Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 252 priced lines covering 11,091 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,258 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,524 head. replacement cattle receipts at 349 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,258Last week 8,189Year ago 13,463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,524Last week 1,430Year ago 1,914

Replacement CattleReceipts 349Last week 654Year ago 631

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with mostly moderate demand for feeder classes throughout the week. Long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle were shown the best demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Notable hot and humid temperatures were prevalent throughout the region this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	104.00–105.00	104.33
23	—	446	84.00–107.00	104.87
4	—	125	100.00	100.00
9	—	582	85.00–100.00	97.93
2	—	603	97.00	97.00
7	—	520	94.00–95.00	94.14
1	—	255	98.00	98.00
2	—	375	93.00	93.00
1	—	495	89.00	89.00
9	—	1,173	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,029	72.00–86.50	75.56
1	—	705	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,085	86.00	86.00
12	—	760	76.00–89.25	88.13
22	—	668	82.00–96.00	93.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	967	93.50	93.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
8	—	315	138.00–154.00	143.07
1	—	360	149.00	149.00
4	—	219	150.00–170.00	159.92
155	—	711	127.10–129.25	128.22
11	—	455	142.00	142.00
4	—	259	157.00–157.50	157.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	524	123.00–138.50	130.67
316	—	682	108.00–131.90	127.57
192	—	630	119.00–133.00	130.09
16	—	733	111.00–118.50	114.37
135	—	576	124.00–137.00	133.07
25	—	421	130.00–144.00	136.69
22	—	475	132.00–145.50	135.55
3	—	321	151.00	151.00
223	—	781	110.00–123.60	121.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	327	120.00–150.00	134.15
39	—	828	91.00–119.50	104.87
142	—	368	120.00–150.00	137.59
24	—	283	130.00–149.00	141.18
50	—	768	101.00–116.50	110.78
9	—	925	91.00–102.00	96.30
1	—	190	161.00	161.00
3	—	953	96.00	96.00
177	—	427	120.00–150.00	134.23
254	—	623	104.00–134.50	121.03
287	—	476	120.00–147.00	132.75
343	—	526	112.00–141.00	127.49
450	—	571	109.00–139.00	125.93
203	—	669	103.00–141.00	116.73
2	—	1,002	88.00	88.00
32	—	872	90.00–108.50	104.36
140	—	717	103.00–125.00	113.08
13	—	229	132.50–158.00	149.46
1	—	1,080	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	682	90.00–115.00	103.44
30	—	418	102.00–138.00	122.22
2	—	235	100.00–119.00	109.10
3	—	870	76.00–100.00	86.28
68	—	526	99.00–122.00	111.39
2	—	1,027	90.00	90.00
2	—	908	90.00–96.50	93.24
2	—	990	95.50	95.50
23	—	772	80.00–110.00	95.80
17	—	375	100.00–134.00	119.97
29	—	567	91.00–125.00	115.20
53	—	478	103.00–128.00	119.11
73	—	630	92.00–116.00	107.56
3	—	801	80.00–105.00	88.32
29	—	721	83.00–110.00	97.68
21	—	312	105.00–136.00	126.55
8	—	279	105.00–141.00	129.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	843	102.00	102.00
65	—	798	106.00–116.50	116.18
7	—	634	117.00–124.00	118.95
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	143.00	143.00
2	—	360	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	88.50	88.50
45	—	375	132.00–171.00	151.57
108	—	824	112.00–126.00	118.59
132	—	671	120.00–143.00	134.09
6	—	226	151.00–173.00	163.24
18	—	283	139.00–174.00	153.13
70	—	916	97.50–120.00	117.84
112	—	881	110.00–121.50	118.26
74	—	770	115.00–129.00	123.89
18	—	323	141.00–176.00	156.47
323	—	529	125.00–153.00	142.03
143	—	729	116.00–138.00	126.62
152	—	475	124.00–160.00	146.91
260	—	624	120.00–149.50	134.23
309	—	572	128.00–151.50	141.71
87	—	422	124.00–164.00	148.13
1	—	1,015	99.00	99.00
3	—	965	90.00–107.00	99.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	152.50	152.50
2	—	232	177.00	177.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
2	—	613	145.00–151.00	148.06
5	—	482	151.00–160.00	152.72
5	—	656	144.00	144.00
2	—	325	160.00–162.00	161.00
56	—	958	119.75	119.75
60	—	846	129.75	129.75
2	—	265	165.00	165.00
8	—	510	154.00–163.00	157.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	156.00–165.00	160.42
28	—	477	146.00–152.50	147.19
53	—	579	142.00–148.50	147.25
262	—	665	131.00–141.50	139.16
272	—	739	124.00–140.95	136.72
275	—	834	120.00–130.90	124.98
54	—	961	119.50	119.50
253	—	925	119.00–124.90	122.57
345	—	879	124.70–132.50	127.32
81	—	528	145.00–155.00	150.32
10	—	375	156.00–161.00	158.39
203	—	780	121.00–135.00	132.72
100	—	626	134.00–149.50	140.10
48	—	1,072	113.80	113.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	132.50–144.00	139.76
18	—	381	106.00–154.00	139.62
24	—	781	104.00–119.00	114.35
16	—	676	100.00–128.00	119.42
25	—	434	113.00–142.00	131.82
25	—	575	100.00–134.00	122.45
28	—	633	80.00–130.00	122.24
1	—	950	104.50	104.50
5	—	721	107.00–120.00	115.58
7	—	836	104.00–112.00	106.28
11	—	337	110.00–120.00	115.98
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
30	—	530	119.00–140.00	129.72
31	—	470	111.00–145.00	133.96
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
8	—	877	100.00–112.00	107.35
1	—	1,035	91.00	91.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	88.00	88.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	478	100.00–138.00	127.51
22	—	376	120.00–156.00	135.43
20	—	529	114.00–129.00	121.57
3	—	760	96.00–106.00	99.97
7	—	827	84.00–95.00	91.01
26	—	576	90.00–126.00	116.99
9	—	329	130.00–158.00	146.01
5	—	272	100.00–150.00	128.43
8	—	863	62.00–98.00	76.82
13	—	628	109.00–117.00	113.47
17	—	676	104.00–115.00	110.40
5	—	915	81.00–88.00	83.99
3	—	730	102.00–116.00	107.42
3	—	975	75.00–94.00	83.77
22	—	420	110.00–143.00	135.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	522	115.00–143.00	133.13
135	—	426	128.00–158.00	147.01
129	—	622	110.00–140.00	124.65
83	—	668	110.00–129.50	118.58
146	—	473	120.00–157.00	140.14
165	—	574	113.00–138.50	126.18
11	—	815	90.00–105.00	97.02
72	—	718	96.50–120.00	109.84
2	—	190	155.00–201.00	177.39
18	—	274	142.50–175.00	160.83
5	—	231	147.50–167.00	161.23
6	—	862	100.00–107.00	101.33
55	—	770	94.00–115.00	108.76
2	—	983	95.00–103.00	98.97
53	—	324	140.00–170.00	153.42
71	—	373	135.00–164.00	152.39
2	—	1,007	80.00	80.00
2	—	923	86.00–101.00	93.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
7	—	329	165.00–177.00	171.83
1	—	260	180.50	180.50
3	—	610	142.00–143.00	142.67
7	—	522	145.00–154.00	152.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	101.00–123.00	110.09
2	—	525	111.00–115.00	113.02
3	—	388	118.00	118.00
2	—	430	115.00–118.00	116.47
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,335.00	1,335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,266	910.00–1,290.00	1,013.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,088.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	950.00–1,000.00	979.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	775.00–940.00	883.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,314	920.00–1,280.00	1,076.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,215	950.00–1,500.00	1,220.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	725.00–1,075.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	75.00–82.50	78.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	57.00–77.00	67.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,157	650.00–935.00	819.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	977	695.00–885.00	773.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	725.00–1,050.00	900.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,118	610.00–760.00	671.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	690.00–950.00	813.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,147	610.00–850.00	711.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,170	700.00–1,000.00	818.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,252	630.00–1,285.00	944.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,062	775.00–1,160.00	1,000.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,200	700.00–1,100.00	942.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	—	1,229	670.00–1,200.00	926.06
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	710.00–850.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	650.00–735.00	694.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	580.00	580.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,183	90.00–109.00	99.44
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	940	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	1,350.00	1,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	750.00–1,425.00	1,224.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	116.00	116.00
86	—	1,717	90.00–118.00	105.84
45	—	1,510	74.00–96.00	87.33
89	—	1,656	81.00–106.00	96.25
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	94.25	94.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,546	48.00–59.50	55.32
104	—	1,502	51.00–72.50	63.05
93	—	1,492	60.00–80.00	68.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,024	55.00–68.00	60.79
139	—	1,105	42.00–69.00	56.17
75	—	1,019	33.00–55.00	47.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
264	—	1,250	45.00–70.50	61.75
137	—	1,291	50.00–78.00	67.65
58	—	1,256	42.50–60.00	51.80

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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