Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 301 priced lines covering 14,235 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,231 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,310 head. replacement cattle receipts at 667 head. Counted as USDA files them — 88 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,231Last week 9,554Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,310Last week 1,541Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 667Last week 578Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-6.00 higher, and heifers mostly 3.00-5.00 higher with very good demand for all feeder

classes. Long-weaned and preconditioned feeders remain in the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with

very good demand. Trade was active for all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	294	182.50–211.00	198.70
15	—	472	166.00–183.00	175.27
50	—	368	160.00–201.00	192.61
67	—	427	161.00–208.00	183.64
10	—	519	167.00–174.00	168.73
2	—	1,035	126.00	126.00
62	—	825	137.75	137.75
7	—	333	182.00–205.00	197.44
16	—	231	187.00–194.00	191.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	973	115.00–119.00	117.63
101	—	878	118.00–131.50	128.78
6	—	240	152.50–179.00	171.98
1	—	1,000	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,056	108.00	108.00
27	—	285	142.50–187.50	167.26
132	—	819	116.00–133.50	128.72
27	—	328	152.00–182.00	167.56
182	—	773	120.00–137.25	131.44
221	—	476	136.00–173.00	158.46
217	—	624	123.00–152.00	142.64
207	—	525	130.00–168.00	151.82
409	—	669	124.50–148.50	139.70
364	—	575	130.00–161.00	149.67
262	—	733	118.00–136.50	131.68
156	—	423	141.00–180.00	162.10
88	—	375	140.00–187.50	168.20
31	—	918	115.00–126.00	122.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	822	127.00–138.75	135.16
114	—	908	129.00–133.20	131.11
16	—	319	200.00–215.00	204.52
43	—	377	170.00–203.00	187.45
45	—	474	156.00–197.50	169.46
91	—	424	165.00–197.50	178.31
184	—	525	150.00–175.00	160.10
197	—	878	129.75–134.85	132.32
190	—	577	143.00–167.00	155.64
141	—	774	130.00–141.95	137.33
374	—	728	130.00–144.50	139.03
277	—	621	137.00–156.25	149.73
183	—	661	133.00–152.00	146.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	120.00–157.50	136.13
11	—	770	108.00–126.00	118.40
5	—	729	111.00–119.00	116.02
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
18	—	576	110.00–144.00	127.20
20	—	329	116.00–155.00	138.01
20	—	426	127.50–155.00	146.86
30	—	627	117.00–135.00	126.70
11	—	667	110.00–129.00	122.09
2	—	833	106.00–115.00	110.57
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
41	—	526	110.00–148.00	133.93
31	—	471	110.00–157.00	140.06
19	—	372	131.00–166.00	145.97
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
12	—	637	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
3	—	367	102.50–130.00	119.44
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
2	—	263	122.50–130.00	126.29
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
4	—	322	125.00–130.00	126.18
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	70.00–94.00	87.04
40	—	325	109.00–137.00	124.73
6	—	235	117.50–139.00	128.60
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
22	—	719	87.00–108.00	96.75
37	—	623	95.00–117.00	109.22
34	—	575	91.00–124.00	113.14
62	—	470	108.00–138.00	121.24
41	—	675	90.00–117.00	108.93
17	—	283	102.50–140.00	125.88
6	—	781	87.00–108.00	102.95
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
80	—	526	103.00–130.00	119.46
68	—	423	97.50–137.00	122.17
51	—	375	105.00–149.00	123.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	140.00–154.00	145.28
23	—	513	131.00–149.00	141.81
78	—	375	135.00–156.00	148.94
27	—	317	140.00–156.00	149.97
14	—	282	140.00–158.00	150.16
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
41	—	466	140.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	608	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	664	120.00–133.50	131.42
76	—	420	128.00–155.00	144.76
121	—	707	116.00–129.80	126.80
6	—	376	142.00–145.00	143.24
235	—	521	124.00–145.00	137.73
323	—	573	126.00–143.40	137.98
326	—	623	120.00–141.00	135.55
264	—	476	129.00–154.25	146.57
5	—	867	119.00	119.00
25	—	825	116.50–119.00	117.60
24	—	780	121.50–123.00	121.74
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	87.00	87.00
5	—	557	115.00–117.00	116.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	222	125.00–150.00	136.73
116	—	772	85.00–127.00	120.79
268	—	375	115.00–157.00	139.19
38	—	277	114.00–154.00	137.77
401	—	525	110.00–141.00	130.97
284	—	623	106.00–134.50	125.49
347	—	428	120.00–153.00	136.51
422	—	567	110.00–140.00	130.14
395	—	669	105.00–139.00	126.97
343	—	475	116.00–151.00	134.83
268	—	725	102.00–130.00	119.12
1	—	960	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,030	96.00	96.00
87	—	325	120.00–155.00	139.09
31	—	821	91.00–119.50	111.75
22	—	916	83.00–113.50	102.79
9	—	867	110.00–114.00	110.67
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	125.00	125.00
5	—	670	122.00–126.00	123.58
47	—	635	121.00–133.00	126.43
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
3	—	736	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
2	—	680	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	94.00–111.00	101.51
3	—	331	103.00–108.00	104.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	713	125.00–128.50	127.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	147.00	147.00
6	—	431	119.00–140.00	136.47
3	—	288	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	77.00–85.00	81.01
7	—	464	58.00–82.00	76.69
2	—	780	57.00–78.00	67.37
24	—	658	56.00–94.00	89.02
13	—	411	80.00–105.00	100.60
10	—	526	74.00–98.00	90.19
8	—	578	70.00–94.00	90.35
3	—	321	97.00	97.00
2	—	265	70.00–87.50	78.92
2	—	230	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	161.00–179.00	164.11
4	—	525	151.00–158.00	154.79
9	—	368	160.00–205.00	170.00
6	—	613	133.00–139.00	136.34
16	—	435	160.00–197.00	175.92
12	—	317	160.00–200.00	176.20
5	—	282	186.00–190.00	187.49
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	87.00–105.00	96.96
18	—	325	115.00–166.00	142.13
35	—	513	107.00–136.00	123.32
10	—	621	106.00–128.00	116.18
3	—	783	80.00–96.00	88.93
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
22	—	674	104.00–131.00	113.45
33	—	580	104.00–134.00	121.31
35	—	366	129.00–165.00	150.06
40	—	425	114.00–154.00	138.45
57	—	471	118.00–146.00	133.70
12	—	268	130.00–163.00	146.79
12	—	721	86.00–114.00	105.25
3	—	920	97.00	97.00
2	—	858	70.00–90.00	80.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	140.00–141.00	140.12
7	—	550	153.00	153.00
5	—	670	142.00	142.00
3	—	341	187.50–197.50	190.72
1	—	400	179.00	179.00
44	—	455	177.00	177.00
30	—	519	152.00	152.00
22	—	387	185.00–190.00	186.85
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	756	84.00	84.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	771	100.00–123.00	114.23
49	—	726	106.00–127.00	117.51
23	—	278	137.50–188.00	175.63
159	—	470	124.00–168.00	148.77
14	—	227	137.50–173.00	167.88
8	—	873	90.00–109.00	103.97
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,040	76.00	76.00
1	—	920	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00
198	—	520	125.00–153.00	141.36
180	—	573	118.00–158.00	135.84
171	—	427	139.00–172.00	158.04
119	—	374	140.00–179.00	164.05
97	—	618	113.00–144.00	129.10
80	—	663	115.00–138.00	125.21
49	—	327	139.00–185.00	161.48
20	—	823	90.00–117.50	104.07
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.68
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
2	—	320	100.00–145.00	123.91
2	—	288	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	378	125.00–153.00	139.28
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	134.50	134.50
3	—	476	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	992	48.00–103.00	76.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,041	57.00–73.00	65.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	700.00–785.00	741.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,057	775.00–885.00	812.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,035	850.00–1,385.00	1,237.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	998	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,173.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,281	1,000.00–1,390.00	1,253.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,198	840.00–1,200.00	1,084.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,192	740.00–1,200.00	957.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,019	610.00–1,100.00	769.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,327	1,260.00–1,300.00	1,274.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	780.00–985.00	910.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	490.00–825.00	670.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	700.00–750.00	725.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,213	700.00–740.00	713.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	785.00–935.00	863.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,113	680.00–1,275.00	1,003.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,166	690.00–850.00	774.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,291	675.00–1,225.00	968.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,101	550.00–960.00	869.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	540.00–675.00	612.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,203	785.00–1,150.00	942.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	600.00–685.00	646.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	840	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,071	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,284	795.00–1,085.00	952.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	58	—	1,237	535.00–1,135.00	850.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,112	500.00–880.00	646.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,110	610.00–975.00	727.99
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	485.00–575.00	518.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	877	400.00–600.00	508.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	833	410.00–850.00	651.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	550.00–575.00	564.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	650	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	570.00–825.00	669.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	916	425.00–825.00	689.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	675.00–770.00	719.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,243	740.00–775.00	762.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	690.00–725.00	709.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	926	600.00–630.00	608.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	865	740.00–760.00	754.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	735.00	735.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	841	700.00–1,040.00	819.89
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	819	580.00–690.00	658.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,043	850.00–1,190.00	1,088.65
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	610.00	610.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	815	700.00–725.00	718.82
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,414	850.00–1,350.00	1,191.09
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,148	910.00–1,300.00	1,061.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,230	35.00–59.00	48.88
204	—	1,284	59.00–79.00	67.48
340	—	1,240	35.50–69.00	58.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,001	26.00–54.00	41.96
1	—	1,040	27.00	27.00
200	—	1,048	30.00–62.00	50.29
94	—	1,013	46.50–73.00	59.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,500	57.00–78.00	68.86
89	—	1,424	47.00–71.00	61.21
16	—	1,310	42.50–61.50	54.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,631	69.00–97.00	86.27
35	—	1,472	55.00–86.00	75.76
93	—	1,807	77.00–109.00	97.32

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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