LG_LS145
Lexington, KY Thur May 24, 2012 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News
Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards
Cattle Weekly Summary Report for the week ending 05/22/12
Receipts: 2,578 Last Week: 1,381 Year Ago: 2,794
**Total includes 163 head sold in special cow sale Wed. night.
Compared to last week’s sale steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher
with very good demand on a good quality offering. Heifer calves sold
steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand on a good quality offering.
Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand.
Yearling heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand.
Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with very good demand.
Slaughter bulls sold firm with good demand.
Total supply included 06% slaughter cows, 01% slaughter bulls,
6% replacements and 87% feeders. Feeder supply 51% steers,
15% bulls, 34% heifers with 64% of feeders weighing over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 200.00-210.00
fancy 215.00; 400-500 lbs 179.00-190.00 few fancy 191.00-202.50; 500-
600 lbs 161.00-171.00 weaned fancy 172.00-181.00; 600-700 lbs 152.00-
161.00 including 39 head(mixed) 687 lbs 156.75 few fancy weaned 165.00;
700-800 lbs 137.00-147.00 yearlings 150.00-157.00 including
119 head(bbwf-chax) 787 lbs 153.00; 800-900 lbs 139.00-148.95 including
119 head(bbwf value-added) 841 lbs 148.30, 119 head(blk-fancy) 842 lbs
148.95 and 62 head(mixed) 848 lbs 144.00; 900-1000 lbs 136.40-138.80
including 58 head(mostly blk fancy) 905 lbs 138.80, 46 head(blk fancy)
956 lbs 136.40 and 88 head(blk-few chax fancy) 960 lbs 136.80. Large 1
400-500 lbs few 175.00-177.00; 500-600 lbs few 157.00-159.00; 600-700 lbs
143.00-149.50; 700-800 lbs 125.00-130.00. Medium and Large 2 300-
400 lbs 179.00-189.00; 400-500 lbs 172.00-179.00; 500-600 lbs 157.00-
160.00; 600-700 lbs 145.00-152.00; 700-800 lbs pkg 12 head 758 lbs
135.00; 800-900 lbs few 132.00-134.00. Medium and Large 3 400-500 lbs
few 159.00-169.00.
Holstein Steers: Large 3 400-500 lbs few 130.00; 500-600 lbs
pkg 12 head 543 lbs 132.00 plain 115.00; 700-800 lbs few 110.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 204.00-206.00
few fancy 221.00; 300-400 lbs 199.00; 400-500 lbs 180.00-191.00; 500-
600 lbs 158.00-170.00 fancy 171.00-178.00; 600-700 lbs 142.00-149.00
Fancy 150.00-154.00; 700-800 lbs few 130.00-134.00; 800-900 lbs 118.00-
124.00; 900-1000 lbs few 114.00-116.00. Large 1 400-500 lbs
few 170.00-179.00; 500-600 lbs 150.00-159.00; 600-700 lbs 134.00-139.00;
700-800 lbs 120.00-127.00; 800-900 lbs 110.00-120.00; 900-1000 lbs
104.00-113.00. Medium and Large 2 200-300 lbs few 199.00-200.00;
300-400 lbs 185.00-190.00; 400-500 lbs 166.00-178.00; 500-600 lbs
144.00-154.00; 600-700 lbs 136.00-141.00; 700-800 lbs few 124.00;
900-1000 lbs 97.50-107.00. Medium and Large 3 200-300 lbs few 170.00;
300-400 lbs 163.00-177.00; 400-500 lbs 140.00-157.00; 500-600 lbs
130.00-143.00; 600-700 lbs 120.00-128.00; 700-800 lbs few 111.00-116.00.
Small 1 400-500 lbs 120.00-132.00; 500-600 lbs few 95.00-125.00; 600-
700 lbs few 111.00-119.00; 700-800 lbs few 110.00; 800-900 lbs
few 103.00-105.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs few 193.00-200.00;
300-400 lbs 168.00-179.00 few fancy 180.00-188.00; 400-500 lbs 165.00-
175.00 fancy 176.00-178.00; 500-600 lbs 149.00-157.00 weaned 158.00-
160.00; 600-700 lbs 139.00-148.75; 700-800 lbs 131.50-147.00 including
35 head(blk weaned fancy open) 700 lbs 147.00, 66 head(blk-few chax)
739 lbs 142.25, 23 head(blk fancy open) 758 lbs 143.50 and
50 head(mostly blk-open) 776 lbs 138.10; 800-900 lbs few 132.00-134.00
small pkg open 136.50; 900-1000 lbs few 114.00-115.00. Large 1 400-
500 lbs few 156.00-158.00; 500-600 lbs 138.00-146.00; 600-700 lbs
Few 136.00-137.00; 700-800 lbs few 127.00-131.00; 800-900 lbs
few 105.00-110.00; 900-1000 lbs few 105.00. Medium and Large 2 200-
300 lbs few 176.00; 300-400 lbs 160.00-166.00; 400-500 lbs 150.00-165.00;
500-600 lbs 141.00-148.00; 600-700 lbs 129.00-137.00; 700-800 lbs 120.00-
129.00; 800-900 lbs few 115.00-120.00. Medium and Large 3 300-400 lbs
150.00-159.00; 400-500 lbs 139.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs 134.00-140.00;
600-700 lbs 120.00-130.00. Small 1 500-600 lbs few 127.00-131.00.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi dress Lo Dress
Breakers 70-80 1115-1850 lbs 85.50-88.50 89.00-92.00 78.00-84.00
Boners 80-85 1020-1580 lbs 85.00-89.00 89.50-96.50 81.00-84.50
few 98.00-103.50
Lean 85-90 1015-1610 lbs 83.00-88.00 90.00-96.00 78.00-83.00
few 97.00-102.00
Lean 85-90 830-995 lbs 82.00-87.00 91.50-95.00 76.00-80.50
few 99.00
Shelly and very low dress: 775-1330 lbs 64.00-74.00.
Heiferettes: few 1070-1275 lbs 110.00-111.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1420-2265 lbs 103.00-109.50
few hi dress 110.00-118.50. Yield Grade 2 few 1285-2690 lbs
98.00-102.50.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1 1225-1365 lbs with 100-250 lb
calves at side 1410.00-1500.00. Medium 2 1235 lbs with 80 lb calf at
side 1200.00.
Bred Cows: Medium 1 860-1000 lbs 1-6 months bred 900.00-1000.00.
Baby Calves: beef 210.00; thin 130.00.
Source: KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Lexington, KY
Bill Holleran Telephone:(859) 255-7423
24 Hour Market Recording KY 800-327-6568
Out of state 502-564-2761
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lg_ls145.txt
Lexington Weekly Livestock Summary KY
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