Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 263 priced lines covering 13,330 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,533 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,807 head. replacement cattle receipts at 631 head. Counted as USDA files them — 147 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,533Last week 22,553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,807Last week 2,583Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 631Last week 911Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Comparisons are based on a limited test due to the holiday closings last week in observance of Veterans Day. Feeder cattle were in mostly moderate demand, with the best demand continuing to be noted for preconditioned cattle weaned a minimum of 30 days. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand. Please note: there not be a weekly summary published Friday, November 29.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	179	125.00–135.00	132.48
4	—	917	74.00–83.00	76.28
2	—	880	92.00–94.00	93.02
139	—	428	114.00–150.00	138.66
92	—	370	114.00–165.00	140.64
60	—	716	95.00–118.00	109.60
175	—	572	111.00–135.00	121.70
21	—	276	117.50–172.50	139.21
50	—	326	116.00–160.00	141.81
19	—	836	80.00–107.00	96.29
2	—	975	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,030	104.00	104.00
223	—	528	108.00–139.00	126.99
193	—	474	101.00–147.00	131.73
158	—	625	100.00–127.50	119.67
50	—	669	100.00–126.00	115.04
20	—	766	86.00–118.00	106.29
23	—	238	115.00–150.00	128.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	95.00	95.00
5	—	503	103.00	103.00
3	—	302	129.00	129.00
6	—	593	96.00–105.00	97.47
5	—	485	107.00–115.00	110.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	78.00	78.00
1	—	900	76.00	76.00
2	—	778	90.00–93.00	91.49
58	—	523	80.00–127.00	112.54
31	—	677	83.00–110.00	102.84
22	—	419	92.50–131.00	116.59
35	—	471	100.00–131.00	120.26
34	—	574	76.00–120.00	108.91
27	—	374	82.50–138.00	120.93
21	—	630	87.00–116.00	105.72
13	—	729	96.00–105.00	101.99
5	—	334	94.00–139.00	119.02
2	—	218	120.00–125.00	122.30
24	—	279	105.00–155.00	126.26
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	102.50	102.50
2	—	600	80.00	80.00
4	—	499	99.00	99.00
1	—	500	91.00	91.00
1	—	385	104.00	104.00
9	—	565	100.00–116.00	107.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
5	—	363	152.00–157.00	154.41
2	—	337	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
341	—	629	111.00–142.00	132.30
64	—	926	117.00–138.00	136.10
66	—	967	114.00–138.40	136.52
1	—	1,230	109.00	109.00
273	—	525	114.00–147.50	135.58
177	—	857	110.00–144.95	139.50
198	—	570	119.00–142.00	132.77
166	—	672	92.50–138.00	130.35
149	—	424	114.00–164.00	143.04
114	—	821	110.00–138.00	130.82
49	—	323	111.00–167.00	148.67
17	—	275	112.00–167.00	150.63
11	—	234	112.50–162.50	152.21
75	—	375	112.50–163.00	143.37
11	—	1,086	106.00–109.00	106.53
5	—	1,031	103.00–110.00	108.61
270	—	772	116.00–142.00	137.25
227	—	728	110.00–143.00	133.13
215	—	474	120.00–154.00	140.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
402	—	768	125.50–148.25	142.90
131	—	906	125.00–142.50	139.60
181	—	871	125.00–142.95	141.57
60	—	953	124.00–140.30	138.64
335	—	727	131.00–144.85	141.03
226	—	823	128.00–143.75	140.00
210	—	636	135.00–151.00	147.14
201	—	664	132.00–143.00	140.87
109	—	585	131.00–150.00	144.10
14	—	479	149.00–151.00	150.42
14	—	417	149.00–163.00	155.50
33	—	515	140.00–152.00	146.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	138.00–162.00	148.56
4	—	245	192.50	192.50
19	—	631	140.00–141.00	140.73
1	—	315	156.00	156.00
11	—	376	140.00–160.00	149.33
14	—	459	136.00–150.00	144.99
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
59	—	883	147.00	147.00
13	—	513	130.00–151.00	142.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	107.00	107.00
4	—	886	115.00–118.00	117.24
24	—	667	100.00–127.00	122.91
39	—	572	110.00–127.00	119.72
17	—	377	110.00–138.00	127.31
4	—	233	115.00–141.00	124.05
70	—	628	98.00–136.00	125.49
15	—	424	94.00–136.00	124.89
38	—	474	106.00–135.00	124.79
4	—	326	100.00–147.00	126.31
17	—	520	110.00–134.00	124.87
12	—	272	112.50–152.50	140.90
11	—	714	104.00–124.00	116.35
7	—	785	108.00–124.00	119.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	79.00	79.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	100.00	100.00
2	—	680	80.00	80.00
2	—	480	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	116.00	116.00
2	—	760	114.00	114.00
2	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	470	101.00–117.00	108.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	917	100.00	100.00
13	—	772	80.00–108.00	98.94
16	—	377	89.00–131.00	110.02
37	—	668	83.00–115.00	104.77
63	—	571	80.00–116.00	107.87
22	—	319	90.00–131.00	103.64
8	—	818	90.00–110.00	103.47
88	—	523	98.00–118.00	110.77
62	—	462	82.50–120.50	111.61
58	—	426	72.50–121.00	111.92
55	—	624	84.00–133.00	107.15
28	—	731	89.00–110.00	101.33
5	—	278	112.50–124.00	118.84
1	—	200	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	869	99.00–117.00	109.15
7	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
476	—	521	100.00–129.00	119.28
40	—	774	92.00–126.00	107.42
83	—	806	76.00–135.00	126.69
13	—	914	85.00–108.50	102.66
557	—	565	100.00–138.40	124.44
460	—	624	98.00–138.60	124.74
424	—	425	100.00–136.60	125.83
391	—	471	100.00–132.00	120.96
151	—	376	95.00–135.00	122.94
142	—	670	100.00–133.00	114.48
112	—	723	95.00–131.00	117.47
105	—	322	90.00–137.50	119.68
71	—	282	92.00–137.50	121.03
22	—	214	90.00–140.00	114.30
6	—	160	105.00	105.00
2	—	122	100.00	100.00
3	—	967	89.00–98.00	95.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	105.00–115.00	109.41
3	—	365	115.00	115.00
2	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
4	—	580	82.00–114.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,022	112.95	112.95
4	—	385	139.00	139.00
156	—	767	120.00–136.25	134.66
262	—	678	118.00–140.00	133.50
194	—	576	118.00–136.00	131.62
62	—	476	126.00–135.00	132.89
7	—	426	129.00–135.00	129.90
400	—	724	116.00–134.00	131.87
67	—	831	119.00–130.90	130.73
336	—	629	116.75–138.50	131.33
1	—	875	121.00	121.00
30	—	506	122.00–126.00	123.48
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	505	101.00–110.00	105.50
2	—	397	100.00	100.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	99.00–105.00	101.95
3	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	102.00	102.00
3	—	400	100.00	100.00
2	—	510	109.00	109.00
3	—	686	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
17	—	582	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
10	—	431	133.00–137.50	136.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	227	90.00	90.00
2	—	463	89.00–90.00	89.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	828	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	64.00	64.00
4	—	668	70.00	70.00
23	—	528	40.00–83.50	69.43
1	—	815	47.00	47.00
2	—	440	43.00	43.00
15	—	298	61.00	61.00
7	—	241	45.00	45.00
11	—	777	75.50–83.00	77.53
8	—	573	70.00–75.00	74.37
1	—	380	74.00	74.00
11	—	743	66.00–79.50	77.08
58	—	1,042	60.00–95.10	93.31
92	—	636	69.00–95.50	93.21
19	—	465	57.00–82.00	75.77
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	67.50	67.50
2	—	330	52.00	52.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	43.00	43.00
3	—	520	46.00	46.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	815	200.00–450.00	363.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	330.00	330.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	876	240.00–420.00	339.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,170	450.00–600.00	542.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,213	435.00–700.00	542.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,131	500.00–875.00	720.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,139	500.00–750.00	578.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,146	770.00–980.00	920.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,196	490.00–1,025.00	637.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	82	—	1,265	460.00–970.00	714.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,271	655.00–850.00	730.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,095	500.00–660.00	584.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,330	625.00–875.00	768.71
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	620.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	972	510.00–550.00	517.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	550.00–625.00	585.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	310.00	310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	968	710.00–760.00	735.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	72.00	72.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,595	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,423	850.00–1,325.00	1,130.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,227	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,307.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,328	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,418.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,290	960.00–1,200.00	1,105.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,418	750.00–975.00	858.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,200	550.00–835.00	732.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,282	500.00–975.00	643.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,338	625.00–1,275.00	939.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,019	42.00–87.00	59.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	41.00–55.00	49.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	60.00–62.00	61.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	948	535.00–775.00	663.46
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	785.00	785.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	705	585.00–665.00	605.45
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	24.00	24.00
38	—	1,039	39.00–56.50	45.48
72	—	1,044	24.00–45.00	34.44
164	—	1,099	30.00–51.00	40.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
305	—	1,223	34.00–57.00	48.08
112	—	1,252	42.00–63.50	54.44
54	—	1,181	31.00–50.00	39.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,318	40.00–50.00	43.59
125	—	1,447	42.00–60.00	50.54
86	—	1,502	48.00–65.50	56.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,621	51.00–73.00	65.95
80	—	1,756	52.00–83.50	74.69
18	—	1,821	76.00–88.50	81.55
2	—	1,985	80.00–83.50	81.85

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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