Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 256 priced lines covering 11,057 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,746 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,633 head. replacement cattle receipts at 547 head. Counted as USDA files them — 98 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,746Last week 12,362Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,633Last week 1,415Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 547Last week 498Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher; feeder heifers were mostly steady with instances of 2.00-4.00 higher on calves under 500 lbs. Demand was moderate to good for feeder classes, with the best demand noted for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Long-weaned, preconditioned steers and heifers are heavily sought by buyers looking to invest with the least possible risk, as health concerns are common during the current weather conditions with temperature swings, warm days, and cool nights. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher; slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher with demand mostly moderate for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	102.00	102.00
3	—	863	106.00	106.00
3	—	768	109.00	109.00
4	—	721	110.00	110.00
14	—	813	103.00–110.50	108.84
13	—	613	120.00–121.00	120.38
9	—	1,131	86.00	86.00
10	—	955	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	423	132.00–157.00	139.37
82	—	517	117.00–153.00	129.01
48	—	664	112.00–125.50	122.40
49	—	566	119.00–134.00	123.46
70	—	611	117.00–125.00	122.01
34	—	465	130.00–144.00	136.53
34	—	716	92.00–123.00	113.47
37	—	381	140.00–150.00	143.60
4	—	307	145.00	145.00
34	—	950	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	936	100.00	100.00
14	—	815	80.00–100.00	92.98
2	—	1,033	96.00	96.00
7	—	971	83.50–93.00	89.33
69	—	279	120.00–155.00	138.21
46	—	775	89.00–108.00	103.99
240	—	677	85.00–116.00	109.04
2	—	1,070	113.00	113.00
24	—	224	122.00–155.00	141.45
105	—	716	90.00–114.50	101.65
129	—	326	118.00–147.50	134.15
276	—	373	117.50–145.00	133.93
293	—	569	101.00–132.00	119.10
296	—	618	97.00–124.50	112.89
337	—	476	102.00–143.00	127.41
385	—	428	110.00–144.00	131.51
47	—	858	81.00–105.95	100.55
391	—	521	108.00–138.00	124.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	323	110.00–135.00	118.41
6	—	723	77.00–89.00	80.99
33	—	579	92.00–113.00	104.14
9	—	231	110.00–136.00	125.39
18	—	671	80.00–99.00	91.53
19	—	630	90.00–101.00	97.82
37	—	530	96.00–119.00	108.37
48	—	472	105.00–136.00	115.34
56	—	425	105.00–136.00	119.04
8	—	772	74.00–89.00	84.99
2	—	883	72.00–89.00	80.38
16	—	276	110.00–134.00	123.12
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
27	—	372	104.00–142.00	117.43
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	92.50	92.50
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
3	—	383	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	133.50–145.00	140.10
3	—	213	145.00–160.00	155.31
4	—	263	135.00–157.50	146.93
13	—	320	136.00–157.50	144.40
14	—	379	136.00–153.00	145.36
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	860	88.00	88.00
2	—	412	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	93.00	93.00
2	—	790	101.00	101.00
2	—	442	116.00	116.00
2	—	582	102.00	102.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	93.00	93.00
1	—	570	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	110.00–130.00	117.25
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
2	—	578	102.00–116.00	109.03
3	—	285	112.50–120.00	117.41
3	—	422	113.00–124.00	117.39
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	128.00	128.00
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	175.50	175.50
3	—	501	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	280	130.00–167.00	156.74
5	—	978	70.00–89.00	80.85
12	—	229	145.00–177.50	157.67
22	—	776	85.00–118.00	98.87
2	—	1,008	80.00–81.00	80.50
87	—	573	101.00–150.00	128.47
90	—	628	94.00–136.00	116.97
124	—	377	131.00–173.00	156.74
151	—	471	110.00–166.00	144.83
186	—	427	110.00–169.00	148.48
210	—	520	118.00–146.00	134.29
1	—	165	163.00	163.00
5	—	821	82.50–93.00	87.08
35	—	725	94.00–120.00	103.41
48	—	326	112.50–180.00	158.28
59	—	667	104.00–128.50	118.79
6	—	873	81.00–85.00	83.63
2	—	928	82.00–86.00	84.02
4	—	1,175	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	715	79.00–97.00	88.06
2	—	908	86.00	86.00
20	—	335	110.00–160.00	134.41
16	—	372	114.00–159.00	141.04
39	—	466	117.50–147.00	131.39
41	—	526	98.00–130.00	119.58
10	—	689	95.00–119.00	99.36
2	—	808	79.00–96.00	87.42
8	—	286	117.00–146.00	137.48
26	—	427	116.00–146.00	131.98
16	—	618	90.00–116.00	106.82
21	—	573	100.00–127.00	116.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	152.50–169.00	160.01
1	—	355	174.00	174.00
12	—	415	157.00	157.00
1	—	260	194.00	194.00
6	—	609	126.00–131.00	129.96
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	141.00	141.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
3	—	768	100.00–112.00	107.86
2	—	580	127.00–130.00	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	179.00	179.00
121	—	874	110.25–115.00	112.29
117	—	817	115.00–118.40	116.70
18	—	384	165.00–177.00	168.30
9	—	768	119.00	119.00
54	—	967	102.10	102.10
38	—	472	156.00–170.00	163.73
68	—	572	136.00–155.00	146.13
67	—	667	127.00–146.50	139.69
98	—	428	152.00–180.00	168.15
100	—	524	142.00–170.00	156.01
133	—	725	118.00–133.90	126.72
239	—	619	129.00–151.50	141.97
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,080	99.00	99.00
28	—	934	97.00–101.00	99.55
128	—	721	105.00–130.00	121.30
131	—	867	98.00–110.00	107.56
182	—	422	138.00–171.00	155.46
234	—	625	109.00–144.00	132.84
299	—	476	130.00–166.00	152.69
341	—	524	129.00–160.00	144.99
384	—	574	118.00–157.00	144.20
13	—	276	142.00–175.00	165.92
4	—	965	94.00–100.00	96.23
11	—	229	154.00–181.00	169.33
58	—	821	90.00–115.00	104.50
60	—	326	125.00–179.00	164.36
166	—	780	103.00–123.00	115.01
296	—	671	108.00–139.00	130.71
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
109	—	376	139.00–174.00	159.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	121.00–148.00	136.48
24	—	625	100.00–126.00	117.29
13	—	723	96.00–117.00	105.20
1	—	910	93.00	93.00
3	—	880	89.00–95.00	92.97
51	—	574	101.00–139.00	129.21
11	—	326	117.50–145.00	129.36
5	—	282	122.00–150.00	134.20
4	—	221	130.00–165.00	145.62
3	—	768	109.00–115.00	111.62
30	—	470	126.00–147.00	137.91
36	—	679	90.00–125.00	115.69
28	—	423	116.00–149.00	139.68
50	—	529	111.00–137.50	131.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	172.50–174.00	173.60
1	—	245	177.50	177.50
11	—	479	169.00–172.00	170.05
62	—	379	163.00–180.00	173.59
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	116.00	116.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
4	—	427	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	623	79.00–98.50	93.72
7	—	771	88.00–90.00	88.84
14	—	217	107.50–120.00	115.72
37	—	379	65.00–111.50	104.37
40	—	323	97.00–116.00	111.21
87	—	741	79.00–99.00	91.04
2	—	482	97.50	97.50
2	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
33	—	427	69.00–109.00	100.81
3	—	1,111	69.00	69.00
46	—	870	62.00–87.50	84.55
26	—	525	62.00–101.00	90.47
114	—	967	83.25–84.00	83.68
16	—	654	62.00–93.00	84.56
59	—	562	71.00–100.00	94.45
16	—	819	75.00–86.00	84.14
21	—	271	89.00–122.50	106.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,187	710.00–1,230.00	880.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	985	565.00–780.00	701.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,060	575.00–735.00	668.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,064	635.00–875.00	741.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,191	785.00–900.00	853.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	675.00–725.00	701.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,288	775.00–1,210.00	995.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,073	670.00–800.00	746.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	630.00–640.00	634.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,128	660.00–1,050.00	838.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,190	640.00–1,175.00	1,043.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	1,193	690.00–1,135.00	859.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,060	675.00–1,110.00	935.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	690.00–735.00	713.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	660.00–750.00	693.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,015	670.00–740.00	704.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	875.00–1,035.00	952.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,132	685.00–975.00	858.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,263	870.00–1,325.00	1,168.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,174.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	990	510.00–1,075.00	801.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,385	660.00–1,360.00	1,136.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,206	700.00–1,235.00	963.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	525.00–1,350.00	990.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	832	56.00–91.00	69.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,062	52.00–71.00	61.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	77.00–78.00	77.46
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	560.00	560.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,054	940.00–1,050.00	994.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,358	84.00–96.00	89.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,324	785.00–1,625.00	1,298.28
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,008	785.00–1,000.00	881.69
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	990.00	990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,675	73.00–92.00	85.16
46	—	1,437	56.00–83.00	74.09
37	—	1,781	84.00–104.50	92.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,198	38.00–54.00	47.57
165	—	1,252	52.00–76.50	62.62
336	—	1,209	42.50–71.00	56.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,455	57.00–70.50	61.80
97	—	1,387	42.50–72.00	57.94
4	—	1,339	48.00–56.00	51.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,049	45.00–65.00	55.91
82	—	943	28.00–54.00	39.88
159	—	1,028	38.00–64.00	49.91

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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