Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 291 priced lines covering 13,149 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,206 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,285 head. replacement cattle receipts at 870 head. Counted as USDA files them — 80 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,206Last week 15,449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,285Last week 1,988Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 870Last week 661Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate overall and the best demand was for long-weaned preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
1	—	530	86.00	86.00
1	—	415	87.50	87.50
3	—	317	82.50–107.00	96.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	424	100.00–130.00	122.30
94	—	475	100.00–135.00	119.88
61	—	530	85.00–122.00	113.16
83	—	370	100.00–138.00	121.30
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
25	—	612	91.00–115.00	105.96
4	—	859	90.00–112.00	105.49
5	—	228	107.50–147.50	127.92
8	—	824	70.00–108.00	94.02
23	—	721	81.00–115.00	104.25
15	—	284	105.00–147.00	125.14
39	—	326	102.00–139.00	119.59
49	—	577	95.00–120.00	113.33
22	—	782	85.00–113.50	104.10
20	—	668	90.00–123.00	106.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	908	90.00–115.00	112.41
34	—	829	97.00–129.00	121.76
40	—	227	110.00–150.00	134.26
455	—	572	105.00–135.75	125.52
3	—	180	161.00–172.50	164.19
79	—	278	117.00–157.50	140.16
2	—	1,080	90.00–100.50	95.18
10	—	876	86.00–118.00	106.38
294	—	429	114.00–148.00	132.10
400	—	523	109.00–136.00	126.61
411	—	471	117.00–139.00	130.20
115	—	722	91.00–123.00	114.24
193	—	326	108.00–155.00	138.49
270	—	375	116.00–148.00	135.74
240	—	624	105.00–128.50	119.73
168	—	674	100.00–126.50	119.35
54	—	772	100.00–120.50	113.47
3	—	978	84.00–88.00	86.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	95.00–119.00	106.84
3	—	495	115.00–119.00	116.33
3	—	580	100.00–110.00	106.61
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	118.00–123.00	121.80
6	—	536	113.00–120.00	116.87
7	—	671	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	773	109.50–120.50	118.12
158	—	656	117.00–130.00	126.51
81	—	610	125.50–137.00	129.53
66	—	422	128.00–147.50	138.63
167	—	525	124.00–142.00	130.55
121	—	574	125.00–143.50	130.22
105	—	468	128.00–148.75	134.05
38	—	715	116.00–124.00	121.07
3	—	833	109.00	109.00
2	—	905	105.00	105.00
16	—	363	143.00–149.00	144.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	717	115.00–125.00	121.97
53	—	627	120.00–128.00	124.03
17	—	763	118.00–122.00	119.43
9	—	675	120.00–121.00	120.67
4	—	918	113.00	113.00
2	—	832	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.63
13	—	420	143.00–150.00	145.39
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
30	—	513	130.00–139.00	132.84
34	—	370	131.00–145.00	138.20
32	—	320	132.00–160.00	147.16
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
3	—	213	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	919	109.00–130.50	126.30
60	—	826	110.00–137.00	123.76
12	—	231	147.00–192.00	170.28
349	—	577	128.00–152.50	144.05
215	—	526	129.00–161.50	148.10
130	—	476	136.00–168.50	152.60
130	—	374	143.00–180.00	162.43
14	—	956	112.00–117.50	114.85
5	—	1,002	115.00–116.00	115.20
5	—	1,068	105.00–114.00	110.59
2	—	1,117	100.00	100.00
258	—	673	122.00–143.00	134.27
54	—	775	116.00–131.00	126.21
272	—	624	125.00–146.50	136.29
30	—	274	125.00–183.00	161.00
44	—	326	131.00–180.00	162.30
190	—	723	118.00–140.00	129.55
156	—	419	140.00–170.00	153.39
50	—	884	118.50–126.00	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	109.00–114.00	112.33
47	—	471	120.00–156.00	137.43
14	—	619	110.00–129.00	122.08
3	—	233	140.00–158.00	146.25
1	—	1,015	109.00	109.00
1	—	195	162.50	162.50
3	—	780	113.50–121.00	118.13
3	—	967	87.00–110.00	101.64
3	—	275	120.00–164.00	138.56
17	—	371	117.50–147.00	136.90
18	—	317	130.00–164.00	142.27
50	—	578	100.00–140.00	131.41
46	—	529	110.00–143.00	131.69
7	—	831	102.00–116.00	113.36
20	—	423	125.00–159.00	139.63
28	—	667	108.00–130.00	121.55
11	—	729	110.00–125.00	118.78
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	814	121.00–136.30	132.66
126	—	469	154.00–178.00	164.71
121	—	563	144.00–167.00	156.63
324	—	715	131.00–143.00	135.91
240	—	618	135.00–148.50	141.12
203	—	777	125.00–139.40	134.81
2	—	985	111.00	111.00
59	—	916	129.30	129.30
3	—	360	170.00–180.00	175.02
193	—	678	120.00–144.00	136.42
169	—	521	150.00–175.50	163.20
57	—	424	154.00–184.00	169.48
3	—	1,066	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	872	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	521	149.00–177.25	165.10
4	—	276	167.50–191.00	179.63
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
33	—	428	156.00–181.00	169.07
23	—	377	160.00–178.00	171.03
19	—	469	153.00–171.50	162.89
17	—	561	151.00–160.00	154.64
4	—	602	150.00	150.00
7	—	315	166.00–189.50	179.53
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
1	—	990	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,075	76.00	76.00
204	—	623	115.00–141.50	124.62
195	—	472	124.00–163.00	144.62
292	—	519	118.00–154.00	138.07
221	—	427	136.00–171.00	152.22
78	—	673	114.00–133.00	121.87
46	—	722	108.00–128.00	116.25
29	—	284	121.00–182.50	161.62
1	—	1,245	116.00	116.00
17	—	225	144.00–192.00	171.14
23	—	819	86.00–112.00	105.49
194	—	376	137.00–176.00	160.58
12	—	880	91.00–111.00	103.20
78	—	318	137.50–181.00	165.42
41	—	762	106.00–122.00	112.54
9	—	918	94.00–115.00	104.32
148	—	575	119.00–147.00	132.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	91.00–109.00	101.51
3	—	818	96.00–103.00	100.27
3	—	917	77.00–103.00	94.49
22	—	629	91.00–121.00	109.46
71	—	475	110.00–146.00	131.18
12	—	269	120.00–157.00	139.48
8	—	227	132.50–152.50	137.68
16	—	665	80.00–120.50	107.88
18	—	324	121.00–157.00	139.97
66	—	426	100.00–152.00	134.69
52	—	526	113.00–138.00	127.66
65	—	571	108.00–134.00	125.59
55	—	367	117.50–159.00	137.42
2	—	888	86.00–93.00	89.51
7	—	724	89.00–111.00	102.58
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	115.00–120.00	117.84
6	—	372	105.00–125.00	112.13
4	—	419	107.50–117.00	112.61
4	—	284	103.00–122.50	116.45
3	—	325	110.00–117.50	112.35
2	—	575	101.00–115.00	107.82
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	122.50	122.50
2	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	133.00	133.00
9	—	513	119.00–133.00	123.70
5	—	564	112.00–126.00	120.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	329	163.00–187.50	177.15
9	—	608	127.00–140.00	132.56
5	—	509	150.00–152.00	150.82
4	—	424	152.00–154.00	152.95
6	—	274	175.00–180.00	175.92
14	—	381	160.00–172.00	165.52
3	—	242	170.00–190.00	177.60
14	—	464	151.00–171.00	154.35
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	754	71.00–76.00	75.00
49	—	865	76.00–92.00	87.71
3	—	540	75.00	75.00
1	—	125	120.00	120.00
6	—	309	81.00–87.00	82.51
8	—	159	140.00–160.00	147.50
3	—	211	110.00	110.00
28	—	567	58.00–97.00	91.45
11	—	840	75.50–85.50	83.70
9	—	476	81.00–87.00	83.32
6	—	374	75.00–97.00	87.46
1	—	720	92.50	92.50
1	—	440	75.00	75.00
100	—	663	72.00–103.50	98.88
7	—	279	56.00–97.00	83.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	969	41.00–65.00	54.35
1	—	810	20.00	20.00
216	—	995	32.00–58.00	46.01
131	—	983	29.00–48.00	39.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,387	42.50–58.00	48.55
137	—	1,419	44.00–64.00	56.12
92	—	1,518	53.50–75.00	65.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,277	45.00–73.00	63.63
384	—	1,217	38.50–62.00	53.68
96	—	1,205	32.50–52.00	45.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,832	83.50–103.00	92.95
108	—	1,700	69.00–95.00	82.92
45	—	1,468	55.00–82.00	71.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,180	115.10	115.10

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	—	1,301	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,309.41
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,062	885.00–925.00	903.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,053	600.00–750.00	668.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,032	625.00–775.00	705.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	500.00–585.00	545.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	865	500.00–575.00	530.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	475.00–675.00	582.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	530.00–640.00	580.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	385.00–610.00	517.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	955	460.00–600.00	518.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	755	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	985	535.00–570.00	542.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	450.00–470.00	460.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,118	825.00–1,050.00	954.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,121	725.00–935.00	830.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	1,233	400.00–1,000.00	841.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,097	590.00–770.00	672.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,195	525.00–950.00	715.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	141	—	1,210	425.00–1,550.00	1,204.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	—	1,162	450.00–950.00	760.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,185	510.00–925.00	742.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,170	700.00–1,000.00	836.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,132	480.00–925.00	687.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	620.00–675.00	646.88
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	640.00–725.00	686.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	925	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	550.00–575.00	565.04
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,463	680.00–940.00	826.24
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	650.00–685.00	666.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	825.00–835.00	827.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	831	630.00–730.00	683.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	770	410.00–710.00	538.25
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	630.00–835.00	730.30
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	510.00	510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	700.00–760.00	731.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	45.00–75.00	60.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	88.00	88.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	891	54.00–66.00	59.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,085	725.00–950.00	796.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,093	420.00–1,325.00	812.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,131	610.00–1,025.00	832.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,311	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,423	1,090.00–1,250.00	1,196.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,507	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,138	710.00–1,375.00	1,119.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,152	470.00–1,400.00	1,035.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	985.00–1,150.00	1,074.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,326	950.00–1,310.00	1,189.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	600.00–725.00	670.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	635.00–925.00	782.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	400.00–635.00	502.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,132	725.00–910.00	828.25

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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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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