Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 304 priced lines covering 18,556 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 19,361 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,828 head. replacement cattle receipts at 587 head. Counted as USDA files them — 79 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19,361Last week 18,003Year ago 11,460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,828Last week 2,584Year ago 1,696

Replacement CattleReceipts 587Last week 962Year ago 488

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed the best interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	868	106.00–123.00	117.81
10	—	1,114	99.00	99.00
47	—	328	150.00–199.00	175.62
103	—	377	143.00–200.00	174.37
348	—	776	115.00–135.00	125.57
468	—	624	120.00–153.00	138.72
295	—	479	139.00–175.00	162.37
338	—	724	114.00–135.00	127.38
5	—	216	157.50–182.50	169.79
342	—	828	108.00–133.00	121.12
1	—	1,420	95.50	95.50
2	—	1,220	103.50–107.50	105.52
64	—	916	106.00–121.00	113.23
181	—	422	149.00–189.00	170.79
22	—	273	171.00–205.00	181.21
2	—	124	123.00	123.00
323	—	673	119.50–147.00	133.55
364	—	575	130.00–166.00	149.27
378	—	529	132.00–171.00	153.32
18	—	968	101.00–116.50	111.57
5	—	1,008	104.00–114.00	108.01
1	—	1,275	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,070	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	431	160.00–188.00	176.75
646	—	826	120.00–134.25	126.88
75	—	925	116.25–124.80	122.89
91	—	474	159.00–182.00	169.02
606	—	618	136.00–156.00	147.58
564	—	673	132.00–144.00	137.31
263	—	523	149.00–177.00	161.25
347	—	775	119.00–134.50	125.91
425	—	722	125.00–136.00	132.19
284	—	575	143.50–162.00	153.32
232	—	868	121.25–127.20	123.84
72	—	381	180.00–201.00	187.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	408	172.00–197.50	186.16
13	—	612	132.00–159.00	156.52
10	—	324	190.00–206.50	203.68
22	—	469	165.00–179.00	175.85
17	—	375	165.00–201.00	178.84
4	—	536	163.50	163.50
3	—	553	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	135.50	135.50
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
3	—	643	124.00–127.00	125.00
1	—	870	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	872	116.00–118.00	116.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	103.50	103.50
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
3	—	616	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	884	108.00–116.00	114.02
2	—	1,073	89.00–100.00	94.49
64	—	567	112.00–147.00	134.09
1	—	210	157.50	157.50
12	—	370	132.00–170.00	155.48
1	—	1,275	85.00	85.00
17	—	618	111.00–154.00	127.80
3	—	972	89.00–106.00	100.43
11	—	1,026	102.00	102.00
35	—	475	100.00–162.00	148.09
4	—	261	136.00–155.00	142.88
8	—	933	90.00–111.00	96.40
28	—	823	104.00–117.00	112.19
7	—	327	140.00–160.00	150.49
26	—	772	100.00–119.50	113.89
31	—	525	121.00–149.00	137.76
38	—	676	117.00–129.00	124.27
21	—	721	106.00–119.00	115.02
22	—	426	120.00–168.00	152.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	157.75	157.75
2	—	457	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	148.00	148.00
3	—	643	133.00	133.00
45	—	811	107.00	107.00
5	—	546	150.00–151.00	150.80
6	—	480	161.00–168.00	163.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	180.00	180.00
8	—	872	94.00–105.00	98.10
195	—	570	122.00–151.00	139.78
214	—	475	139.00–170.00	154.80
120	—	428	126.00–187.50	161.55
6	—	935	90.00–110.00	93.35
57	—	768	89.00–122.00	111.42
77	—	720	101.00–123.00	112.93
126	—	374	151.00–191.00	168.95
6	—	244	165.00–174.00	169.16
34	—	812	91.00–114.00	102.84
18	—	279	155.00–185.00	167.25
134	—	621	110.00–140.00	131.26
1	—	990	80.00	80.00
176	—	669	109.00–133.00	123.48
179	—	525	126.00–160.00	141.33
42	—	318	142.00–181.00	168.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	113.00	113.00
29	—	517	105.00–136.00	128.01
7	—	886	76.00–99.00	85.25
1	—	1,065	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,033	79.00–83.50	81.23
3	—	295	120.00–150.00	137.50
33	—	434	132.00–159.00	143.09
35	—	574	110.00–138.00	126.48
10	—	675	105.00–114.00	110.38
4	—	925	90.00–111.00	96.78
2	—	963	80.00–84.00	81.98
4	—	780	86.00–104.00	93.26
11	—	820	95.00–105.00	98.15
10	—	718	95.00–110.00	101.88
47	—	476	95.00–149.00	137.74
16	—	315	137.50–161.00	152.33
24	—	380	124.00–166.00	150.43
18	—	623	104.00–125.00	117.01
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	705	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	150.00–159.50	157.61
1	—	215	193.00	193.00
9	—	520	153.00–159.50	156.03
8	—	373	178.00–180.00	179.76
9	—	408	170.00–179.00	174.62
8	—	336	171.00–196.00	183.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	919	117.25	117.25
623	—	675	120.25–134.25	128.69
10	—	376	139.00–148.00	144.45
176	—	471	131.00–150.00	143.81
101	—	425	135.00–151.00	145.90
220	—	729	119.50–128.00	122.61
36	—	806	112.00–122.25	117.72
286	—	762	116.35–121.30	119.36
288	—	573	125.00–144.00	131.42
843	—	625	120.00–136.60	130.60
423	—	525	127.00–150.50	136.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	724	99.00–120.00	112.98
193	—	768	100.00–123.00	113.76
456	—	624	108.00–135.00	121.96
5	—	912	88.00–96.00	89.81
98	—	325	130.00–165.00	147.61
350	—	670	105.00–131.00	118.32
32	—	277	131.00–158.00	144.27
444	—	474	115.00–147.00	137.60
495	—	523	115.00–144.50	133.24
87	—	824	90.00–120.00	112.04
17	—	234	121.00–157.50	146.66
37	—	868	91.00–111.50	100.97
240	—	375	122.00–160.00	144.18
8	—	994	92.00	92.00
336	—	427	125.00–156.00	142.69
599	—	571	107.00–139.00	128.73
1	—	200	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	757	112.50–115.00	113.26
13	—	644	119.00–125.00	121.59
2	—	825	107.50	107.50
2	—	1,017	91.00	91.00
18	—	732	111.00–123.00	113.77
5	—	867	103.00–104.00	103.40
2	—	1,125	95.00	95.00
2	—	933	94.00–100.00	96.96
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	323	116.00–149.00	132.26
21	—	778	78.00–108.00	97.34
37	—	723	81.00–109.00	101.89
12	—	818	81.00–111.00	91.41
55	—	478	118.00–134.00	125.21
71	—	577	100.00–125.00	118.33
3	—	923	74.00–95.00	82.30
29	—	373	117.50–140.00	128.12
30	—	627	92.00–119.00	110.41
2	—	253	104.00–137.00	120.66
1	—	1,050	85.00	85.00
37	—	530	100.00–126.00	119.91
34	—	675	95.00–115.00	107.76
53	—	428	90.00–145.00	131.73
4	—	883	95.50	95.50
5	—	217	103.00–140.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	124.00	124.00
2	—	460	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	110.00–114.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	496	145.00–151.00	147.79
3	—	217	153.00–156.00	154.59
27	—	439	140.00–153.00	149.23
4	—	561	137.00	137.00
6	—	322	145.00–151.00	146.55
11	—	369	150.00–159.00	154.87
67	—	824	124.90	124.90
61	—	941	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
3	—	286	152.00–158.00	154.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	115.00–118.00	117.39
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
6	—	526	120.00–140.00	123.91
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	80.00–83.00	81.01
5	—	516	95.00–106.00	102.06
3	—	311	109.00	109.00
6	—	815	93.00	93.00
19	—	1,008	78.00–86.50	85.57
19	—	474	100.00–109.50	103.67
11	—	570	70.00–109.50	91.74
8	—	986	82.50–90.00	84.89
1	—	765	87.00	87.00
4	—	394	80.00–113.00	96.44
6	—	431	101.00–112.00	108.59
78	—	883	84.00–96.50	95.54
2	—	745	83.00	83.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,115	69.00–72.00	70.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,832	92.00–108.50	100.40
43	—	1,605	64.00–86.00	76.73
136	—	1,763	75.00–99.00	91.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	86.00–95.00	89.83
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	73.00–83.00	77.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,284	55.00–75.50	65.46
364	—	1,248	42.00–68.00	57.59
68	—	1,188	35.00–59.50	49.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,496	58.00–71.00	63.83
137	—	1,485	50.50–67.50	58.47
5	—	1,469	45.00–57.00	52.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,030	35.50–61.00	49.48
61	—	994	28.50–54.00	42.86
1	—	1,200	13.50	13.50
50	—	1,015	50.00–71.00	55.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	60.00	60.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	965.00	965.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	800.00–860.00	830.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	765.00	765.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,067	775.00–1,300.00	1,032.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,262	885.00–1,300.00	1,135.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,169	650.00–1,210.00	935.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,133.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,131	600.00–810.00	757.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,223	600.00–800.00	761.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,227	760.00–950.00	852.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,102	550.00–1,150.00	718.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,356	800.00–1,350.00	1,108.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,317	650.00–1,275.00	939.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	650.00–740.00	701.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,418	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,149.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	875.00–975.00	925.72
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	976	600.00–950.00	780.90
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	780.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	660.00–710.00	683.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,273	800.00–1,075.00	977.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,267	800.00–910.00	877.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,132	700.00–1,650.00	1,415.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,230	810.00–1,525.00	1,189.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,452.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	902	925.00–1,100.00	986.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,324	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,168.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,322.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,074	60.00–83.00	70.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,137	735.00–960.00	841.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	62.50–76.00	70.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,182	68.00–84.00	75.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,064	62.00–68.00	64.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,454	1,110.00–1,725.00	1,406.64
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,098.81
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	775.00–1,010.00	911.51

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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