Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 313 priced lines covering 25,573 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 28,207 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,126 head. replacement cattle receipts at 611 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28,207Last week 12,730Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,126Last week 1,850Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 611Last week 1,294Year ago 0

No trends are available this week in light of the holiday break to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, however, trade was active with good demand for all classes of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	89.00	89.00
5	—	675	100.00–110.00	105.14
3	—	618	100.00–107.00	104.62
4	—	553	117.00	117.00
3	—	711	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	775	80.00–106.00	93.70
15	—	218	103.00–125.00	109.63
6	—	814	81.00–116.00	97.38
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
141	—	427	92.50–129.00	114.23
95	—	621	90.00–117.00	109.85
64	—	332	100.00–142.00	116.39
51	—	673	90.00–116.00	105.45
2	—	868	84.00–100.00	91.84
22	—	722	82.00–111.00	100.01
70	—	373	102.50–140.00	115.78
47	—	270	100.00–138.00	117.33
64	—	574	82.00–120.00	108.12
1	—	1,045	79.00	79.00
2	—	935	83.00–112.00	97.34
120	—	469	100.00–128.00	115.15
99	—	523	97.00–118.00	109.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	93.25–120.00	108.21
1	—	1,135	76.00	76.00
26	—	1,166	67.50–105.00	103.53
518	—	669	103.00–130.00	122.23
32	—	913	75.00–118.50	110.12
3	—	1,015	83.00–105.00	97.71
13	—	230	115.00–154.00	137.34
850	—	522	110.00–136.00	123.59
722	—	624	106.00–132.75	121.97
59	—	822	93.00–124.00	110.91
417	—	373	115.00–147.00	131.96
361	—	722	96.00–129.00	119.77
171	—	778	87.00–128.00	119.88
153	—	324	117.50–147.00	131.40
101	—	280	117.00–156.00	133.04
967	—	571	108.00–132.50	123.44
586	—	428	112.00–144.00	127.95
30	—	866	82.50–121.50	107.25
858	—	475	112.00–139.00	126.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	108.00–120.00	113.65
6	—	609	105.00–110.00	109.18
2	—	575	87.00–115.00	101.12
6	—	665	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	111.00	111.00
3	—	485	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	829	118.00–120.00	119.38
719	—	675	117.00–137.95	130.46
325	—	523	123.00–141.70	132.35
44	—	423	127.00–143.00	135.11
34	—	480	128.00–140.00	134.42
21	—	369	138.00–146.00	141.86
446	—	721	119.00–136.50	130.14
539	—	622	120.00–138.75	130.35
318	—	577	121.00–140.50	132.93
5	—	868	115.00	115.00
16	—	317	143.00	143.00
193	—	781	121.50–126.00	123.64
2	—	285	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	120.00–130.00	126.12
23	—	637	120.00–133.00	126.30
12	—	868	103.00–128.00	116.06
12	—	719	111.00–115.00	113.82
8	—	818	112.00–124.00	119.40
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
7	—	762	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	140.00–141.00	140.14
24	—	496	139.00–139.50	139.25
24	—	326	129.00–144.00	135.98
3	—	278	137.50–145.00	140.15
52	—	378	132.00–139.00	136.63
2	—	228	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	713	100.00–124.00	112.76
80	—	323	132.00–174.00	156.45
13	—	870	86.00–113.00	103.92
10	—	227	137.50–159.00	150.67
1	—	970	89.00	89.00
59	—	282	130.00–170.00	155.90
303	—	430	121.00–165.00	147.18
273	—	570	116.00–143.00	128.58
234	—	373	130.00–177.00	151.81
232	—	475	123.00–158.50	140.20
209	—	626	109.00–137.00	124.20
332	—	522	120.00–156.00	133.04
206	—	664	106.00–132.00	120.07
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
26	—	814	88.00–118.00	101.50
58	—	768	102.00–124.00	114.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	160.00–170.00	167.66
3	—	333	164.00	164.00
4	—	526	141.00–149.00	147.08
26	—	591	132.00–143.00	132.80
20	—	435	158.50–166.00	161.03
18	—	462	157.00–165.00	160.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	723	90.00–112.00	103.07
11	—	807	80.00–95.00	84.24
2	—	880	90.00–100.00	94.97
44	—	625	90.00–119.00	111.80
3	—	1,015	97.00–98.00	97.67
10	—	781	86.00–109.00	102.08
60	—	428	111.00–148.00	126.34
56	—	368	110.00–157.00	134.61
60	—	474	105.00–141.00	124.68
50	—	580	102.00–132.00	118.36
5	—	975	72.00–96.00	86.14
80	—	528	107.50–132.00	120.73
21	—	667	92.00–119.00	111.34
22	—	321	118.00–152.00	136.42
7	—	219	120.00–142.00	135.17
16	—	287	117.50–146.00	126.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	117.00–122.00	118.72
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
2	—	573	114.00–120.00	116.93
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
2	—	233	110.00–114.00	111.89
3	—	481	98.00–141.00	126.41
2	—	378	111.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	503	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	430	100.00–125.00	112.06
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
1	—	231	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	139.00	139.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	374	152.00–172.50	157.64
25	—	408	150.00–167.00	161.71
4	—	656	129.00–133.00	130.00
12	—	462	149.00–160.00	153.91
15	—	639	128.00–136.00	131.45
2	—	517	154.00	154.00
5	—	565	151.00	151.00
2	—	718	136.00	136.00
6	—	330	174.00–180.00	175.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	333	125.00–149.00	135.96
9	—	274	120.00–157.50	142.78
5	—	884	104.00–118.50	113.69
17	—	375	112.50–157.00	135.91
2	—	928	115.00–120.00	117.45
16	—	770	106.00–128.00	120.16
13	—	816	107.00–121.00	112.13
23	—	722	104.00–129.50	121.12
4	—	233	113.00–152.50	139.93
23	—	424	121.00–145.00	135.02
82	—	575	105.00–137.00	127.54
51	—	667	103.00–129.00	120.79
68	—	624	105.00–136.00	124.16
62	—	471	108.00–146.00	127.65
72	—	524	110.00–141.00	128.14
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
596	—	629	121.00–148.00	136.95
503	—	718	112.50–140.50	133.05
5	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
71	—	868	115.00–136.50	127.59
14	—	973	109.00–125.50	119.92
75	—	1,023	105.00–128.75	127.84
787	—	572	128.00–154.00	144.43
637	—	676	120.00–141.50	133.84
227	—	429	129.00–168.00	151.19
139	—	371	140.00–175.00	159.38
2	—	218	170.00–182.50	176.61
41	—	279	140.00–184.00	162.03
62	—	928	106.00–131.50	122.84
331	—	475	130.00–167.00	149.72
260	—	821	113.00–141.85	133.48
467	—	526	125.00–159.00	144.90
88	—	325	129.00–178.00	158.01
555	—	767	117.00–139.50	133.32
1	—	1,125	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	345	161.00	161.00
6	—	395	167.00	167.00
195	—	923	130.00–140.90	136.69
57	—	968	130.50	130.50
125	—	475	149.00–172.00	163.12
380	—	824	126.00–144.50	139.50
311	—	521	142.50–168.50	157.02
130	—	426	150.00–177.00	162.53
1,179	—	772	130.00–146.70	142.71
487	—	626	137.00–153.50	144.62
721	—	868	132.00–144.90	142.02
596	—	729	133.00–148.00	139.56
326	—	675	135.00–147.00	140.38
49	—	1,037	124.75	124.75
398	—	576	140.50–163.95	152.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	671	124.00–129.00	127.34
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	176.00	176.00
14	—	329	162.00–184.00	171.71
4	—	571	155.00	155.00
5	—	787	138.00	138.00
37	—	378	150.00–182.00	164.76
12	—	482	152.00–167.00	158.09
65	—	514	148.50–162.00	156.61
38	—	424	149.00–182.00	155.96
31	—	615	144.50–150.75	147.62
66	—	800	144.40	144.40
9	—	274	167.50–179.00	174.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	122.00–126.00	124.70
12	—	711	125.50	125.50
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	250	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	831	69.00–84.75	79.60
3	—	877	65.00–80.00	74.02
2	—	913	61.00–75.00	67.90
6	—	611	78.00	78.00
8	—	434	55.00–75.00	69.59
21	—	530	64.00–84.50	83.10
52	—	1,018	94.75	94.75
14	—	663	77.00–86.00	83.72
35	—	776	74.00–85.75	85.25
21	—	734	77.00–86.25	83.85
2	—	350	76.00	76.00
16	—	563	89.75–90.00	89.86
8	—	486	59.00–85.00	81.05
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,539	50.00–68.00	57.28
237	—	1,448	43.00–62.50	51.63
26	—	1,447	39.00–52.00	46.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,020	21.00–45.00	34.36
1	—	1,090	21.00	21.00
275	—	1,078	30.00–52.00	42.33
72	—	1,050	42.00–60.00	50.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
500	—	1,258	35.00–60.00	49.52
183	—	1,300	48.00–69.00	55.89
147	—	1,210	30.00–52.00	41.85
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,175	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	1,693	60.00–89.00	78.53
71	—	1,562	51.00–78.00	67.44
65	—	1,873	81.00–100.00	89.52
6	—	1,807	80.00–87.00	84.13
5	—	1,754	72.00–78.00	75.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,213	960.00–1,450.00	1,148.09
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	1,170.00	1,170.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,620	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,400	650.00–850.00	745.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,449	660.00–835.00	736.04
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	748	425.00–600.00	515.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	480.00	480.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	490.00	490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	560.00–735.00	663.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	360.00	360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	861	260.00–850.00	476.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	650.00–730.00	697.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	490.00	490.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	570.00	570.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,097	500.00–660.00	587.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	—	1,290	485.00–950.00	776.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	710.00–935.00	854.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,170	430.00–650.00	535.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,255	410.00–850.00	724.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,162	575.00–800.00	647.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,136	600.00–925.00	761.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,318	520.00–1,025.00	788.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	992	525.00–825.00	640.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,190	650.00–1,175.00	777.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,257	510.00–775.00	677.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,155	400.00–775.00	572.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,227	500.00–825.00	665.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	685.00–750.00	712.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,385	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,384	960.00–1,030.00	992.45
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,064	710.00–850.00	791.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	967	480.00–865.00	700.68
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	956	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,153	720.00–775.00	756.50
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	65.50	65.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	890	55.00–85.00	67.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	72.00	72.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,675	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,307.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,084	610.00–850.00	719.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	720.00–800.00	775.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,123	475.00–840.00	764.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,127	835.00–1,000.00	912.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	675.00	675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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