Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 279 priced lines covering 8,206 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,601 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,802 head. replacement cattle receipts at 742 head. Counted as USDA files them — 165 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,601Last week 19,275Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,802Last week 2,086Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 742Last week 798Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder cattle of all classes were sharply lower with light demand due largely in part to volatility in the global market. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter classes. Heavy rain and temperature swings throughout the region are prevalent as spring debuts and grass comes on.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	1,060.00–1,135.00	1,099.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,124	700.00–1,025.00	909.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,221	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,449.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,223	950.00–1,650.00	1,357.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,195	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,324.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,876.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,757.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,256	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,400	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,873.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,156	850.00–1,160.00	989.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,209	600.00–1,025.00	840.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	975.00–1,125.00	1,071.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,176	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,444.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,312	935.00–1,225.00	1,040.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	900.00–1,525.00	1,237.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	1,135.00–1,325.00	1,230.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	600.00–980.00	796.16
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	730.00–760.00	750.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	825	630.00–790.00	673.64
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,408	590.00–1,035.00	953.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,435	910.00–1,200.00	1,057.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	500.00–700.00	598.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	952	750.00–985.00	899.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	430.00	430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,159	540.00–1,300.00	805.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,095	535.00–925.00	629.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	953	610.00–1,250.00	826.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,241	52.00–65.50	55.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,213	585.00–1,125.00	766.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,160	585.00–1,075.00	857.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	893	625.00–800.00	730.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,258	600.00–700.00	653.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,164	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,077.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	1,176	630.00–1,185.00	1,019.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,168	635.00–1,325.00	915.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,179	600.00–1,085.00	913.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,087	610.00–1,175.00	1,029.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,217	600.00–875.00	715.49
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	700.00–770.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	955	57.00–74.50	65.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	994	55.00–76.00	63.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,122	825.00–1,350.00	981.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,685	1,710.00	1,710.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	1,325.00	1,325.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	860.00	860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	387	130.00–137.00	134.63
60	—	818	100.00–107.40	106.78
100	—	465	124.00–133.00	130.56
40	—	678	100.00–120.00	114.33
170	—	610	108.00–131.30	124.11
243	—	571	113.00–129.95	126.13
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
6	—	323	141.00	141.00
3	—	773	105.00	105.00
77	—	423	118.00–139.00	130.04
150	—	721	98.00–111.75	108.90
91	—	517	114.00–130.00	126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	88.00	88.00
6	—	877	80.00–84.00	81.16
39	—	727	80.00–103.00	92.76
66	—	327	108.00–147.00	129.02
119	—	624	81.00–119.00	105.03
150	—	575	106.00–126.00	114.93
1	—	1,155	98.00	98.00
4	—	975	83.00	83.00
52	—	282	102.00–150.00	130.48
85	—	670	84.00–126.00	105.97
175	—	524	86.00–128.50	115.23
183	—	378	102.00–143.00	127.04
191	—	426	104.00–139.00	125.12
13	—	216	111.00–147.00	128.83
223	—	475	82.00–135.00	120.39
29	—	766	80.00–103.00	97.61
9	—	819	81.00–100.00	90.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	877	70.00	70.00
3	—	755	70.00–78.00	75.00
1	—	835	70.00	70.00
28	—	470	100.00–123.00	109.57
8	—	725	76.00–96.00	85.28
3	—	235	110.00–120.00	115.50
11	—	284	97.50–137.50	118.98
22	—	321	91.00–128.00	114.72
32	—	520	96.00–119.00	105.60
40	—	428	84.00–138.00	111.99
13	—	623	88.00–110.00	99.03
36	—	380	107.50–128.00	118.96
31	—	682	70.00–103.00	94.58
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
27	—	573	86.00–114.00	101.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	98.00–111.00	104.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	83.00–106.00	88.80
3	—	423	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	130.00–140.00	134.92
16	—	369	125.00–136.00	132.90
2	—	467	120.00	120.00
5	—	429	131.00–133.00	132.59
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	100.00	100.00
7	—	431	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
2	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	613	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
58	—	879	96.00–105.00	104.24
5	—	227	136.00–170.00	151.84
189	—	575	115.00–141.00	129.60
10	—	1,041	80.00–89.00	84.79
15	—	813	97.00–106.00	102.62
10	—	962	85.00–86.00	85.90
93	—	478	125.00–164.00	142.81
101	—	668	107.00–141.00	120.48
173	—	523	119.00–159.00	137.89
72	—	728	100.00–127.00	111.30
92	—	768	97.00–116.30	110.95
128	—	621	111.00–136.00	124.60
152	—	429	128.00–167.00	148.46
48	—	328	127.50–166.00	150.85
114	—	942	90.00–108.10	106.69
31	—	278	133.00–185.00	162.70
79	—	378	131.00–171.00	152.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,031	95.50–96.50	95.55
24	—	764	112.00–118.00	115.58
48	—	1,131	92.25	92.25
52	—	664	118.00–137.00	131.33
38	—	425	141.00–170.00	159.19
33	—	572	120.00–152.00	139.08
50	—	727	107.00–127.00	119.22
150	—	624	119.50–141.50	135.44
54	—	964	107.75	107.75
115	—	860	112.50–114.00	113.33
4	—	315	145.00–160.00	148.93
5	—	358	170.00–177.50	174.53
5	—	817	110.00	110.00
38	—	478	147.00–169.00	153.31
104	—	518	145.00–170.50	155.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	777	99.00–104.00	99.81
9	—	824	95.00–99.00	98.12
2	—	912	90.00	90.00
20	—	428	105.00–144.00	126.66
26	—	480	80.00–135.00	123.33
12	—	281	125.00–162.50	138.17
14	—	321	125.00–155.00	142.45
4	—	233	135.00–150.00	138.87
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
18	—	527	100.00–139.00	125.95
5	—	729	91.00–100.00	96.84
21	—	634	90.00–116.00	107.86
6	—	386	100.00–130.00	121.38
11	—	576	108.00–129.00	115.03
13	—	670	105.00–121.00	112.66
2	—	1,153	74.50	74.50
2	—	853	84.00–90.00	86.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	172.00–173.00	172.26
77	—	778	117.90	117.90
61	—	825	116.95	116.95
8	—	369	169.00–175.00	170.35
178	—	874	110.50–122.95	114.75
23	—	465	154.00–155.00	154.87
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	845	88.00–98.00	96.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	878	80.00–105.00	88.84
15	—	773	70.00–107.00	91.14
33	—	671	93.00–125.00	115.62
46	—	617	95.00–134.00	117.23
91	—	524	102.00–142.00	124.99
95	—	376	112.00–163.00	144.91
97	—	572	103.00–137.00	122.96
9	—	820	81.00–108.00	93.58
109	—	425	108.00–161.00	136.40
111	—	470	120.00–154.00	133.17
28	—	717	84.00–108.00	95.65
13	—	275	126.00–157.50	144.50
34	—	325	129.00–160.00	147.04
5	—	228	127.50–167.00	144.04
2	—	928	85.00–91.00	87.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	117.00	117.00
11	—	618	124.00–124.50	124.32
9	—	334	142.50–155.00	146.18
4	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.48
4	—	463	148.00–154.00	151.08
12	—	388	142.50–166.00	147.63
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	114.00	114.00
1	—	415	107.00	107.00
2	—	353	107.00–112.50	109.73
3	—	472	108.00–113.00	111.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	576	91.00–122.00	108.24
1	—	915	74.00	74.00
3	—	780	80.00–87.00	82.36
1	—	855	66.00	66.00
22	—	426	101.00–139.00	125.53
18	—	377	110.00–140.00	125.07
5	—	830	70.00–86.00	76.16
12	—	524	90.00–126.00	113.70
24	—	478	100.00–130.00	116.15
10	—	720	80.00–100.00	92.69
13	—	327	103.00–143.00	126.91
7	—	629	88.00–112.00	101.22
6	—	235	115.00–133.00	126.23
4	—	279	112.50–133.00	123.37
13	—	681	71.00–136.00	96.26
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	66.00	66.00
16	—	541	85.00–87.00	85.36
12	—	730	77.00–83.00	80.97
1	—	955	70.00	70.00
11	—	423	91.00–94.00	92.52
14	—	572	77.00–87.00	81.55
14	—	481	78.00–94.00	86.53
17	—	337	80.00–90.00	87.16
6	—	288	85.00	85.00
21	—	625	75.00–88.00	83.89
2	—	825	64.00–77.00	70.42
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,811	88.00–109.00	98.86
45	—	1,466	59.00–89.00	78.13
88	—	1,677	72.00–97.00	88.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,249	45.00–80.00	68.01
301	—	1,201	38.00–73.50	57.69
53	—	1,216	43.00–59.50	48.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,412	48.50–73.50	60.19
125	—	1,483	56.50–82.00	68.89
7	—	1,451	52.00–56.00	53.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,029	44.00–69.00	56.57
83	—	960	30.00–55.00	40.77
159	—	1,008	33.00–66.00	48.36
1	—	770	28.00	28.00

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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