Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 293 priced lines covering 15,496 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,930 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,792 head. replacement cattle receipts at 794 head. Counted as USDA files them — 62 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16,930Last week 20,697Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,792Last week 2,179Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 794Last week 680Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with the most advance noted on steers under 600 lbs; feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes were in good demand throughout the week, with the best demand for long-weaned and preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,272	750.00–800.00	777.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	552.00–680.00	613.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,158	700.00–1,000.00	839.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,235	535.00–925.00	720.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,053	740.00–1,375.00	1,025.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,214	640.00–735.00	706.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,119	700.00–1,050.00	867.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,081	440.00–690.00	554.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,181	650.00–1,500.00	1,196.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,208	600.00–1,125.00	874.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,246	590.00–1,825.00	1,228.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,243	500.00–1,350.00	932.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,183	525.00–975.00	760.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,041	600.00–850.00	712.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,261	585.00–975.00	805.31
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	550.00–675.00	590.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	683	340.00–410.00	374.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	756	275.00–400.00	356.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	520.00–580.00	548.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	460.00	460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	900.00–1,010.00	953.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	600.00–650.00	624.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	640.00–775.00	707.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	943	500.00–850.00	659.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,116	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,726.96
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	385.00	385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,216	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,124.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,004	825.00–1,150.00	924.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	650.00–800.00	722.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,460	1,075.00–1,625.00	1,319.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	850.00–975.00	905.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,351	825.00–1,050.00	967.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,234	575.00–1,125.00	906.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	80.00–85.00	82.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	43.00–60.00	48.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	54.00–81.00	64.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	59.50–79.00	69.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,077	790.00–1,575.00	1,399.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	967	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	996	925.00–1,075.00	1,004.49
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	788	400.00–675.00	579.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	933	775.00–925.00	873.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	800.00–825.00	811.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,152	800.00–1,350.00	1,064.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,488	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,599.62
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	124.00–134.00	131.81
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	972	115.00–129.25	128.44
96	—	370	132.00–176.00	159.88
178	—	725	113.00–139.00	132.58
210	—	780	120.00–137.00	131.60
211	—	427	131.00–176.00	157.25
321	—	623	124.00–148.00	139.67
336	—	525	132.00–166.00	149.18
53	—	322	142.50–180.00	162.95
2	—	190	200.00	200.00
4	—	234	150.00–185.00	167.11
339	—	675	123.00–141.00	136.25
417	—	574	126.00–160.50	145.59
229	—	474	130.00–169.50	152.70
95	—	818	120.00–135.00	129.17
9	—	909	120.00–125.50	123.50
3	—	1,008	114.00–121.00	118.63
20	—	278	140.00–181.00	164.46
44	—	871	110.00–134.00	125.79
4	—	1,069	114.00	114.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	125.00	125.00
5	—	541	124.00–133.00	125.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	113.00–118.00	115.48
2	—	883	110.00–111.00	110.50
24	—	477	125.00–148.00	135.76
35	—	426	120.00–157.00	139.10
22	—	675	92.50–133.00	122.41
14	—	710	100.00–126.00	116.72
3	—	772	100.00–120.00	112.64
8	—	328	129.00–169.00	144.50
3	—	983	91.00–105.00	99.68
6	—	278	125.00–160.00	137.05
51	—	581	120.00–145.00	133.26
12	—	826	107.00–124.00	117.62
21	—	521	120.00–145.00	130.99
24	—	621	99.00–133.50	123.87
3	—	232	137.00–137.50	137.17
14	—	364	133.00–156.00	145.80
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	143.00–154.00	152.63
20	—	331	157.50–173.00	165.90
83	—	528	148.00–164.00	156.74
6	—	282	169.00–190.00	177.47
38	—	425	150.00–180.00	168.67
21	—	477	159.00–170.00	164.44
10	—	554	150.00–158.00	153.70
30	—	377	157.50–181.00	166.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	289	180.00–200.00	195.85
55	—	953	130.25	130.25
516	—	826	131.00–146.00	139.79
488	—	771	130.50–144.10	140.56
107	—	426	151.00–181.50	167.50
140	—	517	150.00–173.00	160.82
39	—	378	173.00–188.00	186.94
259	—	627	136.50–152.00	142.45
14	—	336	175.00–187.50	177.47
142	—	880	120.00–141.90	139.27
122	—	563	139.00–160.00	150.68
236	—	676	132.00–146.00	139.94
155	—	471	150.00–185.25	168.11
419	—	726	129.00–146.00	140.90
22	—	942	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	132.00	132.00
13	—	476	150.00–159.00	154.94
23	—	423	150.00–172.00	160.25
14	—	329	153.00–180.00	163.00
1	—	675	143.00	143.00
2	—	568	150.00	150.00
29	—	525	143.50–156.00	151.11
14	—	386	160.50–171.00	163.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	103.00–119.00	107.76
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
48	—	470	115.00–149.00	128.51
6	—	868	90.00–103.00	94.31
41	—	579	111.00–133.00	123.32
3	—	827	90.00–101.00	94.91
35	—	530	103.00–131.50	122.48
42	—	426	108.00–154.00	133.79
27	—	323	118.00–157.00	133.36
13	—	277	112.50–156.00	134.04
14	—	626	113.00–122.50	117.90
51	—	373	110.00–157.00	136.28
3	—	763	100.00–105.00	101.69
9	—	224	117.50–139.00	128.68
24	—	672	103.00–127.50	113.10
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	87.00	87.00
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
1	—	235	112.50	112.50
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
2	—	315	110.00–120.00	115.16
3	—	586	102.50	102.50
2	—	455	110.00–114.00	112.02
3	—	367	90.00–120.00	108.66
4	—	286	100.00–110.00	102.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	374	130.00–178.00	155.58
2	—	982	86.00	86.00
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
11	—	876	93.00–115.00	101.91
9	—	227	140.00–161.00	149.48
38	—	826	90.00–120.00	112.26
39	—	778	108.00–126.00	113.95
53	—	725	105.00–128.00	114.29
65	—	670	111.00–137.00	122.02
77	—	322	135.00–171.00	156.02
47	—	278	135.00–182.00	156.37
218	—	573	119.00–145.00	133.49
147	—	624	115.00–149.00	126.63
149	—	520	105.00–153.00	135.55
209	—	472	130.00–168.00	146.12
244	—	428	130.00–162.00	148.43
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
3	—	661	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	60.00	60.00
1	—	705	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
3	—	425	153.00–156.00	154.04
6	—	461	154.00–159.00	156.14
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	130.00–145.00	137.75
49	—	520	129.00–138.00	132.73
70	—	734	136.80	136.80
9	—	470	138.00–144.00	138.98
13	—	585	129.00–131.00	130.85
29	—	425	135.00–141.00	137.69
28	—	328	132.50–152.00	141.55
6	—	288	143.00–163.00	150.83
3	—	223	140.00–147.50	143.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
4	—	686	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	736	123.00–126.00	124.29
5	—	1,092	111.00	111.00
19	—	771	120.00–129.00	125.57
4	—	810	117.50	117.50
10	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
413	—	628	123.00–138.00	131.47
35	—	762	120.00–122.00	121.03
84	—	429	127.00–151.00	137.89
128	—	531	121.00–143.00	132.82
6	—	842	110.00	110.00
61	—	902	120.50	120.50
108	—	474	130.00–144.00	135.84
169	—	732	121.75–131.00	127.18
115	—	568	125.00–140.00	131.63
445	—	665	120.00–137.20	132.32
11	—	278	140.00–154.00	147.97
11	—	319	138.00–153.00	147.88
49	—	379	140.00–151.00	145.72
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	106.00	106.00
2	—	685	98.00	98.00
6	—	591	114.00	114.00
5	—	533	105.00–121.00	113.47
5	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	226	106.00–121.00	111.96
3	—	920	89.00–100.00	93.63
63	—	579	100.00–123.50	114.96
4	—	854	108.00–110.00	108.50
24	—	728	85.00–115.00	105.24
6	—	992	98.00	98.00
25	—	626	96.00–120.00	106.20
12	—	768	90.00–106.00	99.47
28	—	827	80.00–110.00	101.26
43	—	320	105.00–138.00	124.43
17	—	674	80.00–119.00	106.80
50	—	478	98.00–131.00	117.00
62	—	423	90.00–131.00	114.90
17	—	277	94.00–143.00	114.96
30	—	521	90.00–125.00	113.41
47	—	374	95.00–132.00	121.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	277	120.00–150.00	132.37
86	—	770	100.00–126.00	118.08
109	—	327	118.00–146.00	131.55
11	—	815	94.00–118.00	107.52
523	—	474	110.00–142.00	128.86
15	—	884	100.00–117.00	108.59
479	—	528	111.00–138.00	128.08
485	—	628	106.00–134.00	123.29
254	—	675	104.00–130.00	120.82
13	—	1,015	103.00	103.00
320	—	374	110.00–151.00	134.89
8	—	923	89.00–115.00	96.39
11	—	229	116.00–145.00	132.78
408	—	430	109.00–142.50	129.99
441	—	576	109.00–134.00	124.41
114	—	717	106.00–126.00	119.34
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	96.00	96.00
5	—	560	113.00–114.00	113.40
6	—	508	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	82.00	82.00
2	—	473	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	550	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,030	78.00	78.00
3	—	941	80.00	80.00
5	—	882	74.00–84.00	80.05
3	—	257	71.00–80.00	76.84
14	—	421	76.00–88.00	84.55
29	—	537	68.00–97.50	92.35
3	—	385	75.00–91.00	80.12
10	—	461	92.50	92.50
4	—	635	75.00–84.00	79.70
7	—	831	75.00–84.00	80.88
10	—	659	70.00–85.00	83.40
6	—	706	75.00–86.00	83.51
7	—	316	73.00–74.00	73.15
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	52.00	52.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	35.00	35.00
3	—	535	35.00	35.00
3	—	587	35.00	35.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,496	60.00–78.00	70.03
56	—	1,850	79.00–102.00	89.52
86	—	1,721	61.00–87.00	77.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,403	38.50–50.00	44.67
109	—	1,522	52.00–69.00	59.79
69	—	1,446	42.50–59.00	51.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,186	28.00–50.00	40.97
271	—	1,222	35.50–58.00	48.99
121	—	1,272	48.50–70.00	59.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	998	20.00–47.00	35.85
59	—	1,040	39.00–60.00	49.59
167	—	1,040	31.00–53.50	42.04

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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