 450-500 475 130.00-139.00 134.83
7 450-500 475 142.50 142.50 Fancy
17 500-550 521 125.00-128.00 126.62
6 550-600 571 125.00-131.00 128.99
10 550-600 599 122.00 122.00 Fleshy
2 600-650 625 129.00 129.00
6 650-700 662 121.00 121.00
25 650-700 671 134.00 134.00 Value Added
9 700-750 732 112.00-117.00 114.37
1 800-850 840 115.00 115.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
25 head 671 lbs 134.00 Blk-Preconditioned
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 200-250 242 135.00-137.50 136.24
8 350-400 374 123.00-135.00 125.85
3 400-450 428 120.00-128.00 123.33
12 450-500 481 115.00-127.00 120.72
6 500-550 527 120.00-125.00 121.98
4 550-600 568 120.00-125.00 122.28
3 600-650 630 115.00-120.00 118.35
7 650-700 681 107.00-118.00 114.28
3 700-750 733 105.00-109.00 107.67
1 750-800 765 112.00 112.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 415 131.00 131.00
2 750-800 792 107.00 107.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 317 100.00-110.00 106.63
4 350-400 386 105.00-118.00 113.24
3 400-450 430 114.00-118.00 115.24
5 500-550 520 111.00-115.00 111.79
6 600-650 624 101.00-111.00 105.59
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 205 161.00 161.00
1 300-350 345 180.00 180.00 Fancy
4 350-400 380 147.00-157.00 150.63
4 350-400 367 162.50 162.50 Fancy
1 400-450 440 153.00 153.00
3 450-500 468 139.00-146.00 142.60
4 500-550 514 132.00-138.00 135.08
10 500-550 507 149.00 149.00 Fancy
5 550-600 568 129.00-141.00 136.13
5 600-650 617 123.00-134.00 130.07
1 700-750 725 115.00 115.00
2 750-800 770 112.00-116.00 113.96
1 800-850 800 111.00 111.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 418 129.00-137.00 132.25
5 450-500 478 130.00-135.00 132.58
3 500-550 532 122.00-129.00 124.30
1 550-600 550 122.00 122.00
1 650-700 665 116.00 116.00
1 750-800 750 109.00 109.00
1 800-850 835 90.00 90.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 850-900 850 100.00 100.00
2 900-950 937 109.00 109.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 440 113.00 113.00
2 450-500 485 119.00-120.00 119.49
2 550-600 562 104.00-115.00 109.57
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1015 68.00 68.00 Low Dressing
4 1200-1600 1260 74.00-74.50 74.12
1 1200-1600 1355 70.00 70.00 Low Dressing
1 1600-2000 1720 74.00 74.00
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 795 84.00 84.00 High Dressing
3 800-1200 1080 73.00-75.50 74.36
1 800-1200 1125 71.50 71.50 Low Dressing
4 1200-1600 1322 72.50-76.50 74.75
1 1200-1600 1270 80.50 80.50 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1180 71.00 71.00
1 800-1200 1050 78.50 78.50 High Dressing
5 800-1200 989 62.00-69.50 65.10 Low Dressing
1 1200-1600 1285 65.50 65.50 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1500 1115 95.50 95.50
2 1000-1500 1375 101.50-102.50 102.00 High Dressing
5 1500-3000 1865 94.00-99.50 97.48
2 1500-3000 1845 102.00-106.00 104.20 High Dressing
1 1500-3000 1520 89.00 89.00 Low Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 902 90.00-92.00 91.05
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1100 800.00 800.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 830 90.00 90.00
Stock Cows Small and Medium 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 695 86.00 86.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1180 900.00 900.00 4-6 Mos Bred
2 1200-1600 1275 1000.00-1075.00 1035.59 4-6 Mos Bred
2 1200-1600 1232 1050.00 1050.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 2-3 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 640 585.00 585.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1200-1600 1391 1185.00-1300.00 1242.36
Cow-Calf Pairs Small and Medium 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1130 1000.00 1000.00
Baby Calves: beef 180.00 weaned 325.00.
**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: KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Frankfort, KY
Bill Holleran, Market Reporter, 502-782-4139
24 Hour Toll Free Market News Report 1-800-327-6568
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