Report Date: 2/15/2018
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Feb 12, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 02/12/2018
Receipts: 445 Last Week: 484 Year Ago: 616
Compared to last Monday steer calves sold firm and heifer calves sold
steady with good demand. Quality was average through good.
Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand and slaughter bulls
sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Light run due to slick roads and muddy
field conditions.
21 replacement cattle, 31 slaughter cattle, and 393 feeder cattle. Today's supply
included 56 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 37 percent steers and 20 percent
bull calves and 29 percent heifers of total recorded supply. 28 slaughter cows with
89 percent going to slaughter. 03 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
1 250-300 295 175.00 175.00
1 300-350 320 174.00 174.00
6 400-450 426 178.00-187.00 182.12
2 400-450 412 190.00 190.00 Fancy
2 450-500 452 175.00-183.00 179.02
6 500-550 519 156.00-165.00 162.07
6 550-600 563 157.00-158.00 157.41
18 600-650 629 144.00-150.00 146.28
6 600-650 613 153.00-155.00 154.01 Value Added
9 650-700 669 140.00-144.00 141.99
6 650-700 675 149.50 149.50 Value Added
15 700-750 712 132.00-143.50 141.92
26 700-750 730 147.50 147.50 Yearlings
7 750-800 766 136.00-142.00 140.14
24 800-850 844 133.00-138.75 137.55
1 950-1000 970 122.00 122.00
2 1100-1150 1105 110.00 110.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
26 head 730 lbs 147.50 Mostly Blk
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 147.50 147.50
2 350-400 355 155.00-160.00 157.50
1 450-500 475 143.00 143.00
3 500-550 545 147.00-151.00 148.33
1 550-600 575 152.00 152.00
2 600-650 645 138.50 138.50
1 700-750 710 130.00 130.00
2 750-800 770 131.00 131.00
7 800-850 815 123.50-130.00 124.44
1 850-900 860 124.00 124.00
1 950-1000 970 120.00 120.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 245 143.00 143.00
1 300-350 315 159.00 159.00 Fancy
6 350-400 378 134.00-144.00 137.78
1 400-450 440 139.00 139.00
14 450-500 473 134.00-145.50 140.92
12 500-550 531 136.00-144.00 140.01
16 550-600 563 133.00-140.00 137.01
4 550-600 557 142.00-143.00 142.75 Value Added
18 600-650 622 123.00-131.00 129.99
27 650-700 673 120.00-127.00 124.63
1 750-800 780 117.00 117.00 Fleshy
1 800-850 830 117.00 117.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 320 123.00 123.00
5 350-400 387 128.00-129.00 128.59
3 400-450 445 117.00-129.00 125.00
1 450-500 490 133.00 133.00
3 500-550 530 115.00-125.00 121.30
5 550-600 570 126.00-129.00 127.20
2 700-750 708 110.00-115.00 112.49
1 850-900 875 106.00 106.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 530 105.00 105.00
1 700-750 745 104.00 104.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 290 182.00 182.00
9 350-400 380 165.00-180.00 172.55
15 400-450 427 166.00-183.00 173.84
8 450-500 488 143.00-159.50 150.65
6 450-500 478 173.00-179.00 175.05 Fancy
5 500-550 530 142.00-153.00 149.18
7 550-600 573 138.00-150.00 141.58
6 600-650 644 136.50-139.50 138.00
3 600-650 632 143.00-148.00 144.60 Fancy
2 650-700 685 131.50 131.50
3 700-750 746 123.50 123.50
3 750-800 772 126.00-134.00 130.99
1 800-850 820 127.00 127.00
1 850-900 855 118.00 118.00
2 900-950 902 111.00-114.00 112.50
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 245 152.50 152.50
2 350-400 372 148.00-157.00 152.77
3 600-650 643 130.00-134.00 131.32
1 650-700 665 120.00 120.00
5 700-750 731 118.00-120.00 119.60
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 240 137.50 137.50
1 550-600 570 129.00 129.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1105 54.00 54.00
6 1200-1600 1407 53.00-58.00 55.89
1 1200-1600 1455 59.00 59.00 High Dressing
3 1600-2000 1763 56.50-58.50 57.64
1 1600-2000 1765 50.00 50.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1060 56.00 56.00
1 800-1200 1085 61.50 61.50 High Dressing
1 800-1200 1095 49.00 49.00 Low Dressing
4 1200-1600 1285 53.50-58.00 55.62
1 1200-1600 1335 49.00 49.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 795 44.50 44.50 Low Dressing
1 800-1200 1125 60.00 60.00 High Dressing
4 800-1200 919 41.00-49.00 44.89 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1500-3000 1865 81.00 81.00
2 1500-3000 2202 90.50-91.00 90.77 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 790 98.00 98.00
1 800-1200 1070 89.00 89.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 785 80.00 80.00
4 800-1200 1005 64.50-80.00 69.32
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1075 59.00 59.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 800-1200 1144 1125.00-1190.00 1159.99 1-3 Mos Bred
8 800-1200 1055 1050.00-1350.00 1204.87 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 925 875.00 875.00 1-3 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1205 725.00 725.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Baby Calves: no test.
**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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