Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 251 priced lines covering 9,695 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,450 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,367 head. replacement cattle receipts at 728 head. Counted as USDA files them — 91 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,450Last week 13,817Year ago 11,073

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,367Last week 1,971Year ago 1,214

Replacement CattleReceipts 728Last week 754Year ago 887

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady with moderate demand, with long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle in very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Lighter offerings prevalent this week due to the Memorial Holiday weekend as well as hay cutting in full swing.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	528	130.00–165.00	151.31
29	—	371	155.00–179.00	165.90
18	—	966	100.00–119.50	116.61
25	—	917	102.00–124.00	113.06
38	—	819	112.00–130.00	122.49
263	—	572	129.00–159.50	148.00
83	—	429	139.00–168.00	158.85
16	—	276	150.00–175.00	166.96
247	—	675	118.00–149.00	139.54
24	—	873	106.00–123.00	119.58
5	—	232	167.00–188.00	175.11
158	—	627	125.00–158.50	140.74
5	—	1,070	95.00–110.00	102.99
21	—	326	140.00–183.00	161.78
194	—	478	140.00–173.00	156.13
96	—	719	115.50–140.00	128.37
10	—	1,021	90.00–110.00	101.88
92	—	772	115.00–132.00	128.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	971	120.80–122.10	121.43
7	—	380	165.00–181.00	168.05
149	—	796	127.00–139.95	139.31
20	—	476	155.00–171.00	168.42
74	—	521	154.00–173.00	166.22
230	—	925	123.25–125.90	125.02
106	—	1,022	118.05	118.05
5	—	324	167.50–185.00	173.40
301	—	885	125.75–134.00	128.14
108	—	629	140.00–163.00	148.45
226	—	714	128.00–144.25	141.08
29	—	426	157.00–185.00	168.35
38	—	573	154.00–164.00	156.53
357	—	832	130.50–140.10	135.01
119	—	675	138.00–156.00	144.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	611	145.50–162.50	156.30
1	—	325	173.00	173.00
1	—	185	202.50	202.50
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
20	—	554	161.50–164.50	163.44
2	—	407	170.00	170.00
13	—	460	165.00–167.00	166.05
3	—	227	200.00–205.00	201.51
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	573	114.00–144.00	131.86
25	—	527	121.00–147.00	139.59
17	—	670	108.00–128.00	118.49
4	—	384	141.00–149.00	146.21
14	—	434	122.00–150.00	143.08
6	—	786	118.00–119.00	118.33
2	—	273	145.00–160.00	152.16
13	—	628	91.00–130.00	121.95
2	—	340	125.00–140.00	132.39
46	—	1,161	102.75	102.75
4	—	724	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
5	—	837	110.00–118.00	114.86
9	—	471	139.00–145.00	140.66
1	—	230	166.00	166.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	129.00–130.00	129.50
6	—	629	127.00–133.00	131.08
3	—	540	135.00–141.00	139.04
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	659	123.50–139.00	133.01
186	—	619	122.00–139.00	135.58
8	—	425	144.00–149.00	146.49
174	—	716	122.00–132.00	127.44
40	—	481	135.00–152.00	144.95
97	—	776	119.00–122.95	122.15
65	—	827	120.25	120.25
2	—	342	149.00	149.00
86	—	574	130.00–141.25	139.02
126	—	520	130.00–147.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	839	121.50–122.25	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	866	95.00–111.50	104.78
43	—	324	121.00–148.00	138.51
183	—	427	124.00–151.00	139.43
27	—	283	130.00–220.00	148.70
295	—	573	117.00–144.00	129.77
350	—	528	121.00–144.00	134.19
85	—	722	100.00–122.00	110.28
305	—	472	123.00–147.50	139.55
4	—	970	89.00–101.00	93.51
10	—	920	90.00–115.00	106.05
3	—	1,027	82.00–97.50	89.81
193	—	620	110.00–135.50	124.23
6	—	234	135.00–153.00	147.21
184	—	677	107.00–135.50	121.14
104	—	374	125.00–151.50	141.13
20	—	824	95.00–120.00	106.37
29	—	776	100.00–123.00	108.56
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	102.00–102.50	102.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	274	112.00–147.00	130.33
17	—	624	90.00–119.00	112.22
22	—	670	92.50–116.00	103.49
22	—	472	90.00–131.00	122.04
15	—	325	110.00–136.00	122.75
5	—	874	90.00–93.00	92.40
30	—	425	100.00–137.00	121.72
35	—	571	93.00–127.00	117.91
44	—	527	91.00–135.00	120.38
17	—	376	109.00–134.00	119.98
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
7	—	770	80.00–110.00	101.86
17	—	720	81.00–113.50	100.64
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	782	109.00–116.00	112.01
2	—	812	106.00	106.00
1	—	950	97.00	97.00
2	—	940	92.00	92.00
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
3	—	447	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	157.00–159.00	157.46
19	—	623	129.00–134.50	133.28
3	—	471	159.00	159.00
2	—	663	131.00–133.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
275	—	525	126.00–161.00	143.22
136	—	626	113.00–139.00	127.60
111	—	671	111.00–140.00	125.10
7	—	869	94.00–115.00	100.48
5	—	132	223.00–251.00	238.53
16	—	278	145.00–170.00	158.02
73	—	368	136.00–175.00	160.43
119	—	422	125.00–169.00	155.26
6	—	232	141.00–172.50	153.41
5	—	980	88.00–105.00	99.07
1	—	1,065	88.00	88.00
163	—	475	133.00–164.00	151.53
5	—	908	89.00–115.00	99.02
29	—	326	140.00–174.00	159.67
11	—	822	90.00–111.00	100.51
50	—	768	100.00–127.00	111.30
54	—	716	100.00–130.00	116.94
153	—	569	121.00–156.00	136.77
4	—	175	180.00–221.00	198.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	110.00–116.00	113.01
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
2	—	532	157.00	157.00
2	—	322	165.00	165.00
2	—	215	204.00	204.00
4	—	631	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	81.00	81.00
8	—	328	124.00–155.00	140.46
9	—	785	94.00–102.50	99.47
2	—	825	82.00–98.00	89.85
11	—	729	82.00–110.00	100.46
23	—	519	112.00–135.00	125.93
32	—	568	111.00–136.00	125.61
2	—	195	180.00	180.00
34	—	465	120.00–153.00	135.98
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
13	—	626	90.00–120.00	109.42
2	—	240	140.00–150.00	145.00
37	—	424	124.00–158.00	139.18
16	—	371	121.00–154.00	137.80
11	—	674	104.00–113.00	107.28
3	—	975	76.00–86.00	81.40
4	—	269	139.00–150.00	144.76
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
2	—	575	104.00–126.00	114.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	71.00	71.00
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
3	—	720	83.00–89.00	87.06
1	—	215	72.50	72.50
4	—	351	83.00	83.00
2	—	657	91.00	91.00
7	—	498	109.00	109.00
7	—	619	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	934	1,285.00–1,700.00	1,528.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,256	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,209.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,407	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,331.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,184	1,125.00–1,310.00	1,214.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	884	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,315.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,098	850.00–1,175.00	1,005.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	490	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,523	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,435.84
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	500.00–1,350.00	1,019.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	875.00–880.00	877.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,269	650.00–1,550.00	1,121.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,131	900.00–1,375.00	1,102.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	795.00	795.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,303	775.00–1,050.00	918.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,057	600.00–970.00	721.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,236	775.00–1,050.00	861.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,283	700.00–1,350.00	1,039.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,172	870.00–1,000.00	960.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,262	800.00–1,325.00	1,026.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	108	—	1,356	850.00–1,275.00	1,091.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,201	820.00–1,175.00	1,014.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	725.00–900.00	836.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,008	670.00–900.00	763.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,005	600.00–825.00	734.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,153	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,320.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,292	935.00–1,875.00	1,475.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	86.00	86.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	540.00	540.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	988	775.00–950.00	849.16
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	780.00–800.00	786.70
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,125	70.00–90.00	77.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	50.00	50.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	65.00–81.00	72.62
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,656	64.00–103.00	94.39
29	—	1,468	70.00–90.00	82.33
115	—	1,792	90.00–120.00	107.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,224	47.00–77.00	67.97
22	—	1,191	50.00–67.50	58.58
186	—	1,280	57.00–90.50	76.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,008	33.00–65.00	53.29
63	—	1,054	61.00–80.00	70.05
113	—	1,059	46.00–70.00	60.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,329	57.00–69.50	61.01
75	—	1,485	60.00–79.50	69.78
142	—	1,482	61.00–86.00	76.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	43.00	43.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	91.50	91.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	80.00	80.00

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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