Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 287 priced lines covering 13,374 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,524 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,733 head. replacement cattle receipts at 608 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,524Last week 22,336Year ago 16,930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,733Last week 2,231Year ago 1,792

Replacement CattleReceipts 608Last week 699Year ago 794

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00-4.00 higher to 2.00-4.00 lower; heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were in mostly moderate to good demand, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	728	90.00–118.00	108.42
359	—	522	108.00–132.50	121.75
5	—	969	89.00–100.00	92.54
64	—	766	90.00–114.00	106.83
318	—	425	110.00–148.00	130.58
419	—	572	108.00–128.00	118.98
146	—	323	120.00–151.00	136.51
3	—	1,027	82.00–95.00	86.28
1	—	150	205.00	205.00
9	—	219	130.00–171.00	146.44
473	—	626	102.00–126.00	116.26
465	—	474	111.00–141.50	127.09
26	—	874	85.00–108.25	97.62
2	—	925	96.00	96.00
63	—	822	85.00–128.00	101.23
220	—	673	92.00–125.00	111.51
178	—	375	115.00–144.00	133.56
55	—	275	117.00–165.00	134.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	106.00	106.00
160	—	581	116.00–135.00	127.31
57	—	716	115.00–117.00	116.91
39	—	421	127.00–145.00	135.56
462	—	685	117.50–130.00	125.79
143	—	824	110.50–121.10	119.74
95	—	617	122.00–135.00	134.59
41	—	854	114.50	114.50
154	—	522	117.00–145.00	127.99
21	—	476	129.00–144.00	137.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	121.00–126.00	124.38
3	—	573	89.00–91.00	90.33
2	—	707	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	282	111.00–135.00	126.37
54	—	477	91.00–131.00	114.46
17	—	323	107.50–127.00	120.64
33	—	672	80.00–111.00	97.57
40	—	624	90.00–110.00	101.10
72	—	520	90.00–121.00	110.83
39	—	381	103.00–131.00	122.62
2	—	975	84.00	84.00
30	—	718	73.00–104.00	94.17
15	—	770	81.00–106.00	86.12
50	—	423	97.00–137.00	118.64
9	—	827	80.00–95.00	89.60
6	—	869	73.00–104.00	89.53
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.42
71	—	573	89.00–119.00	107.29
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	117.50	117.50
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	720	100.00–114.00	107.77
9	—	921	107.50	107.50
14	—	666	111.00–116.00	114.43
8	—	855	101.00–115.00	109.03
38	—	624	113.00–120.00	117.29
2	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
33	—	778	106.00–115.00	112.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	140.00–176.00	158.18
4	—	413	131.00–136.00	132.26
63	—	851	119.95	119.95
10	—	371	135.00–155.00	140.84
17	—	330	133.00–160.00	149.21
6	—	541	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	110.00–116.00	114.01
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
3	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
2	—	685	90.00–104.00	97.05
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
6	—	555	114.00	114.00
4	—	508	110.00–115.00	113.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,029	94.50–111.50	103.00
24	—	277	137.00–188.00	165.99
1	—	1,190	98.00	98.00
292	—	573	119.00–158.00	136.94
119	—	377	133.00–205.00	169.02
280	—	775	111.00–128.75	121.72
75	—	923	102.00–118.00	113.91
51	—	327	133.00–202.50	168.23
5	—	1,215	100.00	100.00
220	—	474	131.00–185.00	152.74
132	—	423	127.00–180.00	156.27
124	—	814	106.00–124.50	118.37
423	—	626	115.00–142.50	131.72
98	—	864	105.00–119.00	114.06
7	—	1,146	98.00–104.00	103.16
16	—	1,081	96.50–109.00	101.08
352	—	671	110.00–136.50	129.20
9	—	227	150.00–183.00	171.81
83	—	980	102.00–115.50	112.14
224	—	522	127.00–160.00	142.59
217	—	724	105.00–134.25	121.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	109.00	109.00
119	—	870	121.05–132.00	126.67
159	—	626	127.00–150.00	135.87
61	—	455	149.00–164.50	162.44
1	—	1,105	113.00	113.00
40	—	769	124.50–127.00	126.68
4	—	329	182.00–197.00	189.90
408	—	719	119.50–139.90	131.26
110	—	664	129.50–132.50	130.26
2	—	982	110.00	110.00
13	—	378	163.50–184.00	169.46
87	—	569	147.00–162.00	154.22
263	—	523	143.50–167.00	152.25
467	—	821	123.30–135.00	128.25
60	—	426	149.50–185.00	168.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	164.00–169.00	165.71
12	—	511	148.00–156.00	151.37
64	—	822	130.00	130.00
7	—	333	158.00–187.00	172.87
8	—	423	155.00	155.00
11	—	624	135.00–144.00	136.59
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
2	—	665	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	825	75.50–117.00	97.71
5	—	319	140.00–166.00	147.91
19	—	377	111.00–155.00	147.71
7	—	908	90.00–111.50	106.14
15	—	765	100.00–117.00	114.48
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
22	—	672	77.00–121.00	110.02
11	—	279	130.00–167.00	149.90
19	—	729	101.00–118.00	113.71
2	—	880	100.00	100.00
19	—	433	132.50–152.00	140.07
46	—	572	110.00–133.00	124.92
22	—	632	108.00–128.50	119.33
34	—	479	111.00–150.00	134.46
31	—	517	115.00–140.00	129.96
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	110.00–115.50	114.37
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
3	—	361	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	131.00	131.00
4	—	770	115.00	115.00
4	—	868	105.00	105.00
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
6	—	680	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	157.00–165.00	161.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	522	117.00–155.00	133.04
4	—	956	80.00–90.00	87.45
268	—	472	124.00–165.00	144.35
11	—	862	89.00–116.00	97.02
62	—	320	135.00–179.00	163.38
40	—	767	90.00–111.00	105.22
15	—	821	89.00–120.00	98.47
7	—	913	75.00–93.00	86.07
17	—	274	135.00–180.00	159.10
176	—	626	106.00–129.00	118.15
1	—	1,085	60.00	60.00
9	—	220	145.00–192.00	171.59
91	—	667	103.00–125.00	112.85
107	—	722	95.00–117.00	107.84
130	—	376	127.00–181.00	156.66
209	—	572	111.00–149.00	126.27
99	—	425	119.00–165.00	147.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	320	122.50	122.50
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	112.00	112.00
7	—	527	99.00–114.00	106.87
4	—	624	99.00–103.00	100.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	185.00	185.00
4	—	509	143.00–149.00	145.71
6	—	466	146.00–150.00	149.15
2	—	867	102.00	102.00
2	—	700	118.00	118.00
11	—	416	151.00–171.00	166.31
1	—	1,095	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	226	133.00–155.00	136.20
6	—	725	88.00–110.00	97.80
27	—	422	100.00–150.00	127.35
7	—	831	75.00–104.00	91.19
9	—	776	77.00–102.00	91.15
35	—	474	108.00–141.50	127.70
47	—	626	90.00–118.00	107.39
3	—	933	77.00–85.00	80.64
18	—	376	121.00–158.00	139.28
11	—	321	114.00–148.00	135.49
7	—	883	79.00–90.00	83.01
50	—	528	100.00–130.00	118.49
27	—	665	86.00–110.00	105.51
35	—	578	102.00–126.00	115.63
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	52.50–83.00	67.69
25	—	637	46.00–91.50	89.21
8	—	890	80.50	80.50
13	—	709	76.00–87.00	85.24
1	—	385	60.00	60.00
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
9	—	593	84.00–87.00	84.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,838	83.50–106.00	95.85
31	—	1,482	54.50–81.00	71.31
112	—	1,706	70.00–96.00	85.13
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,248	31.50–51.00	41.90
85	—	1,273	47.00–70.00	57.94
312	—	1,251	40.00–60.00	50.42
1	—	1,315	33.50	33.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,067	30.00–54.50	43.62
45	—	1,034	45.00–74.00	52.03
4	—	950	15.00–30.00	24.32
102	—	1,023	21.00–47.00	36.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,505	46.00–57.50	52.10
18	—	1,539	37.00–51.00	46.77
80	—	1,554	50.00–66.00	57.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	96.75	96.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,128	580.00–1,250.00	1,010.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,204	750.00–1,100.00	889.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,249	810.00–1,350.00	1,215.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,204	485.00–1,225.00	873.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,140	540.00–830.00	694.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,188	450.00–1,110.00	762.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,211	500.00–940.00	669.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	1,307	650.00–1,375.00	1,121.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,161	500.00–775.00	615.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,165	500.00–1,185.00	971.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,129	600.00–950.00	775.24
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	460.00	460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	625.00–635.00	630.71
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	625.00–670.00	648.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,234.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,049	710.00–1,125.00	979.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,059.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	730.00–825.00	779.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,246	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,340.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	800.00–1,175.00	968.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,229	900.00–1,475.00	1,248.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,414.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,244.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	740.00–960.00	856.37
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	995	695.00	695.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	710.00–820.00	762.11
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	920	660.00–900.00	768.38
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	747	720.00–740.00	733.35
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	767	540.00–610.00	565.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,276	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	610.00	610.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,056	55.00–82.00	64.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,251	660.00–735.00	708.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	68.00–69.00	68.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,185	58.00–73.00	63.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,060.00	1,060.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00

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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