Report Date: 9/19/2017
LG_LS141
Frankfort, KY Tue Sep 19, 2017 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction (Tues)
Weighted Average Report for 09/19/2017
Receipts: 1249 Last Week: 1394 Year Ago: 830
Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to firm with good demand very good demand
for 700 lb steer packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady except 650-800 lb open heifer packages
5.00 higher with very good demand. Quality was average through good. Good demand for weaned
calves and open heifer packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls weak with light demand.
21 replacement cattle, 60 slaughter cattle, and 1168 feeder cattle. Today's supply included
68.3 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 51.0 percent steers and 12.1 percent bull calves
and 24.3 percent heifers. 51 slaughter cows with 92 percent going to slaughter.
27 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
1 250-300 280 190.00 190.00
1 300-350 345 181.00 181.00
2 350-400 380 188.00 188.00
1 400-450 410 157.00 157.00
7 400-450 433 164.00-175.00 168.45 Value Added
17 450-500 479 164.00-176.00 171.58 Value Added
6 500-550 527 151.00-157.00 153.38
6 500-550 522 169.00-172.00 171.52 Value Added
26 550-600 587 151.00-156.00 154.61
7 550-600 557 161.00-169.00 166.69 Value Added
13 600-650 638 143.00-147.00 146.24
27 600-650 627 156.50 156.50 Fancy
41 600-650 624 154.00-165.00 158.78 Value Added
2 650-700 675 143.00-150.00 146.40
51 650-700 685 151.00-162.00 161.49 Value Added
2 700-750 712 141.00-143.00 141.98
31 700-750 745 150.00-157.75 157.50 Value Added
1 750-800 765 136.00 136.00 Fleshy
139 750-800 781 143.00-156.00 154.28 Value Added
18 800-850 824 135.00-147.00 140.86
2 800-850 822 139.00 139.00 Fleshy
38 800-850 826 146.75-147.75 147.19 Value Added
58 850-900 889 147.70 147.70 Gaunt
56 900-950 933 137.75-138.00 137.79 Fancy
1 900-950 935 121.00 121.00 Fleshy
29 950-1000 956 138.00 138.00 Fancy
3 1000-1050 1023 115.00-120.00 116.97
Groups of 20 head or more:
27 head 627 lbs 156.50 Blk-Fancy
46 head 688 lbs 162.00 Blk-Few Mixed Fancy
30 head 745 lbs 157.75 Blk-Fancy
60 head 776 lbs 155.00 Blk-Chax Value-Added
61 head 788 lbs 156.00 Blk-Chax Few Red Value-Added
21 head 830 lbs 146.75 Blk
58 head 889 lbs 147.70 Blk-Gaunt
47 head 938 lbs 137.75 Blk-Chax Few Red
29 head 956 lbs 138.00 Blk-Chax Few Red
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 375 161.00 161.00
5 400-450 414 138.00-150.00 142.95
2 500-550 515 149.00 149.00
2 600-650 628 125.00-137.00 131.12
1 650-700 675 135.00 135.00
2 700-750 715 129.00-134.00 131.53
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 550 130.00 130.00
1 650-700 680 125.00 125.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 385 130.00 130.00
2 450-500 455 110.00 110.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 350 96.00 96.00
2 450-500 482 109.00 109.00
33 500-550 527 95.00-109.00 107.75
6 550-600 580 98.00-104.50 101.97
9 600-650 643 90.00-101.00 98.54
20 650-700 667 91.00-100.50 97.99
8 750-800 784 89.00-90.00 89.24
3 800-850 818 89.00 89.00
1 850-900 865 85.00 85.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 339 130.00-133.00 130.71
4 350-400 370 135.00-151.00 142.13
5 400-450 415 135.00-144.00 140.12
8 400-450 415 145.00-155.00 149.85 Value Added
19 450-500 481 133.00-142.00 138.91
8 450-500 455 143.00-147.00 145.01 Value Added
13 500-550 518 130.00-136.00 133.74
7 500-550 524 137.00-140.00 138.58 Value Added
26 550-600 568 128.00-137.00 133.41
10 550-600 592 138.00-147.00 142.85 Value Added
4 600-650 626 126.00-133.00 129.49
31 600-650 616 134.00-152.00 141.92 Value Added
6 650-700 658 131.00 131.00
13 650-700 666 143.00-148.00 145.93 Value Added
1 700-750 745 114.00 114.00 Fleshy
66 700-750 707 130.00-148.00 146.92 Value Added
20 750-800 763 135.00-140.25 138.12 Value Added
1 800-850 815 108.00 108.00
2 850-900 882 104.00 104.00
4 950-1000 960 118.00 118.00 Value Added
Groups of 20 head or more:
60 head 703 lbs 148.00 Blk-Chax Value Added
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 240 129.00 129.00
3 250-300 271 122.50-131.00 128.29
2 350-400 397 120.00 120.00
6 400-450 423 121.00-133.00 129.05
2 500-550 505 127.00-128.00 127.50
5 550-600 572 120.00-126.00 122.99
1 650-700 695 122.00 122.00
2 700-750 722 103.00-109.00 106.07
1 750-800 785 105.00 105.00
2 800-850 827 100.00 100.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 475 136.00 136.00
1 500-550 500 131.00 131.00
1 550-600 550 130.00 130.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 390 110.00-112.00 110.99
1 400-450 445 110.00 110.00
1 450-500 490 104.00 104.00
2 550-600 592 102.00-116.00 108.97
2 600-650 622 108.00 108.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 300 170.00 170.00
8 350-400 380 156.00-170.00 158.39
4 350-400 388 179.00-181.00 180.49 Fancy
2 400-450 432 151.00 151.00
10 450-500 464 140.00-153.00 145.54
4 450-500 460 156.00-157.00 156.74 Fancy
13 500-550 524 145.00-153.00 150.07
8 550-600 584 145.00-151.00 149.30
10 600-650 622 129.00-138.00 133.63
19 650-700 663 130.00-135.00 132.91
4 650-700 680 140.00-142.00 141.51 Fancy
2 700-750 722 120.00 120.00
4 700-750 715 131.00-134.00 132.75 Fancy
1 750-800 750 129.00 129.00
1 900-950 925 125.00 125.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 370 137.50-140.00 138.75
6 400-450 430 140.00-145.00 142.42
1 450-500 485 134.00 134.00
2 500-550 515 141.00 141.00
17 550-600 560 130.00-141.00 135.56
2 600-650 625 123.00 123.00
4 650-700 673 115.00 115.00
1 750-800 770 102.00 102.00
1 1000-1050 1020 75.00 75.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 575 141.00 141.00
1 850-900 875 100.00 100.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 230 122.50 122.50
1 300-350 315 100.00 100.00
1 350-400 360 135.00 135.00
4 450-500 478 104.00-125.00 118.19
4 500-550 527 121.00-126.00 123.45
1 550-600 595 120.00 120.00
Slaughter Steers Choice 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1100-1300 1140 110.00 110.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1200-1600 1397 57.00-61.00 58.29
2 1200-1600 1548 63.00-64.00 63.50 High Dressing
3 1200-1600 1315 54.00-55.00 54.31 Low Dressing
1 1600-2000 1690 63.00 63.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1150 60.00-62.00 60.69
1 800-1200 1080 64.00 64.00 High Dressing
5 800-1200 1105 51.00-56.00 53.20 Low Dressing
9 1200-1600 1356 58.00-62.00 59.42
3 1200-1600 1327 63.00-66.00 64.09 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1305 52.00 52.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 955 57.00 57.00
1 800-1200 1005 64.00 64.00 High Dressing
4 800-1200 1035 42.00-54.00 50.66 Low Dressing
2 1200-1600 1248 57.00-61.00 59.01
1 1200-1600 1270 50.00 50.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1500 1410 84.00 84.00
3 1500-3000 1728 82.00-87.00 85.17
2 1500-3000 1795 88.00-93.00 90.52 High Dressing
2 1500-3000 1528 78.00-79.00 78.49 Low Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 900 71.00-80.00 75.30
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 1017 1100.00 1100.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1145 950.00 950.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1220 800.00 800.00 1-3 Mos Bred
2 1200-1600 1268 740.00-1050.00 898.36 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1200-1600 1300 720.00-820.00 772.50 1-3 Mos Bred
1 1200-1600 1340 760.00 760.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1155 620.00 620.00 1-3 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1040 725.00 725.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1600 1360 1050.00 1050.00
Baby Calves: dairybred 80.00-90.00. beef plain 50.00.
**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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