Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 299 priced lines covering 15,670 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,372 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,798 head. replacement cattle receipts at 731 head. Counted as USDA files them — 135 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,372Last week 12,392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,798Last week 1,861Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 731Last week 780Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. All classes of feeders were in moderate to good demand, with the best demand continuing to be noted for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
396	—	676	98.50–123.00	115.09
377	—	426	120.00–147.00	136.16
249	—	375	115.00–152.00	139.85
242	—	728	94.00–120.00	113.15
88	—	322	120.00–156.00	142.35
70	—	282	125.00–154.00	140.81
61	—	768	91.00–114.00	105.43
398	—	627	100.00–126.00	118.37
425	—	476	117.00–152.00	130.06
494	—	573	108.00–136.00	120.97
523	—	521	110.00–139.00	125.94
23	—	911	90.00–101.00	99.41
12	—	971	92.00–105.50	93.98
38	—	878	86.00–107.75	104.43
76	—	820	94.00–116.00	108.66
13	—	222	122.00–167.00	149.04
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	385	142.00–150.00	147.52
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
20	—	515	137.00	137.00
13	—	429	140.00–144.00	143.13
10	—	454	142.00–148.00	145.50
7	—	279	140.00–150.00	144.96
19	—	328	140.00–155.00	149.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
69	—	576	90.00–121.50	111.50
35	—	718	88.00–105.00	98.72
5	—	780	84.00–96.00	89.79
7	—	284	119.00–148.00	133.42
5	—	861	80.00–87.00	84.19
27	—	371	100.00–133.00	124.98
36	—	681	85.00–110.00	103.19
48	—	524	98.00–123.00	113.59
6	—	805	81.00–94.00	89.50
79	—	478	101.00–134.00	121.44
57	—	433	104.00–134.00	122.77
52	—	631	95.00–114.00	106.77
25	—	333	108.00–145.00	131.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	107.00–115.00	111.69
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
3	—	915	99.00–105.00	101.02
8	—	694	117.00	117.00
8	—	816	101.00–109.50	108.24
10	—	624	114.00–120.00	115.87
11	—	781	105.00–114.00	110.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	870	109.00–109.75	109.41
23	—	795	112.00–116.20	116.03
70	—	801	104.00–115.00	114.52
192	—	632	119.00–127.00	124.25
85	—	526	119.00–132.00	127.16
11	—	372	139.50–158.00	145.61
37	—	416	130.00–143.00	136.38
81	—	481	129.00–137.00	134.25
80	—	578	118.00–133.50	126.46
505	—	674	115.00–130.10	127.35
299	—	718	113.00–120.20	117.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	79.00	79.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	612	108.00	108.00
3	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.67
6	—	685	102.50	102.50
3	—	552	115.00–122.00	119.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	116.00–122.00	119.03
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
4	—	537	108.00–113.00	110.27
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	527	110.00–133.00	122.51
7	—	673	100.00–112.00	108.12
15	—	328	121.00–161.00	139.81
38	—	572	101.00–128.00	119.51
5	—	290	130.00–155.00	141.12
4	—	870	83.00–95.00	91.25
2	—	928	78.00–97.00	87.37
7	—	639	96.00–116.00	108.79
2	—	1,033	81.00–87.00	83.99
4	—	728	102.00–106.00	104.05
4	—	773	91.00–108.00	97.13
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
39	—	377	119.00–152.00	128.60
43	—	426	117.50–149.00	134.80
28	—	474	107.00–137.00	127.76
3	—	830	96.00–97.00	96.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	822	90.00–107.00	100.84
4	—	969	86.00–110.00	98.89
1	—	1,050	85.00	85.00
160	—	478	123.00–154.00	139.85
181	—	429	131.00–165.00	146.06
225	—	521	117.00–147.00	134.28
11	—	282	150.00–181.00	164.11
3	—	935	85.00–107.00	93.37
7	—	221	129.00–195.00	163.31
5	—	1,010	71.00–90.00	78.17
157	—	571	116.00–144.00	128.87
136	—	621	112.00–133.00	123.90
110	—	377	132.50–183.00	158.00
91	—	724	100.00–120.00	110.73
90	—	668	105.00–127.00	118.94
48	—	325	133.00–183.00	160.82
24	—	764	100.00–113.00	105.68
11	—	856	90.00–100.00	96.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	178.00	178.00
3	—	611	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	154.50	154.50
3	—	721	121.00–122.00	121.68
2	—	215	162.50–167.50	164.83
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
18	—	359	160.00–180.00	168.23
14	—	530	140.00–145.00	141.40
2	—	802	107.00	107.00
9	—	623	122.00–131.00	124.64
5	—	306	167.50–185.00	174.42
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	630	116.00	116.00
3	—	368	150.00–151.00	150.67
3	—	485	130.00–134.00	131.29
3	—	721	90.00–100.00	93.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	428	140.00–166.00	153.31
1	—	180	196.00	196.00
24	—	273	150.00–187.00	169.70
55	—	324	140.00–180.00	166.68
129	—	379	144.00–179.00	160.88
131	—	767	109.00–124.00	119.96
9	—	1,042	93.00–101.00	99.58
12	—	1,062	101.50	101.50
9	—	1,193	97.00	97.00
119	—	969	97.00–109.95	109.20
279	—	880	103.00–119.60	115.27
91	—	912	100.00–115.00	108.36
8	—	221	184.00–195.00	190.80
247	—	622	120.00–147.00	135.43
355	—	478	132.50–163.00	149.38
388	—	521	127.00–155.50	145.63
395	—	677	110.00–138.50	129.46
439	—	575	125.00–156.00	140.01
134	—	821	96.00–124.00	114.16
165	—	726	107.00–129.00	121.64
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	102.00	102.00
5	—	538	117.00–119.00	118.63
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
9	—	887	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
3	—	407	114.00–125.00	117.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	165.00–171.00	169.74
2	—	320	162.50–171.00	166.48
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
2	—	228	165.00–182.50	173.46
49	—	842	120.25	120.25
54	—	988	106.75	106.75
4	—	582	156.00	156.00
16	—	443	157.00–164.00	161.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	107.00	107.00
3	—	878	93.00–105.00	99.63
10	—	773	87.00–117.00	107.53
11	—	379	124.00–147.00	139.24
16	—	724	90.00–117.00	107.55
1	—	1,015	87.00	87.00
3	—	215	142.50–157.50	150.17
6	—	274	130.00–142.50	137.75
7	—	330	126.00–155.00	142.94
48	—	572	110.00–139.00	128.63
3	—	965	100.00	100.00
57	—	474	117.00–148.00	133.55
56	—	524	120.00–140.00	132.21
43	—	632	106.50–130.00	121.11
36	—	433	121.00–151.00	137.83
25	—	672	110.00–124.00	117.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	844	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	488	145.00–156.00	151.86
16	—	426	149.00–161.00	154.09
17	—	373	150.00–180.00	158.86
77	—	1,008	100.00–105.00	104.07
55	—	663	130.00–145.00	139.03
120	—	629	132.00–144.50	139.34
720	—	869	113.00–124.90	120.01
187	—	781	117.00–129.25	127.21
430	—	925	109.60–118.00	113.13
173	—	966	104.00–112.60	109.27
94	—	572	142.00–151.00	145.96
351	—	836	116.00–128.70	123.65
358	—	724	120.00–132.50	128.07
105	—	521	143.00–156.00	150.54
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
4	—	737	115.50	115.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	69.00	69.00
27	—	777	81.50–88.75	86.86
1	—	685	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,045	75.00	75.00
5	—	566	84.00–90.00	85.80
27	—	380	88.00–110.00	101.84
3	—	839	76.00–81.00	77.63
11	—	238	87.50–114.00	91.71
26	—	320	84.00–106.00	99.32
6	—	282	106.00–115.00	111.29
7	—	636	87.00–89.00	87.56
14	—	185	120.00	120.00
7	—	150	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	89.00–97.00	92.89
14	—	427	73.00–99.00	84.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	78.00	78.00

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)	23	—	1,191	600.00–1,075.00	880.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,217	600.00–1,200.00	960.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	985	500.00–930.00	727.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	934	580.00–750.00	662.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,163	690.00–975.00	870.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,204	530.00–1,100.00	849.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,176	650.00–1,160.00	974.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,193	720.00–785.00	757.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,243	700.00–1,100.00	873.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,131	475.00–925.00	742.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	780.00–1,175.00	1,060.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	600.00–625.00	614.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	580.00	580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	635.00–800.00	722.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	575.00–675.00	619.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	410.00	410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,286	840.00–1,625.00	1,161.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,098	390.00–1,500.00	1,097.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,301	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,335.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,760	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,035	875.00–950.00	911.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,310	800.00–1,275.00	1,182.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,263	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,239.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,167	950.00–975.00	961.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,084	700.00–1,100.00	977.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	775.00–850.00	815.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	884	975.00–1,350.00	1,202.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	935.00–1,010.00	973.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	875.00–1,075.00	974.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	830.00	830.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	600.00–650.00	623.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	885.00	885.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	995	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	879	700.00–940.00	804.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	948	925.00–1,100.00	1,017.35
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	680.00	680.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	878	71.00–79.00	74.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,045	70.00–91.00	77.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	939	62.00–78.00	70.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,091	770.00	770.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	59.00–63.00	61.19
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,408	950.00–1,610.00	1,331.20
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,126	925.00–1,500.00	1,272.55
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,272	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,465	64.00–94.50	82.15
90	—	1,620	72.00–106.00	92.03
100	—	1,773	83.50–117.50	103.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
239	—	1,249	51.00–76.00	65.86
410	—	1,200	42.00–69.00	59.28
53	—	1,176	41.00–59.00	51.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,400	50.50–69.00	60.12
113	—	1,449	55.00–75.50	64.38
7	—	1,367	44.50–59.00	54.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	970	31.00–51.50	42.43
206	—	1,030	30.00–60.50	51.09
95	—	990	47.00–71.00	58.55
1	—	800	34.00	34.00

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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