Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 278 priced lines covering 14,954 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,109 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,426 head. replacement cattle receipts at 563 head. Counted as USDA files them — 150 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,109Last week 15,603Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,426Last week 1,438Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 563Last week 574Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand overall. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand as well. Best demand continues to be noted for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	168.00	168.00
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
11	—	364	176.00–183.00	179.29
2	—	515	154.00	154.00
7	—	318	172.50–190.00	181.81
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	767	119.50–134.50	130.98
318	—	619	137.00–152.00	143.22
281	—	823	119.25–125.00	122.12
279	—	730	123.00–137.00	133.05
267	—	674	129.50–146.00	142.60
447	—	876	112.00–124.80	120.77
2	—	370	169.00–177.00	173.11
78	—	569	139.75–158.00	148.65
28	—	1,052	103.25	103.25
140	—	930	110.00–119.80	118.53
204	—	523	148.25–163.50	154.58
41	—	461	153.00–169.00	161.26
40	—	425	156.00–178.00	164.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	137.50–174.00	151.41
35	—	518	119.00–140.00	130.98
15	—	835	90.00–115.00	93.67
22	—	764	100.00–118.00	111.15
3	—	238	120.00–150.00	137.53
9	—	716	107.00–121.00	114.44
15	—	894	104.50–106.00	104.63
6	—	327	147.00–154.00	151.24
29	—	570	112.00–137.00	126.61
33	—	479	120.00–150.00	136.64
23	—	628	114.00–137.00	124.15
15	—	416	124.00–156.00	145.60
20	—	674	108.00–126.00	118.52
17	—	372	127.00–161.00	144.26
2	—	915	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	286	147.00–183.00	171.80
209	—	918	94.00–121.90	118.65
279	—	806	91.00–134.75	129.88
315	—	874	108.00–126.20	122.84
243	—	724	109.00–134.50	126.89
268	—	621	125.00–154.00	138.57
277	—	475	134.00–168.00	155.28
311	—	531	130.00–161.50	148.06
1	—	1,250	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,082	105.00–105.50	105.12
78	—	967	100.00–116.80	113.77
79	—	377	154.00–182.00	167.45
156	—	426	141.00–174.00	162.66
233	—	674	120.00–148.00	133.08
425	—	575	128.00–156.00	146.30
34	—	330	140.00–184.00	169.00
114	—	774	113.00–131.00	122.05
6	—	230	170.00–195.00	184.42
3	—	1,023	105.00–110.00	106.65
3	—	1,198	101.00	101.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
6	—	519	130.00–135.00	131.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	283	103.00–110.00	103.92
4	—	533	79.00–84.00	80.23
7	—	839	70.00–92.00	78.44
9	—	312	109.00–115.00	110.59
3	—	606	103.00	103.00
2	—	243	110.00–122.50	116.19
7	—	662	94.00	94.00
6	—	428	95.00–105.00	100.63
5	—	467	83.00–90.00	85.82
145	—	725	70.00–101.00	99.94
28	—	558	86.50–110.00	101.29
9	—	906	64.00–80.00	72.89
7	—	368	105.00–109.00	106.69
4	—	789	78.00–95.00	90.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	110.00–128.00	118.26
9	—	324	127.50–154.00	142.88
10	—	667	104.00–117.00	110.91
23	—	580	107.00–130.00	123.50
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
52	—	527	111.00–140.00	125.96
12	—	731	95.00–117.00	110.51
33	—	469	112.50–152.50	133.99
39	—	370	115.00–166.00	148.60
4	—	271	134.00–151.00	145.88
31	—	434	120.00–153.00	137.19
2	—	883	86.00–89.00	87.49
3	—	762	97.00–106.50	103.28
2	—	935	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
2	—	450	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	370	159.50–184.00	167.44
9	—	420	151.00–176.00	159.54
2	—	480	150.00–153.00	151.53
10	—	668	130.00–136.00	131.98
13	—	529	146.00–154.00	149.99
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
6	—	337	169.00–190.00	182.69
6	—	272	170.00–172.50	172.09
29	—	626	130.00–137.00	134.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	91.00–100.00	94.72
11	—	877	90.00–111.00	99.96
17	—	277	160.00–179.00	169.88
185	—	477	133.00–161.00	148.80
188	—	621	113.00–153.50	129.85
200	—	426	127.50–172.00	155.20
232	—	527	124.00–158.00	140.04
64	—	719	101.00–126.00	115.16
68	—	323	147.50–186.00	167.85
10	—	224	142.50–195.00	174.88
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
163	—	569	119.00–150.00	135.01
111	—	668	111.00–133.00	122.96
25	—	771	98.00–121.00	109.03
134	—	374	138.00–185.00	164.26
18	—	824	87.00–113.00	98.54
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
3	—	560	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	786	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–134.00	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	826	87.00–100.00	88.60
9	—	896	89.50	89.50
6	—	282	107.50–131.00	121.34
22	—	667	93.00–113.00	105.85
26	—	370	107.50–139.00	128.77
4	—	756	100.00–106.00	104.49
32	—	714	88.00–106.00	102.54
46	—	570	101.00–122.00	113.90
46	—	628	88.00–118.00	111.62
55	—	528	106.00–128.00	116.59
70	—	471	100.00–134.00	123.46
2	—	214	119.00–145.00	132.40
41	—	425	100.00–138.00	121.93
14	—	321	115.00–141.00	131.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
20	—	368	148.00–166.50	158.03
3	—	218	155.00–177.00	166.75
5	—	554	140.25	140.25
7	—	466	154.00	154.00
16	—	328	142.00–168.00	161.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	100.50–101.50	101.00
39	—	273	131.00–169.00	148.90
30	—	821	96.00–114.00	106.67
1	—	920	102.50	102.50
7	—	1,117	77.00	77.00
74	—	329	120.00–156.00	142.78
12	—	238	141.00–177.00	148.70
11	—	875	80.00–111.00	102.24
6	—	190	182.00–190.00	187.26
95	—	762	100.00–119.00	111.86
168	—	720	95.00–127.00	113.80
169	—	378	126.00–159.00	144.40
170	—	671	105.00–130.50	116.68
301	—	624	106.00–139.00	121.11
367	—	430	125.00–154.00	140.21
415	—	575	110.00–138.50	126.82
465	—	523	115.00–144.00	131.11
467	—	475	121.00–149.00	136.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
2	—	420	120.00–126.00	123.00
3	—	518	114.00–123.00	116.92
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	111.00–115.00	111.99
5	—	853	110.00	110.00
1	—	970	107.00	107.00
8	—	734	115.00–121.00	117.63
12	—	806	108.50–110.00	108.80
20	—	634	118.00–125.00	119.82
30	—	687	118.00–123.00	120.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
244	—	771	114.75–119.50	117.72
321	—	715	112.00–125.10	122.97
9	—	842	103.00–105.00	104.12
90	—	468	135.00–148.00	143.35
110	—	432	138.00–150.00	144.07
208	—	565	125.00–143.00	133.96
296	—	625	120.00–131.75	127.08
356	—	528	130.00–143.00	137.39
588	—	679	110.50–132.10	129.36
4	—	316	154.00	154.00
9	—	377	140.00–156.00	148.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
2	—	895	92.00	92.00
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
2	—	613	100.00–103.00	101.48
2	—	373	111.00–113.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
2	—	433	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	825.00–875.00	849.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,402	850.00–900.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,070	575.00–710.00	656.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,021	700.00–1,125.00	873.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,196	690.00–970.00	850.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	845	550.00–800.00	716.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,196	590.00–1,100.00	853.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,238	600.00–1,100.00	772.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	960	600.00–875.00	767.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,235	680.00–1,075.00	839.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	800.00–850.00	823.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,295	850.00–1,250.00	1,046.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,109	650.00–1,100.00	918.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,218	875.00–1,050.00	961.24
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	635.00–725.00	684.11
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,032	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	750.00–800.00	772.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	842	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,240.00–1,260.00	1,250.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	818	900.00–1,310.00	1,095.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,252	950.00–1,410.00	1,218.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	810.00–1,200.00	1,061.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,260	900.00–1,275.00	1,112.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	990.00–1,100.00	1,023.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,242	770.00–1,085.00	958.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,237	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,316.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,240	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,300.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	875.00–1,050.00	983.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	69.00	69.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	998	74.50–95.50	86.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	830.00	830.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	70.00	70.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	490.00	490.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	—	1,091	925.00–1,575.00	1,161.22
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	115.00	115.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,310	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,344.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,537	68.00–93.00	84.30
105	—	1,825	96.00–118.00	107.50
83	—	1,665	84.50–111.00	96.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	79.50	79.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	1,214	43.00–71.50	63.01
24	—	1,222	45.50–58.50	54.28
238	—	1,266	52.50–85.00	71.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,442	52.00–71.00	63.92
124	—	1,485	60.50–80.00	70.44
7	—	1,379	43.00–58.00	54.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,042	43.50–78.00	63.20
1	—	905	17.00	17.00
115	—	1,024	42.00–68.00	53.41
23	—	985	32.00–53.50	45.18

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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