Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 280 priced lines covering 13,385 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,632 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,685 head. replacement cattle receipts at 580 head. Counted as USDA files them — 107 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,632Last week 16,023Year ago 15,067

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,685Last week 2,074Year ago 1,812

Replacement CattleReceipts 580Last week 551Year ago 523

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Offerings were lighter this week due in part to many producers cutting hay as rain has been prevalent throughout the region.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,092	850.00–1,425.00	1,233.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,316	1,180.00–1,500.00	1,289.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,170	700.00–1,035.00	853.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,115	760.00–1,025.00	835.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,013	800.00–1,035.00	862.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,237	675.00–1,260.00	1,056.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,304	750.00–1,350.00	1,020.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,137	735.00–925.00	810.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,126	675.00–1,135.00	950.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,178	825.00–1,050.00	944.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,130	550.00–950.00	767.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,259	875.00–1,100.00	1,003.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,184	860.00–1,200.00	1,028.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	485.00	485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	885	730.00–1,000.00	834.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,362	875.00–1,100.00	1,032.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,210.00	1,210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,154	625.00–1,225.00	910.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,047	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,187.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,157	830.00–1,525.00	1,198.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,440	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,248.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,321.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,218	975.00–1,075.00	1,026.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,328	885.00–1,435.00	1,321.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,124	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,220.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,211	1,150.00–1,510.00	1,435.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,535.00	1,535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	975.00–1,100.00	1,034.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	850.00–1,375.00	1,154.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	540.00–910.00	772.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,458.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,425	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	660.00	660.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,425.00	1,425.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	300.00–380.00	350.46
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	440.00	440.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	945	70.00–110.00	87.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,029	725.00–935.00	868.31
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	720.00	720.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	835.00–925.00	873.10
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	855	675.00–750.00	705.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,270.00	1,270.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	157.00–162.00	158.99
3	—	340	160.00–162.00	160.64
8	—	474	156.00–164.00	158.09
3	—	683	128.00	128.00
8	—	618	135.00–140.00	139.35
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	113.00	113.00
3	—	410	107.50–124.00	118.56
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	793	107.00	107.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	771	80.00–110.00	101.07
7	—	719	100.00–114.00	108.90
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
25	—	428	96.00–154.00	135.17
24	—	679	91.00–124.00	112.65
6	—	324	130.00–146.00	139.19
6	—	919	80.00–87.00	84.92
33	—	626	108.00–133.00	119.45
34	—	576	103.00–138.00	127.32
2	—	208	147.50–150.00	148.80
7	—	279	140.00–150.00	145.99
4	—	869	85.00–105.00	94.51
5	—	822	85.00–92.00	90.18
30	—	519	112.00–140.00	128.49
28	—	473	120.00–148.00	134.16
17	—	375	133.00–152.50	142.03
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	667	119.00–140.00	129.16
107	—	623	110.00–145.00	130.53
49	—	322	140.00–171.00	160.95
9	—	977	86.50–105.00	92.69
31	—	870	90.00–115.00	102.06
3	—	1,015	90.00–94.00	91.32
27	—	772	107.00–122.00	115.73
13	—	287	146.00–172.50	161.37
76	—	368	140.00–172.00	158.87
3	—	220	157.50–170.00	161.95
199	—	526	124.00–158.00	145.03
116	—	473	135.00–168.00	151.16
14	—	911	72.00–104.00	98.97
85	—	725	91.00–134.00	117.74
151	—	429	128.50–174.00	154.91
122	—	571	121.00–156.00	140.84
25	—	829	90.00–117.00	108.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	152.50–160.00	156.30
2	—	235	187.00–195.00	191.00
6	—	437	157.00–170.00	165.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	120.00–135.00	129.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,009	103.00–118.00	116.97
71	—	926	112.00–123.75	119.77
33	—	378	152.00–176.00	163.43
102	—	422	145.00–170.00	159.67
47	—	871	117.00–133.50	127.25
358	—	626	118.00–162.50	145.25
19	—	1,066	106.25–118.50	113.72
226	—	672	114.50–153.00	139.52
104	—	476	145.00–171.00	160.95
5	—	218	157.00–165.00	160.16
9	—	980	116.00–123.00	117.34
233	—	720	122.00–145.00	134.83
26	—	332	157.00–178.00	164.50
175	—	770	113.00–139.00	132.20
89	—	824	112.00–136.00	127.87
190	—	530	135.00–165.00	155.38
16	—	272	140.00–180.00	158.62
255	—	576	130.00–165.50	151.45
3	—	1,167	100.00–109.00	105.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	159.00–179.00	170.00
335	—	624	140.00–161.00	153.28
52	—	1,014	124.90	124.90
304	—	784	132.75–144.75	140.28
96	—	561	151.00–167.00	158.98
181	—	833	121.00–141.30	136.80
398	—	921	124.90–130.90	128.21
131	—	719	126.00–155.00	140.36
117	—	520	154.00–170.00	163.35
141	—	864	127.25–135.50	132.54
284	—	967	127.00–131.60	129.31
203	—	679	132.00–154.50	148.54
16	—	397	165.00–174.00	171.84
67	—	488	160.00–179.00	172.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	951	124.90	124.90
2	—	365	174.00–176.00	175.01
5	—	817	138.00	138.00
8	—	448	170.00	170.00
1	—	320	183.00	183.00
11	—	554	165.50	165.50
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
2	—	215	180.00	180.00
18	—	523	161.00–168.00	164.94
65	—	892	137.50	137.50
109	—	929	126.60–135.30	131.42
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	517	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	95.00–110.00	102.68
3	—	763	100.00–120.00	111.72
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
16	—	627	110.00–137.00	129.93
25	—	478	124.00–152.00	137.71
2	—	940	94.00–105.00	99.50
31	—	528	107.50–149.50	135.75
1	—	1,185	84.50	84.50
3	—	278	147.50–160.00	153.65
7	—	863	102.00–124.75	121.51
14	—	712	115.00–128.00	120.37
5	—	673	124.00–131.00	128.40
9	—	334	140.00–155.00	149.38
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
18	—	412	130.00–155.00	145.84
37	—	572	120.00–145.00	136.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	134.00	134.00
3	—	437	107.00	107.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
3	—	845	116.00	116.00
2	—	555	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	113.50–131.00	115.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
553	—	735	120.00–139.40	136.08
42	—	362	148.00–158.00	155.33
219	—	822	111.00–132.00	129.88
294	—	770	120.00–136.80	132.35
5	—	329	141.00–148.00	145.28
65	—	862	122.75	122.75
226	—	578	134.00–145.00	140.43
256	—	668	115.00–140.50	136.60
98	—	481	139.00–154.50	146.72
213	—	525	134.00–154.00	143.76
89	—	435	140.00–156.00	148.64
527	—	630	124.00–143.25	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	374	129.00–165.00	148.40
3	—	1,010	87.00–107.00	100.33
9	—	917	85.00–113.00	99.63
64	—	821	103.00–120.00	117.37
13	—	964	103.00–112.00	108.91
84	—	768	100.00–127.00	119.93
458	—	524	113.00–148.00	137.23
34	—	281	130.00–160.50	148.30
245	—	673	107.00–132.00	123.42
178	—	718	105.00–130.00	121.33
330	—	620	110.00–137.50	127.14
8	—	228	132.50–152.00	142.43
266	—	478	125.00–150.00	140.92
30	—	859	93.00–118.00	113.44
47	—	322	124.00–163.00	143.99
193	—	429	121.00–160.00	141.70
1	—	1,175	91.00	91.00
400	—	573	117.00–142.00	131.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
2	—	447	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.50	117.50
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	78.00–89.00	84.65
43	—	576	100.00–125.00	118.35
2	—	1,030	85.00–86.00	85.50
5	—	862	91.00–100.00	95.40
28	—	626	102.00–124.00	113.94
8	—	771	97.00–108.00	105.11
47	—	476	110.00–131.50	124.84
20	—	726	71.00–115.00	107.38
1	—	840	103.00	103.00
18	—	678	100.00–119.00	111.65
15	—	327	115.00–135.00	127.52
6	—	287	120.00–137.00	128.72
12	—	515	102.00–128.00	118.01
30	—	427	112.50–139.00	128.39
6	—	229	120.00–139.00	131.19
27	—	377	120.00–140.00	133.28
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	149.00–150.00	149.67
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
2	—	342	155.00	155.00
4	—	420	148.00–152.00	150.25
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	120.00	120.00
6	—	502	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	88.00–93.00	91.35
6	—	331	85.00–115.00	102.87
11	—	429	105.00–117.00	112.18
1	—	800	65.00	65.00
7	—	210	102.50	102.50
5	—	265	111.00	111.00
64	—	900	101.10	101.10
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
35	—	352	134.00	134.00
6	—	533	87.00–106.50	99.14
23	—	572	85.00–105.00	102.71
12	—	662	92.00–109.50	106.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,194	40.00–67.00	59.01
269	—	1,236	49.00–80.50	69.46
190	—	1,287	66.00–86.00	76.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,541	51.00–67.00	59.31
124	—	1,486	62.50–86.00	75.74
121	—	1,479	57.50–76.50	71.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,041	43.00–73.00	63.09
72	—	1,051	64.00–80.00	70.48
38	—	980	40.00–64.50	52.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	73.50	73.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,660	80.00–109.00	97.82
107	—	1,775	95.00–122.00	109.12
33	—	1,513	78.00–93.00	87.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	70.00–77.50	73.98

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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