Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 263 priced lines covering 11,477 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,073 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,214 head. replacement cattle receipts at 887 head. Counted as USDA files them — 174 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,073Last week 15,277Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 2,054Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 887Last week 674Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand for feeder classes, and moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes was prevalent throughout the week. This week’s comparisons are based on a lighter test than the previous week due to market closings in light of the Memorial Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	77.00	77.00
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
68	—	536	102.50–124.00	117.91
35	—	369	115.00–145.00	129.17
2	—	825	73.00–100.00	86.17
4	—	218	125.00–132.50	128.22
14	—	328	120.00–130.00	126.29
36	—	580	99.00–123.00	117.42
96	—	484	110.00–137.50	130.25
38	—	434	112.00–136.00	129.53
5	—	280	121.00–140.00	129.20
18	—	677	91.00–112.00	104.64
13	—	728	75.00–105.00	99.12
24	—	622	97.00–116.00	106.78
2	—	774	104.00–106.00	105.03
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	802	108.00–118.10	116.62
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
16	—	789	115.00–118.00	115.54
2	—	662	119.00	119.00
1	—	985	104.00	104.00
9	—	708	115.00–122.00	120.10
14	—	613	120.00–130.00	122.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	140.00	140.00
4	—	310	142.00–143.00	142.75
5	—	426	146.00–163.00	155.72
14	—	474	137.00–156.00	140.35
3	—	275	157.00–162.50	158.77
11	—	515	135.00–137.00	135.71
139	—	805	123.80	123.80
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,157	72.00–73.50	72.31
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	144.00	144.00
63	—	801	120.60	120.60
2	—	895	95.50	95.50
62	—	430	133.00–144.00	139.93
33	—	478	135.00–144.00	140.24
91	—	528	125.00–142.25	135.30
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
26	—	573	126.00–132.25	129.45
190	—	715	109.00–123.25	121.76
224	—	785	111.50–121.25	118.57
102	—	681	125.00–125.75	125.25
8	—	371	140.00–145.00	142.70
253	—	637	119.00–129.25	126.05
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	84.00	84.00
29	—	280	130.00–160.00	147.89
29	—	824	84.00–131.00	106.92
75	—	325	126.00–157.00	145.33
119	—	721	101.00–123.80	115.49
155	—	374	128.00–157.00	142.97
239	—	624	105.00–134.00	119.94
250	—	426	122.00–150.00	139.13
321	—	473	120.00–151.00	135.37
340	—	680	102.00–130.00	121.23
372	—	529	114.00–141.50	130.40
76	—	774	100.00–119.00	108.78
1	—	1,110	91.00	91.00
8	—	915	90.00–109.00	104.73
42	—	873	95.00–110.50	106.87
331	—	575	116.00–141.40	127.30
6	—	231	137.50–155.00	146.09
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	119.00–121.00	120.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	657	126.00–131.00	128.50
2	—	565	142.00	142.00
13	—	418	149.00–169.00	161.55
1	—	240	188.00	188.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
2	—	390	165.00	165.00
3	—	300	178.00	178.00
6	—	463	155.00–157.00	156.02
16	—	528	140.00–154.00	144.82
24	—	620	128.00–136.00	131.41
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
2	—	537	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	95.00	95.00
82	—	725	90.00–127.00	114.98
92	—	372	135.00–176.00	161.83
107	—	572	116.00–157.00	134.47
4	—	246	145.00–170.00	151.23
22	—	321	135.00–184.00	161.73
35	—	776	97.00–128.00	107.50
125	—	623	113.00–139.00	127.03
133	—	422	136.00–171.00	154.66
164	—	474	135.00–164.00	147.76
176	—	526	125.00–153.00	140.73
21	—	815	87.00–117.00	104.26
51	—	668	105.00–132.00	125.16
6	—	932	84.00–103.00	90.62
13	—	277	157.50–180.00	165.70
5	—	866	94.00–110.00	105.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	97.00	97.00
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
23	—	474	116.00–148.00	134.38
27	—	531	106.00–136.00	126.69
29	—	431	122.00–146.00	137.11
7	—	784	82.00–90.00	88.85
5	—	327	126.00–150.00	139.49
7	—	633	104.00–116.00	110.26
1	—	1,030	76.00	76.00
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
12	—	380	121.00–151.00	137.31
20	—	577	105.00–129.00	117.21
7	—	671	95.00–115.00	104.28
3	—	830	100.00–105.00	103.34
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
2	—	455	121.00–131.00	126.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	133.00	133.00
3	—	511	148.00–154.00	150.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
263	—	571	131.00–161.00	145.57
240	—	623	119.00–151.50	136.94
203	—	473	137.00–163.00	153.64
182	—	430	140.00–169.00	157.14
146	—	722	115.00–136.50	126.41
4	—	1,151	103.50–110.00	105.13
2	—	1,103	103.00–107.00	105.00
259	—	679	118.00–144.00	133.61
20	—	286	150.00–188.00	176.53
81	—	374	140.00–177.00	165.13
104	—	821	106.00–127.00	122.35
58	—	969	100.00–111.25	110.97
199	—	932	100.00–118.50	116.39
5	—	216	170.00–192.00	179.85
36	—	321	150.00–186.00	167.85
124	—	777	111.00–130.00	122.39
281	—	524	130.00–165.00	150.00
291	—	885	90.00–125.30	120.07
1	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
39	—	1,023	103.00–119.00	106.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	200.00	200.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
10	—	374	160.00–175.00	173.20
17	—	572	155.50–157.00	156.15
5	—	331	165.00–200.00	176.53
11	—	528	155.00–160.50	158.13
19	—	408	159.00–173.00	170.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	94.00	94.00
48	—	579	104.00–145.50	132.02
1	—	1,250	95.00	95.00
3	—	998	108.00	108.00
5	—	774	95.00–115.00	107.03
5	—	878	101.00–108.00	105.78
8	—	816	105.00–116.00	112.71
63	—	927	92.50–109.40	108.38
11	—	428	131.00–149.00	138.63
17	—	612	111.00–142.00	127.68
27	—	525	110.00–146.00	132.03
39	—	467	119.00–153.00	141.92
6	—	326	135.00–154.00	147.75
8	—	731	100.00–115.00	112.15
6	—	282	141.00–155.00	151.45
21	—	671	111.00–129.00	120.77
2	—	235	147.00–160.00	153.22
14	—	380	137.00–161.00	147.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
450	—	866	121.40–130.80	128.43
66	—	716	125.00–140.00	133.51
49	—	470	149.00–168.00	156.07
54	—	429	155.00–180.00	165.91
2	—	382	169.00	169.00
108	—	573	140.00–158.00	150.40
69	—	977	110.50–114.90	114.24
161	—	778	121.00–134.70	131.25
58	—	525	144.00–165.00	153.97
199	—	940	113.25–120.00	116.98
75	—	670	132.00–143.50	138.68
115	—	625	138.00–153.50	146.32
78	—	821	123.00–125.00	123.55
41	—	1,029	114.90	114.90
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
3	—	730	115.00–120.00	118.39
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	84.00	84.00
2	—	870	79.00	79.00
6	—	581	76.00–86.00	83.67
7	—	409	83.00	83.00
11	—	486	78.00–93.00	90.20
15	—	388	88.00–91.50	91.28
4	—	141	124.00	124.00
4	—	711	73.00–90.00	85.55
16	—	329	89.00–104.50	95.71
7	—	627	78.00–100.00	91.48
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,534	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,676.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,765	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,206	875.00–1,350.00	1,207.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	109	—	1,356	870.00–1,625.00	1,370.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,116	730.00–895.00	803.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	950.00–960.00	955.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,284	900.00–1,200.00	966.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,218	900.00–1,250.00	1,123.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,235	535.00–825.00	738.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	760.00–1,100.00	912.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,241	685.00–1,175.00	945.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	740.00–950.00	832.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,301	630.00–900.00	831.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,193	670.00–1,025.00	932.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,064	900.00–1,000.00	964.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,250	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,196.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,066	490.00–850.00	723.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,268	580.00–1,200.00	990.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	100	—	1,210	640.00–1,150.00	938.06
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	700.00–800.00	750.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	725.00–825.00	766.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,136	685.00–800.00	759.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	1,330.00	1,330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	24	—	1,501	1,250.00–2,275.00	1,889.56
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	783	775.00–825.00	798.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	1,030.00	1,030.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	65.00–85.00	74.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	72.50–80.00	76.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	555.00	555.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	92.00	92.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,437	71.00–93.50	85.11
67	—	1,832	96.00–110.00	104.08
97	—	1,627	78.00–105.00	95.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	80.00–93.00	86.62
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	101.00–115.00	107.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	1,240	49.00–68.50	60.61
118	—	1,253	47.50–78.50	65.85
45	—	1,230	38.00–59.00	51.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,438	54.50–76.00	64.93
88	—	1,423	51.00–68.50	61.39
3	—	1,508	48.00–58.00	54.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,007	28.00–54.00	45.64
159	—	1,089	39.00–66.00	54.74
83	—	1,029	49.00–70.50	60.25

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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