Report Date: 1/22/2018
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Jan 22, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 01/22/2018
Receipts: 1354 Last Week: 208 Year Ago: 890
Compared to last Monday's light test steer calves sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with most advance on lightweight
calves on an active market with very good demand. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.
Quality was good through attractive. Some farmer participation in the market today also increased demand.
Yearlings no comparison with last week's light test however good demand for yearlings today on this active market.
Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with good demand.
20 replacement cattle, 81 slaughter cattle, and 1253 feeder cattle. Today's supply included
63 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 43 percent steers and 12 percent bull calves
and 37 percent heifers of total recorded supply. 70 slaughter cows with 93 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
1 250-300 285 201.00 201.00
8 300-350 314 165.00-190.00 177.37
16 350-400 378 162.00-180.00 171.06
15 400-450 425 159.00-171.00 168.26
4 400-450 418 172.00-175.00 172.74 Value Added
7 450-500 470 160.00-165.00 162.61
8 450-500 483 175.00 175.00 Value Added
15 500-550 526 155.00-164.00 160.82
21 550-600 568 150.00-162.50 156.14
14 600-650 612 140.00-154.00 149.53
15 600-650 624 156.00-160.00 158.75 Value Added
36 650-700 672 144.00-154.00 150.01
10 700-750 723 140.00-145.00 142.59
140 700-750 741 152.75 152.75 Yearlings
3 750-800 761 135.00 135.00 Fleshy
133 800-850 822 147.75 147.75
62 850-900 865 143.00 143.00
3 950-1000 961 132.50 132.50
1 1000-1050 1015 130.00 130.00
2 1150-1200 1172 110.00 110.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
140 head 741 lbs 152.75 Blk-Few Chax Yearlings
133 head 822 lbs 147.75 Blk
62 head 865 lbs 143.00 Blk-Chax Few Red
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 345 163.00 163.00
1 450-500 460 150.00 150.00
1 500-550 520 134.00 134.00
8 550-600 556 141.00 141.00
4 600-650 636 126.00-137.00 134.23
1 700-750 725 137.00 137.00
17 750-800 786 134.00-135.00 134.89
2 800-850 818 122.00-124.00 123.00
2 850-900 892 129.00-135.00 132.01
3 900-950 906 132.00 132.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 520 138.00 138.00
4 550-600 578 148.00-152.00 150.99
1 650-700 690 138.00 138.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 490 100.00 100.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 487 82.00 82.00
4 500-550 542 83.00 83.00
4 550-600 591 75.00 75.00
3 600-650 613 89.00 89.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 200-250 232 152.50 152.50
4 300-350 325 135.00-146.00 140.04
18 350-400 376 135.00-150.00 144.51
1 350-400 380 152.00 152.00 Fancy
21 400-450 433 136.00-149.00 141.43
8 400-450 438 152.00 152.00 Value Added
53 450-500 477 136.00-149.00 143.10
62 500-550 532 130.00-146.00 141.20
22 550-600 575 134.00-143.00 139.32
32 600-650 626 128.00-138.00 134.66
22 600-650 623 138.00-142.00 140.38 Value Added
13 650-700 671 122.00-132.00 126.60
74 650-700 685 142.50 142.50 Value Added
14 700-750 708 122.50-133.00 129.37
68 700-750 719 139.20 139.20 Yearlings
4 750-800 788 120.00-121.00 120.75
2 800-850 800 128.00 128.00 Value Added
1 950-1000 980 104.00 104.00
4 1100-1150 1133 85.00-90.00 86.26
Groups of 20 head or more:
74 head 685 lbs 142.50 Blk-Few Chax
68 head 719 lbs 139.20 Blk-Few Chax
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 295 121.00 121.00
2 300-350 330 130.00-132.00 130.98
1 350-400 350 131.00 131.00
7 450-500 470 121.00-133.00 126.95
10 500-550 517 122.00-132.00 127.74
7 550-600 583 122.00-131.00 125.20
4 600-650 631 115.00-122.00 118.26
5 650-700 688 115.00-126.00 120.20
1 700-750 725 119.00 119.00
1 750-800 755 120.00 120.00
2 800-850 835 90.00-112.00 100.93
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 850-900 895 106.00 106.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 462 121.00 121.00
4 550-600 569 110.00-114.00 110.98
1 600-650 620 102.00 102.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 290 165.00 165.00 Fancy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 200-250 221 158.00 158.00
2 300-350 317 169.00 169.00
11 350-400 379 153.00-166.00 162.10
7 400-450 431 150.00-159.00 155.27
9 450-500 467 148.00-155.00 151.44
4 450-500 475 160.00-163.00 162.27 Fancy
19 500-550 523 139.00-159.00 150.62
21 550-600 572 139.00-150.00 142.92
12 600-650 634 131.50-142.00 135.19
10 650-700 674 133.00-135.00 134.11
6 700-750 732 127.50-131.00 128.62
10 750-800 768 124.00-134.00 128.59
1 800-850 830 123.00 123.00
8 850-900 898 124.00 124.00
1 900-950 920 104.00 104.00
1 950-1000 985 85.00 85.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 415 140.00-143.00 140.96
4 450-500 468 135.00-145.00 141.92
3 500-550 530 134.00-138.00 135.69
4 550-600 575 129.00-135.00 131.52
12 650-700 695 121.00-123.50 122.25
1 750-800 770 110.00 110.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 315 105.00-135.00 125.00
1 550-600 555 104.00 104.00
3 600-650 630 116.00 116.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1200-1600 1398 55.00-59.00 57.52
2 1200-1600 1400 62.00-65.00 63.56 High Dressing
1 1600-2000 1670 58.00 58.00
1 1600-2000 1635 62.00 62.00 High Dressing
1 1600-2000 1620 46.00 46.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 800-1200 1033 54.50-58.00 56.02
3 800-1200 1115 63.00-64.00 63.34 High Dressing
3 800-1200 1118 47.50-51.00 49.05 Low Dressing
5 1200-1600 1322 54.00-56.50 54.92
6 1200-1600 1452 62.00-68.50 64.51 High Dressing
1 1600-2000 1625 57.00 57.00
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 972 53.50-57.00 55.40
1 800-1200 945 59.00 59.00 High Dressing
6 800-1200 1024 41.50-51.00 45.92 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1500 1155 75.00 75.00
1 1000-1500 1470 85.50 85.50 High Dressing
1 1000-1500 1445 66.00 66.00 Low Dressing
3 1500-3000 1790 70.00-81.50 76.49
5 1500-3000 1916 82.50-97.00 86.53 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 800-1200 1028 83.00-109.00 99.03
2 1200-1600 1212 85.00-87.00 85.99
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1200-1600 1327 64.50-80.00 70.72
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 1092 1175.00-1275.00 1226.49 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 800-1200 1019 800.00-1050.00 871.11 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1350 810.00 810.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1305 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
2 800-1200 895 675.00-750.00 713.13 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-800 745 600.00-650.00 626.34 4-6 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 1140 675.00 675.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Baby Calves: dairybred 90.00.
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service
Bill Holleran, Market Reporter
Jodee Inman, OIC 502-782-4139
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