Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 352 priced lines covering 15,175 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,438 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,950 head. replacement cattle receipts at 658 head. Counted as USDA files them — 106 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,438Last week 16,702Year ago 14,171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,950Last week 2,063Year ago 1,384

Replacement CattleReceipts 658Last week 793Year ago 779

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady with moderate demand. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	925.00–1,100.00	985.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	830.00	830.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	930.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	750.00–875.00	796.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,039	61.00–84.00	73.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	80.00–85.00	83.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	960.00	960.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	76.00	76.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,227	640.00–1,475.00	977.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,255	975.00–1,750.00	1,327.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,069	650.00–1,060.00	842.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,123	850.00–1,475.00	1,115.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,167	780.00–1,225.00	988.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,304	820.00–1,275.00	1,141.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	54	—	1,036	640.00–1,080.00	901.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,091	675.00–925.00	744.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,085	635.00–850.00	713.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,196	725.00–1,475.00	1,055.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	750.00–880.00	852.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,135	775.00–1,210.00	982.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	480.00–490.00	484.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	805	450.00–960.00	678.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	747	765.00	765.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	898	650.00–775.00	703.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	600.00–635.00	617.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,003	600.00–800.00	695.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	650.00–810.00	722.77
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,468	1,000.00–1,340.00	1,210.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	785.00–970.00	880.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,292	660.00–1,600.00	1,246.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,130	760.00–1,125.00	930.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,190	850.00–1,260.00	1,047.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,204	960.00–1,300.00	1,158.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,381	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,338.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,910	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,725	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,637.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	800.00–840.00	819.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,373	1,140.00–1,670.00	1,416.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	985	850.00–1,200.00	1,045.01
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,026	850.00–1,250.00	1,043.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00–134.00	131.32
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
4	—	675	110.00–120.00	112.56
4	—	419	124.00–135.00	130.44
2	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
5	—	379	130.00–134.00	131.80
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
3	—	272	126.00–138.00	131.74
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
23	—	536	114.00–126.00	122.43
5	—	587	115.00–121.50	120.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
194	—	811	120.00–138.30	136.96
247	—	585	139.00–160.25	150.81
539	—	671	130.00–155.00	147.56
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
56	—	968	123.50	123.50
367	—	623	132.00–151.20	146.31
333	—	725	124.00–146.00	142.60
59	—	857	117.00–127.30	126.42
83	—	757	120.00–137.00	134.15
41	—	480	144.00–155.00	149.35
167	—	524	139.00–160.00	154.62
34	—	437	143.00–160.00	148.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	111.00	111.00
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	485	153.00–155.00	153.85
18	—	425	150.00–154.00	153.66
19	—	355	159.50–169.00	166.88
65	—	819	133.60	133.60
25	—	938	126.85	126.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	976	78.00–108.00	94.94
271	—	717	106.00–148.00	129.91
420	—	573	123.00–154.00	139.62
468	—	527	126.00–156.50	142.47
9	—	231	145.00–177.00	161.71
3	—	1,170	100.00	100.00
104	—	826	100.00–128.00	119.65
306	—	475	130.00–157.50	145.05
262	—	672	113.00–152.00	133.10
69	—	328	129.00–162.00	145.14
426	—	624	121.00–150.00	134.26
5	—	1,080	87.00–101.00	96.80
102	—	769	110.00–133.50	127.34
250	—	424	124.00–158.50	144.88
11	—	924	101.00–114.00	110.11
44	—	871	104.00–119.00	114.31
35	—	282	131.00–165.50	154.49
151	—	376	130.00–163.00	146.14
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	97.50	97.50
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	160.00–163.00	162.41
2	—	525	154.00	154.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	129.00	129.00
7	—	785	118.00	118.00
3	—	555	131.00–140.00	137.03
1	—	850	103.00	103.00
2	—	668	119.00–122.00	120.46
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	734	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	110.00–125.00	123.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	147.50–157.50	152.46
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
4	—	602	126.00–131.00	128.49
6	—	667	106.00–125.00	114.83
2	—	508	136.00	136.00
6	—	413	136.00–143.00	140.48
10	—	481	127.00–140.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	772	92.00–112.00	99.47
6	—	822	88.00–120.00	103.39
7	—	229	130.00–151.00	138.68
2	—	938	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,075	95.00	95.00
50	—	473	115.00–140.00	131.69
42	—	625	103.00–132.00	123.03
3	—	982	93.00–96.00	94.01
4	—	875	93.00–108.00	98.80
31	—	432	113.00–139.00	130.63
37	—	522	115.00–139.00	129.54
3	—	265	128.00–140.00	135.17
42	—	377	115.00–152.00	135.26
44	—	580	110.00–135.00	124.94
21	—	721	105.00–128.00	114.27
14	—	322	114.00–141.00	126.53
25	—	680	92.50–130.00	117.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	156.00–180.00	166.43
40	—	520	154.00–174.00	166.75
117	—	625	146.00–169.50	158.37
128	—	667	145.00–156.50	152.58
13	—	436	157.00–178.00	170.04
104	—	1,036	129.60–132.60	131.18
76	—	1,110	119.75–126.20	124.39
150	—	735	136.00–150.50	146.52
500	—	912	133.10–143.00	137.71
56	—	1,062	131.00	131.00
454	—	823	136.00–155.00	146.59
80	—	566	160.00–167.00	162.56
173	—	776	135.00–149.00	146.74
248	—	881	134.50–145.10	143.15
251	—	985	124.85–138.70	136.88
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
289	—	826	110.00–145.40	136.34
17	—	284	150.00–178.00	163.65
2	—	1,093	106.00–118.50	112.24
78	—	423	145.00–176.00	167.02
142	—	474	140.00–175.00	161.32
9	—	1,031	106.50–120.50	111.88
35	—	918	111.00–130.00	126.43
325	—	726	115.00–150.00	141.16
343	—	625	126.00–164.00	152.63
375	—	671	125.00–163.00	148.30
43	—	375	145.00–180.00	168.94
1	—	1,100	115.00	115.00
4	—	221	165.00–180.00	174.77
72	—	970	108.00–133.75	127.20
173	—	773	119.00–145.00	138.00
190	—	524	135.00–169.50	156.37
32	—	327	152.50–185.00	172.70
120	—	867	114.00–143.80	138.50
360	—	573	135.00–170.00	156.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	183.50	183.50
2	—	210	187.50–205.00	196.67
7	—	376	167.00–174.00	172.31
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
2	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	167.00	167.00
52	—	1,021	135.80	135.80
168	—	935	140.90–143.90	141.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
4	—	675	100.00–120.00	104.85
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
9	—	501	171.00	171.00
4	—	551	163.00	163.00
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
1	—	295	181.00	181.00
3	—	428	180.00	180.00
6	—	327	180.00–185.00	182.14
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	116.00	116.00
2	—	423	136.00–143.00	139.52
3	—	390	146.00–152.00	149.67
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
9	—	472	132.50–150.00	140.87
2	—	530	119.00–130.00	124.45
3	—	568	115.00–129.00	122.97
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	142.00–145.00	143.54
1	—	965	121.50	121.50
3	—	486	151.00	151.00
1	—	390	166.00	166.00
7	—	732	125.00–133.00	127.07
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
4	—	668	142.00	142.00
3	—	622	142.00	142.00
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
7	—	732	122.00–133.00	126.65
2	—	428	162.00–170.00	165.88
4	—	470	155.00–156.00	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	111.00–135.00	126.90
1	—	920	96.00	96.00
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	191.50	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	145.00	145.00
22	—	469	124.00–159.00	145.25
4	—	824	110.00–123.00	115.63
25	—	432	122.50–165.00	151.91
3	—	375	150.00–161.00	157.53
21	—	732	100.00–136.00	129.32
1	—	1,175	97.00	97.00
35	—	622	111.00–147.00	132.96
1	—	975	106.00	106.00
29	—	582	129.50–148.00	140.35
13	—	761	115.00–134.00	127.18
1	—	1,055	104.00	104.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
8	—	909	105.00–109.00	106.02
11	—	329	130.00–168.00	146.39
6	—	864	105.00–119.00	113.83
81	—	538	128.00–151.00	140.17
32	—	673	110.00–147.50	134.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	164.00	164.00
3	—	482	147.00–148.00	147.66
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	147.00	147.00
11	—	617	142.00–156.50	150.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	175.00–180.00	177.52
7	—	326	171.00–175.00	173.91
3	—	601	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	158.00	158.00
6	—	380	166.00–171.00	168.15
4	—	488	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	674	121.00–149.00	132.47
215	—	521	135.00–163.50	149.29
3	—	978	90.00–104.00	95.32
16	—	817	106.00–116.00	111.73
1	—	170	200.00	200.00
35	—	277	162.00–190.00	172.44
181	—	570	128.00–164.00	142.04
98	—	374	146.00–178.00	164.37
157	—	429	134.00–175.00	154.93
164	—	621	122.00–154.00	135.08
2	—	233	174.00–175.00	174.49
46	—	327	142.00–176.00	158.58
10	—	918	94.00–111.00	101.74
9	—	873	100.00–121.00	112.07
37	—	765	108.00–127.50	119.52
143	—	474	136.00–170.00	152.82
2	—	1,033	80.00–100.00	90.12
88	—	718	112.00–139.00	125.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	114.00–116.00	115.36
4	—	505	120.00–130.00	122.57
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	383	110.00–131.00	120.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	131.00–142.00	136.50
2	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.52
13	—	374	137.50–148.00	143.03
3	—	612	116.00–120.00	118.69
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
6	—	538	127.00–129.00	127.34
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	439	130.00–145.00	141.87
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	368	120.00–167.00	144.27
8	—	783	113.00–119.00	115.61
37	—	676	100.00–137.00	119.23
15	—	618	114.00–134.00	125.59
4	—	874	87.00–91.00	89.00
8	—	733	93.00–116.00	110.97
18	—	471	126.00–151.00	137.94
1	—	190	150.00	150.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
6	—	318	102.50–137.50	129.76
66	—	532	104.00–149.00	136.07
17	—	820	86.00–111.50	104.25
4	—	277	132.50–146.00	141.15
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
31	—	429	130.00–158.00	142.86
22	—	573	110.00–137.00	127.85
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
2	—	583	126.00–136.00	130.94
2	—	825	108.00	108.00
5	—	440	141.00–142.00	141.80
3	—	492	139.00	139.00
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	577	83.00–115.00	108.16
157	—	337	94.00–131.00	124.22
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	70.00	70.00
3	—	430	116.00–130.00	120.56
8	—	869	81.00–102.00	86.33
12	—	366	114.00–137.00	131.07
22	—	275	92.00–140.00	125.15
67	—	480	96.00–132.00	130.76
2	—	665	81.00	81.00
19	—	777	90.00–108.25	107.29
2	—	510	123.00	123.00
42	—	628	86.00–113.00	105.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	950	30.00–59.00	50.41
145	—	995	49.00–69.50	58.41
5	—	887	20.00–55.00	41.31
75	—	1,015	57.50–74.50	67.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,183	47.00–64.00	57.58
380	—	1,232	46.50–79.00	65.93
121	—	1,235	58.50–81.00	72.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,530	64.00–82.00	72.74
15	—	1,343	54.00–64.00	61.25
146	—	1,475	59.00–76.00	67.28
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	85.00–102.00	92.07
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	83.00–90.00	87.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,403	78.00–92.00	84.60
92	—	1,790	97.00–117.00	106.78
87	—	1,680	85.00–104.00	96.52
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	82.00–111.50	96.40

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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