Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 295 priced lines covering 11,105 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,829 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,919 head. replacement cattle receipts at 581 head. Counted as USDA files them — 69 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,829Last week 12,067Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,919Last week 1,982Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 581Last week 871Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady, with instances 3.00-4.00 lower to 3.00-4.00 higher. With heat indexes into the 100’s, livestock movement was limited this week and trade was moderate. The best interest and demand remains on preconditioned feeder cattle weaned a minimum of 30 days. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with moderate demand, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	416	96.00–136.00	123.58
4	—	334	112.00–141.00	121.78
9	—	876	111.00–116.00	113.17
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
9	—	781	99.00–117.00	111.49
25	—	471	110.00–139.00	128.53
51	—	574	115.00–132.00	122.56
30	—	620	89.00–127.00	120.62
37	—	526	104.00–131.00	122.24
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
13	—	381	101.00–145.00	130.77
7	—	733	101.00–125.00	119.14
5	—	279	110.00–150.00	128.29
2	—	215	115.00–140.00	127.50
14	—	675	103.00–124.00	118.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	971	114.00–131.10	128.31
7	—	226	132.00–160.00	147.44
26	—	866	112.00–130.00	122.50
3	—	1,272	96.00–103.00	100.01
6	—	1,053	95.00–110.00	106.64
24	—	273	133.00–170.00	149.48
25	—	327	122.50–161.00	145.47
42	—	928	108.00–127.50	124.19
98	—	715	113.50–141.00	132.84
183	—	816	110.00–137.00	133.97
1	—	180	146.00	146.00
65	—	373	117.50–165.00	145.92
114	—	783	120.00–135.60	131.57
143	—	422	124.00–160.00	145.73
164	—	622	118.00–146.50	136.84
167	—	478	124.00–163.00	143.46
167	—	523	125.00–152.00	139.85
167	—	672	123.00–143.00	133.18
224	—	573	125.00–152.00	138.11
1	—	1,175	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,230	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	641	159.60	159.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	900	136.75	136.75
6	—	484	142.00–154.00	143.94
61	—	809	144.25	144.25
5	—	537	145.00–148.00	146.17
22	—	581	145.00–146.50	145.95
10	—	427	143.00–155.00	150.55
5	—	309	145.00–170.00	157.97
2	—	370	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	137.00	137.00
3	—	515	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	663	133.00–153.25	146.29
246	—	881	119.00–140.00	133.37
10	—	430	149.00–151.00	149.60
95	—	586	137.00–157.25	153.94
69	—	466	147.00–164.00	157.59
576	—	922	114.50–141.00	132.82
339	—	822	116.00–144.85	138.57
234	—	716	130.00–150.00	141.70
113	—	776	130.00–142.75	141.27
59	—	957	136.00	136.00
49	—	1,067	120.75	120.75
5	—	334	151.00–172.50	163.41
52	—	520	140.00–158.00	150.27
125	—	630	130.00–150.30	145.62
11	—	1,111	95.00	95.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	765	79.00–106.00	93.91
7	—	823	80.00–106.00	91.39
3	—	875	94.00–96.00	95.00
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
13	—	278	99.00–130.00	114.06
18	—	324	90.00–130.00	117.17
58	—	526	103.00–123.00	111.61
87	—	477	104.50–129.00	115.91
31	—	667	80.00–116.50	105.49
36	—	380	92.00–136.00	120.80
62	—	419	103.00–131.00	113.03
79	—	575	87.00–122.00	112.32
3	—	222	120.00–122.00	120.95
47	—	623	90.00–116.00	107.50
17	—	727	89.00–115.00	103.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	96.00	96.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
2	—	495	102.50–109.00	105.75
3	—	360	105.00–116.00	112.23
1	—	305	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	762	116.00–124.25	122.48
9	—	835	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
205	—	684	120.00–136.10	130.67
47	—	726	115.00–126.25	122.25
52	—	613	126.00–134.00	129.53
19	—	426	134.00–141.00	138.43
200	—	562	128.00–142.50	137.60
43	—	853	105.00–121.80	120.98
8	—	376	141.00–150.00	148.94
51	—	468	128.00–141.00	135.38
76	—	523	127.00–150.75	138.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
11	—	819	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
2	—	685	105.00–106.00	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	138.50	138.50
22	—	431	136.00–140.00	137.39
3	—	378	139.00	139.00
8	—	328	139.00–140.00	139.24
9	—	477	136.50–139.00	137.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	98.00–105.00	102.05
14	—	816	94.00–120.00	103.30
53	—	322	121.00–145.00	133.18
60	—	715	94.00–119.00	110.48
42	—	277	107.50–151.00	132.88
63	—	772	90.00–120.00	109.08
96	—	670	101.00–129.50	115.13
5	—	929	99.00–104.00	100.95
14	—	236	105.00–141.00	130.55
215	—	571	113.00–134.00	122.36
228	—	374	109.00–147.00	133.09
251	—	618	100.00–135.00	121.11
292	—	428	110.00–141.00	128.71
329	—	475	115.00–143.00	127.54
383	—	523	113.00–139.00	126.14
3	—	991	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	110.00–124.00	113.43
4	—	464	125.00–128.00	125.74
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	117.00–122.00	119.04
4	—	757	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	85.00–100.00	91.04
3	—	620	90.00	90.00
3	—	405	90.00	90.00
3	—	365	96.00	96.00
4	—	520	111.00	111.00
2	—	570	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
6	—	222	133.00–170.00	151.11
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
1	—	155	128.00	128.00
34	—	769	98.00–123.00	108.78
59	—	328	127.00–175.00	141.81
82	—	620	107.00–136.00	122.71
115	—	373	123.00–169.00	145.62
128	—	428	110.00–155.00	137.96
140	—	574	115.00–140.00	127.40
154	—	471	115.00–155.00	134.34
194	—	521	115.00–145.00	132.62
43	—	724	95.00–120.00	110.47
75	—	664	111.00–132.00	122.73
6	—	822	87.00–106.00	101.15
28	—	283	130.00–160.00	146.74
9	—	921	85.00–93.00	86.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	130.00–140.00	136.64
10	—	724	90.00–110.00	98.93
4	—	886	86.00–91.00	87.21
14	—	329	122.00–148.00	131.23
22	—	664	91.00–120.00	107.70
28	—	421	100.00–133.00	120.71
36	—	524	97.00–130.00	115.78
38	—	627	93.50–128.00	108.57
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,065	80.00	80.00
6	—	768	89.00–103.00	97.41
4	—	260	117.50–128.00	123.27
37	—	375	109.00–137.50	127.83
38	—	473	104.00–131.00	119.12
36	—	565	95.00–127.00	115.57
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	156.00	156.00
7	—	489	136.00–145.00	139.85
4	—	425	151.00–153.00	151.99
2	—	575	141.00–148.00	144.44
2	—	368	151.00–153.00	151.99
2	—	285	152.00–170.00	161.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
3	—	513	136.00–143.00	140.06
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	92.00–141.00	108.69
2	—	423	105.00	105.00
4	—	485	110.00–116.00	111.52
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	796	96.50	96.50
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	117.00–118.00	117.39
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
3	—	665	104.00–105.00	104.66
2	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	114.00	114.00
2	—	505	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	727	79.00–84.00	79.61
7	—	758	80.50–83.00	81.23
2	—	883	80.50	80.50
14	—	524	60.00–97.50	83.24
13	—	386	52.50–87.00	74.15
4	—	473	66.00–86.00	72.80
22	—	627	75.00–96.50	88.90
2	—	577	101.00	101.00
4	—	266	80.00–81.00	80.27
1	—	695	74.00	74.00
3	—	425	61.00–72.00	64.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,267	900.00–1,275.00	1,054.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	975.00–1,235.00	1,115.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	875.00–935.00	902.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,296	650.00–1,040.00	869.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,281	725.00–1,390.00	1,059.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,248	620.00–1,060.00	922.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,263	775.00–1,100.00	926.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	900.00–975.00	939.02
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	630.00	630.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	470.00	470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,056	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	830	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	630.00–725.00	670.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	685.00–775.00	725.73
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	973	625.00–775.00	734.90
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	730.00–840.00	773.76
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	860	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,163	650.00–850.00	742.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	775.00–975.00	855.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,283	685.00–825.00	755.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,293	725.00–800.00	762.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,117	550.00–1,030.00	704.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,291	600.00–1,200.00	893.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,197	575.00–1,275.00	790.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	1,003	540.00–950.00	663.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,259	700.00–1,000.00	833.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,130	590.00–1,050.00	766.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	630.00–800.00	750.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,156	650.00–1,100.00	917.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,305	675.00–900.00	767.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,101	560.00–850.00	660.50
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	875.00–1,010.00	941.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,790	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,347	600.00–725.00	679.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,049	475.00–685.00	602.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	625.00–760.00	694.59
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	690.00	690.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,068	800.00–950.00	899.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,470.00	1,470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,555	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	1,080.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	910.00	910.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	80.00–81.00	80.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,481	55.00–69.00	63.34
140	—	1,417	51.00–64.50	58.00
1	—	1,350	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,033	50.00–65.00	53.91
94	—	1,000	28.00–51.50	42.55
217	—	1,027	30.00–59.50	49.03
1	—	900	34.00	34.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,191	35.00–54.50	47.85
411	—	1,211	36.00–65.50	55.80
133	—	1,296	53.00–70.00	63.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	59.00	59.00
9	—	1,897	84.00–90.00	87.59
27	—	1,494	65.00–83.00	75.54
117	—	1,688	72.00–93.00	84.65
42	—	1,769	85.50–97.00	90.97
1	—	1,955	102.00	102.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	92.00	92.00

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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