Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 311 priced lines covering 19,439 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 20,697 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,179 head. replacement cattle receipts at 680 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20,697Last week 28,207Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,179Last week 3,126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 680Last week 611Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,112	310.00–910.00	677.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,216	425.00–1,035.00	789.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,191	325.00–1,125.00	699.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,248	660.00–885.00	738.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,206	490.00–1,250.00	834.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,141	550.00–910.00	788.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	862	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,053	520.00–900.00	773.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,208	500.00–730.00	638.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,168	550.00–1,000.00	722.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,103	475.00–690.00	534.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,127	375.00–885.00	553.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,112	430.00–775.00	626.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	400.00–425.00	411.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	873	350.00–385.00	372.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	285.00	285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,390	580.00–825.00	698.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	550.00–710.00	657.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,199	550.00–700.00	625.04
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	560.00–720.00	632.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,443	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,359	550.00–1,185.00	846.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,131	650.00–1,200.00	912.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	660.00–725.00	692.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	630.00–675.00	643.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,840	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	765.00	765.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	540.00–685.00	605.01
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	52.00	52.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	896	45.00–59.00	49.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	640.00–685.00	664.34
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	520.00–910.00	754.20
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	680.00–975.00	823.05
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	775.00–800.00	787.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,652	1,410.00–1,675.00	1,557.35
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	879	103.00–112.00	108.40
15	—	369	121.00–148.00	135.87
8	—	264	114.00–165.00	136.52
21	—	619	107.00–133.00	123.99
5	—	829	115.00–120.00	116.62
59	—	961	99.00–120.50	119.64
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,080	104.50	104.50
57	—	520	104.00–154.00	136.55
24	—	724	109.00–124.00	119.29
20	—	673	114.00–127.00	120.82
55	—	476	110.00–151.00	137.10
33	—	421	100.00–155.00	138.73
73	—	579	105.00–146.00	133.63
9	—	1,018	89.00–103.00	93.26
11	—	321	110.00–164.00	141.99
10	—	775	108.00–120.00	113.10
8	—	919	100.00–115.00	105.97
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	125.00	125.00
2	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	862	121.00	121.00
3	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	755	124.00	124.00
6	—	610	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	170	180.00–200.00	189.80
3	—	1,055	106.00–110.00	108.34
536	—	626	121.00–152.25	139.53
577	—	677	121.00–146.50	135.46
50	—	934	120.00–131.50	128.35
512	—	573	122.00–163.00	146.14
323	—	720	113.00–143.00	131.77
32	—	267	135.00–183.00	165.07
127	—	378	133.00–174.00	161.81
230	—	773	119.00–139.50	130.47
2	—	112	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,250	110.00	110.00
354	—	476	129.00–170.00	154.24
91	—	322	140.00–175.00	159.30
1	—	1,140	105.00	105.00
278	—	424	131.00–173.00	158.40
2	—	1,178	109.00	109.00
100	—	865	114.00–136.75	131.43
428	—	524	125.00–169.00	149.12
14	—	1,030	106.50–110.00	108.49
7	—	981	100.00–130.00	116.31
2	—	235	135.00–170.00	153.24
126	—	824	111.00–138.00	133.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	57.00	57.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	84.00	84.00
7	—	679	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	472	151.00–177.00	164.14
50	—	374	162.50–184.00	173.83
35	—	568	150.00–169.00	155.82
73	—	527	149.00–170.50	159.00
9	—	679	150.00–151.25	150.85
32	—	327	160.00–180.00	171.52
32	—	428	152.00–180.00	164.22
4	—	265	167.50–176.00	170.91
5	—	728	135.50	135.50
1	—	245	173.00	173.00
8	—	610	151.00–156.00	153.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	123.00	123.00
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
2	—	537	135.00	135.00
2	—	762	122.00	122.00
2	—	592	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	982	126.95–130.00	128.35
17	—	382	174.00–178.00	174.69
164	—	480	151.00–176.00	163.75
202	—	525	144.00–167.00	155.59
276	—	580	132.50–155.00	145.35
224	—	915	134.90–142.40	138.37
292	—	779	129.00–139.50	136.99
71	—	417	152.00–180.00	165.14
188	—	622	136.00–147.00	140.41
391	—	723	130.25–142.00	137.77
454	—	822	126.00–142.00	137.70
133	—	879	132.10–142.50	136.97
424	—	668	130.00–148.00	142.70
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	117.50–121.00	119.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	127.00	127.00
12	—	524	140.00–157.00	147.38
2	—	747	121.00	121.00
10	—	580	143.00–150.00	149.24
7	—	364	160.00–175.00	167.16
2	—	338	159.00–162.00	160.51
10	—	414	150.00–170.50	153.87
15	—	487	150.00–160.00	153.60
5	—	614	129.00–133.00	130.95
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	868	97.00	97.00
10	—	729	88.00–110.00	99.22
41	—	423	118.00–149.00	135.98
64	—	573	105.00–129.00	121.09
16	—	278	110.00–158.00	140.57
25	—	330	110.00–148.00	134.81
1	—	970	84.00	84.00
22	—	628	95.00–117.00	109.64
34	—	380	115.00–154.00	136.49
58	—	527	111.00–133.00	121.72
93	—	477	105.00–140.00	129.36
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
5	—	770	100.00–113.00	107.80
5	—	821	90.00–110.00	102.81
20	—	668	100.00–119.00	109.96
8	—	222	119.00–166.00	136.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	93.00	93.00
11	—	816	101.00–120.00	110.69
4	—	1,038	80.00	80.00
226	—	471	120.00–160.00	144.07
248	—	429	125.00–171.00	150.38
209	—	618	115.00–139.00	125.81
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
210	—	519	118.00–155.00	137.10
85	—	329	135.00–185.00	158.39
172	—	572	115.00–148.00	130.88
100	—	722	100.00–125.00	114.39
200	—	371	130.00–171.00	155.02
15	—	221	147.50–200.00	161.10
20	—	764	110.00–125.50	119.37
41	—	276	112.00–182.00	160.39
95	—	674	111.00–134.00	121.68
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	106.00–116.00	110.91
3	—	540	112.00–116.00	113.32
4	—	473	110.00–117.50	115.42
2	—	380	112.50–120.00	116.40
3	—	420	100.00–126.00	113.36
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
4	—	380	115.00–130.00	122.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	562	137.00–154.00	144.75
27	—	521	131.00–167.00	143.47
11	—	425	161.00–166.00	162.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	460	132.00–138.50	136.03
28	—	328	129.00–150.00	135.79
43	—	428	130.00–140.00	137.05
25	—	526	129.00–133.00	130.22
47	—	374	132.00–144.00	137.10
2	—	235	152.50	152.50
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
4	—	267	132.50–143.00	139.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	120.00	120.00
96	—	624	117.00–129.00	122.43
18	—	677	120.00–128.00	123.47
3	—	826	125.00	125.00
18	—	770	111.50–125.00	116.94
20	—	875	128.50	128.50
14	—	715	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	859	109.00–125.50	113.61
148	—	764	118.00–129.00	125.89
324	—	674	120.50–138.90	132.34
51	—	426	126.00–149.00	134.26
249	—	524	120.00–139.00	128.35
117	—	473	126.00–139.50	132.66
10	—	372	137.00–147.00	142.42
6	—	808	107.50	107.50
16	—	918	111.00	111.00
7	—	335	144.00	144.00
412	—	569	120.00–138.90	130.97
427	—	625	117.00–138.50	133.09
315	—	709	110.00–136.90	128.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	224	100.00–130.00	111.96
12	—	784	98.00–108.50	103.65
49	—	718	72.00–110.00	100.50
61	—	665	91.00–121.50	109.18
26	—	276	90.00–135.00	111.34
58	—	329	100.00–137.00	117.90
10	—	817	79.00–107.00	95.41
96	—	474	99.00–134.00	115.01
1	—	905	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,050	92.00	92.00
58	—	623	90.00–122.75	111.60
69	—	574	100.00–124.00	112.45
117	—	425	97.00–130.00	116.20
74	—	373	94.00–138.00	120.78
6	—	973	63.00–99.00	91.45
78	—	521	95.00–125.00	111.84
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
2	—	883	101.00–112.00	106.48
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	102.00–117.00	110.38
3	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
4	—	552	107.00	107.00
3	—	450	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	97.00–114.50	108.74
61	—	277	115.00–156.00	137.18
68	—	780	101.00–123.00	113.17
210	—	722	100.00–125.00	117.50
7	—	914	102.50–103.00	102.65
5	—	188	130.00–140.00	132.93
170	—	326	114.00–148.00	133.07
382	—	376	115.00–146.00	131.74
427	—	426	112.00–147.00	130.48
543	—	626	103.00–133.00	121.65
671	—	525	110.00–136.00	124.12
786	—	475	110.00–138.00	127.43
678	—	574	108.00–136.00	123.61
4	—	1,111	107.00	107.00
27	—	870	101.00–117.50	110.98
336	—	672	100.00–129.00	118.74
26	—	826	100.00–119.00	111.86
19	—	226	112.00–142.50	126.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	94.00–108.00	103.41
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
3	—	448	101.00	101.00
1	—	285	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	119.00–127.00	123.20
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	116.00	116.00
3	—	210	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	63.00–65.00	64.49
5	—	1,016	77.00	77.00
3	—	606	74.00–78.00	76.65
1	—	210	80.00	80.00
3	—	393	70.00–80.00	76.65
2	—	295	80.00	80.00
3	—	875	55.50	55.50
68	—	757	100.75	100.75
4	—	744	59.00–78.00	73.34
1	—	915	64.00	64.00
1	—	835	77.00	77.00
4	—	466	72.50–82.00	79.48
1	—	990	65.00	65.00
1	—	440	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,398	35.00–46.50	42.35
137	—	1,459	42.00–56.00	50.45
88	—	1,539	50.00–74.00	55.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,268	42.00–63.00	54.26
372	—	1,245	35.00–58.00	47.80
106	—	1,199	33.00–46.00	40.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	974	20.00–42.00	33.41
226	—	1,057	26.00–52.00	41.33
4	—	1,100	19.00–24.50	20.76
46	—	1,057	40.00–64.00	48.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,500	56.50–78.00	68.80
6	—	1,749	79.50–81.00	80.05
103	—	1,745	51.00–85.00	76.87
5	—	2,027	72.50–84.00	80.35
39	—	1,741	80.00–94.00	86.77
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	56.00–61.50	58.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	56.00	56.00

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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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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