Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 311 priced lines covering 14,667 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,990 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,087 head. replacement cattle receipts at 635 head. Counted as USDA files them — 85 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,990Last week 17,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,087Last week 2,400Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 635Last week 876Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady for the bulk of the week with instances of 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. While demand for feeder cattle strengthened towards the latter part of the week, the best demand continues to be well noted for preconditioned cattle weaned a minimum of 30 days. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,059	395.00–610.00	548.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,114	675.00–900.00	743.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,201	490.00–1,000.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,220	600.00–1,325.00	1,028.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,176	460.00–850.00	633.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,121	560.00–935.00	794.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,221	610.00–925.00	770.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,344	575.00–900.00	747.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,198	490.00–800.00	682.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,191	475.00–655.00	577.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	550.00–700.00	605.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	475.00–700.00	599.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,324	700.00–875.00	808.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,086	520.00–825.00	689.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,169	590.00–925.00	741.53
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	570.00	570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	490.00	490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	998	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	975	400.00–515.00	457.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,013	550.00–600.00	572.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	550.00–650.00	587.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	495.00–545.00	519.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	495.00	495.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	310.00	310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,104	875.00–1,175.00	998.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,176	710.00–1,070.00	917.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,363	775.00–950.00	905.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	900.00–935.00	912.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,368	750.00–1,175.00	944.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	880.00–1,000.00	935.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	850.00–1,000.00	935.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,168	630.00–950.00	746.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,219	700.00–850.00	774.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	820.00–925.00	871.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,248	650.00–1,325.00	859.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	940	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,131.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	275.00	275.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	655.00	655.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	655.00	655.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	836	55.00–95.00	86.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	913	725.00–1,225.00	1,024.27
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	887	645.00–710.00	670.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	680.00–725.00	704.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	800.00–900.00	824.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	856	540.00–685.00	642.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,235	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,305	800.00–1,400.00	1,064.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	98.00–106.00	101.95
58	—	479	103.00–135.00	125.80
6	—	908	87.00–114.00	104.88
9	—	280	110.00–139.00	119.02
11	—	723	96.00–115.00	108.49
1	—	190	117.50	117.50
2	—	235	110.00–125.00	117.66
63	—	525	105.00–132.00	121.91
44	—	423	102.50–134.00	122.18
47	—	573	104.00–130.00	119.57
16	—	371	101.00–137.00	122.50
24	—	619	87.50–128.00	115.58
24	—	678	90.00–123.00	109.12
9	—	773	94.00–114.00	102.61
12	—	826	99.00–119.00	109.52
14	—	331	100.00–140.00	119.44
3	—	865	91.00–105.00	99.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,051	120.20	120.20
7	—	220	120.00–160.00	148.57
7	—	871	106.00–125.00	117.28
1	—	170	190.00	190.00
170	—	916	113.00–121.75	121.51
79	—	953	101.50–122.00	120.23
54	—	1,000	109.00–113.25	112.99
107	—	378	122.50–150.50	138.44
219	—	827	113.00–137.35	132.28
228	—	621	107.00–138.00	127.27
339	—	473	119.00–152.00	136.41
372	—	526	116.00–148.50	134.65
66	—	719	117.00–134.00	126.43
420	—	575	114.00–145.50	133.00
30	—	275	122.50–156.00	141.41
33	—	322	122.50–153.00	138.88
172	—	669	113.00–136.00	127.88
191	—	421	107.00–155.00	141.45
96	—	771	106.00–133.00	123.84
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	87.50	87.50
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	133.00	133.00
2	—	668	118.00–120.00	119.02
4	—	484	121.00–130.00	125.28
4	—	531	128.50–129.00	128.62
4	—	609	123.00–129.00	125.24
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
4	—	583	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	702	42.00	42.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	419	143.00–157.00	155.18
87	—	526	140.00–155.00	146.06
28	—	578	138.50–144.00	140.18
250	—	677	129.00–145.75	141.08
246	—	615	128.00–144.00	136.69
435	—	717	124.00–145.00	137.41
356	—	874	124.00–137.00	131.66
121	—	820	124.40–137.95	131.39
247	—	920	126.00–131.00	129.43
319	—	769	131.25–141.75	137.67
30	—	463	143.00–158.00	155.51
2	—	340	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
11	—	334	155.00–160.00	156.77
1	—	235	163.00	163.00
2	—	682	130.00	130.00
23	—	468	139.00–153.00	144.08
70	—	534	134.00–150.00	141.87
1	—	355	154.00	154.00
10	—	402	147.00–150.00	147.31
83	—	604	152.85	152.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	125.00	125.00
10	—	464	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	842	68.00–85.00	81.19
3	—	337	44.00–75.00	65.18
7	—	639	84.00	84.00
12	—	763	80.00–82.00	80.34
2	—	438	75.00–80.00	77.54
6	—	937	81.50	81.50
11	—	730	80.50–85.00	84.21
9	—	527	76.00–85.00	77.10
5	—	393	86.00	86.00
4	—	875	80.00	80.00
6	—	683	79.00–85.50	81.69
4	—	270	70.00	70.00
12	—	563	57.00–87.00	79.61
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	522	93.00–120.50	107.75
50	—	624	80.00–110.00	99.23
1	—	985	96.00	96.00
1	—	940	97.00	97.00
72	—	469	83.00–118.00	108.25
2	—	823	78.00–84.00	81.06
11	—	779	80.00–110.00	97.32
16	—	274	85.00–115.00	100.78
8	—	233	92.50–122.00	108.79
70	—	426	90.00–120.00	109.85
30	—	662	91.00–113.00	103.01
11	—	706	80.00–106.00	99.96
31	—	334	97.00–124.00	110.57
6	—	856	76.00–113.00	89.13
62	—	367	87.50–121.00	111.89
77	—	570	91.00–115.00	106.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	285	102.00–140.00	122.98
324	—	620	95.00–133.20	118.58
52	—	985	105.50	105.50
40	—	769	92.00–113.00	103.51
56	—	715	94.00–121.00	109.80
125	—	668	91.00–120.00	109.43
65	—	883	96.00–112.75	111.71
68	—	802	87.00–119.50	117.12
407	—	429	108.00–132.00	120.99
202	—	372	100.00–137.00	122.50
386	—	573	101.00–130.00	115.66
422	—	476	103.00–130.00	119.23
556	—	520	105.00–129.00	118.30
8	—	222	127.00–141.00	136.58
14	—	920	89.00–106.00	98.45
1	—	140	160.00	160.00
1	—	180	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,055	88.00	88.00
102	—	324	112.00–133.00	123.78
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	109.00	109.00
3	—	415	113.00–118.00	116.29
3	—	550	115.00	115.00
5	—	515	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	108.00–116.00	113.98
2	—	425	116.00	116.00
4	—	332	95.00–119.00	100.69
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
2	—	585	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	687	99.00	99.00
3	—	358	97.50–109.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	80.00–106.00	88.52
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	80.00	80.00
3	—	370	94.00	94.00
3	—	575	87.00	87.00
5	—	434	90.00–120.00	95.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	131.00	131.00
40	—	724	120.50–125.75	123.55
214	—	619	118.00–136.50	131.71
278	—	562	121.00–134.50	131.56
52	—	529	123.50–135.00	125.99
64	—	433	127.00–135.00	129.28
64	—	826	120.60	120.60
738	—	678	112.00–135.75	130.88
214	—	774	122.25–125.35	124.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	138.00	138.00
9	—	387	128.50–137.00	131.07
8	—	411	128.00–134.00	130.28
17	—	579	125.00	125.00
47	—	472	122.75	122.75
4	—	641	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	92.00	92.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
3	—	711	89.00	89.00
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
2	—	662	126.00	126.00
22	—	632	130.75	130.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	60.00	60.00
8	—	881	73.00–95.00	79.46
11	—	772	82.00–104.00	92.45
5	—	716	89.00–101.00	95.42
8	—	232	107.50–130.00	122.80
43	—	579	89.00–125.00	110.59
15	—	617	100.00–119.00	108.60
53	—	421	80.00–134.00	117.60
77	—	470	100.00–125.00	116.05
16	—	326	105.00–130.00	120.20
26	—	670	85.00–106.00	95.92
14	—	275	90.00–137.50	119.25
43	—	521	94.00–125.00	111.84
53	—	374	80.00–136.00	120.42
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	108.00–124.00	116.08
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
2	—	355	91.00	91.00
2	—	597	94.00	94.00
3	—	418	100.00	100.00
7	—	464	100.00–105.00	103.51
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	121.00	121.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	557	118.00–119.00	118.66
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
5	—	509	116.00–125.00	117.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	95.00–100.00	96.70
39	—	731	87.00–118.00	104.94
103	—	330	121.00–155.00	138.02
19	—	767	99.00–115.00	107.07
88	—	669	94.00–125.00	112.81
243	—	575	108.00–135.00	120.75
3	—	192	170.00	170.00
137	—	378	120.00–145.00	132.09
152	—	426	110.00–152.00	131.50
163	—	626	104.00–129.00	115.40
5	—	237	130.00–145.00	138.66
8	—	971	74.50–95.00	80.46
284	—	526	104.00–136.50	125.33
2	—	870	80.00–92.00	85.86
31	—	283	115.00–151.00	135.98
261	—	471	105.00–141.00	129.04
7	—	916	85.00–86.50	86.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	94.00	94.00
8	—	428	95.00–120.00	107.28
2	—	685	111.50	111.50
2	—	535	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	119.00	119.00
11	—	406	130.00–155.00	150.63
6	—	472	140.00–142.00	141.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	146.00–156.00	150.56
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	507	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
8	—	578	100.00–117.00	114.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,068	32.00–55.00	45.02
35	—	1,071	43.00–59.00	50.24
121	—	1,043	26.00–49.00	40.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,202	31.00–50.50	45.12
435	—	1,235	39.00–58.00	51.63
81	—	1,283	52.00–63.00	57.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	44.50–51.50	47.38
65	—	1,514	54.00–63.00	57.32
151	—	1,450	46.00–58.00	52.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,850	77.50–90.00	84.62
123	—	1,707	65.00–87.00	79.03
61	—	1,536	58.00–79.00	68.75
6	—	1,920	84.00–86.00	84.76

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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