Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 267 priced lines covering 8,363 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,153 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,324 head. replacement cattle receipts at 308 head. Counted as USDA files them — 65 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,153Last week 12,866Year ago 8,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,324Last week 1,837Year ago 1,430

Replacement CattleReceipts 308Last week 701Year ago 654

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady. Comparisons for feeder and slaughter classes are based on a light test due to the 4th of July holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	424	147.50–170.00	157.08
13	—	872	115.00–130.50	124.54
18	—	958	115.00–124.50	123.78
14	—	331	150.00–177.00	163.16
101	—	472	142.00–171.00	161.11
4	—	278	166.00–180.00	172.57
6	—	1,017	109.00–120.75	118.79
18	—	378	147.50–180.00	164.94
97	—	722	126.00–144.00	135.18
189	—	819	113.00–141.00	137.36
173	—	576	131.00–164.00	151.88
123	—	671	128.00–151.00	140.84
134	—	626	129.00–157.50	144.64
121	—	521	129.00–170.00	155.81
97	—	774	123.00–141.00	133.07
24	—	912	120.00–127.50	123.22
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	475	155.00–178.00	172.35
6	—	431	160.00–177.50	167.91
43	—	664	141.00–159.00	148.43
133	—	830	131.00–142.50	140.55
58	—	953	142.00	142.00
3	—	326	165.00–170.00	168.39
161	—	721	135.00–154.50	143.01
58	—	524	156.00–173.00	166.56
7	—	373	166.00–171.00	169.56
202	—	628	145.00–161.50	156.19
18	—	762	138.00–139.25	138.80
237	—	925	134.15–142.90	138.84
51	—	584	154.50–164.20	160.97
172	—	884	140.70–142.90	141.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	888	136.00–137.50	137.24
57	—	972	136.90	136.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	184.00	184.00
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
11	—	585	157.00–167.00	164.01
2	—	625	152.00–155.00	153.45
1	—	360	174.00	174.00
10	—	489	170.00	170.00
2	—	175	202.50–207.50	204.71
50	—	971	134.90	134.90
52	—	1,030	131.50	131.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	121.00–127.00	123.11
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
5	—	480	124.00–130.00	127.65
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	418	131.00–156.00	144.24
5	—	373	127.00–169.00	143.67
2	—	920	82.00–116.00	98.72
26	—	525	108.00–147.00	127.66
22	—	626	110.00–139.00	131.45
26	—	481	117.50–157.00	144.36
16	—	773	110.00–127.00	123.14
3	—	328	141.00–151.00	147.75
13	—	674	115.00–139.00	128.37
46	—	571	111.00–148.00	135.59
7	—	281	130.00–152.50	144.35
9	—	725	112.00–125.00	119.58
6	—	882	111.00–128.50	124.50
7	—	811	85.00–127.00	115.72
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
4	—	630	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
8	—	660	142.00–143.00	142.50
4	—	416	161.00–166.00	163.48
14	—	624	140.00–150.50	144.44
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
4	—	376	171.00–173.00	172.04
1	—	330	171.00	171.00
3	—	816	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	476	127.00–164.00	148.98
15	—	818	101.00–123.00	111.76
122	—	572	125.00–152.00	138.87
13	—	278	160.00–172.00	166.84
66	—	626	123.00–140.00	131.47
2	—	235	160.00–167.00	163.35
2	—	955	95.00–97.00	96.00
111	—	519	127.00–157.00	143.73
2	—	875	97.00–109.00	103.07
24	—	332	147.50–175.00	160.71
2	—	925	97.00–103.00	100.00
47	—	722	106.00–136.00	119.06
53	—	374	137.50–177.00	160.06
66	—	432	136.00–171.00	154.67
68	—	668	118.00–141.00	128.36
48	—	757	105.00–128.00	116.65
1	—	180	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
4	—	419	120.00–130.00	127.34
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
27	—	571	111.00–137.50	125.64
5	—	780	90.00–109.00	103.34
41	—	429	120.00–149.00	140.53
3	—	877	91.00–92.00	91.32
2	—	990	85.00–86.00	85.50
27	—	666	100.00–125.00	114.94
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
25	—	532	114.00–139.00	129.48
3	—	908	91.00–92.00	91.66
1	—	820	81.00	81.00
20	—	368	125.00–163.00	147.09
12	—	331	120.00–160.00	146.25
32	—	471	109.00–145.00	135.33
22	—	614	102.00–129.00	118.30
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	156.00	156.00
11	—	470	160.00–171.00	166.31
7	—	359	165.00–174.00	170.02
11	—	510	151.00–165.00	160.80
3	—	426	170.00	170.00
5	—	293	175.00	175.00
3	—	212	175.00–205.00	194.37
7	—	618	142.00–149.00	145.17
1	—	320	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
2	—	548	134.00	134.00
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	60.00	60.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
5	—	574	88.00–91.00	89.17
63	—	855	103.95	103.95
2	—	683	90.00	90.00
4	—	809	87.00	87.00
7	—	517	82.50–96.00	94.00
1	—	730	83.00	83.00
8	—	477	95.00–118.50	100.66
1	—	770	61.00	61.00
3	—	261	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	74.00	74.00
2	—	805	71.00	71.00
7	—	622	77.00–82.00	79.80
2	—	548	77.00	77.00
4	—	460	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	620	130.00–140.00	134.94
11	—	429	138.00–152.00	147.86
176	—	766	134.25–140.00	137.33
2	—	297	145.00	145.00
428	—	735	115.00–139.90	136.70
141	—	817	130.00–133.95	132.29
39	—	564	136.00–146.00	142.47
222	—	669	120.00–144.25	139.76
10	—	948	115.50	115.50
22	—	383	138.00–145.00	140.18
64	—	521	136.00–146.00	143.07
36	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.87
2	—	320	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	671	110.00–141.00	129.93
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
4	—	166	211.00	211.00
42	—	769	105.00–125.00	118.73
86	—	376	123.00–163.00	146.20
144	—	428	128.00–158.00	143.47
16	—	870	103.00–119.00	106.76
296	—	525	120.00–149.50	140.14
288	—	575	117.00–148.50	135.69
4	—	233	125.00–150.00	138.25
12	—	812	102.00–122.50	118.64
206	—	469	120.00–148.00	140.15
3	—	950	115.50	115.50
14	—	278	140.00–172.00	154.16
162	—	625	107.00–140.00	127.31
103	—	724	106.00–130.00	120.70
61	—	319	122.00–165.00	149.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	855	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
4	—	804	113.00–117.00	114.01
7	—	713	118.00–127.00	124.55
2	—	875	110.00–118.00	113.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	115.00–119.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
29	—	429	111.00–138.00	131.25
9	—	284	120.00–141.00	132.27
9	—	330	122.00–140.00	129.81
20	—	369	111.00–151.00	133.69
8	—	676	91.00–125.00	109.90
3	—	823	100.00	100.00
12	—	777	91.00–111.00	105.84
40	—	581	100.00–131.00	122.55
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
40	—	628	102.00–125.00	117.35
46	—	471	103.00–140.00	126.15
4	—	874	87.00–103.00	96.05
19	—	721	82.00–123.00	110.43
32	—	522	102.00–133.00	122.99
1	—	980	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	111.00	111.00
3	—	551	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
73	—	700	144.00	144.00
4	—	238	158.00–170.00	161.09
3	—	481	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,016	59.00–75.00	66.46
104	—	1,026	46.50–71.00	59.52
46	—	982	40.00–62.00	51.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,294	64.00–85.50	73.36
224	—	1,236	55.00–75.50	67.42
29	—	1,228	49.00–68.50	57.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,501	55.00–67.50	60.74
91	—	1,469	60.50–76.50	68.11
83	—	1,536	65.00–84.00	72.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,456	76.50–93.00	86.34
68	—	1,719	83.00–105.00	95.66
62	—	1,856	94.00–116.00	105.82
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	95.00–111.00	105.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	875.00–1,275.00	1,067.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,127	950.00–1,250.00	1,126.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,230.00	1,230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	1,425.00–1,485.00	1,454.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,381	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,281.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,227.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,139	810.00–1,160.00	977.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,413	950.00–1,275.00	1,115.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	885.00–1,310.00	1,121.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,313	900.00–1,370.00	1,195.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,238	930.00–1,335.00	1,190.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	950.00–1,025.00	990.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,086.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	986	695.00–1,200.00	893.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	790.00–985.00	935.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	860.00	860.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	925.00–1,350.00	1,172.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	80.00–84.00	81.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	725.00–735.00	729.99
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,064	760.00–960.00	853.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,151	720.00–960.00	825.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	940.00–1,150.00	1,072.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,126	635.00–985.00	749.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,224	825.00–1,190.00	963.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,197	725.00–1,100.00	892.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,023	635.00–750.00	675.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,160	650.00–1,025.00	836.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,107	755.00–985.00	865.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,098	600.00–980.00	853.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,319	800.00–1,310.00	1,012.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	975.00–1,300.00	1,184.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	550.00–650.00	599.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	993	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	675.00–750.00	715.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	885.00–1,000.00	945.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,433	600.00–1,000.00	853.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	100.00	100.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,109	830.00–1,400.00	1,095.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,331	1,220.00–1,500.00	1,363.04

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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