Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 263 priced lines covering 10,500 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,180 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,452 head. replacement cattle receipts at 304 head. Counted as USDA files them — 51 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,180Last week 17,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,452Last week 2,400Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 304Last week 876Year ago 0

This week for Kentucky, auction markets were reported mostly steady to 2.00 higher for feeder steers and heifers from Monday through Wednesday compared to the prior week. Some weakness was noted in heavier cattle over 600 lbs. Feeder markets towards the later part of the week experienced a weaker undertone for all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower throughout the week. Demand was moderate for both feeder cattle and slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	411	134.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
4	—	330	140.00	140.00
9	—	483	134.00	134.00
36	—	859	116.75	116.75
157	—	630	122.00–127.50	126.68
80	—	658	120.50–133.00	126.05
27	—	517	136.00–136.50	136.15
103	—	771	116.75–123.50	120.52
145	—	567	126.00–139.30	136.24
140	—	734	117.50–130.85	126.34
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	109.00–116.00	114.34
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
5	—	540	103.00	103.00
6	—	350	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	115.00–122.00	118.43
1	—	175	129.00	129.00
2	—	982	85.00	85.00
29	—	668	90.00–114.00	107.10
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
14	—	770	100.00–109.00	104.88
46	—	620	97.50–119.00	108.66
13	—	714	100.00–110.00	103.56
76	—	528	99.00–125.50	116.96
70	—	567	97.00–126.00	115.43
68	—	474	100.00–126.00	115.43
57	—	421	96.00–135.00	117.52
36	—	371	100.00–134.00	120.56
22	—	321	102.00–134.00	119.07
12	—	274	107.50–134.00	121.07
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
2	—	360	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	125.00–129.00	126.95
6	—	595	115.50	115.50
7	—	474	115.00–125.00	116.49
4	—	615	100.00–110.00	105.04
4	—	534	110.00–123.00	116.60
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
2	—	718	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	527	131.00	131.00
2	—	830	100.00	100.00
3	—	472	118.00–122.00	120.30
3	—	622	105.00–115.00	110.00
5	—	426	117.00–122.00	119.21
8	—	776	94.00–114.50	108.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	126.00	126.00
6	—	770	122.50	122.50
47	—	889	121.75	121.75
3	—	713	118.00	118.00
13	—	658	126.00–130.00	128.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	90.00–106.00	98.02
12	—	921	92.00–104.50	96.67
1	—	1,000	98.00	98.00
606	—	574	111.00–135.30	128.18
315	—	522	114.00–138.00	129.18
297	—	475	116.00–139.00	129.16
246	—	428	115.00–141.50	130.78
152	—	620	112.00–128.50	121.41
143	—	725	100.50–126.35	120.84
123	—	371	120.00–144.00	132.74
11	—	877	95.50–108.00	102.81
6	—	230	122.00–145.00	132.61
17	—	277	126.00–137.50	132.56
424	—	655	105.00–136.75	132.34
200	—	831	85.50–123.00	121.23
89	—	783	100.00–122.00	116.88
56	—	327	117.00–143.00	134.47
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	361	131.00–141.00	140.00
6	—	285	144.00	144.00
2	—	223	147.50–152.50	149.80
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	580	138.50–156.00	150.33
8	—	669	133.00–142.00	139.39
53	—	985	129.00	129.00
37	—	412	151.00–163.00	156.33
34	—	530	150.00–154.00	152.62
422	—	871	128.00–142.25	133.34
20	—	474	150.00–163.00	156.91
3	—	368	165.00–166.00	165.65
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	270	173.00	173.00
323	—	728	134.75–145.90	143.96
168	—	620	131.75–153.00	144.83
167	—	787	134.00–139.60	136.97
65	—	826	134.90	134.90
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	171.00	171.00
3	—	552	146.00	146.00
15	—	425	154.00–161.00	158.03
7	—	328	167.50–177.00	173.74
5	—	363	165.00–175.00	167.16
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,001	100.00–123.95	122.19
13	—	281	142.50–171.00	153.50
154	—	982	113.00–124.50	121.25
78	—	934	110.00–130.00	127.45
127	—	867	102.50–134.70	132.52
3	—	243	144.00–150.00	147.99
215	—	527	129.00–157.50	141.80
209	—	623	120.00–154.00	139.05
201	—	577	121.00–154.50	142.68
187	—	773	122.50–138.00	130.07
187	—	677	111.00–148.00	135.13
174	—	728	120.00–143.00	135.21
145	—	479	126.00–158.00	147.76
68	—	376	130.00–166.00	153.17
170	—	828	118.00–135.60	132.88
82	—	426	131.00–159.00	148.44
29	—	326	130.00–175.00	154.06
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
1	—	220	112.50	112.50
2	—	288	126.00	126.00
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	666	128.00–132.00	129.35
3	—	481	134.00	134.00
2	—	417	141.00	141.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
6	—	913	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
2	—	637	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
2	—	755	110.00–119.00	114.47
2	—	988	101.00–109.00	105.01
6	—	833	90.00–111.00	106.90
2	—	293	122.50–141.00	131.83
12	—	681	100.00–125.00	112.31
9	—	382	100.00–153.00	130.20
8	—	616	115.50–133.00	120.07
19	—	422	100.00–144.00	130.49
4	—	327	120.00–137.50	124.34
2	—	870	113.00–118.00	115.51
48	—	475	103.00–140.00	129.12
46	—	569	102.00–138.00	125.71
32	—	528	100.00–139.00	125.38
12	—	721	90.00–128.00	111.79
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	83.00–85.00	83.39
4	—	877	101.00–117.00	112.99
1	—	955	92.00	92.00
11	—	226	136.00–167.00	154.44
8	—	777	105.00–119.00	109.05
12	—	821	90.00–110.00	95.79
157	—	569	113.00–140.50	131.68
150	—	524	122.00–144.00	131.60
149	—	421	130.00–159.00	145.65
125	—	477	120.00–153.00	137.31
112	—	623	114.00–134.00	127.57
61	—	371	125.00–166.00	149.48
41	—	322	130.00–169.00	149.13
34	—	718	89.00–122.00	108.99
60	—	677	102.00–138.50	122.78
18	—	272	127.50–177.50	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	127.50–132.00	128.52
3	—	227	115.00–125.00	119.82
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
37	—	424	110.00–135.00	123.70
36	—	564	102.00–129.00	118.83
6	—	763	79.00–108.00	99.30
5	—	939	88.00–94.00	89.21
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
19	—	728	96.00–110.00	105.74
15	—	382	101.00–149.00	134.32
58	—	474	92.50–141.00	123.95
54	—	534	101.00–136.00	122.09
38	—	620	90.00–124.00	114.22
21	—	326	101.00–145.00	129.55
20	—	673	104.00–124.00	114.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	290	162.00	162.00
5	—	606	132.00–134.00	133.60
12	—	528	140.00–141.00	140.92
9	—	469	147.00–151.00	149.53
6	—	357	167.00–170.00	168.82
1	—	315	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
5	—	630	106.50	106.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
3	—	350	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	123.00	123.00
2	—	725	100.00–104.00	102.04
4	—	570	125.00–136.00	133.30
2	—	468	131.00–141.00	135.87
6	—	519	124.00–135.00	129.44
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	101.00	101.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
2	—	290	107.50–110.00	108.75
4	—	478	102.00–115.00	108.01
6	—	409	100.00–124.00	109.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	154.00–159.00	157.30
3	—	323	166.00–176.00	169.09
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	64.00	64.00
1	—	935	60.00	60.00
3	—	110	90.00	90.00
11	—	90	80.00	80.00
19	—	464	71.00–85.00	72.45
15	—	388	67.00–88.00	73.81
3	—	289	60.00–85.00	68.51
6	—	590	50.00–72.00	63.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	520.00–660.00	620.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,270	685.00–1,040.00	838.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	935.00–1,040.00	983.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,106	700.00–850.00	761.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,206	640.00–1,025.00	790.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,226	650.00–1,040.00	817.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,098	470.00–775.00	648.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	980	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,585	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,145	595.00–1,070.00	755.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	660.00–910.00	780.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,112	510.00–650.00	571.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,168	550.00–750.00	687.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	535.00	535.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	460.00	460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	775.00–1,000.00	848.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,524	960.00–1,200.00	1,068.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,280	825.00–1,010.00	963.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,205	790.00–1,325.00	1,077.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	900.00–1,200.00	1,053.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,097	500.00–1,300.00	834.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,305	710.00–890.00	829.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	902	670.00–740.00	719.42
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	825	530.00–700.00	654.91
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,825	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,595	1,040.00–1,675.00	1,405.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	60.00–64.00	62.04
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,077	72.00–95.00	79.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	56.00	56.00
94	—	1,453	59.00–68.50	63.06
73	—	1,362	44.00–64.00	57.12
6	—	1,373	45.00–54.00	50.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,039	34.50–61.50	49.11
92	—	1,010	31.00–51.50	43.38
31	—	1,089	48.00–61.00	54.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	1,216	42.50–66.00	56.18
53	—	1,232	40.00–52.00	48.11
134	—	1,282	58.00–71.00	62.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,669	76.00–90.00	84.09
28	—	1,402	61.00–81.00	74.43
32	—	1,851	85.00–97.50	90.42
3	—	1,843	88.00–92.50	90.06

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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