Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 311 priced lines covering 13,842 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,083 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,927 head. replacement cattle receipts at 613 head. Counted as USDA files them — 94 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,083Last week 13,902Year ago 10,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,927Last week 1,736Year ago 1,452

Replacement CattleReceipts 613Last week 822Year ago 304

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate to good with the best demand noted for preconditioned feeder cattle weaned 45+ days. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was mostly moderate for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	142.50–162.00	155.66
5	—	279	156.00–162.50	158.21
5	—	407	148.00	148.00
21	—	373	140.00–154.00	148.60
26	—	985	120.35	120.35
33	—	903	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	85.00–94.00	89.31
1	—	1,035	83.00	83.00
14	—	724	86.00–113.00	105.35
30	—	625	90.00–122.00	110.08
32	—	370	113.00–140.00	129.50
50	—	476	112.00–132.00	125.39
3	—	1,067	84.00	84.00
13	—	279	125.00–141.00	131.86
19	—	782	80.00–111.50	100.54
23	—	674	94.00–120.00	107.34
41	—	572	101.00–132.00	117.18
54	—	429	105.00–146.00	126.77
7	—	815	95.00–108.00	104.73
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
5	—	231	124.00–138.00	134.89
47	—	526	101.00–133.00	116.91
5	—	945	93.00–95.00	93.80
22	—	324	120.00–149.00	132.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	223	140.00–153.00	147.32
203	—	373	128.00–164.00	144.02
15	—	1,015	93.00	93.00
4	—	864	104.00–106.00	104.50
9	—	913	94.50–105.00	100.66
1	—	195	161.00	161.00
1	—	975	94.00	94.00
32	—	824	98.00–116.50	112.95
36	—	276	130.00–164.00	146.61
51	—	778	101.00–121.00	114.80
100	—	326	130.00–163.00	147.90
145	—	725	103.50–128.10	116.84
158	—	677	110.00–133.00	122.81
274	—	428	120.00–150.00	136.80
300	—	625	106.00–135.00	123.42
454	—	474	120.00–147.00	134.87
433	—	572	117.50–138.50	128.00
385	—	521	115.00–139.00	131.36
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	110.00	110.00
2	—	743	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	126.00–131.00	128.53
2	—	458	114.00–128.00	120.89
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	119.00–130.00	124.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	777	127.00–132.00	130.42
26	—	412	141.00–152.00	147.49
15	—	481	136.00–137.00	136.33
317	—	586	127.00–145.00	140.45
359	—	664	123.00–140.10	137.48
574	—	635	121.00–140.95	139.34
2	—	270	170.00	170.00
48	—	823	109.00–128.00	124.80
194	—	517	128.00–151.00	140.63
201	—	732	120.00–130.90	127.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	122.00–125.00	123.49
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	107.50	107.50
1	—	425	102.50	102.50
2	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	106.50	106.50
12	—	737	120.00–125.75	125.28
12	—	767	118.00–119.00	118.58
20	—	624	120.00–128.00	122.63
22	—	661	118.00–130.00	125.87
2	—	867	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00–121.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	281	167.50–185.00	170.69
4	—	808	104.00–116.00	113.03
3	—	202	175.00–185.00	181.70
2	—	305	185.00	185.00
4	—	404	171.00–175.00	173.99
11	—	376	170.00–180.00	172.19
3	—	635	133.00–134.00	133.33
2	—	708	125.00–128.00	126.48
4	—	467	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	283	142.50–189.00	161.04
9	—	223	150.00–168.00	160.86
5	—	915	90.00–118.00	103.76
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
27	—	810	98.00–118.00	111.26
53	—	326	122.00–181.00	159.23
84	—	721	109.00–129.00	119.11
127	—	377	136.00–185.00	159.63
144	—	426	135.00–166.00	152.30
169	—	469	130.00–164.00	145.86
177	—	623	117.50–140.00	128.62
256	—	571	116.00–146.00	136.07
48	—	769	94.00–125.00	113.24
114	—	669	108.00–136.00	123.70
235	—	521	124.00–156.50	139.11
4	—	968	84.00–96.00	88.85
4	—	868	96.00–116.00	107.80
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	92.00–98.00	94.31
6	—	286	140.00–152.50	148.49
41	—	575	109.00–137.00	123.46
52	—	427	115.00–150.00	135.89
52	—	474	114.00–148.00	131.90
3	—	823	98.00–99.00	98.34
1	—	955	97.50	97.50
3	—	222	130.00–139.00	136.09
10	—	719	101.00–122.00	112.61
22	—	375	120.00–167.00	139.81
3	—	922	97.00–114.00	102.78
11	—	666	105.00–120.00	113.24
22	—	625	102.00–128.00	116.55
48	—	518	104.00–136.00	125.10
13	—	319	125.00–157.50	145.72
12	—	770	103.00–114.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	105.00–125.00	115.47
4	—	514	109.00–116.00	111.96
2	—	470	100.00–115.00	107.66
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	163.00–165.00	163.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
499	—	826	127.00–140.95	137.41
3	—	275	185.00–197.50	190.74
4	—	324	180.00–192.50	186.83
45	—	429	156.00–190.00	167.47
37	—	459	150.00–176.00	157.83
152	—	564	147.00–160.00	155.37
54	—	1,013	126.30	126.30
183	—	631	135.00–155.00	145.10
186	—	534	148.00–164.00	156.66
347	—	784	130.00–141.00	138.92
1	—	350	187.50	187.50
87	—	990	124.50	124.50
80	—	664	140.00–148.50	144.78
131	—	857	135.00–140.10	139.64
270	—	924	123.50–131.00	128.65
62	—	709	134.00–141.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	155.00–181.00	167.97
1	—	1,240	108.00	108.00
17	—	974	105.00–131.00	117.93
43	—	328	148.00–196.00	169.41
262	—	522	125.00–159.00	145.80
4	—	1,062	106.00–111.00	108.50
47	—	821	115.00–137.00	128.42
51	—	879	114.00–136.00	127.96
4	—	1,013	109.00–114.00	111.75
132	—	914	112.00–133.00	131.19
432	—	573	127.00–162.00	144.11
264	—	471	136.00–169.00	153.85
224	—	668	120.00–149.00	138.08
210	—	624	124.00–152.50	138.13
184	—	719	122.00–143.50	134.65
145	—	427	140.00–173.00	157.29
119	—	772	120.00–140.50	130.90
99	—	371	147.00–183.00	162.97
21	—	276	151.00–197.50	174.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	277	120.00–155.00	146.76
6	—	768	111.00–120.50	117.00
5	—	328	120.00–162.00	140.14
1	—	910	106.00	106.00
15	—	624	113.00–127.00	119.99
1	—	1,015	94.00	94.00
15	—	676	106.00–133.00	125.86
22	—	580	119.00–139.00	129.44
28	—	425	119.00–157.00	135.05
48	—	473	125.00–145.00	136.24
10	—	382	127.50–160.00	147.65
38	—	518	107.50–136.00	128.11
5	—	993	102.00–109.00	107.62
3	—	880	84.50–115.00	101.84
11	—	714	100.00–126.00	108.35
6	—	838	87.00–119.00	113.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	868	135.40–139.75	137.60
2	—	400	167.00	167.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
2	—	335	162.50–175.00	168.75
8	—	380	165.00–182.50	176.07
54	—	959	131.00	131.00
2	—	520	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	803	141.50	141.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	495	134.00	134.00
3	—	670	129.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
2	—	858	113.00–120.00	116.53
2	—	707	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	118.00	118.00
2	—	442	116.00	116.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	364	87.00–107.00	99.10
3	—	232	102.00–110.00	105.11
6	—	531	90.00–105.00	101.50
30	—	470	103.00–114.00	109.15
7	—	260	104.00	104.00
33	—	424	87.00–109.00	105.15
6	—	714	76.00–86.00	84.30
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,041	93.50	93.50
5	—	882	87.00	87.00
2	—	325	92.50–98.00	95.33
2	—	780	89.00	89.00
8	—	621	72.00–106.00	90.09
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	78.00	78.00
3	—	823	71.00	71.00
4	—	690	79.00	79.00
7	—	478	75.00–80.00	78.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,047	65.00–90.00	75.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	876	60.00–88.00	75.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	71.00	71.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,099	710.00–1,100.00	886.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,019	800.00–950.00	843.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,146	700.00–840.00	755.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,367	775.00–1,050.00	945.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,125	530.00–1,075.00	736.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,353	900.00–1,255.00	1,058.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,188	875.00–1,025.00	944.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,197	660.00–1,300.00	951.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,070	700.00–975.00	797.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,332	875.00–1,275.00	1,136.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,119	590.00–860.00	709.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,202	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,260.00	1,153.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,142	735.00–1,150.00	938.03
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	875.00–925.00	894.76
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,417	875.00–925.00	896.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	700.00–775.00	743.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	475.00–1,300.00	919.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,168	900.00–1,510.00	1,304.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,161	700.00–1,135.00	987.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	985.00–1,225.00	1,088.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,272	850.00–1,300.00	1,100.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,133	1,085.00–1,325.00	1,217.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,038	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,310.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,418.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,695	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,191	975.00–1,385.00	1,257.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	675.00–750.00	713.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,575	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	770.00–1,225.00	910.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,035	790.00–1,020.00	921.76
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	790.00	790.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,070.00–1,125.00	1,098.78
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,385	1,010.00–1,600.00	1,434.51
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	18.00	18.00
188	—	1,269	54.00–76.00	68.34
290	—	1,238	33.50–74.00	61.36
69	—	1,204	36.00–62.00	54.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,006	30.00–58.50	47.03
79	—	1,013	39.50–75.00	60.33
162	—	1,081	33.00–68.50	53.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	51.00–59.50	54.94
128	—	1,433	55.00–74.00	63.45
126	—	1,470	57.50–85.00	68.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,755	87.00–113.50	103.45
147	—	1,735	76.00–105.00	95.70
47	—	1,455	62.00–94.00	85.06
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	80.00–97.00	86.37
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,554	82.00	82.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line