Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 299 priced lines covering 12,431 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,706 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,280 head. replacement cattle receipts at 709 head. Counted as USDA files them — 76 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,706Last week 13,771Year ago 22,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,280Last week 2,097Year ago 2,583

Replacement CattleReceipts 709Last week 1,102Year ago 911

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good to very good demand. Buyers continue to show the highest interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	668	98.00–127.50	113.26
302	—	621	104.00–133.00	116.32
202	—	373	113.00–140.00	128.16
20	—	228	115.00–151.00	132.07
487	—	524	106.00–134.50	122.35
113	—	772	88.00–122.50	109.19
58	—	281	110.00–144.00	126.52
2	—	180	130.00–153.00	141.18
10	—	970	65.00–99.00	88.93
349	—	428	105.00–137.00	127.15
1	—	1,070	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,020	97.00	97.00
127	—	325	110.00–141.00	126.41
442	—	472	115.00–139.00	126.79
24	—	815	89.00–110.00	99.23
426	—	570	105.00–131.00	119.21
19	—	860	87.00–106.50	97.24
148	—	716	94.00–122.00	110.83
20	—	914	82.00–106.50	94.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	118.00–122.00	121.40
3	—	858	109.00	109.00
29	—	629	118.00–125.00	121.09
11	—	821	96.00–111.00	107.32
20	—	769	113.00–117.00	116.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
13	—	369	125.00–129.50	127.31
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	91.00	91.00
2	—	423	100.00–104.00	101.99
1	—	560	99.00	99.00
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	65.00–102.00	83.29
22	—	720	81.00–103.00	92.13
9	—	825	69.00–95.00	82.66
8	—	880	67.00–100.00	78.20
68	—	473	90.00–120.00	112.92
23	—	280	107.50–131.00	118.88
18	—	330	97.50–120.00	110.20
57	—	372	92.00–126.00	110.83
33	—	618	95.00–111.00	103.48
1	—	210	123.00	123.00
81	—	530	90.00–116.00	108.64
58	—	572	93.00–116.00	108.33
41	—	425	90.00–123.00	110.77
5	—	970	77.00–96.00	89.05
43	—	672	91.00–118.00	102.57
17	—	777	77.00–102.50	91.46
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	111.00–112.00	111.51
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
2	—	660	103.00–113.00	108.00
3	—	571	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	662	115.50–119.00	117.85
8	—	422	128.00–132.00	129.39
18	—	831	120.00	120.00
80	—	726	113.00–126.00	125.83
29	—	767	116.00–124.75	122.86
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
29	—	466	125.00–132.50	128.90
114	—	525	119.00–147.00	126.11
87	—	573	119.00–126.50	122.19
77	—	608	120.00–134.40	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	375	142.00–180.00	157.00
2	—	183	152.00–165.00	158.41
17	—	278	136.00–202.00	161.88
19	—	978	108.00–119.00	113.44
69	—	927	100.00–125.00	117.87
163	—	474	132.00–164.00	145.44
269	—	526	120.00–149.50	137.14
145	—	423	135.00–167.00	151.48
128	—	771	105.00–132.00	124.77
40	—	868	111.00–129.00	124.38
210	—	722	115.00–133.00	125.02
319	—	570	120.00–150.00	136.06
4	—	241	147.50–160.00	155.83
3	—	1,088	101.00–109.00	106.33
77	—	824	108.00–130.00	121.70
31	—	323	137.00–189.00	163.05
266	—	624	119.00–146.50	130.53
176	—	672	113.00–138.00	126.72
16	—	1,023	100.00–110.25	108.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	151.00–159.00	152.69
12	—	413	155.00–171.00	164.10
6	—	322	165.00–177.50	173.80
62	—	847	138.95	138.95
2	—	862	131.00	131.00
6	—	467	140.00–152.00	148.13
4	—	371	162.00–167.00	164.47
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	127.50	127.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
9	—	629	118.00–121.50	120.42
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	708	121.50–138.25	133.77
163	—	969	129.80–131.00	130.57
137	—	628	130.00–141.00	134.85
6	—	316	185.00–195.00	191.36
25	—	525	140.00–152.00	144.92
30	—	472	148.00–156.75	154.54
12	—	431	151.00–159.00	155.27
123	—	681	130.00–140.00	137.08
243	—	768	120.00–138.20	134.72
124	—	860	135.90–137.00	136.43
228	—	814	130.00–137.80	134.54
21	—	562	140.00–150.00	146.04
233	—	922	124.00–135.60	130.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	124.00–146.00	129.65
7	—	826	99.00–116.00	110.57
32	—	579	115.00–131.00	123.20
2	—	755	99.00–117.00	107.94
4	—	240	146.00–150.00	146.96
50	—	619	98.00–127.00	116.13
10	—	423	121.00–144.00	130.99
5	—	324	125.00–149.00	135.82
28	—	479	115.00–138.00	129.08
6	—	292	112.00–140.00	130.76
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
39	—	525	107.00–134.00	124.60
15	—	721	82.00–119.50	112.64
13	—	677	110.00–120.00	113.87
4	—	864	100.00–114.00	107.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	375	127.00–175.00	152.62
18	—	272	130.00–160.00	149.20
6	—	228	130.00–160.00	136.84
23	—	819	85.00–109.00	101.60
233	—	431	125.00–160.00	142.60
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
125	—	671	102.00–126.00	115.22
272	—	520	115.00–147.00	130.74
2	—	963	83.00–90.00	86.49
4	—	926	82.00–92.00	86.28
259	—	479	123.00–155.00	136.64
108	—	719	90.00–125.00	108.58
4	—	1,010	81.00–89.00	82.99
12	—	877	86.00–103.00	97.53
292	—	571	115.00–144.00	125.29
51	—	774	98.00–122.00	106.52
264	—	624	104.00–133.00	119.45
63	—	325	135.00–192.50	151.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	122.00–129.00	124.81
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
2	—	500	143.00	143.00
11	—	475	141.00–152.00	144.55
3	—	281	164.00–165.00	164.31
6	—	621	125.00–162.00	131.45
12	—	326	158.00–172.50	165.38
5	—	416	147.00–154.00	151.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	133.00–134.50	133.69
7	—	410	153.00–160.00	155.52
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	110.00–115.00	111.29
4	—	564	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	471	106.00–119.00	111.89
2	—	402	107.00	107.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	725	86.00	86.00
4	—	363	105.00–122.50	117.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	120.00–147.00	131.00
9	—	924	76.00–90.00	82.47
1	—	1,045	78.50	78.50
35	—	622	95.00–115.00	108.71
18	—	284	116.00–140.00	128.16
63	—	371	85.00–149.75	129.52
2	—	963	60.00–84.50	72.35
11	—	327	116.00–140.00	127.97
41	—	431	105.00–135.00	125.40
55	—	479	94.00–136.00	121.52
70	—	574	102.00–125.00	114.55
15	—	764	70.00–111.00	98.11
32	—	675	94.00–117.00	106.90
9	—	714	80.00–102.00	94.16
7	—	879	74.00–91.00	81.14
58	—	529	84.00–126.00	114.82
4	—	831	90.00–97.00	92.03
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	126.50	126.50
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
2	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	880	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	96.00	96.00
3	—	680	100.00–117.00	111.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	920	81.00–89.50	85.73
14	—	361	85.00–105.00	95.05
3	—	770	66.00–84.00	73.36
4	—	705	95.00	95.00
3	—	460	68.00–97.00	87.33
21	—	627	84.00–95.00	91.46
18	—	423	70.00–110.00	98.93
1	—	895	84.00	84.00
13	—	508	83.00–94.00	87.33
21	—	658	91.00–95.50	93.29
2	—	572	76.00	76.00
10	—	286	72.00–108.00	97.14
4	—	1,176	79.00	79.00
9	—	345	86.00–87.00	86.90
8	—	831	84.00–93.00	89.98
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	76.00	76.00
1	—	380	80.00	80.00
5	—	514	73.00	73.00

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	—	1,100	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,221	930.00–1,600.00	1,187.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,197	760.00–1,110.00	899.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,329	685.00–1,175.00	991.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,304	925.00–1,200.00	1,092.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	935.00–1,000.00	967.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,340	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,320	730.00–1,550.00	1,221.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,381	890.00–1,375.00	1,163.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	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	4	—	1,453	750.00–1,075.00	996.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	630.00	630.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,102	59.00–94.00	73.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	806	83.00–91.00	85.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	725.00–745.00	738.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,388	640.00–880.00	797.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,407	710.00–800.00	751.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	954	550.00–790.00	714.81
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	718	400.00–600.00	510.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,166	860.00–1,300.00	1,065.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	—	1,215	565.00–1,175.00	796.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,272	635.00–1,325.00	1,012.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,223	535.00–720.00	616.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,168	625.00–935.00	847.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,170	500.00–900.00	649.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,360	590.00–1,000.00	839.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,160	480.00–925.00	736.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	650.00–710.00	685.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,142	750.00–1,375.00	926.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,317	750.00–1,010.00	851.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	610.00–735.00	683.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	693	375.00–650.00	515.40
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,017	675.00–1,275.00	997.47
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	854	830.00–900.00	866.05
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	993	760.00–885.00	864.66
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,382	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,294.05
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,100	835.00–1,100.00	1,027.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,880	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
407	—	1,260	37.50–59.50	52.75
181	—	1,290	46.50–70.00	58.04
75	—	1,201	32.00–51.50	45.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,098	33.00–57.50	46.30
98	—	1,052	47.00–70.00	54.75
95	—	992	26.50–51.00	38.63
4	—	933	10.00–20.00	14.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,528	51.00–74.00	59.19
189	—	1,484	45.00–59.50	54.66
19	—	1,456	46.00–51.50	49.05
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,706	65.00–90.00	80.99
1	—	670	99.00	99.00
67	—	1,831	81.00–103.00	90.34
53	—	1,612	30.00–81.50	70.33
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	62.00	62.00

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

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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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