Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 287 priced lines covering 12,834 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,872 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,031 head. replacement cattle receipts at 604 head. Counted as USDA files them — 100 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,872Last week 12,023Year ago 15,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,031Last week 1,960Year ago 1,798

Replacement CattleReceipts 604Last week 840Year ago 731

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
320	—	624	115.00–150.00	138.89
12	—	274	171.00–182.00	177.91
1	—	1,320	100.00	100.00
325	—	523	130.00–166.00	152.42
5	—	976	107.00–109.00	108.60
2	—	1,080	98.00	98.00
98	—	810	110.00–130.00	120.96
5	—	1,184	100.00	100.00
234	—	719	113.00–135.00	127.98
99	—	919	107.00–124.75	118.43
70	—	868	110.00–125.00	119.34
30	—	1,013	95.00–111.00	105.57
129	—	422	140.00–172.00	158.31
296	—	579	132.00–160.00	144.97
1	—	1,100	103.00	103.00
281	—	676	118.00–146.50	135.76
189	—	475	140.00–172.00	158.66
25	—	326	140.00–186.00	163.21
61	—	377	150.00–180.00	165.09
4	—	225	170.00–198.00	184.41
169	—	779	115.00–133.00	126.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	229	140.00–155.00	150.41
31	—	473	110.00–154.00	137.22
9	—	821	90.00–111.00	100.06
12	—	375	130.00–156.00	146.92
50	—	569	113.00–140.00	132.45
5	—	282	131.00–157.50	145.04
16	—	767	102.00–115.00	110.08
8	—	718	104.00–118.00	112.50
12	—	860	95.00–114.00	107.53
1	—	1,075	86.00	86.00
42	—	523	110.00–146.00	133.04
22	—	666	110.00–126.00	118.04
4	—	1,004	89.00–95.00	90.49
14	—	623	105.00–134.00	119.94
5	—	330	135.00–152.50	143.37
4	—	981	91.00–95.00	92.98
18	—	434	120.00–153.00	140.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
317	—	921	116.00–130.85	126.73
10	—	391	164.00–168.00	166.39
1	—	220	235.00	235.00
12	—	419	155.00–170.00	162.48
5	—	302	174.00	174.00
219	—	721	124.00–144.00	134.61
155	—	983	118.40–119.00	118.82
21	—	462	154.00–174.00	165.42
267	—	819	125.00–134.90	133.25
51	—	1,044	111.75	111.75
45	—	522	144.00–167.00	157.79
93	—	783	129.00–138.75	133.16
477	—	872	121.25–134.00	129.09
49	—	578	138.00–159.00	152.14
82	—	677	135.00–153.00	140.83
191	—	628	134.00–154.00	143.56
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	163.00–172.00	168.19
4	—	221	196.00–201.00	198.43
8	—	460	170.00–173.00	172.63
20	—	520	154.00–168.00	162.72
2	—	352	180.00	180.00
60	—	883	131.00	131.00
10	—	551	157.00–160.00	157.60
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	113.00	113.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	127.00	127.00
5	—	773	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	647	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	82.00	82.00
39	—	428	123.00–157.00	139.97
9	—	726	90.00–111.00	103.49
7	—	277	140.00–154.00	149.02
11	—	771	83.00–109.00	95.16
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
25	—	672	95.00–121.00	109.28
20	—	626	106.00–123.00	113.87
5	—	889	82.00–93.00	88.99
23	—	525	118.00–139.00	126.51
31	—	468	116.00–148.00	136.90
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00
47	—	575	109.00–134.00	124.55
9	—	815	76.00–97.00	89.11
29	—	374	113.00–159.00	142.96
12	—	340	120.00–145.00	126.57
3	—	923	76.00–87.00	80.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	166.00	166.00
10	—	626	130.00–133.00	131.14
24	—	510	139.50–154.00	144.01
3	—	465	152.00–153.00	152.65
4	—	662	127.00–133.00	129.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	572	122.00–156.00	135.02
98	—	376	140.00–173.00	155.71
143	—	473	125.00–161.00	144.65
99	—	719	94.00–124.00	114.29
43	—	819	87.00–116.00	103.13
38	—	326	142.50–176.00	162.48
126	—	671	108.00–135.00	121.50
30	—	778	96.00–122.00	105.30
7	—	1,017	91.50–95.00	93.52
258	—	526	125.00–158.00	140.91
6	—	854	90.00–101.00	92.52
1	—	1,100	82.00	82.00
14	—	273	145.00–185.00	171.10
156	—	621	116.00–140.00	127.26
8	—	224	160.00–190.00	178.56
155	—	427	135.00–171.00	152.70
19	—	933	83.00–110.00	93.47
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
1	—	465	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
2	—	225	177.00–202.50	190.03
5	—	470	150.00–155.00	154.04
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
7	—	570	115.00–123.00	118.48
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
3	—	675	111.00–118.00	113.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	623	100.00–121.00	110.11
18	—	717	85.00–109.50	99.37
18	—	768	67.00–109.00	96.41
7	—	984	83.00–94.00	87.42
45	—	471	102.00–133.00	124.31
32	—	665	92.00–112.00	103.43
1	—	295	128.00	128.00
50	—	572	104.00–124.00	117.23
52	—	377	115.00–142.00	132.98
2	—	933	80.00–100.00	89.87
48	—	426	105.00–135.00	124.51
50	—	521	104.00–126.00	116.00
2	—	238	139.00–147.50	143.21
4	—	811	85.00–94.00	90.73
13	—	322	115.00–148.00	129.56
2	—	863	90.00–98.00	93.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
310	—	679	121.00–134.90	129.05
60	—	478	136.00–153.00	142.27
110	—	719	120.00–134.00	131.00
78	—	578	129.00–149.00	138.47
105	—	756	118.10–122.80	121.12
3	—	378	142.00	142.00
212	—	631	121.00–138.50	132.50
31	—	424	134.00–151.00	143.46
99	—	518	133.00–145.00	138.33
227	—	818	113.00–116.75	115.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	140.00	140.00
4	—	789	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	626	105.00–136.00	120.71
6	—	984	80.00–89.00	85.69
48	—	819	87.00–114.00	104.93
483	—	573	109.00–142.00	128.38
83	—	326	127.50–161.00	143.88
37	—	279	127.00–160.00	141.26
170	—	376	120.00–158.00	141.27
9	—	220	131.00–160.00	146.45
35	—	870	94.00–112.00	105.85
247	—	671	105.00–130.00	118.47
19	—	917	80.00–104.00	97.20
165	—	719	100.00–125.00	112.80
432	—	522	111.00–144.00	132.64
3	—	1,051	80.00	80.00
451	—	475	115.00–150.00	137.74
275	—	427	125.00–153.00	139.48
50	—	773	95.00–124.00	109.77
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	100.00–112.00	107.39
1	—	505	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	104.00	104.00
4	—	575	102.00–127.00	111.93
4	—	913	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	771	104.00–116.00	109.41
1	—	945	102.00	102.00
4	—	863	109.00–115.00	113.46
7	—	710	109.00–112.00	109.86
7	—	815	105.00–116.00	111.07
2	—	1,033	99.00–100.00	99.50
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	158.00	158.00
10	—	402	155.00	155.00
6	—	512	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	253	167.50–172.50	169.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	131.00–135.00	132.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	530	81.00–107.50	97.21
1	—	810	74.00	74.00
7	—	353	75.00–109.00	89.45
3	—	183	117.00	117.00
12	—	470	75.00–102.00	99.46
3	—	725	67.50–81.00	73.69
13	—	440	90.00–111.00	107.04
12	—	243	105.00–117.00	113.18
36	—	613	64.00–93.50	85.94
27	—	321	105.00–116.00	112.71
7	—	550	98.00	98.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,060	74.00	74.00
1	—	950	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	87.00	87.00
2	—	460	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,823	89.00–111.00	100.28
52	—	1,410	60.00–92.00	81.74
114	—	1,691	73.00–104.00	92.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	1,282	52.50–83.00	70.33
299	—	1,233	43.00–74.00	63.04
23	—	1,228	40.00–58.50	51.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	57.00	57.00
173	—	1,504	61.50–83.00	70.08
152	—	1,499	53.50–76.50	64.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,041	52.00–72.00	64.48
79	—	980	30.00–60.00	47.92
4	—	878	10.00–26.00	18.08
151	—	1,052	36.00–70.50	57.40
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	69.50	69.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,160	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,240.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	800.00–930.00	848.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,158	540.00–1,475.00	1,139.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,371	970.00–1,500.00	1,261.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,027	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,421.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,153	1,250.00–1,840.00	1,543.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,183	850.00–970.00	924.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,192.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,351.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,682	1,260.00–1,435.00	1,389.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	575	275.00	275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	920	750.00–975.00	880.69
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	930	690.00–1,200.00	1,016.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	901	625.00–800.00	722.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	990.00–1,160.00	1,066.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,190	650.00–1,300.00	911.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,202	825.00–1,060.00	963.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,267	725.00–1,300.00	1,044.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	530.00–600.00	566.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,195	765.00–875.00	796.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,213	650.00–925.00	764.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,109	710.00–860.00	797.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,094	580.00–850.00	732.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,266	885.00–1,285.00	1,023.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,163	725.00–1,110.00	893.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	670.00–740.00	706.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	860.00–1,025.00	929.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	825.00–950.00	908.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,423	975.00–1,150.00	1,032.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,272	850.00–1,175.00	1,115.86
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	964	69.00–101.00	83.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,127	710.00–775.00	759.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	922	810.00–835.00	830.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	898	60.00–87.00	73.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	938	65.00–84.00	73.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	60.00–65.00	62.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,415	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,436.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,705	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,042	925.00–1,200.00	1,075.68
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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