Report Date: 3/19/2018
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Mar 19, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 03/19/2018
Receipts: 1124 Last Week: 755 Year Ago: 952
Compared to last Monday steer calves sold mixed with featherweights steady,
middleweight 500-700 lbs steady to instances of 2.00 higher with good demand and
yearling 800-900 lbs steers 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Heifer calves sold
mostly steady with good demand. Quality was average through attractive.
Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.
18 replacement cattle, 71 slaughter cattle, 1035 feeder cattle. Today's supply
included 47 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 39 percent steers and 16 percent
bull calves and 37 percent heifers of total recorded supply. 63 slaughter cows with
90 percent going to slaughter. 08 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
2 250-300 270 175.00-178.00 176.50
4 300-350 331 175.00-177.00 175.48
15 350-400 370 168.00-182.00 175.12
16 400-450 428 161.00-172.00 166.99
9 400-450 420 174.00-179.00 176.83 Value Added
37 450-500 480 156.00-172.50 168.72
18 500-550 514 157.00-169.00 163.01
5 500-550 524 170.00-173.00 171.85 Value Added
17 550-600 577 158.00-170.00 164.75
17 600-650 637 148.00-157.00 151.64
5 600-650 649 167.50 167.50 Value Added
8 650-700 684 144.00-154.00 147.88
11 700-750 713 134.50-146.00 138.24
58 700-750 714 153.00 153.00 Yearlings
7 750-800 771 135.00-139.50 138.17
6 750-800 775 145.50 145.50 Value Added
11 800-850 826 126.00-131.50 131.00
77 850-900 892 123.00-127.00 126.07
58 900-950 918 131.00 131.00
8 950-1000 953 121.25 121.25
1 1050-1100 1080 100.00 100.00
1 1100-1150 1105 103.00 103.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
58 head 714 lbs 153.00 Blk-Bwf Yearlings
58 head 893 lbs 127.00 Chax-Blk Few Red
58 head 918 lbs 131.00 Blk
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 200-250 247 177.50 177.50
2 350-400 375 140.00-160.00 149.47
8 550-600 569 142.00-158.00 152.45
2 600-650 642 140.00-145.00 142.49
1 650-700 670 134.00 134.00
1 800-850 825 124.00 124.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 677 130.00 130.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 200-250 205 142.00-142.50 142.25
4 300-350 318 141.00-150.00 144.19
6 300-350 326 152.00-164.00 157.21 Fancy
11 350-400 383 140.00-150.00 143.04
12 350-400 381 152.00-160.00 155.99 Fancy
32 400-450 428 139.00-152.00 148.26
15 400-450 422 152.00-158.50 155.69 Value Added
21 450-500 475 139.00-150.00 147.46
6 450-500 462 151.00-153.00 151.50 Value Added
33 500-550 528 137.00-146.00 143.09
29 500-550 521 147.00-153.00 149.63 Value Added
37 550-600 569 136.00-145.00 142.33
10 600-650 627 125.00-132.00 128.56
9 600-650 609 134.00-139.00 136.33 Value Added
16 650-700 665 125.00-130.00 129.18
62 650-700 687 133.00-139.00 133.43 Value Added
2 750-800 765 118.00 118.00
14 750-800 778 128.75 128.75 Value Added
4 800-850 821 117.50 117.50
1 850-900 880 100.00 100.00
5 900-950 940 95.00 95.00
1 1000-1050 1035 91.00 91.00
52 head 688 lbs 133.00 Blk-Chax Few Red Open
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 250-300 273 132.50-147.50 142.65
2 300-350 320 125.00-137.00 130.91
3 350-400 375 120.00-135.00 129.45
6 400-450 427 121.00-136.00 130.21
6 450-500 480 125.00-139.00 132.17
8 500-550 522 125.00-136.00 131.97
9 550-600 569 121.00-136.00 131.03
4 600-650 621 117.00-120.00 119.23
5 650-700 681 111.00-122.00 115.57
3 700-750 708 94.00-100.00 96.03
3 750-800 770 89.00-100.00 96.21
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 545 134.00 134.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 320 120.00-127.50 123.75
1 450-500 450 111.00 111.00
1 500-550 510 111.00 111.00
2 550-600 550 112.50-117.00 114.75
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 245 180.00 180.00
2 250-300 282 167.00-181.00 174.19
6 300-350 333 160.00-176.00 169.10
9 350-400 376 167.00-180.00 173.57
7 400-450 430 152.00-162.00 158.16
8 400-450 424 165.00-180.00 175.71 Fancy
10 450-500 474 150.00-159.00 154.83
7 450-500 471 159.00-170.00 163.69 Fancy
7 500-550 514 145.00-154.00 147.80
14 500-550 524 162.00-165.00 163.13 Fancy
29 550-600 571 143.00-156.00 151.37
13 600-650 623 140.00-147.00 144.08
6 600-650 632 148.00-151.00 149.68 Fancy
6 650-700 662 139.00-147.00 144.32
2 650-700 670 148.00 148.00 Fancy
9 700-750 745 133.50-134.00 133.89 Fancy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-300 278 140.00-149.00 144.22
6 350-400 362 130.00-154.00 147.66
1 400-450 400 144.00 144.00
3 450-500 481 145.00-149.00 147.70
1 500-550 510 131.00 131.00
4 550-600 571 129.00-136.00 133.97
3 600-650 631 130.00-133.00 132.00
1 650-700 690 134.00 134.00
2 750-800 758 120.00-126.00 122.99
2 800-850 822 99.00 99.00
1 850-900 860 90.00 90.00
4 900-950 918 86.00 86.00
1 950-1000 985 74.00 74.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 570 147.00 147.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 360 140.00 140.00
2 500-550 528 131.00 131.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 920 48.00 48.00
1 800-1200 1165 63.00 63.00 High Dressing
2 1200-1600 1502 58.00-60.00 58.97
6 1200-1600 1426 60.50-67.50 62.22 High Dressing
2 1200-1600 1448 50.00-53.00 51.54 Low Dressing
3 1600-2000 1718 56.00-57.50 56.68
4 1600-2000 1731 60.50-63.50 62.18 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1060 54.00-60.00 56.77
2 800-1200 1182 64.00-66.00 65.00 High Dressing
2 800-1200 995 46.00-48.00 46.92 Low Dressing
7 1200-1600 1366 54.00-61.50 58.54
8 1200-1600 1423 63.00-66.50 65.28 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1440 48.00 48.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 885 50.00 50.00
3 800-1200 915 60.00-62.00 60.92 High Dressing
14 800-1200 988 41.00-53.00 46.41 Low Dressing
2 1200-1600 1262 55.00-58.00 56.43
2 1200-1600 1250 62.00 62.00 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1325 53.50 53.50 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1500 1290 81.50 81.50
1 1000-1500 1310 77.50 77.50 Low Dressing
2 1500-3000 1800 78.00-87.00 82.40
3 1500-3000 1927 91.00-94.00 92.68 High Dressing
1 1500-3000 1540 73.00 73.00 Low Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 970 88.00-106.00 95.84
1 1200-1600 1200 77.00 77.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1115 69.00 69.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1170 1075.00 1075.00 1-3 Mos Bred
2 800-1200 1055 860.00-1100.00 977.16 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1240 1010.00 1010.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1600 1300 850.00 850.00 1-3 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1310 1000.00 1000.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1480 750.00 750.00 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 1185 710.00 710.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 910 675.00 675.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 910 510.00 510.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 1150 550.00 550.00 7-9 Mos Bred
**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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