Report Date: 2/28/2017
LG_LS141
Frankfort, KY Tue Feb 28, 2017 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction (Tues)
Weighted Average Report for 02/28/2017
Receipts: 535 Last Week: 942 Year Ago: 1026
**Lexington Tuesday sale held at Richmond yards while new yards is under construction**
Compared to last Tuesday steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with
good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Yearlings sold steady with moderate
demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls sold
steady in a light test with good demand.
7 replacement cattle, 20 slaughter cattle, and 501 feeder cattle. Today's supply included
48.0 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 56.7 percent steers and 4.6 percent bull calves
and 21.8 percent heifers. 20 slaughter cows with 90 percent going to slaughter.
07 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
3 250-300 268 145.00-159.00 154.57
1 300-350 300 140.00 140.00
1 300-350 325 188.00 188.00 Fancy
7 350-400 374 169.00-188.00 175.41 Fancy
5 400-450 411 151.00-154.00 153.35
8 400-450 402 160.00-169.00 167.09 Fancy
2 450-500 462 149.00 149.00
2 450-500 480 160.00 160.00 Fancy
4 450-500 470 155.00-168.00 161.29 Value Added
2 500-550 527 135.00 135.00
18 500-550 528 140.00-152.00 144.82 Value Added
4 550-600 592 131.00 131.00
32 550-600 575 135.00-145.00 142.50 Value Added
5 600-650 636 120.00-123.00 122.42
3 600-650 616 132.00 132.00 Value Added
2 650-700 697 118.00 118.00
34 650-700 671 125.00-135.50 132.60 Value Added
3 700-750 743 119.50 119.50
6 700-750 711 125.50 125.50 Value Added
4 750-800 771 117.00-120.00 117.75
3 750-800 786 120.00-124.00 122.67 Value Added
61 850-900 872 117.75 117.75 Fleshy
78 950-1000 970 116.90 116.90 Fancy
Groups of 20 head or more:
23 head 571 lbs 145.00 Chax-Blk Value-Added
21 head 660 lbs 135.50 Chax-Blk Thin-Fleshed
61 head 872 lbs 117.75 Blk-Chax Fleshy
78 head 970 lbs 116.90 Blk-Chax Fancy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-300 278 130.00-133.00 131.49
1 500-550 545 129.00 129.00
4 550-600 555 126.00 126.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 360 129.00 129.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
60 300-350 326 105.00 105.00 Value Added
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 250-300 296 150.00 150.00 Fancy
1 300-350 305 131.00 131.00 Fancy
2 350-400 375 133.00 133.00 Fancy
6 350-400 394 139.00 139.00 Value Added
4 400-450 418 121.00-124.00 122.56
3 400-450 415 129.00-140.00 136.16 Value Added
2 450-500 492 126.00 126.00
21 450-500 476 127.00-135.00 130.08 Value Added
3 500-550 503 112.00-118.00 114.03
5 500-550 531 125.00-126.00 125.60 Value Added
4 550-600 568 112.00-117.00 114.78
25 550-600 563 117.00-125.00 120.36 Value Added
5 600-650 643 114.00-115.00 114.60 Value Added
5 650-700 685 100.00-105.00 101.59
2 650-700 650 110.00 110.00 Value Added
5 700-750 708 101.00-105.00 103.78
11 700-750 711 109.50 109.50 Value Added
2 750-800 772 91.00-97.00 94.01
1 950-1000 985 90.00 90.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 460 121.00 121.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 510 114.00 114.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 245 110.00 110.00
1 250-300 250 117.50 117.50
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 230 151.00 151.00
2 300-350 337 151.00 151.00
3 400-450 420 155.00 155.00 Fancy
1 450-500 495 146.00 146.00 Fancy
1 500-550 515 149.00 149.00 Fancy
3 550-600 590 125.00 125.00
1 600-650 635 126.00 126.00 Fancy
1 700-750 725 108.00 108.00
3 750-800 772 109.00-110.00 109.34
1 800-850 825 103.00 103.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 200-250 237 117.50-125.00 121.17
2 450-500 452 102.50 102.50
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1085 57.00 57.00
1 1200-1600 1230 56.00 56.00
1 1200-1600 1275 65.00 65.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1120 63.00 63.00 High Dressing
1 800-1200 995 52.00 52.00 Low Dressing
2 1200-1600 1338 61.00-62.00 61.52 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 700-800 735 51.00 51.00 Low Dressing
2 800-1200 995 55.00-58.00 56.58
3 800-1200 1067 60.00-61.00 60.35 High Dressing
4 800-1200 905 42.00-51.00 46.31 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1500 1245 72.00 72.00
2 1500-3000 1795 83.00-85.00 84.09 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1200-1600 1355 73.00-89.00 80.20
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1600 1220 790.00 790.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 700-800 690 540.00-560.00 550.22 4-6 Mos Bred
1 700-800 605 540.00 540.00 7-9 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 650 560.00 560.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Baby Calves: beef 160.00-320.00.
**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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