Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 294 priced lines covering 12,928 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,866 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,837 head. replacement cattle receipts at 701 head. Counted as USDA files them — 96 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,866Last week 13,632Year ago 15,856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,837Last week 1,685Year ago 2,253

Replacement CattleReceipts 701Last week 580Year ago 752

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with mostly good demand. Buyers are showing the most interest in investing in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 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
11	—	319	165.00–175.00	170.99
14	—	232	163.00–202.00	181.43
59	—	422	149.00–174.00	160.47
206	—	575	126.00–167.00	152.51
1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,090	92.00–108.00	100.00
55	—	977	110.00–131.00	124.72
38	—	277	151.00–195.00	171.54
62	—	376	150.00–183.00	164.47
161	—	474	144.00–173.50	159.52
83	—	1,013	98.00–124.30	123.77
309	—	627	125.00–160.00	146.63
114	—	767	115.00–139.50	132.08
4	—	158	225.00	225.00
27	—	922	101.00–134.00	119.10
227	—	525	133.00–166.00	156.10
186	—	828	117.00–135.35	132.43
135	—	718	115.00–144.50	133.11
35	—	870	114.00–131.00	125.89
3	—	1,398	105.50	105.50
282	—	672	125.00–155.00	140.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	916	129.00–135.90	134.29
109	—	993	129.50–130.00	129.75
32	—	474	156.00–175.00	165.84
235	—	777	133.00–143.70	142.00
14	—	426	162.00–177.50	170.46
27	—	570	155.00–165.00	161.98
45	—	620	144.00–159.00	150.39
353	—	863	122.00–140.30	136.56
99	—	665	139.25–151.90	146.59
5	—	370	172.50–184.00	179.21
38	—	530	151.00–169.00	163.74
60	—	733	133.00–140.00	136.98
181	—	823	130.50–143.10	137.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	430	178.50	178.50
15	—	566	160.00–169.00	164.21
13	—	605	165.00	165.00
115	—	939	133.00–133.75	133.39
220	—	1,030	125.00–129.00	126.18
300	—	967	128.90–132.00	130.43
59	—	842	139.85	139.85
4	—	517	168.00–171.00	168.73
1	—	220	201.00	201.00
2	—	347	190.00	190.00
3	—	455	169.00–170.00	169.33
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	121.00	121.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	153.00	153.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	828	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	230	151.00–172.50	162.67
1	—	1,105	93.00	93.00
12	—	380	125.00–160.00	142.95
13	—	719	100.00–125.00	112.13
8	—	263	129.00–160.00	147.79
6	—	858	89.00–116.00	101.50
11	—	427	118.00–163.00	135.52
25	—	570	120.00–145.00	137.43
6	—	321	139.00–166.00	143.99
20	—	470	130.00–148.00	139.76
3	—	915	90.00–114.00	98.09
38	—	622	99.00–139.00	129.30
6	—	818	92.00–124.50	115.22
1	—	1,080	92.00	92.00
4	—	776	116.00–120.00	118.24
23	—	519	126.00–152.00	142.00
26	—	673	99.00–131.50	122.08
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	141.00	141.00
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
4	—	592	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	89.00–105.00	98.74
340	—	622	107.50–142.00	128.16
2	—	178	147.50–160.00	153.84
17	—	1,020	87.50–100.00	95.23
325	—	528	122.00–146.00	136.62
220	—	677	111.00–140.50	127.26
222	—	429	125.00–156.00	144.21
146	—	371	130.00–163.00	143.91
397	—	571	119.00–143.00	134.67
41	—	280	132.00–167.00	150.63
119	—	726	95.00–133.00	121.58
65	—	323	130.00–163.00	145.02
8	—	921	97.00–110.00	105.86
64	—	773	107.00–125.00	119.30
58	—	884	92.00–120.00	114.41
26	—	816	102.00–120.00	113.39
325	—	474	128.00–152.50	142.92
15	—	222	120.00–202.00	162.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	472	139.00–150.00	146.28
13	—	426	145.00–152.00	148.53
13	—	366	140.00–161.50	151.66
459	—	640	123.50–145.00	140.40
88	—	524	133.00–150.00	144.47
368	—	780	125.50–138.80	135.36
230	—	573	134.00–151.50	145.75
439	—	685	132.50–144.40	140.56
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
618	—	721	117.00–140.80	137.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	138.25	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	810	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	146.00	146.00
2	—	290	168.00	168.00
3	—	346	165.00	165.00
32	—	486	145.00–149.00	146.74
2	—	362	159.00	159.00
64	—	801	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	521	110.00–133.00	127.01
1	—	1,010	86.00	86.00
5	—	835	91.00–111.00	100.96
24	—	375	106.00–152.50	127.41
1	—	1,075	96.00	96.00
10	—	719	94.00–117.00	108.09
4	—	783	104.00–114.00	110.53
28	—	477	115.00–137.00	124.47
44	—	425	110.00–144.00	133.45
20	—	571	109.00–127.00	118.06
3	—	880	94.00–101.00	97.01
6	—	269	137.50–150.00	146.44
25	—	676	93.00–123.00	110.39
17	—	621	96.00–121.00	111.11
3	—	228	117.50–165.00	134.17
13	—	329	121.00–147.00	138.20
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
4	—	632	122.00–125.00	122.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
4	—	324	115.00	115.00
6	—	578	125.00–136.00	129.82
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	167.50–172.50	170.39
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
6	—	670	129.00–136.50	133.91
3	—	723	124.00–126.00	124.67
3	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	482	167.50	167.50
8	—	612	131.00–139.00	135.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	426	137.50–174.00	157.50
146	—	573	129.00–157.00	139.88
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
7	—	877	95.00–113.00	102.60
17	—	937	100.00–118.00	115.19
98	—	369	142.00–183.00	162.82
55	—	721	99.50–130.00	118.73
121	—	670	99.00–138.00	125.62
6	—	1,015	86.00–103.00	95.16
119	—	622	120.00–142.00	131.57
51	—	774	104.00–127.00	118.84
1	—	190	188.00	188.00
10	—	221	160.00–182.00	171.91
156	—	473	133.00–163.00	151.05
25	—	812	83.00–112.00	102.28
1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
238	—	526	122.00–160.00	144.66
29	—	288	150.00–190.00	163.94
2	—	1,050	94.00	94.00
29	—	327	135.00–182.00	162.37
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	329	139.00–170.00	151.59
9	—	819	90.00–100.00	93.11
26	—	472	119.00–146.00	135.17
2	—	745	95.00–110.00	102.50
1	—	890	84.50	84.50
1	—	985	87.00	87.00
16	—	565	107.00–140.00	121.03
22	—	433	129.00–156.00	144.11
3	—	213	140.00–152.50	148.01
10	—	677	100.00–125.00	114.11
4	—	936	85.00	85.00
28	—	373	132.00–165.00	145.54
4	—	783	100.00–108.00	104.50
11	—	627	110.00–129.00	120.72
26	—	520	101.00–143.00	123.87
2	—	263	142.50–155.00	148.57
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	132.00	132.00
3	—	505	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	568	127.00–130.00	128.51
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	163.00–164.50	163.91
3	—	423	164.00–171.00	168.80
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
8	—	316	175.00–195.00	180.06
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
2	—	350	171.00	171.00
5	—	648	140.50	140.50
1	—	830	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	89.00–114.00	96.66
1	—	315	129.00	129.00
5	—	282	83.00–130.00	104.32
11	—	711	64.00–95.00	89.51
17	—	578	95.00–111.00	105.13
20	—	471	70.00–126.00	118.00
16	—	429	88.00–125.00	113.72
4	—	531	90.00–115.00	102.52
26	—	619	88.00–110.00	108.46
1	—	895	72.50	72.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	105.00	105.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	100.00–115.00	109.75
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,169	101.00–116.00	109.23
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,171	109.00–118.00	114.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	930	40.00–63.00	50.92
183	—	1,047	35.00–70.00	60.14
2	—	858	6.00–15.00	10.36
80	—	1,023	54.50–77.00	67.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,276	54.50–86.00	74.54
53	—	1,210	48.00–66.00	58.48
310	—	1,229	40.00–76.00	67.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,462	60.00–76.50	69.23
143	—	1,449	65.00–84.00	74.51
17	—	1,400	55.00–66.00	62.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,421	72.50–93.00	85.70
119	—	1,701	83.00–113.00	97.89
125	—	1,798	94.50–124.00	107.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,017.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	964	860.00–1,325.00	1,194.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,412	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,308.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	925.00–1,000.00	959.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,227	950.00–1,690.00	1,398.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,380	1,050.00–1,525.00	1,320.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,080	825.00–1,025.00	933.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,391.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,538	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	2,077	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,953	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	825.00–1,075.00	993.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,396	1,210.00–1,375.00	1,295.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,225.00–1,290.00	1,257.70
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	460.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,160	785.00–935.00	893.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	83.00–86.00	84.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	72.00–81.00	75.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	828	75.00–98.00	83.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	700.00–785.00	720.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	50.50–65.00	59.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,215	1,000.00–1,885.00	1,369.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,492	1,100.00–1,775.00	1,492.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,200	1,610.00	1,610.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	955	875.00–1,275.00	1,154.23
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,108	750.00–1,070.00	837.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,372	800.00–1,300.00	1,047.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	1,320	755.00–1,400.00	1,064.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	977	700.00–935.00	823.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,164	750.00–1,275.00	1,010.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,194	650.00–1,100.00	809.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	650.00–785.00	708.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,133	735.00–900.00	817.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,271	760.00–1,350.00	1,089.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,316	800.00–1,200.00	936.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,235	875.00–1,275.00	1,035.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,009	640.00–1,175.00	908.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,368	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,402.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	725.00–800.00	763.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	750.00–800.00	777.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	947	700.00–850.00	753.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.

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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