Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 291 priced lines covering 14,763 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,475 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,878 head. replacement cattle receipts at 610 head. Counted as USDA files them — 110 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,475Last week 8,535Year ago 14,990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,878Last week 1,234Year ago 2,087

Replacement CattleReceipts 610Last week 602Year ago 635

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate for feeder classes with buyers continuing to show the most interest in preconditioned feeder cattle weaned 45+ days, especially as fall weather quickly approaches and health concerns are imminent. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	92.00	92.00
173	—	725	116.00–139.25	132.36
171	—	423	132.00–165.00	152.49
54	—	324	142.00–171.00	161.05
31	—	883	119.00–128.00	124.63
14	—	932	107.00–122.00	118.43
334	—	574	125.00–154.25	142.24
380	—	524	128.00–159.50	144.70
10	—	1,057	111.00–116.00	114.25
1	—	165	205.00	205.00
2	—	965	104.00–119.00	111.46
9	—	223	165.00–185.00	176.07
24	—	266	140.00–177.50	164.11
113	—	378	140.00–171.00	157.86
152	—	782	120.00–136.00	131.90
153	—	827	110.00–144.00	130.28
224	—	670	123.00–147.50	134.01
255	—	474	134.00–166.00	150.00
281	—	623	122.00–150.00	138.12
7	—	1,151	108.50	108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	109.00	109.00
14	—	842	107.00–118.00	116.49
37	—	625	109.00–137.50	128.12
16	—	731	114.00–128.00	123.24
7	—	761	110.00–121.00	116.81
25	—	675	114.00–135.00	121.40
30	—	477	120.00–141.00	135.24
32	—	428	110.00–156.00	138.01
47	—	524	115.00–140.00	132.02
5	—	969	106.00–109.00	108.20
48	—	575	112.50–138.00	128.84
16	—	367	111.00–146.00	136.69
4	—	244	159.00–165.00	160.51
7	—	321	122.00–137.50	131.12
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	128.00	128.00
1	—	890	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
3	—	538	130.00–137.00	132.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	574	147.00–156.00	152.47
50	—	430	153.00–174.00	160.69
2	—	313	182.00–182.50	182.26
5	—	292	176.00	176.00
3	—	365	174.00–182.00	179.22
419	—	732	131.00–149.00	143.67
141	—	779	126.50–145.50	134.49
152	—	877	122.00–139.20	137.55
161	—	969	120.30–134.75	130.05
174	—	914	131.75–139.00	134.20
140	—	670	140.00–144.50	143.15
170	—	628	136.00–151.00	145.24
418	—	824	126.50–145.20	140.21
102	—	1,113	116.85	116.85
137	—	527	148.00–169.00	152.98
54	—	1,007	122.60	122.60
18	—	1,088	120.00–123.75	123.55
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
6	—	485	154.50–166.00	156.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	517	160.00–165.00	163.25
5	—	370	162.50–172.50	166.51
2	—	295	167.50–180.00	173.75
4	—	432	155.00–160.00	156.24
6	—	452	156.00–159.00	158.00
2	—	320	167.50–180.00	174.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
2	—	625	123.00	123.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	935	132.95	132.95
126	—	860	140.10–140.70	140.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	135.00–143.50	137.39
3	—	317	150.00–151.00	150.65
433	—	614	122.00–143.30	138.12
52	—	716	122.50–128.00	125.95
17	—	466	135.00–143.00	139.73
71	—	527	130.00–141.50	133.06
58	—	900	123.20	123.20
128	—	766	115.50–132.75	128.47
337	—	662	122.00–137.00	133.25
4	—	366	150.00–154.00	152.08
218	—	586	129.00–139.50	135.91
64	—	805	123.10	123.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	876	72.00–101.00	87.50
21	—	326	115.00–138.00	128.21
13	—	728	90.00–110.00	105.47
41	—	426	100.00–132.00	121.30
8	—	826	82.00–109.00	97.03
14	—	771	80.00–107.00	94.99
29	—	677	89.00–117.00	107.57
39	—	628	103.00–119.00	111.30
70	—	571	83.00–124.00	116.12
74	—	374	90.00–137.00	124.91
75	—	531	101.00–124.00	117.10
99	—	473	102.50–135.00	122.08
19	—	285	103.00–159.00	129.30
3	—	925	78.00–85.00	80.27
2	—	245	117.50–140.00	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
624	—	521	115.50–140.00	128.63
97	—	722	103.00–130.25	116.80
3	—	935	96.00–105.00	102.08
5	—	1,014	91.00–110.00	106.25
17	—	870	75.00–129.00	107.30
1	—	955	86.00	86.00
52	—	276	125.00–159.00	140.43
17	—	224	127.50–160.00	143.63
1	—	190	185.00	185.00
36	—	827	90.00–122.00	106.61
64	—	769	95.00–127.25	113.10
127	—	324	121.00–160.00	137.07
154	—	671	109.00–135.00	120.09
296	—	374	120.00–148.00	134.69
314	—	623	102.00–136.50	123.33
381	—	572	117.00–137.00	126.65
421	—	425	118.00–142.50	131.63
529	—	475	114.00–143.00	130.15
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	118.00	118.00
4	—	512	117.00–118.00	117.74
6	—	479	109.00–118.00	113.53
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	111.00–115.00	113.66
5	—	762	122.00–126.00	123.58
19	—	672	119.00–127.00	124.78
21	—	622	121.00–132.00	128.37
22	—	724	118.00–127.00	121.88
1	—	1,005	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	102.00	102.00
2	—	418	100.00–106.00	103.05
4	—	470	100.00–111.00	105.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	685	86.00	86.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	143.00	143.00
14	—	373	140.00–152.00	147.60
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
4	—	279	146.00–148.00	147.35
5	—	316	142.00–146.00	144.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	526	108.00–111.00	109.54
2	—	475	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	355	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	667	113.50–134.00	122.73
29	—	772	100.00–120.00	114.24
5	—	977	75.00–106.00	93.28
66	—	723	103.00–124.00	114.02
6	—	868	84.00–110.00	98.17
253	—	621	112.00–139.00	126.74
257	—	569	120.00–154.00	134.87
294	—	474	123.00–158.00	143.40
330	—	427	125.00–166.00	149.45
411	—	525	121.00–160.00	136.15
31	—	276	122.50–173.00	160.47
5	—	936	83.00–104.00	92.02
4	—	1,016	87.00–92.50	89.71
9	—	221	160.00–175.00	167.91
137	—	375	127.50–169.00	153.46
103	—	323	130.00–175.00	158.20
33	—	826	90.00–116.00	104.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	169.00	169.00
3	—	403	162.00	162.00
2	—	500	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	268	167.50–185.00	178.42
5	—	381	169.00–173.00	170.54
2	—	433	156.00–163.00	159.48
4	—	481	156.00–157.00	156.76
5	—	802	117.50	117.50
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
2	—	918	107.00–111.00	108.96
6	—	723	105.00–113.00	109.66
14	—	328	120.00–153.00	139.81
22	—	677	100.00–120.00	111.63
30	—	621	102.50–123.00	115.85
38	—	381	115.00–150.00	139.21
47	—	429	110.00–147.50	131.03
69	—	573	110.00–136.00	122.50
115	—	472	101.00–143.00	131.13
4	—	271	130.00–140.00	134.88
57	—	527	95.00–137.00	123.15
10	—	763	100.00–112.00	105.59
2	—	892	99.00	99.00
6	—	808	86.00–116.00	98.53
7	—	213	130.00–158.00	146.20
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	112.00–125.00	120.04
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
2	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.91
2	—	220	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	574	50.00–98.00	92.14
6	—	840	60.00–85.00	74.79
8	—	387	85.00–95.00	93.72
21	—	661	66.00–90.00	84.40
4	—	796	87.00–89.00	88.00
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
3	—	240	98.00	98.00
4	—	456	96.00	96.00
3	—	415	107.00	107.00
7	—	534	93.00–100.00	98.05
4	—	256	100.00	100.00
3	—	615	96.00	96.00
1	—	100	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	79.00	79.00
4	—	630	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	858	101.75	101.75

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,069	450.00–630.00	564.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,216	700.00–1,185.00	930.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,186	650.00–920.00	781.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,122	550.00–950.00	721.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,129	530.00–950.00	782.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,369	680.00–1,200.00	1,006.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,208	580.00–1,200.00	926.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	725.00–735.00	729.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,173.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,052	560.00–740.00	670.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	850.00–900.00	874.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,221	650.00–1,140.00	859.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,129	775.00–1,110.00	988.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	900	695.00	695.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	992	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,431	725.00–1,100.00	913.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,486	910.00–1,120.00	1,033.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,335	850.00–875.00	856.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	710.00–790.00	760.65
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,165	845.00–1,200.00	956.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	910.00–1,550.00	1,195.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,236	800.00–1,525.00	1,140.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,168	775.00–1,485.00	1,098.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,240	775.00–1,120.00	991.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,386	1,020.00–1,610.00	1,393.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,190	1,010.00–2,025.00	1,610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,332	1,000.00–1,135.00	1,053.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,232.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,610	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	835.00–1,300.00	1,070.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,358	1,750.00–1,985.00	1,946.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,375	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,328.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,348	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,178.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,385.00	1,385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,125	910.00–1,350.00	1,154.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,318	975.00–1,575.00	1,307.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,478	1,535.00–1,560.00	1,547.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	635.00	635.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	775.00–840.00	811.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	665	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,204	675.00–760.00	740.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	920	61.00–88.00	75.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	71.00	71.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	760.00	760.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,515	65.00–89.00	83.11
139	—	1,746	77.00–101.00	93.04
67	—	1,817	89.50–108.50	101.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
327	—	1,229	41.00–70.00	60.33
70	—	1,199	40.50–60.50	53.57
102	—	1,268	53.50–76.50	66.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,461	58.50–80.00	66.66
133	—	1,469	52.50–69.00	61.51
12	—	1,289	48.50–57.00	53.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,004	30.00–58.00	48.98
45	—	1,062	52.00–68.50	60.19
170	—	1,099	42.00–67.00	53.10
2	—	828	28.00–29.00	28.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	100.00	100.00

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.

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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

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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line