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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 7
● As filed351 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193
← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 351 priced lines covering 28,887 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 33,154 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,721 head. replacement cattle receipts at 997 head. Counted as USDA files them — 106 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 7, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 33,154Last week 22,004Year ago 29,359
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,721Last week 2,346Year ago 2,772
Replacement CattleReceipts 997Last week 683Year ago 758

Compared to close last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, especially for weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for slaughter classes. Trade was active for all classes throughout the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—805104.00104.00
1—590102.00102.00
2—540100.00100.00
2—475110.00110.00
2—375102.00102.00
2—305112.00112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
347—582117.00–132.00124.35
282—723110.00–129.70123.81
393—626113.50–134.75128.00
74—768111.50–119.50116.04
325—517118.00–134.50125.49
66—864104.00–115.40114.37
471—672113.00–131.75124.52
17—374134.00–148.00138.16
100—422128.00–139.00133.81
13—1,058107.00107.00
101—481128.00–137.00133.94
5—930104.00104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1—88086.0086.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—96491.00–99.0092.84
101—82889.00–118.50111.23
29—229120.00–164.00137.03
3—1,14385.0085.00
169—323112.00–150.00132.98
336—77497.00–122.50112.77
2—185170.00–173.00171.54
6—1,01681.00–101.5094.02
9—1,19699.0099.00
1,039—574105.00–133.25119.67
36—87182.00–112.0099.84
959—622100.00–130.00116.55
676—67795.00–128.25115.83
519—71792.00–126.00115.26
675—428105.00–143.00125.66
29—93393.00–109.00105.04
1,089—524110.00–133.00122.21
15—1,08894.5094.50
1,036—475110.00–146.00126.21
62—275116.00–145.00131.70
418—374116.00–145.00133.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3—801119.00119.00
62—622118.00–122.00119.86
41—715110.00–116.75114.18
122—663118.00–127.00121.07
6—764110.00–112.00110.67
19—895112.50112.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—47080.00–105.0099.19
6—42190.00–122.50104.85
1—56590.0090.00
1—280100.00100.00
3—52297.00–102.0099.74
2—330106.00–107.50106.72
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—53495.00–119.00111.94
2—64091.0091.00
7—577101.00–113.00106.83
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—71095.0095.00
1—300107.00107.00
6—520109.00–112.50111.91
12—492110.00–115.00114.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14—276100.00–142.00120.47
50—328105.00–134.00116.51
1—230120.00120.00
107—52496.00–124.00111.88
74—71675.00–110.00101.64
5—96582.00–98.5093.76
135—42895.00–135.00116.60
126—47575.00–127.00113.38
10—87378.00–90.0085.02
99—67871.00–114.00100.43
124—57690.00–118.00108.55
16—76580.00–112.0096.76
2—92370.00–109.0089.76
88—62080.00–115.00102.99
12—83081.00–106.0096.55
119—378100.00–134.00117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3—263135.00135.00
1—700117.00117.00
4—475127.00127.00
24—381131.00–141.00137.12
18—324133.00–150.00142.83
80—559146.50146.50
2—230135.00–142.50138.67
9—509123.00–126.00124.64
1—400137.50137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—61991.00–111.50107.01
3—65397.0097.00
13—349143.00143.00
1—580109.50109.50
1—480104.00104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3—591111.00111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—60574.0074.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—669119.00–120.00119.40
4—875118.00–120.00119.51
7—762113.50113.50
7—717110.00–120.00115.64
3—578122.00–132.00128.60
3—628121.00121.00
1—925114.00114.00
2—807120.00120.00
5—530134.00–135.00134.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
433—822120.00–134.50130.91
117—420150.00–190.00164.81
120—923121.00–133.50131.60
109—1,033116.90–122.30119.64
380—625129.00–143.00135.22
413—726124.00–140.30133.71
11—334180.00–200.00184.47
308—586140.00–157.70151.18
402—521144.00–162.00153.42
351—869121.00–134.80130.37
2—287187.50187.50
131—476144.00–164.00156.09
25—383174.00–183.00178.72
184—971121.00–131.90129.81
765—778121.50–138.85131.73
724—674128.00–141.50136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,06890.00–119.00103.58
593—525128.00–158.00143.27
152—374139.00–175.00159.45
418—474129.00–167.50149.92
4—1,105103.00–110.00104.76
8—1,154100.00100.00
824—725108.00–134.00124.86
81—92495.00–125.25113.36
593—828107.00–134.75124.61
39—277145.00–180.00162.92
100—962101.00–124.50120.68
888—577123.00–150.00137.52
9—220145.00–180.00161.26
602—777110.00–138.95126.37
77—330130.00–177.00159.45
294—426136.00–168.00153.55
855—626115.00–144.00130.02
76—86999.00–131.00119.14
13—1,02695.00–119.50110.48
961—674110.00–138.00128.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—520150.00150.00
1—285167.50167.50
16—336160.00–184.00175.53
6—402152.00–170.00158.85
1—635140.00140.00
21—372160.00–190.00171.11
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—635109.00109.00
2—538124.00124.00
1—70089.0089.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—57990.00–121.00103.94
1—515106.00106.00
1—455122.50122.50
2—680103.00103.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—458130.00130.00
3—701111.00111.00
2—895116.00116.00
4—634123.00123.00
6—686118.00118.00
4—773119.50119.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—51065.0065.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
79—623106.00–128.00119.02
11—282130.00–159.00146.10
14—955107.00–114.00113.13
78—527107.00–135.50127.27
2—912100.00100.00
7—322120.00–140.00133.33
15—764102.00–115.00108.80
1—240145.00145.00
50—67599.00–120.00113.73
45—472112.50–146.00131.26
30—381105.00–156.00140.22
41—425110.00–152.00135.85
8—81980.00–118.0099.39
11—86785.00–118.00108.88
28—718103.00–118.00111.09
98—579103.00–134.00122.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—810102.00102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—549128.00128.00
9—588104.50–129.00121.23
5—600104.50104.50
4—462116.00–137.00126.42
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39—448103.00–108.00103.51
1—92565.0065.00
15—62574.00–104.5088.09
33—1,01370.50–83.0078.46
6—81856.00–78.0070.38
2—71070.00–80.0075.04
9—537107.00107.00
1—230100.00100.00
14—67894.0094.00
14—38496.00–112.00105.72
6—88085.2585.25
14—33490.00–102.0099.43
2—27596.0096.00
17—47390.00–110.00102.76
3—98078.00–85.0080.67
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3—44867.0067.00
1—52074.0074.00
1—79564.0064.00
1—36568.0068.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2—40276.0076.00
4—51172.0072.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—427101.00101.00
4—500124.00124.00
1—645117.00117.00
2—687105.00105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16—512143.00–155.00150.52
9—574146.00146.00
15—437160.00–180.00168.43
1—485165.00165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—97682.0082.00
210—669102.00–123.00114.21
40—278130.00–181.00154.52
197—376120.00–175.00152.63
109—322129.00–180.00153.27
455—521105.00–147.00130.50
76—82287.00–117.00102.95
13—92283.00–97.0090.77
265—430128.50–167.00146.99
328—622104.00–130.50117.35
1—1,02583.0083.00
21—227147.00–170.00160.03
83—77595.00–117.50104.92
353—472122.00–159.50141.98
441—572115.00–146.00126.65
178—72180.00–119.00106.52
27—87576.00–100.0093.13
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—478101.00–112.00106.03
7—576100.00–120.00109.88
2—330104.00–117.50110.65
5—379105.00–127.00115.61
2—270117.50–125.00121.32
2—430122.50122.50
5—527100.00–117.50108.30
1—645100.00100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—568100.00–110.00104.85
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1—615110.00110.00
4—586108.50108.50
6—482120.00–128.00123.95
1—74098.0098.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
66—423107.00–143.00131.15
3—91072.00–85.0077.30
65—62890.00–117.00107.87
28—72082.00–108.00100.32
84—470110.00–146.00126.97
26—335119.00–165.00140.11
5—86372.00–90.0083.36
7—275117.50–148.00138.09
1—95086.0086.00
13—76890.00–107.00101.78
72—525102.00–132.00121.68
14—82685.00–99.0090.78
5—227120.00–132.50125.63
70—66986.00–119.50103.96
45—368120.00–158.00136.91
106—57596.00–126.00115.79
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—75089.0089.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2—280173.00173.00
10—363150.00–177.50159.63
13—519143.00–152.00150.00
23—418155.00–164.00158.66
12—334169.00–180.00170.91
1—450149.00149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—582114.00114.00
7—525120.50120.50
3—435123.00123.00
4—473135.00135.00
2—648114.00114.00
1—73590.0090.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open12—1,210710.00–1,010.00836.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open15—1,323810.00–1,200.001,060.11
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,0751,100.00–1,450.001,279.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,1001,100.001,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open16—1,134850.00–1,400.001,156.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open16—1,191850.00–1,200.001,027.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,2001,250.001,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open8—1,147725.00–925.00841.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open16—1,156850.00–1,450.001,166.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,3581,000.00–1,475.001,218.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,5351,300.001,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,1751,125.00–1,300.001,206.91
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,130910.00910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0251,200.001,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—900625.00625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—985850.00850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,370825.00825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,295770.00770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,660740.00740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—850700.00700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—700780.00780.00
(<2 yrs)Open1—9501,100.001,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—875475.00475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—895510.00510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,025500.00–685.00592.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)16—1,279480.00–750.00718.08
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)74—1,206400.00–910.00665.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)73—1,250525.00–1,250.00809.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)10—1,238600.00–850.00680.85
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)27—1,130725.00–1,150.00953.24
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—1,193725.00–900.00844.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,295750.00750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)27—1,269565.00–1,150.00938.50
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)25—1,221550.00–825.00664.31
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,238660.00–780.00732.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)24—1,341750.00–1,100.00910.63
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)23—988475.00–1,150.00976.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)54—1,244650.00–1,025.00793.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,195500.00–525.00512.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—788400.00–550.00465.86
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,120550.00550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—915420.00–535.00477.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—965675.00675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—930475.00–700.00584.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,133600.00–710.00664.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,025760.00760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—980450.00450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,295600.00600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—850640.00640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—945700.00700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—900720.00720.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,345660.00660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,330825.00825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,378700.00–785.00740.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,210625.00625.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)15—972625.00–1,100.00920.81
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)12—976700.00–1,100.00998.10
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—965520.00520.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—820575.00575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—875680.00680.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A2—96885.00–90.0087.74
(<2 yrs)N/A6—980735.00–1,100.00884.52
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A6—1,3731,075.00–1,330.001,239.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,02859.00–67.0061.66
(<2 yrs)Open1—950710.00710.00
(<2 yrs)Open6—1,05956.00–89.0067.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,07066.0066.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,115625.00625.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—770325.00325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—808300.00–510.00408.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110—1,21731.00–49.5042.74
547—1,24436.50–58.5050.35
132—1,25345.00–64.0056.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
151—1,03125.00–45.0036.40
12—88215.00–39.0021.23
207—1,07931.00–54.0043.95
61—1,04845.00–60.0050.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
117—1,54250.50–63.0057.10
27—1,42540.00–48.5045.81
265—1,49545.00–58.0051.37
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,15095.0095.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,42565.0065.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,38669.00–84.0079.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
57—1,53052.50–80.0070.11
79—1,84582.00–108.0094.37
137—1,74670.00–91.0083.70
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.