Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 295 priced lines covering 13,859 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,817 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,971 head. replacement cattle receipts at 754 head. Counted as USDA files them — 108 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,817Last week 11,872Year ago 15,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,971Last week 3,031Year ago 2,054

Replacement CattleReceipts 754Last week 604Year ago 674

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with good demand, with the best demand noted for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	869	103.00–123.00	118.75
6	—	228	154.00–175.00	168.78
143	—	427	144.00–172.00	158.71
1	—	170	190.00	190.00
195	—	772	114.00–139.50	127.77
139	—	719	119.00–137.00	128.65
256	—	622	124.00–153.00	141.13
4	—	1,067	100.00–117.00	109.73
18	—	931	105.00–125.00	116.02
38	—	1,024	105.50–126.00	110.48
71	—	376	140.00–173.00	162.85
315	—	527	135.00–162.00	151.66
2	—	1,355	85.00	85.00
307	—	576	127.00–160.00	148.14
15	—	286	156.00–190.00	174.46
265	—	673	117.50–149.00	136.09
212	—	473	135.00–169.00	155.80
52	—	818	110.00–129.00	121.40
26	—	980	100.00–112.00	108.69
31	—	327	135.00–185.00	162.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	162.50–167.00	164.81
207	—	617	135.00–158.50	150.06
4	—	479	160.00–167.50	162.42
233	—	961	117.90–126.30	122.48
298	—	916	125.10–129.90	127.44
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
178	—	828	124.00–132.25	130.44
87	—	563	145.00–168.00	158.51
191	—	737	128.00–145.10	142.51
74	—	770	126.00–137.90	137.45
462	—	879	122.50–137.00	130.93
5	—	328	159.00–161.00	160.16
55	—	516	151.00–167.50	160.68
89	—	674	133.00–154.00	144.81
24	—	423	161.00–169.00	164.71
44	—	1,203	110.95	110.95
55	—	1,010	118.25	118.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	851	128.50–132.60	132.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	172.50–200.00	184.78
65	—	859	136.00	136.00
119	—	806	140.75–141.75	141.23
7	—	368	170.00–182.00	180.32
4	—	605	157.00–159.00	158.00
8	—	505	163.00–166.00	165.63
2	—	210	195.00–205.00	200.00
4	—	451	163.00	163.00
1	—	340	174.00	174.00
12	—	420	166.00–178.00	176.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	117.50–122.50	121.27
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	140.00–149.00	144.50
3	—	543	135.00–138.00	137.01
4	—	634	130.00–131.00	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	93.00	93.00
34	—	469	125.00–147.00	138.91
23	—	425	122.50–154.00	142.51
17	—	332	107.00–133.00	124.37
6	—	820	103.00–114.00	108.83
2	—	295	149.00–155.00	152.00
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
7	—	780	113.00–121.00	115.92
2	—	868	90.00–109.00	99.64
29	—	575	124.00–141.00	135.14
30	—	629	102.50–134.00	125.13
9	—	373	139.00–150.50	144.27
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
6	—	727	109.00–120.00	113.01
2	—	1,007	104.00	104.00
38	—	524	118.00–162.00	137.22
2	—	938	104.00–105.00	104.50
18	—	672	115.00–132.00	121.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	842	117.00–123.00	120.99
23	—	865	114.50	114.50
10	—	945	106.00	106.00
268	—	569	128.00–143.75	140.60
18	—	414	136.00–147.00	139.36
343	—	670	128.00–140.10	135.29
334	—	625	121.25–141.50	132.99
6	—	375	155.00	155.00
189	—	782	118.70–122.25	119.96
177	—	474	136.00–158.00	153.51
104	—	517	130.00–145.75	138.79
95	—	728	123.50–129.85	128.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	722	98.00–124.00	111.14
487	—	526	113.00–145.00	132.25
3	—	1,020	98.00–105.00	102.70
196	—	374	129.00–156.00	142.00
209	—	673	102.00–131.00	119.61
10	—	978	90.00–100.00	93.31
42	—	279	124.00–165.00	146.98
102	—	318	130.00–157.00	145.50
1	—	150	200.00	200.00
470	—	571	111.00–140.50	129.38
7	—	873	101.00–104.50	102.92
102	—	770	90.00–125.50	111.59
325	—	626	104.00–136.00	122.63
8	—	233	134.00–155.00	146.04
26	—	819	93.00–113.00	105.04
443	—	473	124.00–150.00	137.64
9	—	917	90.00–103.00	96.78
305	—	427	120.00–163.00	139.88
8	—	1,073	88.00–95.00	91.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	421	115.00–140.00	125.03
1	—	1,010	83.00	83.00
11	—	265	121.00–144.00	133.90
48	—	624	91.00–122.00	110.90
1	—	1,075	91.00	91.00
15	—	323	111.00–149.00	129.99
12	—	855	83.00–87.00	86.50
27	—	678	100.00–117.00	108.24
50	—	384	120.00–141.00	131.23
2	—	190	136.00	136.00
13	—	726	72.00–109.50	102.47
51	—	467	110.00–131.00	121.98
3	—	928	84.00–89.50	87.14
7	—	235	120.00–164.00	135.75
76	—	575	94.00–127.00	115.87
75	—	523	84.00–131.00	118.92
2	—	830	100.00–105.00	102.50
9	—	767	85.00–105.00	99.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	102.50–104.00	103.01
17	—	770	108.00–114.00	110.83
27	—	610	121.00–124.00	122.73
4	—	815	108.00–109.00	108.51
20	—	881	116.75	116.75
1	—	1,005	103.00	103.00
2	—	965	100.00	100.00
21	—	717	108.00–117.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	160.00–205.00	182.60
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	125.00–140.00	133.49
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	578	120.00–124.00	122.04
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	575	146.00–153.00	150.35
1	—	730	123.00	123.00
8	—	479	155.00–158.00	156.87
7	—	669	130.00–134.00	132.00
23	—	615	133.00–143.00	136.19
4	—	417	155.00–163.00	158.42
16	—	516	149.00–160.00	151.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
19	—	869	81.00–124.00	102.36
47	—	767	90.00–123.00	109.45
170	—	573	123.00–156.00	136.76
178	—	625	115.00–139.50	127.74
4	—	224	150.00–173.00	164.45
70	—	715	98.00–127.00	116.37
145	—	673	111.00–144.00	124.98
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
11	—	916	88.00–108.00	101.93
269	—	528	114.00–160.00	140.55
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
152	—	428	139.00–168.50	152.16
127	—	371	136.00–174.00	160.03
59	—	329	152.00–180.00	161.38
161	—	476	125.00–166.00	148.25
27	—	273	131.00–175.00	164.66
24	—	818	80.00–114.00	100.63
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	124.00	124.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	474	106.00–146.00	135.77
27	—	566	114.00–138.00	124.68
28	—	521	114.00–138.50	128.90
11	—	864	81.00–93.00	90.19
47	—	431	120.00–161.00	138.64
33	—	625	98.00–129.00	116.11
1	—	1,055	83.00	83.00
3	—	902	76.00–83.00	80.33
12	—	281	135.00–156.00	149.71
20	—	379	126.00–161.00	143.81
9	—	722	81.00–120.00	101.69
11	—	322	123.00–147.50	138.74
2	—	963	81.00–90.00	85.44
6	—	778	90.00–106.00	100.03
16	—	670	95.00–124.00	109.79
12	—	825	90.00–106.00	95.46
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
5	—	713	105.00–108.00	105.98
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
2	—	762	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	86.00–117.50	108.23
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
64	—	917	75.50–97.10	95.39
2	—	792	90.00	90.00
3	—	573	96.00–100.00	97.71
3	—	413	91.00–108.00	102.52
3	—	645	84.50–86.00	85.50
8	—	326	100.00–110.00	103.71
1	—	125	133.00	133.00
10	—	517	98.00–106.00	103.50
8	—	1,023	78.00	78.00
9	—	275	103.00	103.00
15	—	384	89.00–103.00	95.99
2	—	825	78.00–80.00	78.99
4	—	704	68.00–92.00	86.03
9	—	965	76.00–89.00	80.08
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	861	94.70	94.70
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	90.00	90.00
3	—	392	83.00–86.00	84.99
1	—	540	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,778	86.50–116.00	102.46
41	—	1,410	66.00–91.00	82.34
142	—	1,763	80.00–107.00	92.92
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	55.00–58.00	56.30
137	—	1,514	61.50–86.00	72.96
99	—	1,464	55.50–73.50	67.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,035	50.00–77.00	66.12
53	—	988	27.00–63.00	49.45
1	—	910	25.00	25.00
130	—	1,044	40.00–69.50	57.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,269	53.00–85.00	73.41
401	—	1,218	45.00–78.00	65.17
41	—	1,184	42.50–69.00	55.25

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,260.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,205	750.00–1,550.00	1,245.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,229	1,175.00–1,430.00	1,336.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	910.00–1,050.00	984.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	931	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,076	720.00–1,300.00	940.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	975.00–1,275.00	1,156.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,237	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,221.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,323	1,455.00–1,625.00	1,509.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,067.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,151	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,217.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	400.00–800.00	632.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	520.00	520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	500.00–590.00	546.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	869	490.00–800.00	716.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,176	825.00–1,325.00	1,082.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	994	675.00–990.00	824.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,190	700.00–1,150.00	845.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	56.50	56.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,142	700.00–1,000.00	795.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,155	830.00–1,235.00	1,078.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,286	850.00–1,275.00	1,048.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,070	600.00–1,235.00	1,011.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,100	650.00–910.00	723.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,259	700.00–1,275.00	968.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,189	730.00–1,200.00	966.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,053	675.00–845.00	712.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	675.00–725.00	702.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	925	650.00–775.00	699.53
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	750.00–910.00	858.48
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,491	825.00–1,150.00	1,046.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,389	725.00–1,175.00	995.68
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	590.00	590.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	60.00–75.00	69.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,029	79.00–84.00	81.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,207	710.00–885.00	796.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,170	78.00–90.00	83.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	77.00	77.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	720	675.00–750.00	715.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,001	775.00–810.00	807.43
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	872	750.00–875.00	821.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	625.00–1,000.00	842.95
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	931	720.00–925.00	889.62
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	871	775.00–850.00	832.35
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	720.00–910.00	820.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,005	850.00–1,100.00	982.06
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,295	102.00–142.50	120.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,228	925.00–1,800.00	1,420.71
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,162.50

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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