LG_LS140
Lexington, KY Mon April 23, 2012 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News
Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards
Cattle Auction Report for 04/23/2012
Receipts: 1,050 Last Monday: 1,406 Year Ago: 558
Compared to last week steer calves sold about steady with moderate
demand; light test on featherweight offerings. Heifer calves sold
steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers
light test and not fully established. Slaughter cows sold steady with
good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher with good demand.
Total supply included 09% slaughter cows, 01% slaughter bulls,
less than 1% replacements and 89% feeders. Feeder supply 33% steers,
25% bulls and 42% heifers with 35% of feeders weighing over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 205.00; 300-
400 lbs few 198.00-200.00; 400-500 lbs 175.00-185.00; 500-600 lbs
162.00-169.00 weaned 170.00-177.00; 600-700 lbs 155.00-160.00; 700-
800 lbs calves 141.00-148.00 few yearlings 151.00-157.50; 800-900 lbs
134.00-142.10 including 50 head(blk-few chax) 802 lbs 142.10. Large 1
400-500 lbs 171.00-178.00; 500-600 lbs few 150.00; 600-700 lbs
few 150.00; 700-800 lbs few 130.00-131.00; 800-900 lbs few 120.00;
900-1000 lbs few 120.00. Medium and Large 2 200-300 lbs few 190.00;
300-400 lbs few 185.00-191.00; 400-500 lbs few 170.00-174.00; 500-
600 lbs few 160.00-170.00; 700-800 lbs few 138.50-140.00; 900-1000 lbs
few 118.00. Medium and Large 3 900-1000 lbs few 110.00. Small 1
200-300 lbs few 160.00; 400-500 lbs few 134.00.
Holstein Steers: Large 3 500-600 lbs few plain 117.00-125.00;
600-700 lbs pkg 16 head 693 lbs 108.25; 700-800 lbs few 95.00-99.00;
800-900 lbs pkg 10 head 804 lbs 98.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs few 203.00; 400-
500 lbs 174.00-182.00; 500-600 lbs 153.00-163.00 weaned 164.00-172.00;
600-700 lbs 139.50-147.00 few fancy 148.00-154.00; 700-800 lbs
few 130.00-133.50. Large 1 300-400 lbs few 175.00; 400-500 lbs
169.00-172.50; 500-600 lbs few 146.00-150.00; 600-700 lbs few 136.00;
800-900 lbs few 107.00-115.50; 900-1000 lbs few 106.00.
Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 175.00-185.00 few fancy 186.00-193.00;
400-500 lbs 169.00-173.00; 500-600 lbs 145.00-149.50; 600-700 lbs
few 138.50; 700-800 lbs few 117.00-118.00; 800-900 lbs few 115.00.
Medium and Large 3 400-500 lbs few 154.00-166.00. Small 1 500-
600 lbs few 130.00-135.00; 600-700 lbs few 123.00-127.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 175.00-182.00;
300-400 lbs 169.00-175.00 fancy 176.00-179.00; 400-500 lbs 161.00-166.00
weaned 167.00-175.00; 500-600 lbs 143.00-150.00 weaned 151.00-159.00;
600-700 lbs calves 132.00-139.00 yearlings 142.00-146.00; 700-800 lbs
130.00-132.50; 800-900 lbs 20 head(bbwf) 831 lbs 129.75. Large 1 300-
400 lbs few 166.00; 400-500 lbs few 161.00; 500-600 lbs 139.00-150.00;
600-700 lbs few 127.50-128.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs
few 160.00; 400-500 lbs 148.00-160.00; 500-600 lbs 140.00-150.00; 600-
700 lbs 120.00-128.00; 700-800 lbs few 120.00; 800-900 lbs few 119.00.
Medium and Large 3 500-600 lbs 116.00-131.00; 600-700 lbs few 117.00-
119.00. Small 1 300-400 lbs 125.00-143.00; 500-600 lbs few 110.00-
113.00.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi dress Lo Dress
Breakers 70-80 1035-1655 lbs 80.00-85.50 86.50-92.00 77.50-80.00
Boners 80-85 1005-1475 lbs 83.50-87.00 88.00-95.50 75.00-76.50
Lean 85-90 1020-1585 lbs 77.50-83.00 86.00-94.00 71.00-76.50
Lean 85-90 645-995 lbs 77.50-84.00 88.00 71.50-76.50
Shelly and very low dress 755-1160 lbs 58.00-69.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1275-2365 lbs 101.00-105.00
hi dress 106.00-112.00. Yield Grade 2 no test.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium 1 1195 lbs with 100 lb calf at side 1300.00.
Bred Cows: no test.
Baby Calves: beef 190.00.
Source: KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Lexington, KY
Bill Holleran Telephone:(859) 255-7423
24 Hour Market Recording for KY 800-327-6568
Out of state 502-564-2761
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lg_ls140.txt
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