Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 259 priced lines covering 8,253 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,189 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,430 head. replacement cattle receipts at 654 head. Counted as USDA files them — 199 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,189Last week 15,856Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,430Last week 2,253Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 654Last week 752Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly steady. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate, with the best demand noted for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Comparisons on all classes this week are based on a limited test due to lighter receipts in light of the upcoming 4th of July holiday. Please note: this week’s summary is published one day earlier due to the July 3rd federal holiday. Have a safe and happy 4th of July.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,173	760.00–925.00	845.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,173	710.00–1,225.00	1,013.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,173	685.00–1,090.00	863.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,018	750.00–760.00	756.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,253	725.00–1,150.00	907.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,220	810.00–1,125.00	990.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,218	790.00–1,100.00	896.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,131	625.00–975.00	784.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	929	775.00–860.00	817.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	885.00–1,075.00	973.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,073	600.00–840.00	693.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,148	600.00–900.00	744.89
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,132	680.00–780.00	726.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,112	690.00–780.00	731.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,249	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,230.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,473	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,335	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,198.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,288	955.00–1,375.00	1,187.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,038	860.00–1,325.00	1,234.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,300	935.00–1,625.00	1,431.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,171	800.00–1,125.00	943.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,232	850.00–1,160.00	1,025.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,332	845.00–1,425.00	1,285.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	790.00–1,050.00	959.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	975	65.50–97.00	79.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	73.00	73.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	775.00–800.00	785.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	790.00	790.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	930	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	128.00–150.00	144.29
14	—	622	92.00–116.00	107.86
15	—	427	120.00–139.00	130.95
19	—	365	125.00–150.00	138.99
21	—	470	113.00–138.00	129.47
16	—	671	94.00–117.50	106.35
3	—	873	87.00–93.50	91.37
5	—	723	81.00–112.00	93.89
3	—	233	133.00–160.00	147.11
8	—	776	90.00–108.00	97.10
21	—	579	111.00–127.50	121.41
11	—	521	116.00–128.00	121.66
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00
3	—	325	130.00–140.00	134.82
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	970	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	378	142.50–166.00	155.57
11	—	766	103.00–116.00	109.45
62	—	676	111.00–129.00	119.86
4	—	868	85.00–96.00	93.18
1	—	160	200.00	200.00
9	—	832	91.00–106.00	100.01
3	—	228	140.00–185.00	163.70
102	—	430	121.00–169.00	147.88
81	—	622	108.50–139.00	124.97
43	—	325	130.00–175.50	159.36
22	—	290	140.00–197.50	164.09
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
2	—	973	98.00–104.00	101.02
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
49	—	716	100.00–123.00	113.81
100	—	471	133.00–161.00	145.90
119	—	569	119.00–140.00	130.92
138	—	524	120.00–146.00	135.38
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
3	—	458	105.00–120.00	111.01
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	157.50–190.00	164.82
1	—	165	195.00	195.00
1	—	240	186.00	186.00
4	—	464	150.00–168.00	159.03
4	—	438	149.00	149.00
1	—	390	159.00	159.00
6	—	515	145.00–146.00	145.66
1	—	965	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	766	100.00–111.00	103.61
4	—	571	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
1	—	195	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	123.00–128.00	126.65
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	517	107.00–124.00	115.63
29	—	471	110.00–130.00	119.04
16	—	723	90.00–110.00	99.07
23	—	868	75.00–103.50	93.59
1	—	1,095	76.00	76.00
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
7	—	759	85.00–110.00	95.36
2	—	223	127.50–129.00	128.21
11	—	327	113.00–147.50	125.60
3	—	1,018	75.00	75.00
1	—	910	72.00	72.00
5	—	278	122.50–135.00	127.83
11	—	428	97.00–127.00	114.98
18	—	677	83.00–112.00	99.63
54	—	571	93.00–124.00	115.82
23	—	622	99.00–122.50	108.27
26	—	377	100.00–133.00	122.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	868	92.50–110.00	100.25
30	—	771	100.00–118.00	107.81
1	—	1,000	96.00	96.00
183	—	424	120.00–143.00	134.39
155	—	677	105.00–128.00	116.55
117	—	724	100.00–120.00	111.85
39	—	322	124.00–158.00	140.87
19	—	237	137.50–166.00	153.67
1	—	155	150.00	150.00
3	—	832	90.00–110.00	97.88
22	—	271	122.00–155.00	145.75
100	—	381	123.00–150.00	140.29
157	—	618	105.00–133.50	121.39
211	—	473	114.50–145.00	130.81
245	—	573	106.00–136.00	124.61
295	—	526	116.00–138.00	127.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	664	115.00–130.50	128.55
4	—	367	152.00	152.00
8	—	326	141.00	141.00
81	—	534	125.00–140.00	134.90
225	—	640	121.00–131.75	127.49
231	—	730	114.00–123.00	118.59
69	—	750	119.00	119.00
63	—	840	112.00	112.00
20	—	423	133.00–145.00	141.16
8	—	564	125.00–130.00	126.16
8	—	472	135.00–140.00	136.80
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
8	—	449	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	342	139.00–147.50	140.38
7	—	369	142.00–147.00	144.10
7	—	286	146.00–158.00	152.00
7	—	528	131.00–136.00	135.31
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	104.00	104.00
1	—	280	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	109.00	109.00
25	—	619	118.00–128.50	122.34
9	—	715	112.00–118.00	116.88
2	—	657	124.00	124.00
7	—	953	106.00–108.00	106.86
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	115.00	115.00
4	—	575	100.00–118.00	109.54
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	965	106.00–114.10	113.04
34	—	319	147.00–170.00	157.54
62	—	767	116.00–132.00	122.81
111	—	731	117.00–132.75	125.88
217	—	579	129.00–150.00	140.06
102	—	425	141.00–172.00	153.70
5	—	292	154.00–170.00	158.43
28	—	873	109.00–119.00	114.16
38	—	920	102.00–115.00	105.86
157	—	527	130.00–155.00	145.27
148	—	474	131.00–167.00	148.86
49	—	376	147.50–175.00	163.16
3	—	1,095	106.00	106.00
9	—	1,040	102.50	102.50
31	—	823	103.00–122.00	116.10
165	—	630	118.00–143.00	134.21
249	—	679	119.00–149.00	133.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	110.00–126.00	120.57
18	—	473	104.00–146.00	134.00
19	—	515	110.00–139.00	129.34
20	—	671	107.00–131.75	124.20
1	—	990	95.00	95.00
3	—	860	87.00–110.00	102.33
3	—	927	87.00–113.00	96.57
3	—	728	90.00–117.00	106.27
2	—	1,178	101.00	101.00
4	—	782	105.00–110.00	106.20
11	—	377	125.00–149.00	141.27
12	—	418	124.00–153.00	136.89
5	—	319	129.00–156.00	143.31
2	—	212	160.00	160.00
40	—	577	117.00–134.00	128.29
3	—	260	145.00–149.00	147.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	171.00	171.00
120	—	869	122.80–126.30	124.55
56	—	929	119.90	119.90
4	—	269	165.00–190.00	173.56
58	—	835	128.25	128.25
161	—	955	119.70	119.70
8	—	339	161.00–170.00	165.46
1	—	565	156.00	156.00
2	—	230	179.00–190.00	184.38
4	—	504	150.00–160.00	152.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
3	—	393	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	123.00	123.00
2	—	522	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	424	151.00–165.00	160.45
117	—	922	117.00–118.70	117.86
17	—	677	129.00–141.00	135.99
75	—	733	129.00–136.60	135.67
144	—	755	124.00–132.25	131.14
22	—	475	152.00–164.50	159.59
12	—	578	145.50–147.00	145.86
115	—	880	120.00–123.95	121.97
65	—	524	145.00–165.00	153.43
43	—	621	133.00–146.50	139.92
58	—	813	120.00–125.00	124.53
56	—	969	109.20–111.00	109.33
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	83.00	83.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
22	—	724	85.00–95.00	91.25
4	—	937	80.00–91.00	85.49
14	—	368	90.00–105.00	96.91
9	—	312	102.00–110.00	108.27
7	—	428	86.00–102.00	96.58
6	—	231	93.00–112.00	101.84
3	—	755	79.50–85.00	82.50
1	—	295	99.00	99.00
15	—	533	91.00–96.00	93.95
13	—	629	75.00–95.50	91.94
2	—	673	78.00–95.00	86.41
12	—	457	90.00–101.00	93.36
11	—	567	70.00–97.00	88.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,013	57.00–73.50	66.76
136	—	1,042	47.50–68.00	58.95
45	—	933	36.00–58.50	47.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,432	55.00–73.50	66.85
6	—	1,508	55.00–66.50	62.30
101	—	1,470	53.00–78.00	71.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,225	48.00–64.00	58.00
233	—	1,223	45.50–72.00	65.60
139	—	1,300	52.50–78.00	72.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,641	70.00–112.50	97.83
83	—	1,793	90.00–121.00	107.90
27	—	1,524	77.00–95.00	86.38

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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