Report Date: 4/18/2017
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Apr 17, 2017 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 04/17/2017
Receipts: 558 Last Week: 958 Year Ago: 809
**Lexington Monday sale held at Mt. Sterling yards while new yards is under construction**
Compared to last Monday steer calves sold mixed with featherweight steers trading 2.00 lower
with moderate demand and middleweight calves over 400 lbs trading 2.00 higher with good demand.
Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with most advance on light and middlweights calves. Quality was
average through good. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand and slaughter bulls sold
3.00 lower with moderate demand.
36 replacement cattle, 74 slaughter cattle, and 448 feeder cattle. Today's supply included
37.1 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 21.4 percent steers and 14.6 percent bull calves
and 45.7 percent heifers. 63 slaughter cows with 94 percent going to slaughter. 11 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
1 200-250 240 172.50 172.50
1 250-300 295 160.00 160.00
1 300-350 315 147.50 147.50
1 300-350 300 180.00 180.00 Fancy
3 350-400 381 152.50-160.00 157.64
4 350-400 358 182.00 182.00 Fancy
1 400-450 410 152.00 152.00
1 400-450 405 167.50 167.50 Value Added
3 450-500 472 141.00-150.00 147.11
19 450-500 483 155.00-167.00 160.13 Value Added
6 500-550 521 147.00-149.00 147.68
2 500-550 530 159.00 159.00 Value Added
9 550-600 570 140.00-148.00 141.76
13 550-600 574 144.00-154.00 153.11 Value Added
5 600-650 626 134.00-137.00 135.18
5 600-650 625 139.00-143.00 141.81 Value Added
7 650-700 695 129.00-130.00 129.86
1 650-700 650 138.00 138.00 Value Added
7 700-750 746 124.50 124.50
2 700-750 717 127.00 127.00 Value Added
1 750-800 785 125.00 125.00
1 800-850 830 122.00 122.00
10 850-900 874 121.00 121.00
1 900-950 940 119.00 119.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 265 157.50 157.50
1 400-450 420 137.00 137.00
1 700-750 720 120.00 120.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 395 135.00 135.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 321 140.00-147.00 142.08
7 350-400 368 132.00-146.00 136.48
9 350-400 382 146.00-159.00 153.44 Value Added
4 400-450 419 130.00-136.00 133.53
4 400-450 410 137.00-149.00 146.00 Value Added
9 450-500 466 125.00-132.00 126.62
21 450-500 478 135.00-147.00 141.11 Value Added
17 500-550 538 125.00-133.00 129.88
19 500-550 529 134.00-138.00 136.11 Value Added
3 550-600 570 126.00-133.00 130.69
11 550-600 568 134.00-137.00 135.00 Value Added
1 600-650 640 114.00 114.00
17 600-650 623 120.00-127.00 125.63 Value Added
2 650-700 658 114.00-115.00 114.50
2 650-700 682 118.00 118.00 Value Added
2 700-750 705 110.00-114.00 112.01
1 800-850 825 121.00 121.00
71 800-850 818 124.85 124.85 Value Added
1 850-900 880 107.00 107.00
1 900-950 920 100.00 100.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
71 head 818 lbs 124.85 Blk-Few Mixed Value Added
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 215 125.00 125.00
1 250-300 275 132.50 132.50
5 300-350 331 126.00-137.00 131.26
4 350-400 384 125.00-129.00 127.07
3 400-450 440 120.00 120.00
1 600-650 625 110.00 110.00
2 650-700 688 105.00-108.00 106.49
3 750-800 763 90.00-107.00 99.23
2 800-850 810 100.00-106.00 102.96
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 117.00 117.00
1 450-500 475 120.00 120.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 215 172.50 172.50
2 250-300 297 172.50 172.50
5 350-400 378 155.00-157.50 155.50
1 350-400 355 177.50 177.50 Fancy
3 400-450 432 146.00-149.00 147.32
1 400-450 435 155.00 155.00 Fancy
5 450-500 436 145.00-150.00 147.02
3 450-500 458 148.00-151.00 149.97 Fancy
17 500-550 525 137.00-147.00 144.27
1 500-550 500 143.00 143.00 Fancy
1 550-600 560 135.00 135.00
9 550-600 590 138.00-146.00 143.45 Fancy
2 600-650 615 124.00-128.00 125.97
3 650-700 688 126.00-127.00 126.33
3 650-700 678 127.00-128.00 127.67 Fancy
1 750-800 770 114.00 114.00
1 800-850 820 107.00 107.00
1 950-1000 975 97.00 97.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 295 145.00 145.00
2 300-350 325 130.00 130.00
2 350-400 368 136.00-140.00 137.93
2 450-500 472 125.00-134.00 129.33
1 550-600 575 121.00 121.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 240 120.00 120.00
1 250-300 275 132.50 132.50
2 300-350 312 122.50 122.50
3 350-400 373 100.00-126.00 117.75
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 1200-1600 1408 61.50-65.00 63.86
6 1200-1600 1425 65.00-68.50 66.54 High Dressing
5 1600-2000 1706 60.50-64.50 62.68
2 1600-2000 1742 65.00-66.00 65.54 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 800-1200 1093 60.50-63.50 62.30
2 800-1200 1138 65.50-66.50 65.98 High Dressing
6 1200-1600 1332 58.00-63.50 61.10
13 1200-1600 1319 65.00-74.50 69.02 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 800-1200 1012 57.50-62.00 59.32
5 800-1200 1011 47.50-55.00 51.18 Low Dressing
1 1200-1600 1220 66.50 66.50 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1240 51.00 51.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1000-1500 1265 77.50-84.00 81.56
1 1000-1500 1410 86.00 86.00 High Dressing
4 1500-3000 1721 75.00-84.00 81.10
3 1500-3000 1627 84.50-88.00 85.84 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 780 93.00 93.00
1 800-1200 855 104.00 104.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1035 68.00 68.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 975 610.00 610.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 825 725.00 725.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 978 950.00-1150.00 1055.88 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1305 850.00 850.00 1-3 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1260 850.00 850.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 965 910.00 910.00 1-3 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 1130 850.00 850.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1295 825.00 825.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1030 550.00 550.00 1-3 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 2-3 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 895 400.00 400.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1035 1395.00 1395.00
1 1200-1600 1445 1450.00 1450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1600 1365 1450.00 1450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 997 985.00-1000.00 994.83
2 1200-1600 1342 985.00-1050.00 1016.96
Cow-Calf Pairs Small and Medium 2-3 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 885 650.00 650.00
Baby Calves: beef 235.00-335.00.
**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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