Report Date: 4/30/2018
LG_LS140
Frankfort, KY Mon Apr 30, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction
Weighted Average Report for 04/30/2018
Receipts: 1461 Last Week: 1519 Year Ago: 690
Compared to last Monday steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with most advance
on lightwight calves as a much needed warmer forecast increased demand for lightweight
stocker calves. Heifer calves sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Quality was
good through attractive with many high-quality calf packages on offer. Slaughter cows
sold steady to 1.00 lower on a very heavy supply and slaughter bulls sold steady with
moderate demand.
33 replacement cattle, 292 slaughter cattle, 1141 feeder cattle. Today's supply
included 38 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 27 percent steers and 20 percent
bull calves and 35 percent heifers of total recorded supply. 257 slaughter cows with
92 percent going to slaughter. 20 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
2 250-300 270 192.00 192.00
2 250-300 272 212.50-213.00 212.75 Fancy
2 300-350 325 181.00-187.00 184.14
6 300-350 326 188.00-200.00 198.13 Fancy
8 350-400 373 181.00-189.00 184.54
5 350-400 354 192.00-194.00 193.59 Value Added
40 400-450 418 162.00-182.00 172.81
24 400-450 419 184.00-190.00 186.32 Value Added
44 450-500 475 156.00-181.00 167.89
20 500-550 524 158.00-169.00 162.52
20 500-550 515 176.00-186.00 183.02 Value Added
17 550-600 568 155.00-163.00 158.24
1 550-600 570 154.00 154.00 Fancy
8 550-600 572 151.00-153.50 151.90 Fleshy
24 600-650 619 139.00-146.00 142.89
10 600-650 637 146.50-149.50 148.37 Value Added
7 650-700 680 136.50-138.00 137.16
2 650-700 682 135.00 135.00 Fleshy
10 650-700 663 145.00-147.50 146.24 Value Added
2 700-750 702 135.00-140.00 137.49
1 750-800 755 134.00 134.00
51 800-850 815 131.00-141.00 138.19
10 850-900 892 127.50 127.50 Fleshy
5 950-1000 970 123.00 123.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
34 head 812 lbs 141.00 Blk-Chax Few Red
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 360 166.00 166.00
3 450-500 485 140.00-150.00 146.46
2 500-550 520 142.00-150.00 145.96
2 550-600 575 146.00-150.00 148.05
6 700-750 725 129.00-132.00 131.50
5 750-800 773 118.00-132.00 125.87
1 800-850 810 114.00 114.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 560 151.00 151.00
1 800-850 845 126.00 126.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 140.00 140.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 150-200 180 165.00 165.00
2 200-250 242 145.00-151.00 147.97
6 250-300 277 150.00-157.00 153.84
2 300-350 322 140.00-145.00 142.64
9 300-350 327 150.00-157.00 153.44 Fancy
7 350-400 374 144.00-148.00 146.37
12 350-400 381 150.00-159.00 154.03 Fancy
26 400-450 425 137.00-150.00 143.38
5 400-450 415 150.00-152.00 151.22 Value Added
62 450-500 472 137.00-151.00 142.63
49 500-550 528 136.00-141.00 138.91
23 500-550 521 141.00-144.00 142.05 Value Added
46 550-600 577 133.00-139.00 136.14
6 550-600 561 141.00 141.00 Value Added
14 600-650 631 123.00-129.00 125.74
25 600-650 621 133.50-136.00 134.05 Value Added
25 650-700 672 120.00-130.00 123.01
7 700-750 703 115.00-128.00 125.00
78 700-750 716 134.00-135.00 134.73 Value Added
2 750-800 750 113.00 113.00
1 800-850 810 133.00 133.00
4 900-950 931 107.00 107.00
2 950-1000 975 94.50 94.50
Groups of 20 head or more:
57 head 714 lbs 135.00 Mostly Blk Value-Added
21 head 722 lbs 134.00 Blk-Chax Few Red Value-Added
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 240 134.00 134.00
1 250-300 275 130.00 130.00
2 300-350 345 133.50 133.50
2 350-400 370 121.00-139.00 129.51
2 400-450 435 128.00-135.00 131.54
7 450-500 471 122.00-137.00 130.78
3 550-600 593 123.00-129.00 127.01
3 600-650 627 109.00-120.00 114.32
3 700-750 732 105.00-108.00 105.97
1 750-800 780 110.00 110.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 350-400 388 140.00 140.00
2 500-550 500 121.00 121.00
2 550-600 570 133.00 133.00
1 750-800 785 120.00 120.00
1 800-850 810 100.00 100.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 220 122.50 122.50
2 250-300 265 120.00-127.50 123.89
1 550-600 585 116.00 116.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 150-200 165 215.00 215.00
2 200-250 232 175.00 175.00
1 250-300 280 173.00 173.00
2 250-300 265 197.00-205.00 200.77 Fancy
5 300-350 319 162.00-179.00 172.38
4 300-350 316 181.00-190.00 187.51 Fancy
8 350-400 377 155.00-179.00 164.63
3 350-400 371 181.00-189.00 186.27 Fancy
10 400-450 431 148.00-171.00 156.82
4 400-450 429 177.00-181.00 178.54 Fancy
21 450-500 477 160.00-168.00 164.79
6 450-500 471 169.00-177.00 171.61 Fancy
15 500-550 527 144.00-154.00 151.59
8 500-550 520 155.00-156.00 155.25 Fancy
32 550-600 571 140.00-150.00 147.14
17 550-600 560 150.00-157.00 152.97 Fancy
8 600-650 612 133.00-138.00 136.38
11 600-650 626 140.00-148.00 144.16 Fancy
13 650-700 682 133.50-139.00 134.15
11 650-700 660 140.00-143.50 141.36 Fancy
8 700-750 718 120.00-129.50 126.35
2 700-750 710 130.00-135.00 132.50 Fancy
9 750-800 766 120.00-126.00 122.88
16 800-850 826 109.00-122.50 118.45
4 850-900 871 103.00-120.00 113.87
2 950-1000 968 93.00-102.00 97.47
2 1000-1050 1022 92.00-103.00 97.54
2 1050-1100 1065 84.00-98.00 91.03
1 1250-1300 1290 99.00 99.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 420 145.00 145.00
3 450-500 480 130.00-144.00 134.67
4 500-550 530 131.00-140.00 137.26
6 550-600 567 126.00-139.00 133.67
2 600-650 640 126.00-127.00 126.50
1 650-700 655 127.00 127.00
1 700-750 730 109.00 109.00
1 900-950 915 98.00 98.00
1 950-1000 980 72.00 72.00
3 1150-1200 1198 86.00 86.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 550 148.00 148.00
3 600-650 625 128.00-130.00 128.67
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 800-1200 1132 55.00-58.00 56.74
1 800-1200 1085 48.00 48.00 Low Dressing
32 1200-1600 1448 54.00-58.50 56.31
6 1200-1600 1392 59.00-62.50 59.86 High Dressing
5 1200-1600 1374 53.00 53.00 Low Dressing
10 1600-2000 1678 54.00-58.00 56.42
4 1600-2000 1645 59.00-62.00 60.26 High Dressing
1 1600-2000 1925 51.00 51.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 800-1200 1079 54.00-58.50 55.75
10 800-1200 1132 59.00-64.00 60.65 High Dressing
9 800-1200 1059 43.00-53.00 49.30 Low Dressing
11 1200-1600 1320 54.00-58.50 56.59
15 1200-1600 1344 59.00-67.50 61.54 High Dressing
3 1200-1600 1213 47.00-51.00 48.99 Low Dressing
1 1600-2000 1640 61.00 61.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 725 53.00 53.00
2 700-800 782 40.00-49.00 44.49 Low Dressing
9 800-1200 1072 51.00-57.00 54.28
8 800-1200 1016 58.00-67.00 60.95 High Dressing
20 800-1200 980 40.00-50.00 45.51 Low Dressing
2 1200-1600 1330 55.00 55.00
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1000-1500 1295 79.00-80.00 79.66
2 1000-1500 1275 70.00-73.50 72.04 Low Dressing
7 1500-3000 1871 78.50-84.00 82.30
10 1500-3000 1965 85.00-91.00 87.41 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1082 78.00-85.00 81.16
4 1200-1600 1388 68.00-85.00 75.55
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 800-1200 1019 60.00-75.00 68.86
2 1200-1600 1418 65.00-75.00 69.92
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 933 53.00-77.00 63.83
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 1042 950.00 950.00 4-6 Mos Bred
2 1200-1600 1418 910.00-1000.00 949.84 4-6 Mos Bred
3 1200-1600 1293 900.00-975.00 941.17 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 785 775.00 775.00 4-6 Mos Bred
2 800-1200 992 675.00-810.00 746.07 4-6 Mos Bred
2 1200-1600 1420 725.00-825.00 776.06 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 858 700.00-775.00 737.61 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 948 575.00-585.00 580.09 4-6 Mos Bred
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1180 975.00 975.00
1 1200-1600 1355 850.00 850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs Small and Medium 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 995 850.00 850.00
Baby Calves beef 50.00-360.00.
**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: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service
Bill Holleran, Market Reporter
Jodee Inman, OIC 502-782-4139
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