Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 264 priced lines covering 14,828 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,067 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,812 head. replacement cattle receipts at 523 head. Counted as USDA files them — 117 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,067Last week 14,109Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 1,426Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 523Last week 563Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady overall with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower but moderate to good demand noted throughout the week. Feeder heifers were mostly steady with moderate demand. Best demand noted for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	469	130.00–164.00	147.68
236	—	570	120.00–155.00	133.99
180	—	427	135.00–165.00	153.50
175	—	620	115.00–140.00	128.78
120	—	375	142.00–172.00	159.58
116	—	724	99.00–121.00	113.87
45	—	327	141.00–174.00	161.04
288	—	520	120.00–152.00	138.66
2	—	1,015	83.00–96.00	89.44
6	—	919	89.00–117.00	99.80
10	—	864	80.00–107.00	94.85
35	—	765	106.00–129.00	113.98
116	—	668	112.00–135.00	124.96
5	—	973	80.00–115.00	93.90
18	—	284	160.00–175.00	165.81
10	—	217	152.50–187.50	173.92
32	—	815	96.50–119.00	104.18
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	134.00	134.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	631	130.00–144.00	134.12
5	—	284	163.00–173.00	171.03
2	—	673	129.00	129.00
4	—	426	159.00–161.00	160.00
2	—	373	160.00–172.50	166.63
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
10	—	463	150.00–158.00	155.33
6	—	515	148.00–154.00	150.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	864	100.00–110.00	104.97
9	—	776	87.00–115.00	103.12
1	—	1,070	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,280	98.00	98.00
28	—	573	112.00–131.00	123.91
29	—	419	120.00–150.00	137.87
47	—	480	115.00–147.00	129.96
13	—	320	118.00–150.00	137.31
10	—	811	90.00–106.00	99.36
24	—	621	105.50–123.00	117.14
28	—	517	118.00–134.00	125.41
23	—	371	110.00–154.00	137.83
29	—	679	105.50–118.00	111.75
5	—	233	140.00–155.00	151.48
16	—	728	104.00–112.00	111.37
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	128.00	128.00
2	—	483	120.00–124.00	121.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	571	110.00–138.00	129.66
19	—	423	127.50–151.00	140.33
18	—	676	103.00–129.00	117.84
1	—	230	121.00	121.00
7	—	1,077	88.00	88.00
4	—	863	106.00–113.00	110.75
9	—	826	91.00–115.00	102.93
3	—	305	142.50–149.00	146.80
17	—	482	117.00–150.00	139.48
15	—	526	121.00–142.00	130.82
17	—	373	130.00–156.00	149.78
3	—	771	97.00–117.00	110.43
19	—	723	95.00–121.00	111.98
18	—	622	110.00–130.00	123.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	152.00	152.00
1	—	220	202.50	202.50
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
109	—	967	112.10	112.10
130	—	788	131.95	131.95
154	—	1,072	103.00–107.90	105.04
6	—	331	160.00–170.00	164.29
125	—	928	117.00–117.80	117.59
1	—	195	212.50	212.50
5	—	286	170.00–195.00	185.13
5	—	418	165.00–173.00	169.36
35	—	532	153.00–162.00	157.61
8	—	367	162.50–182.50	173.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	265	169.00–186.00	180.68
86	—	380	151.00–176.00	163.70
137	—	821	105.00–126.00	119.87
151	—	428	140.00–170.00	157.40
231	—	729	111.00–137.00	129.11
256	—	470	134.00–170.00	153.94
294	—	624	122.00–148.00	136.07
310	—	674	120.00–148.00	132.29
340	—	525	130.00–157.00	147.46
443	—	577	128.00–152.00	142.99
12	—	212	159.50–192.50	178.16
27	—	971	105.00–111.00	109.63
52	—	871	109.00–122.00	116.52
82	—	936	103.00–114.00	112.09
234	—	781	110.00–132.00	125.78
4	—	1,040	89.00–109.00	104.05
25	—	329	144.00–181.00	167.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	766	110.00–135.70	130.77
2	—	1,032	105.00	105.00
116	—	976	112.00–112.50	112.24
57	—	571	143.00–152.00	148.87
110	—	618	137.00–146.00	142.24
708	—	920	111.25–121.10	118.21
101	—	516	149.00–165.50	156.64
14	—	365	170.00–184.00	178.31
113	—	814	117.00–128.00	122.88
87	—	673	128.00–140.90	136.49
108	—	878	111.00–120.00	117.50
115	—	726	118.00–132.00	129.00
92	—	481	151.00–161.00	157.21
41	—	430	153.00–170.00	163.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	963	114.85	114.85
66	—	801	127.75	127.75
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	121.00–135.00	128.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	90.00	90.00
2	—	220	141.00–154.00	147.65
35	—	375	117.00–144.00	134.37
36	—	626	90.00–124.00	110.93
1	—	1,130	83.00	83.00
4	—	880	93.00–102.00	97.41
3	—	785	105.00–110.00	106.69
33	—	526	90.00–141.00	116.06
64	—	573	105.00–121.00	115.71
6	—	734	88.00–115.00	100.53
50	—	422	103.00–138.00	124.36
73	—	476	110.00–139.00	124.04
42	—	677	93.00–115.00	106.92
14	—	334	110.00–134.00	126.24
2	—	288	120.00–130.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	175.00	175.00
18	—	229	140.00–175.00	157.79
82	—	325	118.00–155.00	144.98
96	—	721	100.00–131.00	112.57
120	—	379	130.00–162.00	144.75
185	—	668	104.00–130.00	117.26
339	—	622	104.00–134.00	121.97
394	—	429	119.00–149.00	137.90
489	—	524	117.00–149.00	130.67
496	—	476	120.00–147.00	134.94
503	—	568	117.00–141.00	129.12
1	—	1,075	105.00	105.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
4	—	980	85.00–100.00	90.71
29	—	272	140.00–162.00	151.82
40	—	824	90.00–113.50	107.76
3	—	1,013	99.00	99.00
27	—	864	93.00–111.00	101.70
78	—	779	94.00–120.00	111.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	225.00	225.00
1	—	450	149.00	149.00
1	—	245	168.00	168.00
8	—	282	154.00–161.00	157.26
17	—	332	140.00–162.00	154.09
18	—	367	145.00–165.00	156.53
9	—	409	150.00–154.00	152.68
168	—	620	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	742	109.00–124.50	117.58
66	—	863	113.00–117.50	117.36
117	—	571	128.00–139.00	132.84
506	—	669	115.00–131.00	127.72
1	—	205	185.00	185.00
81	—	819	110.00–120.75	118.18
59	—	424	138.00–156.00	144.62
185	—	632	123.00–140.00	126.62
214	—	526	129.00–147.00	137.26
95	—	467	136.00–145.00	141.10
14	—	327	152.00–160.00	157.99
205	—	781	102.00–120.70	118.60
24	—	372	145.00–159.00	152.79
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	133.00	133.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
4	—	494	113.00–124.00	117.95
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	110.00–119.00	116.94
5	—	776	111.00–112.00	111.40
3	—	808	110.00	110.00
4	—	871	105.00–107.00	106.24
6	—	988	96.00–103.00	97.39
17	—	676	118.00–122.00	119.75
40	—	617	118.00–125.00	122.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	96.00–103.00	99.57
4	—	890	77.00	77.00
1	—	230	122.00	122.00
4	—	345	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,035	96.00	96.00
8	—	697	103.50	103.50
13	—	725	91.00–100.00	97.32
13	—	796	95.50	95.50
32	—	637	96.50–104.50	100.79
19	—	575	88.00–106.00	100.24
9	—	427	81.00–95.00	89.18
126	—	823	94.50–99.00	98.22
9	—	530	80.00–99.00	92.58
16	—	374	88.00–97.50	92.16
3	—	267	79.00	79.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,180	650.00–1,250.00	906.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,186	650.00–815.00	714.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,094	775.00–835.00	822.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,046	710.00–860.00	796.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,040	700.00–860.00	758.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,268	810.00–1,200.00	999.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,054	560.00–785.00	689.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,208	490.00–1,070.00	911.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,182	680.00–1,070.00	902.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,200	650.00–1,075.00	863.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,059	500.00–1,000.00	858.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,104	900.00–1,000.00	973.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	912	750.00–780.00	764.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	585.00	585.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	835.00	835.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,132	680.00–1,400.00	947.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,135.00	1,135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	850.00–870.00	859.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,357	935.00–1,425.00	1,177.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,167	950.00–1,450.00	1,286.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,670.00	1,276.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,211	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,287.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,151	900.00–1,400.00	1,159.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,139	960.00–1,125.00	1,028.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,045.00	1,045.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	1,320.00	1,320.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,090	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,203.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,473	100.00–108.00	103.60
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	116.00	116.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	852	75.00–82.00	79.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,000	60.00–85.00	73.12
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	975.00–1,550.00	1,366.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,372	63.50–94.00	84.76
94	—	1,639	83.00–115.50	99.59
119	—	1,788	98.50–121.50	109.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,025	101.00	101.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	102.00	102.00
7	—	1,223	107.00–107.75	107.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,118	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	49.00–67.00	59.23
113	—	1,461	52.00–76.50	68.18
162	—	1,462	58.50–85.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
272	—	1,252	54.00–84.50	74.09
324	—	1,220	45.00–75.00	66.33
55	—	1,181	35.00–63.00	56.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	963	39.00–60.00	48.89
91	—	1,024	49.50–79.00	66.71
158	—	1,020	40.00–69.00	58.78

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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