Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 305 priced lines covering 14,405 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,123 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,273 head. replacement cattle receipts at 910 head. Counted as USDA files them — 122 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,123Last week 14,220Year ago 20,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,273Last week 1,927Year ago 3,155

Replacement CattleReceipts 910Last week 552Year ago 1,260

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand for feeders was moderate at best, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
270	—	471	124.00–160.00	141.36
18	—	1,014	100.00–111.50	105.75
47	—	872	105.00–128.90	122.29
31	—	279	130.00–179.00	157.10
10	—	983	110.00–122.00	114.53
118	—	375	133.00–173.00	154.09
350	—	530	120.00–149.50	135.57
147	—	767	109.00–128.00	123.29
5	—	1,101	107.00	107.00
355	—	625	108.00–147.00	128.80
15	—	218	140.00–170.00	159.03
203	—	717	103.50–135.75	123.12
34	—	825	110.00–130.50	122.18
58	—	330	126.00–175.00	152.10
157	—	430	130.00–160.00	143.14
25	—	926	100.00–118.00	109.93
299	—	672	113.00–140.00	126.64
317	—	570	120.00–148.00	134.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	146.00–167.00	149.38
63	—	808	131.00	131.00
2	—	515	157.00	157.00
21	—	370	152.00–164.00	160.42
214	—	870	127.70–132.30	130.37
55	—	938	126.10	126.10
32	—	328	165.00–177.50	171.98
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	127.00	127.00
5	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	547	123.00	123.00
4	—	661	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	82.00	82.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
3	—	507	98.00–118.00	108.63
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	130.00	130.00
2	—	735	107.50–110.00	108.75
2	—	618	105.00–125.00	114.80
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	776	140.60	140.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	162.00–182.00	170.13
195	—	624	131.00–146.50	139.74
21	—	576	135.00–143.50	141.61
64	—	1,036	118.75–119.50	119.38
3	—	323	169.00	169.00
6	—	246	178.00	178.00
208	—	868	124.00–134.70	131.60
76	—	725	125.00–136.00	134.65
118	—	832	121.00–138.70	135.89
25	—	420	141.00–165.00	154.16
45	—	477	146.00–159.00	151.67
30	—	533	135.00–161.00	148.99
221	—	932	124.25–132.90	129.55
19	—	676	128.00–132.00	131.06
88	—	775	122.00–134.50	130.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	274	120.00–142.00	128.17
7	—	812	114.00–115.00	114.29
28	—	372	111.00–148.00	130.20
2	—	973	93.00–97.00	94.96
34	—	470	117.00–137.00	126.42
39	—	632	102.00–125.00	115.85
4	—	323	125.00–142.50	131.56
5	—	869	103.00–110.00	106.80
3	—	782	105.00–106.00	105.67
36	—	669	107.00–125.00	116.53
2	—	1,080	94.00	94.00
71	—	573	107.00–130.00	121.64
3	—	938	100.00–104.00	101.99
36	—	527	110.00–131.00	124.11
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
11	—	726	97.00–118.00	114.04
31	—	425	110.00–140.00	128.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	80.00	80.00
14	—	818	93.00–116.00	103.32
284	—	674	95.50–129.50	117.28
48	—	765	90.00–116.00	105.95
12	—	924	83.00–101.50	95.63
23	—	233	121.00–155.00	136.17
77	—	720	90.00–126.00	105.37
7	—	1,145	85.50	85.50
17	—	870	91.00–110.00	98.30
566	—	522	104.00–136.00	119.44
80	—	276	118.00–146.00	131.65
12	—	958	80.00–95.00	90.09
498	—	474	102.00–138.00	122.72
492	—	570	103.00–133.00	117.68
400	—	622	99.00–130.00	115.37
148	—	323	113.00–144.00	126.61
15	—	1,061	99.00	99.00
284	—	375	105.00–142.00	124.89
362	—	429	105.00–141.00	125.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	120.00–124.00	121.50
41	—	625	119.00–126.00	122.73
28	—	783	110.00–118.00	116.97
8	—	707	117.50	117.50
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
36	—	795	124.75	124.75
2	—	635	114.00	114.00
18	—	411	127.00–137.00	132.95
94	—	873	118.50	118.50
2	—	515	128.00–131.00	129.50
15	—	364	132.50–141.00	136.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	567	117.00–126.00	121.23
14	—	856	118.75	118.75
26	—	764	107.00–112.50	108.88
54	—	517	119.00–140.00	125.46
3	—	426	133.00	133.00
109	—	631	115.00–129.50	126.75
7	—	370	140.00–155.00	148.34
5	—	487	131.00	131.00
10	—	332	141.00–150.00	141.85
180	—	665	112.00–129.75	126.65
88	—	721	117.25–124.25	123.12
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
3	—	548	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	98.00–99.00	98.49
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
2	—	415	99.00–106.00	102.58
2	—	330	101.00–102.00	101.50
2	—	365	102.00–103.00	102.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	72.00–84.00	79.03
85	—	429	105.00–126.00	113.14
117	—	573	97.50–118.00	106.94
2	—	915	69.00–76.00	72.50
21	—	782	84.00–103.00	94.26
21	—	724	80.00–107.00	91.14
77	—	372	100.00–127.00	112.49
54	—	325	101.00–133.00	117.25
13	—	279	110.00–127.50	117.59
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
62	—	668	79.00–112.00	102.69
111	—	468	90.00–125.00	111.10
84	—	524	90.00–125.00	109.47
5	—	226	110.00–125.00	118.82
67	—	621	89.00–117.00	107.31
13	—	816	76.00–102.00	89.57
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	114.00	114.00
4	—	576	108.00–114.00	112.04
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	146.50	146.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	77.00	77.00
177	—	431	124.00–160.00	137.37
18	—	867	81.00–95.00	89.79
356	—	475	121.00–155.00	134.62
1	—	1,065	85.00	85.00
290	—	625	105.00–133.00	118.53
151	—	719	90.00–119.00	109.62
5	—	922	80.00–97.00	90.47
184	—	667	102.00–131.00	115.45
25	—	281	137.50–164.50	152.01
408	—	523	113.00–142.00	127.23
21	—	821	95.00–116.00	102.61
137	—	374	129.00–172.00	145.21
47	—	768	94.00–126.50	105.36
7	—	236	134.00–160.00	154.82
59	—	328	134.00–167.50	147.50
9	—	972	74.00–93.00	80.17
342	—	574	113.00–144.00	125.30
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
3	—	757	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	105.00–112.00	107.38
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
5	—	519	106.00–116.00	112.19
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	110.00–112.50	111.28
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	426	90.00–144.00	121.98
6	—	1,063	74.00	74.00
20	—	329	115.00–148.00	129.65
67	—	572	100.00–127.00	115.22
35	—	670	80.00–116.00	104.53
19	—	772	88.00–111.00	99.50
5	—	826	62.00–100.00	86.60
13	—	928	71.00–90.00	82.45
46	—	628	90.00–116.00	107.16
22	—	715	82.00–110.00	97.40
27	—	375	100.00–146.00	129.22
2	—	1,210	80.00	80.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
70	—	528	93.00–125.00	115.85
60	—	473	109.00–138.00	122.68
20	—	858	70.00–98.00	84.77
4	—	981	75.00–85.00	82.57
26	—	271	115.00–154.00	131.12
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	104.00–110.00	107.62
3	—	620	87.00–99.00	94.54
4	—	675	85.00–99.00	95.63
14	—	488	90.00–103.00	98.04
2	—	562	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,045	83.00	83.00
3	—	737	61.00–86.00	76.45
2	—	167	120.00	120.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
4	—	948	76.00	76.00
11	—	340	91.00–106.00	98.64
5	—	272	101.00–110.00	106.67
4	—	519	99.00–106.00	103.75
2	—	805	96.00	96.00
11	—	378	85.00–112.00	98.78
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	78.00	78.00
2	—	438	71.00	71.00
3	—	812	71.00	71.00
1	—	515	75.00	75.00
2	—	378	70.00–75.00	72.42
2	—	285	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	863	102.00	102.00
57	—	923	99.50	99.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.50	77.50
1	—	635	47.00	47.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,294	595.00–1,500.00	1,215.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,239	875.00–1,575.00	1,427.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,128	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,286.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,146	700.00–1,600.00	1,283.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,250	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,527.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,029	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,615.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,490.00–1,525.00	1,508.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	800.00–1,100.00	973.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,350.00–1,760.00	1,579.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,590	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,216	735.00–1,100.00	900.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,385	610.00–1,025.00	846.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,417	925.00–1,575.00	1,207.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,264	810.00–1,300.00	969.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,625.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,324	800.00–1,125.00	986.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	810.00–920.00	872.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,055	675.00–820.00	757.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,268	800.00–1,325.00	1,046.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,244	460.00–1,100.00	869.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,200	500.00–930.00	678.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	938	600.00–875.00	738.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,197	675.00–1,070.00	896.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,176	550.00–1,225.00	850.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,251	325.00–1,275.00	860.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,300	875.00–1,075.00	928.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	640.00–650.00	645.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,216	400.00–800.00	634.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	650.00–810.00	732.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	1,184	460.00–1,425.00	859.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,296	550.00–975.00	752.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,275	925.00–1,350.00	1,114.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	46	—	1,136	420.00–1,025.00	747.77
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	525.00–550.00	538.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	600.00–740.00	676.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,203	610.00–735.00	703.10
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	680.00–750.00	725.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	675.00–700.00	686.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	842	570.00–930.00	766.91
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	763	730.00–750.00	733.75
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	885.00	885.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	941	55.00–95.00	69.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	635.00–750.00	713.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	53.00–78.00	63.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,137	55.00–85.00	65.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,920	67.00	67.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,471	850.00–1,530.00	1,192.55
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	928	650.00–760.00	720.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,810.00	1,810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
461	—	1,260	40.50–65.50	52.65
160	—	1,325	49.00–74.00	57.59
97	—	1,221	30.00–55.50	47.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,082	34.00–57.00	45.87
61	—	1,058	46.00–69.00	51.33
77	—	982	25.00–48.50	38.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,557	50.50–65.50	58.58
10	—	1,389	39.50–56.00	48.38
183	—	1,501	45.00–62.00	53.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,672	67.00–86.50	79.33
49	—	1,816	81.00–98.00	85.83
43	—	1,562	54.00–79.00	70.09

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

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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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