Report Date: 5/1/2018
LG_LS141
Frankfort, KY Tue May 1, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Lexington Auction (Tues)
Weighted Average Report for 05/01/2018
Receipts: 1829 Last Week: 962 Year Ago: 935
Compared to last Tuesday steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with good
demand except 500-600 lbs and 700-800 lbs weak. Heifer calves sold steady
to 2.00 higher with good demand. Quality was good through attractive. Buyers
showing preference for calves suitable for grass over fleshy unweaned offerings.
Drier conditions and long awaited warmer weather pushed calves to town.
Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.
10 replacement cattle, 106 slaughter cattle, 1713 feeder cattle. Today's supply
included 64 percent that weighed over 600 lbs. 51 percent steers and 11 percent
bull calves and 33 percent heifers of total recorded supply. 97 slaughter cows with
92 percent going to slaughter. 09 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
1 250-300 285 177.00 177.00
4 300-350 333 179.00-182.00 181.23
16 350-400 375 170.00-185.00 180.07
13 400-450 431 172.00-179.00 176.11
10 400-450 419 179.00-187.00 180.88 Value Added
26 450-500 473 161.00-177.00 167.90
7 450-500 476 178.00 178.00 Value Added
37 500-550 532 155.00-163.00 156.50
11 550-600 576 153.00-161.00 158.81
48 600-650 627 140.00-146.00 142.78
110 600-650 616 149.00-160.50 153.13 Value Added
20 650-700 681 139.00-145.00 142.71
79 650-700 691 149.75-150.00 149.76 Value Added
22 700-750 740 147.00 147.00 Value Added
69 750-800 791 136.00-141.00 140.54
3 750-800 780 124.00 124.00 Fleshy
86 750-800 760 142.00-147.00 144.22 Value Added
65 800-850 840 135.00-137.50 137.39
11 800-850 834 122.00-126.00 124.17 Fleshy
12 850-900 888 134.75 134.75
125 900-950 919 121.00-129.10 125.81
53 950-1000 978 123.00 123.00
Groups of 20 head or more:
53 head 605 lbs 149.00 Mostly Blk Value-Added 21 head 620 lbs 141.00 Mostly Blk
31 head 638 lbs 160.50 Chax Few Blk Value-Added 62 head 840 lbs 137.50 Blk-Few Chax
74 head 694 lbs 149.75 Blk-Fancy 60 head 912 lbs 129.10 Blk-Few Mixed
22 head 740 lbs 147.00 Blk Value-Added 64 head 925 lbs 122.85 Mixed
67 head 762 lbs 143.95 Blk-Few Chax 53 head 978 lbs 123.00 Blk-Few Mixed
61 head 794 lbs 141.00 Blk-Chax
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 342 166.00 166.00
1 350-400 360 162.00 162.00
2 400-450 428 146.00-155.00 150.42
1 450-500 450 140.00 140.00
2 500-550 540 148.00-149.00 148.50
13 550-600 576 131.00-152.00 146.09
4 650-700 670 130.00-136.00 133.21
2 750-800 770 129.00 129.00
1 950-1000 985 110.00 110.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 587 150.00 150.00
1 600-650 615 138.00 138.00
1 650-700 655 125.00 125.00
1 800-850 815 128.00 128.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 235 137.50 137.50
5 250-300 270 145.00-160.00 150.58
3 300-350 323 144.00-145.00 144.69
2 300-350 308 150.00-151.00 150.50 Fancy
33 350-400 376 133.00-148.00 142.65
10 350-400 388 151.00-156.00 154.03 Fancy
22 400-450 424 138.00-147.00 142.92
8 400-450 430 151.00 151.00 Value Added
47 450-500 472 135.00-147.00 142.31
19 450-500 483 147.00-150.00 148.17 Value Added
41 500-550 519 135.00-143.00 139.72
6 500-550 514 143.00-147.00 144.16 Value Added
38 550-600 573 130.00-141.00 136.36
31 550-600 568 141.00-147.00 144.80 Value Added
6 600-650 627 126.00-129.00 127.33
17 600-650 609 132.00-138.00 135.92 Value Added
11 650-700 667 122.00-129.50 125.99
101 650-700 674 136.50-139.00 138.57 Value Added
2 700-750 722 123.00 123.00
73 700-750 700 135.00-137.95 137.82 Value Added
2 750-800 792 114.00 114.00
15 750-800 761 134.00 134.00 Value Added
3 800-850 816 108.00-110.00 109.33
4 850-900 852 111.50 111.50
10 950-1000 957 103.50-104.50 103.90 Value Added
Groups of 20 head or more:
30 head 550 lbs 143.00 Chax-Blk Value Added
40 head 669 lbs 139.00 Mostly Blk Value-Added
49 head 674 lbs 138.75 Blk Few Chax Value-Added
70 head 699 lbs 137.95 Blk Value-Added
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 200-250 245 130.00 130.00
3 250-300 286 127.00 127.00
3 300-350 325 120.00-134.00 124.67
8 400-450 418 127.00-133.00 130.21
5 450-500 478 128.00-136.00 132.95
3 500-550 517 117.00-131.00 124.00
5 550-600 574 120.00-129.00 127.08
6 600-650 632 113.00-121.00 117.34
2 650-700 685 103.00-115.00 108.96
2 900-950 937 81.00 81.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 540 126.00 126.00
4 550-600 574 130.00-133.00 131.24
2 700-750 720 113.00-120.00 116.43
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 295 130.00 130.00
1 300-350 335 110.00 110.00
1 600-650 625 106.00 106.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 250-300 268 160.00-170.00 167.29
9 300-350 330 161.00-175.00 168.66
9 350-400 369 172.00-179.00 175.34
2 350-400 367 182.00 182.00 Fancy
5 400-450 419 151.00-165.00 160.97
8 400-450 417 172.00-179.00 177.29 Fancy
7 450-500 471 150.00-161.00 158.16
13 450-500 477 161.00-173.00 164.60 Fancy
20 500-550 517 151.00-162.00 156.61
24 550-600 576 140.00-157.00 147.52
8 600-650 618 133.00-135.00 133.75
19 600-650 624 142.00-149.00 143.63 Fancy
3 650-700 678 131.00-141.00 134.24
3 700-750 726 130.00-133.00 132.02
1 800-850 802 119.00 119.00
1 850-900 875 115.00 115.00
1 900-950 935 105.00 105.00
1 950-1000 950 105.00 105.00
3 1100-1150 1132 82.00-84.00 83.33
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 290 147.50 147.50
1 350-400 395 127.00 127.00
3 400-450 435 140.00-144.00 141.35
3 450-500 475 127.00-146.00 137.60
5 500-550 516 140.00-151.00 146.18
4 550-600 576 132.00-140.00 135.51
2 600-650 620 120.00-126.00 123.10
9 650-700 672 121.00-128.00 123.74
1 750-800 795 116.00 116.00
1 900-950 905 90.00 90.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 397 151.00 151.00
1 600-650 610 134.00 134.00
1 700-750 705 101.00 101.00
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 382 130.00-132.00 131.01
1 500-550 510 121.00 121.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1065 57.00 57.00
1 800-1200 1105 52.00 52.00 Low Dressing
5 1200-1600 1366 55.00-57.00 56.38
4 1200-1600 1450 58.00-60.00 58.72 High Dressing
3 1200-1600 1420 50.00-53.00 52.03 Low Dressing
6 1600-2000 1709 54.00-550.00 135.13
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1160 56.00-57.00 56.67
7 800-1200 1123 58.00-60.00 58.84 High Dressing
6 800-1200 1118 41.00-53.00 48.73 Low Dressing
5 1200-1600 1379 55.00-57.00 55.98
7 1200-1600 1323 58.00-63.00 61.08 High Dressing
2 1600-2000 1840 54.00-56.00 55.13
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1027 54.00-55.00 54.64
2 800-1200 1085 57.00-59.00 57.90 High Dressing
10 800-1200 994 38.00-47.00 43.22 Low Dressing
1 1200-1600 1220 52.00 52.00
1 1200-1600 1355 45.00 45.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-1000 990 75.00 75.00
2 1000-1500 1232 75.00-79.00 77.04
1 1000-1500 1185 90.00 90.00 High Dressing
4 1500-3000 1705 77.00-85.00 80.90
1 1500-3000 1620 88.00 88.00 High Dressing
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 800-1200 1053 88.00-104.00 92.66
Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1155 70.00 70.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1200-1600 677 80.00 80.00
Stock Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 800-1200 1035 63.00-71.00 66.65
Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1080 700.00 700.00 4-6 Mos Bred
1 800-1200 1135 750.00 750.00 7-9 Mos Bred
Bred Cows Small and Medium 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1180 625.00 625.00 4-6 Mos Bred
Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1600 1395 825.00 825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs Large 3 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1600 1535 875.00 875.00
Baby Calves: beef 330.00-340.00 young 30.00.
**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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