Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 319 priced lines covering 14,275 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,764 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,213 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,338 head. Counted as USDA files them — 251 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 24, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,764Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,213Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,338Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	931	118.10–118.75	118.41
9	—	382	157.00–165.00	161.24
117	—	863	124.75–126.95	125.93
46	—	1,146	102.95	102.95
246	—	831	115.00–134.50	125.51
183	—	729	125.00–140.50	136.91
70	—	779	126.00	126.00
13	—	418	154.00–167.00	163.08
126	—	528	147.00–159.00	156.35
151	—	627	134.00–154.00	145.40
97	—	1,012	111.50–112.00	111.74
18	—	660	133.00–146.00	136.25
60	—	563	141.75–157.75	154.60
11	—	473	158.50	158.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
3	—	635	100.00–126.00	117.41
2	—	485	130.00–141.00	135.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	104.00–106.00	105.02
188	—	875	110.50–132.00	127.62
188	—	427	135.00–163.00	152.77
201	—	781	116.00–134.00	127.59
234	—	675	121.00–146.00	134.92
227	—	621	120.00–157.75	141.28
85	—	373	132.00–164.00	153.63
35	—	319	135.00–161.00	151.16
41	—	1,071	99.85–112.00	102.80
117	—	913	105.00–124.25	122.53
12	—	281	143.00–167.50	156.91
444	—	573	126.00–162.00	145.28
407	—	821	103.00–133.50	131.91
301	—	525	125.00–165.00	147.26
286	—	474	134.00–165.50	149.27
24	—	964	100.00–116.00	111.76
239	—	720	120.00–137.00	130.83
9	—	235	132.00–165.00	146.73
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
3	—	465	113.00–120.00	116.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	271	132.50–148.00	139.13
68	—	476	117.00–148.00	134.01
87	—	568	100.00–137.00	128.35
47	—	424	130.00–151.00	137.71
1	—	925	94.00	94.00
7	—	375	135.00–148.00	139.72
11	—	835	114.00–122.00	116.28
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
28	—	665	109.00–129.50	125.08
15	—	764	107.00–125.00	119.81
11	—	732	108.00–119.00	114.01
45	—	529	115.00–142.00	132.69
37	—	626	100.00–135.00	122.39
8	—	322	131.00–146.00	138.54
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	126.00–131.00	128.43
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	140.00	140.00
2	—	595	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	945	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
10	—	781	121.00–125.00	121.80
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	157.00	157.00
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
91	—	765	138.00–140.80	140.22
88	—	800	134.00	134.00
4	—	418	156.00–157.00	156.74
17	—	579	142.00–159.00	150.53
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	701	119.75	119.75
184	—	576	134.75–145.90	140.87
155	—	764	118.20–119.75	118.72
163	—	524	131.00–146.00	138.36
107	—	477	137.50–151.75	143.66
27	—	445	135.00–142.00	136.68
61	—	689	113.00–120.00	117.23
195	—	627	119.00–143.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	285	102.50–131.00	111.25
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
69	—	623	95.00–131.00	108.20
4	—	863	83.00–100.00	87.69
5	—	216	115.00–130.00	126.10
19	—	731	90.00–105.00	101.01
117	—	528	102.00–129.00	116.88
8	—	756	91.00–111.00	103.74
43	—	671	93.00–117.50	106.39
45	—	376	100.00–129.00	119.68
47	—	327	100.00–137.00	124.07
98	—	424	90.00–133.00	121.73
113	—	570	96.00–125.00	115.59
145	—	471	102.50–129.00	120.08
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	110.00	110.00
4	—	226	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	90.00–122.00	112.04
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
4	—	584	102.00–117.00	109.61
5	—	328	114.00–133.00	129.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	232	125.00–151.00	134.14
3	—	950	101.50	101.50
240	—	376	124.00–149.00	135.00
476	—	578	110.00–137.00	126.26
506	—	524	115.00–139.00	128.40
46	—	775	95.00–113.25	109.85
84	—	813	88.00–114.00	105.59
1	—	125	125.00	125.00
2	—	90	50.00	50.00
240	—	678	105.00–125.00	118.18
321	—	622	106.00–130.50	121.75
356	—	427	108.00–148.00	133.75
9	—	874	88.00–100.00	96.70
1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
45	—	281	125.00–143.00	134.01
88	—	326	119.00–146.00	135.49
102	—	718	96.00–120.25	111.99
397	—	471	107.00–145.50	131.05
2	—	157	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	498	114.00	114.00
2	—	603	103.00–107.00	104.99
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	82.00	82.00
2	—	350	111.00	111.00
2	—	425	111.00	111.00
2	—	538	90.00–105.00	97.40
2	—	485	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	445	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	104.50	104.50
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
19	—	725	113.50–115.25	114.68
47	—	629	124.00–133.00	127.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	140.00–149.00	141.55
28	—	465	132.00–139.00	136.35
12	—	535	130.00–137.00	131.80
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
20	—	414	135.00–140.00	137.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
3	—	353	158.00–161.00	159.98
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
1	—	245	167.50	167.50
2	—	340	156.00	156.00
7	—	400	157.50–166.00	163.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	719	97.00–131.00	115.29
221	—	427	127.00–160.00	144.48
18	—	825	86.00–105.00	93.50
24	—	277	134.00–162.00	148.35
70	—	327	130.00–166.00	150.81
112	—	623	112.00–143.00	126.16
6	—	174	160.00–175.00	168.94
4	—	125	175.00–197.50	180.95
6	—	1,048	80.00	80.00
2	—	933	102.00–110.00	105.97
106	—	372	130.00–161.00	150.78
2	—	865	93.50–101.00	97.32
3	—	110	170.00–220.00	199.24
93	—	666	97.00–129.00	120.80
16	—	221	134.00–172.50	159.46
23	—	774	85.00–116.00	102.00
120	—	573	120.00–180.00	133.65
151	—	475	129.00–153.00	140.53
214	—	522	120.00–152.00	133.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	485	135.00	135.00
3	—	532	127.00–130.00	127.95
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	95.00	95.00
5	—	562	122.50	122.50
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	118.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	463	115.00–125.00	118.31
2	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
6	—	393	128.00–135.00	133.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	98.00–112.00	103.53
12	—	282	110.00–158.00	133.27
19	—	329	105.00–151.00	137.64
12	—	624	105.00–123.00	114.04
25	—	670	106.00–119.00	112.41
1	—	930	70.00	70.00
6	—	222	125.00–140.00	135.51
46	—	422	105.00–149.00	130.80
15	—	764	91.00–101.00	98.19
3	—	862	106.00	106.00
55	—	373	118.00–154.00	136.13
58	—	471	110.00–142.00	130.30
62	—	573	100.00–130.00	117.40
65	—	525	107.00–134.00	124.62
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	100.00–126.00	110.77
1	—	370	112.50	112.50
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	77.00–80.00	77.60
13	—	522	80.00–90.00	81.49
11	—	934	62.00–70.25	68.76
18	—	618	65.00–85.50	75.00
17	—	495	72.50–93.00	91.39
1	—	1,025	66.00	66.00
7	—	855	70.00–80.00	78.57
41	—	731	81.00–83.50	82.13
62	—	844	84.10	84.10
11	—	333	62.00–79.00	75.27
19	—	672	72.00	72.00
13	—	440	74.00–80.00	79.56
24	—	583	71.00–85.00	74.76
2	—	1,058	65.50–66.00	65.75
130	—	775	65.00–90.25	89.39
3	—	967	69.00	69.00
3	—	158	56.00–58.00	57.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	78.00	78.00
5	—	348	68.00	68.00
1	—	450	60.00	60.00
1	—	555	62.00	62.00
11	—	248	75.00	75.00
4	—	433	70.00	70.00
3	—	672	63.00–65.00	64.33
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	77.50	77.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	68.00	68.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,401	47.00–64.00	58.17
16	—	1,288	45.50–58.00	53.19
114	—	1,477	58.00–71.50	63.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,045	48.50–65.00	56.21
253	—	1,035	31.00–59.00	49.22
112	—	998	30.00–51.00	41.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,272	56.50–70.00	63.12
89	—	1,218	36.00–56.50	48.28
421	—	1,196	45.50–63.50	56.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,593	80.00–88.50	86.28
2	—	1,468	72.00–78.00	75.05
6	—	1,880	90.00–94.00	92.58
63	—	1,433	60.00–88.00	75.75
119	—	1,571	56.00–94.00	85.33
67	—	1,850	80.00–102.00	92.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	775.00–885.00	818.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	56.00–62.00	58.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	801	56.00–90.00	65.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	725.00–810.00	771.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	790.00	790.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	912	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,067	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,196.81
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,044	600.00–675.00	626.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	510.00–600.00	554.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	890	400.00–750.00	622.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	903	725.00–775.00	751.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,181	550.00–850.00	719.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,153	675.00–770.00	726.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,219	530.00–1,175.00	843.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	109	—	1,214	625.00–1,300.00	840.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	60	—	1,242	550.00–1,175.00	869.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,072	410.00–925.00	709.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,290	580.00–1,100.00	757.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,185	675.00–1,025.00	914.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,181	465.00–785.00	656.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,051	710.00–925.00	824.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,166	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	580.00	580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	1,169	635.00–1,150.00	1,035.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,178	590.00–750.00	682.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,073	600.00–700.00	674.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,101	580.00–700.00	644.25
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	972	535.00–625.00	589.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	475.00–525.00	499.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	921	500.00–650.00	591.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	932	550.00–900.00	648.52
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,119	530.00–780.00	718.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	510.00–860.00	701.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,244	910.00–1,200.00	1,023.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,478	900.00–1,150.00	1,032.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,381	835.00–1,400.00	1,126.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,100.00–1,410.00	1,266.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	810.00–1,275.00	1,029.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,257	660.00–900.00	849.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,259	830.00–1,460.00	1,072.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,122	725.00–1,450.00	1,033.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,409	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,461.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,401	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,282.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	650.00–750.00	702.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,028	525.00–975.00	757.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,245	400.00–1,210.00	858.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	864	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	600.00	600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,097	975.00–1,375.00	1,115.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,338	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,311.29
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	111.00	111.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Kentucky barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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