Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 289 priced lines covering 15,859 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,277 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,054 head. replacement cattle receipts at 674 head. Counted as USDA files them — 140 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,277Last week 15,372Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,054Last week 1,798Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 674Last week 731Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand for feeder classes, and very good demand for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
2	—	540	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	884	90.00–97.50	94.81
10	—	779	82.00–102.00	95.21
6	—	988	86.50–95.00	90.71
3	—	278	128.00–139.00	132.84
19	—	379	120.00–139.00	128.13
11	—	814	84.00–102.00	97.70
19	—	670	80.00–112.00	101.67
3	—	225	132.00–132.50	132.33
12	—	712	90.00–111.00	99.94
15	—	321	111.00–140.00	126.84
42	—	430	102.50–136.00	124.41
54	—	522	105.00–125.00	117.99
58	—	570	96.00–120.00	110.69
3	—	912	81.00–92.00	87.30
2	—	1,008	92.00	92.00
55	—	476	100.00–132.00	118.88
27	—	627	80.00–114.00	102.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	871	90.00–108.00	101.34
7	—	966	84.00–85.00	84.14
35	—	823	85.00–112.00	104.05
40	—	277	128.00–160.00	146.03
121	—	722	92.50–122.00	109.79
5	—	907	91.00–99.00	94.40
3	—	1,022	90.00–93.00	91.98
12	—	229	136.00–163.00	151.94
110	—	761	95.00–115.50	109.74
111	—	325	127.00–159.00	143.08
257	—	376	120.00–151.50	139.79
378	—	623	103.00–130.00	120.15
379	—	425	121.00–148.00	136.07
567	—	573	108.00–134.00	123.75
610	—	474	119.00–144.50	130.79
749	—	519	109.00–155.50	131.99
151	—	673	100.00–124.00	113.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	318	149.00–163.00	159.13
36	—	474	132.00–136.00	134.37
497	—	714	106.00–122.75	119.09
35	—	418	132.00–143.00	139.73
67	—	758	110.00–118.40	117.73
120	—	856	106.50–107.75	107.01
176	—	825	108.00–113.60	112.84
132	—	663	114.50–132.00	127.98
20	—	385	148.00–154.00	150.48
85	—	519	123.00–138.00	131.61
204	—	583	120.00–135.00	131.38
238	—	634	122.50–134.60	129.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	634	129.10	129.10
36	—	526	133.00–138.00	137.26
15	—	381	137.00–149.00	141.53
3	—	278	153.00–167.50	161.70
11	—	325	139.00–147.50	143.03
5	—	219	152.00–177.50	166.42
5	—	400	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	111.00	111.00
5	—	636	100.00–104.00	100.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	590	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	832	102.00–112.00	110.60
23	—	680	116.00–117.00	116.30
9	—	632	116.00–121.00	117.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	723	111.00–129.50	123.58
158	—	926	90.00–116.25	113.39
57	—	960	103.00–109.75	109.19
8	—	1,109	89.50–100.00	92.17
6	—	221	172.50–182.50	177.86
101	—	1,025	108.90	108.90
17	—	268	160.00–193.00	168.41
94	—	378	136.00–180.00	159.73
162	—	426	135.00–170.00	155.96
285	—	674	114.00–139.50	130.02
336	—	473	131.00–165.00	153.25
359	—	625	123.00–153.00	137.47
370	—	831	102.00–133.40	127.12
388	—	525	128.00–160.00	146.63
396	—	567	125.00–158.00	142.23
235	—	868	104.00–121.25	118.24
34	—	328	151.00–189.00	172.30
187	—	778	109.00–127.00	118.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	379	127.00–151.00	141.17
7	—	310	143.00–153.00	148.27
11	—	784	98.00–117.50	113.85
3	—	937	90.00–106.00	97.01
2	—	1,180	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,115	95.00	95.00
2	—	958	94.00–99.00	96.48
5	—	723	110.00–116.00	113.39
30	—	631	108.00–148.00	124.55
60	—	529	105.00–141.00	134.38
3	—	817	106.00–109.00	107.32
2	—	233	140.00–152.50	146.05
11	—	864	94.00–105.00	100.73
1	—	1,035	85.00	85.00
64	—	574	100.00–141.00	130.32
49	—	476	120.00–149.00	140.25
25	—	675	103.00–129.50	116.63
16	—	422	120.00–154.00	141.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	413	161.00–174.00	168.59
16	—	382	171.00–177.00	176.46
14	—	321	160.00–193.00	173.87
74	—	744	139.50	139.50
3	—	273	177.50–185.00	182.14
4	—	597	160.00	160.00
2	—	220	170.00–202.50	185.51
64	—	825	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
316	—	770	122.50–132.00	126.69
156	—	834	116.00–126.75	123.50
55	—	1,037	103.50	103.50
55	—	1,098	98.95	98.95
3	—	305	182.50	182.50
46	—	728	119.00–131.00	125.08
133	—	675	131.00–144.00	140.26
249	—	930	106.25–121.90	117.66
80	—	527	142.00–160.00	151.62
84	—	577	139.00–160.00	145.51
176	—	615	131.00–150.00	144.21
217	—	877	115.00–121.20	118.67
15	—	469	146.00–156.00	153.35
29	—	420	148.00–170.00	156.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
2	—	557	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
3	—	461	115.00–120.00	116.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	368	183.00	183.00
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	188	183.00	183.00
185	—	429	131.00–165.00	146.84
148	—	375	138.00–176.00	158.15
63	—	718	104.00–123.00	112.57
2	—	970	106.00	106.00
2	—	933	99.00–103.00	101.03
29	—	279	142.50–190.00	171.18
12	—	880	85.00–111.00	95.89
41	—	775	89.00–117.00	108.36
101	—	670	100.00–132.00	120.15
6	—	226	157.50–186.00	169.74
209	—	623	104.00–139.00	126.75
218	—	524	124.00–156.00	135.75
238	—	568	123.00–150.00	132.80
300	—	473	127.00–161.00	143.62
55	—	330	143.00–176.00	162.05
44	—	822	87.00–108.00	98.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	82.00–100.50	93.60
2	—	925	83.00	83.00
3	—	867	78.00–99.00	91.38
3	—	760	92.00–104.00	97.32
1	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
24	—	380	118.00–155.00	136.43
24	—	525	120.00–131.00	126.71
9	—	726	92.00–108.00	100.82
16	—	625	100.00–118.00	108.86
44	—	432	122.00–146.00	136.99
50	—	574	105.00–131.00	120.95
1	—	175	162.50	162.50
15	—	676	111.00–123.00	114.63
2	—	285	155.00–159.00	156.93
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,260	90.00	90.00
44	—	478	116.00–140.00	129.24
14	—	329	125.00–165.00	147.85
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
3	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
9	—	471	109.00–124.00	117.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	171.00	171.00
1	—	280	167.50	167.50
1	—	815	113.00	113.00
2	—	413	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
5	—	229	170.00–182.50	179.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	937	72.00–87.00	78.21
17	—	323	82.00–106.00	99.53
20	—	858	74.00–86.00	76.43
23	—	784	80.00–91.00	84.22
6	—	365	101.00–106.00	101.82
12	—	473	98.50–100.00	99.02
6	—	580	72.00–96.00	91.93
10	—	413	91.00–100.00	95.42
27	—	520	81.00–100.50	95.71
1	—	1,160	87.00	87.00
66	—	813	90.40	90.40
101	—	1,118	82.50–83.00	82.75
1	—	610	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,097	80.00–82.00	80.50
7	—	710	78.00–91.00	87.66
29	—	692	79.00–88.00	86.52
6	—	268	101.00–105.00	104.29
49	—	978	86.00	86.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,161	550.00–1,300.00	1,029.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,221	700.00–1,200.00	959.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,214	675.00–1,210.00	946.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	600.00–680.00	639.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	670.00	670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,204	575.00–925.00	786.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,090	560.00–1,150.00	735.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	760.00–820.00	783.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,126	825.00–1,200.00	1,072.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,117	550.00–1,220.00	905.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	1,169	650.00–1,100.00	877.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,157	630.00–820.00	732.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	650.00–750.00	702.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	675.00–700.00	687.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,005	875.00–1,150.00	1,051.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	957	475.00–900.00	678.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	575.00–700.00	644.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	670.00–770.00	720.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,345	800.00–1,075.00	879.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,126	985.00–1,300.00	1,133.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,066	810.00–1,075.00	1,001.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,086	975.00–1,275.00	1,147.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,540	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,439.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,064	925.00–1,370.00	1,156.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,247	940.00–1,350.00	1,203.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,146	825.00–1,100.00	987.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,193	800.00–1,435.00	1,101.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,198	930.00–1,550.00	1,170.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,308.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,575	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	850.00–1,250.00	1,019.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	950.00–1,050.00	997.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	715.00	715.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,053	885.00–1,275.00	1,064.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,447	985.00–1,870.00	1,404.55
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	820.00–1,070.00	963.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,039	62.00–87.00	76.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	893	60.00–91.00	75.14
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	760.00–850.00	806.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	60.00–68.00	64.41
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	890	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,298.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,830	86.00–115.00	105.28
136	—	1,638	77.00–108.00	93.57
40	—	1,421	65.00–92.50	81.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	99.00	99.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,126	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	1,282	49.50–77.00	66.97
414	—	1,216	44.00–69.50	60.89
75	—	1,206	40.00–59.50	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,509	54.50–74.00	66.47
132	—	1,453	48.50–69.50	62.54
5	—	1,451	51.00–59.00	55.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	963	30.00–54.00	45.07
133	—	1,030	48.00–72.00	60.02
218	—	1,028	31.00–64.00	53.85

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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