Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 307 priced lines covering 14,071 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,235 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,996 head. replacement cattle receipts at 704 head. Counted as USDA files them — 75 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,235Last week 16,634Year ago 16,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,996Last week 1,750Year ago 2,272

Replacement CattleReceipts 704Last week 638Year ago 596

Compared to previous week’s sales: Feeder cattle prices were mixed from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Active buyer participation for weaned and preconditioned consignments. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Moderate demand in the slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	700.00–1,075.00	907.96
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	750.00–880.00	818.38
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	823	750.00–800.00	779.98
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	755	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	956	710.00–1,025.00	846.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	910.00–1,400.00	1,241.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,284	685.00–1,625.00	1,302.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	935.00–1,075.00	1,012.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,152	825.00–1,260.00	1,142.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,147	975.00–1,350.00	1,099.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,153	800.00–1,575.00	1,034.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,284	935.00–1,325.00	1,168.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,322	1,240.00–1,525.00	1,385.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	723	550.00–600.00	573.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	765	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	490.00	490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	745	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	335.00	335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	993	685.00–890.00	834.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	975	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	725.00–810.00	769.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	775.00–1,075.00	950.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,325	670.00–1,300.00	1,084.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,195	685.00–900.00	833.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	956	525.00–685.00	568.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,327	710.00–1,300.00	988.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,277	485.00–1,270.00	950.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,235	600.00–1,085.00	782.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,170	585.00–950.00	760.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	72	—	1,217	610.00–1,375.00	1,017.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	987	510.00–730.00	601.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,213	655.00–885.00	776.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,305	885.00–1,425.00	1,094.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,125	535.00–985.00	738.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	650.00–1,000.00	835.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	700.00–750.00	726.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	31	—	1,101	560.00–1,275.00	882.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,091	690.00–1,075.00	852.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	700.00–810.00	764.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	74.00–80.00	76.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	74.00–84.00	78.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	996	650.00–875.00	763.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	79.00	79.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,031	775.00–825.00	812.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,225	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,264.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,204	975.00–1,675.00	1,299.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,690	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,896.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
247	—	574	132.00–169.50	154.12
272	—	669	129.00–163.50	146.64
122	—	869	122.00–149.25	140.26
167	—	524	134.00–168.00	153.82
5	—	229	157.50–175.00	164.43
35	—	330	152.00–181.00	169.10
148	—	626	124.00–168.00	151.99
8	—	916	113.00–130.00	124.85
1	—	1,120	117.00	117.00
142	—	721	130.00–149.50	141.84
40	—	376	146.00–185.00	167.11
74	—	770	124.00–144.00	137.97
69	—	425	141.00–177.00	158.82
9	—	1,059	102.00–121.00	115.96
89	—	826	126.00–143.50	135.88
29	—	961	118.00–129.00	126.09
19	—	1,025	113.00–125.00	123.52
23	—	267	156.00–189.00	171.48
168	—	474	141.00–170.00	159.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	523	155.00–178.50	167.65
120	—	562	156.00–170.50	166.71
8	—	421	159.00–173.00	166.22
9	—	472	164.00–170.00	166.43
52	—	1,109	128.25	128.25
426	—	868	142.00–151.80	146.54
54	—	1,051	134.10	134.10
156	—	682	147.00–165.50	158.04
317	—	827	137.00–153.80	146.01
316	—	625	148.00–170.50	165.35
223	—	989	139.00–145.90	142.40
229	—	722	141.00–154.80	150.28
271	—	1,026	137.00–143.00	138.49
458	—	787	136.00–154.00	148.94
500	—	922	132.00–143.60	140.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	156.00	156.00
121	—	962	142.00–143.75	142.87
4	—	376	170.00–175.00	173.12
6	—	454	171.00–175.00	174.30
174	—	878	149.95–153.85	151.22
2	—	405	192.00	192.00
3	—	335	170.00–180.00	176.57
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	120.00	120.00
3	—	908	120.00	120.00
2	—	803	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	531	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	131.00	131.00
2	—	420	137.50–140.00	138.69
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
4	—	458	140.50–142.50	140.99
8	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	768	90.00–131.00	119.95
1	—	225	157.50	157.50
11	—	370	140.00–155.00	147.56
21	—	580	110.00–147.50	138.27
1	—	1,040	103.00	103.00
17	—	528	122.00–150.00	141.27
4	—	975	95.00	95.00
3	—	872	120.00–124.00	122.02
19	—	479	123.00–150.00	140.38
21	—	677	119.00–141.00	134.37
5	—	716	115.00–135.00	125.86
2	—	325	143.00–154.00	148.75
6	—	806	109.00–124.00	116.20
10	—	422	126.00–163.00	144.24
29	—	614	121.00–146.00	133.97
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	145.00–151.00	149.61
266	—	580	137.00–162.00	155.18
236	—	634	134.00–152.00	148.52
2	—	840	116.00	116.00
16	—	472	147.00–151.00	149.14
7	—	752	138.00	138.00
617	—	675	138.50–151.95	148.08
408	—	724	125.00–148.25	143.08
21	—	861	116.50–118.50	118.01
111	—	519	139.00–154.00	147.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
1	—	545	158.00	158.00
23	—	373	151.00–160.50	155.36
8	—	466	150.00–161.00	154.63
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	327	125.00–173.00	149.80
3	—	990	90.00–102.00	93.98
11	—	934	100.00–109.00	103.17
99	—	776	105.00–132.00	124.27
5	—	1,021	90.00–105.00	98.09
230	—	433	130.00–159.00	145.35
63	—	819	90.00–129.50	114.30
26	—	860	100.00–120.00	115.75
313	—	624	115.00–148.00	132.37
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
367	—	670	112.50–143.00	133.30
33	—	278	135.00–175.00	152.07
385	—	572	125.00–152.50	140.67
137	—	724	105.00–135.50	123.17
3	—	178	150.00–170.00	159.02
291	—	477	125.00–153.00	141.07
12	—	235	130.00–168.00	149.93
159	—	374	126.00–161.00	147.47
438	—	524	121.00–154.50	139.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	479	114.00–137.00	130.83
2	—	830	105.00–107.00	105.99
13	—	331	112.50–144.00	129.81
68	—	570	107.00–135.00	123.86
29	—	620	87.50–131.50	117.28
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
37	—	378	110.00–139.00	127.83
70	—	528	100.00–141.00	124.77
7	—	723	104.00–120.00	107.77
12	—	280	127.00–158.00	139.57
4	—	220	122.50–140.00	131.73
27	—	429	115.00–138.00	123.41
9	—	769	100.00–120.00	110.84
21	—	681	91.00–129.00	112.02
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	105.00–113.00	110.33
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
3	—	496	126.00	126.00
6	—	676	110.00–125.00	122.18
3	—	735	108.00–115.00	110.27
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
8	—	635	112.50	112.50
9	—	596	119.00	119.00
31	—	455	117.50–127.25	125.40
10	—	380	130.00–136.00	135.04
5	—	664	114.50	114.50
5	—	706	106.00	106.00
15	—	544	120.00–125.50	125.15
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	121.00	121.00
3	—	762	116.00	116.00
5	—	657	112.00–118.00	114.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	681	134.00–135.00	134.60
3	—	776	124.00	124.00
4	—	871	111.00–115.50	114.36
22	—	632	134.00–136.00	135.21
7	—	813	113.00–114.50	113.79
11	—	728	120.00–127.00	123.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	167.00	167.00
2	—	670	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	618	117.00–148.00	135.43
90	—	668	117.00–149.00	132.83
131	—	572	116.00–154.00	141.42
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
134	—	722	110.00–140.00	127.17
26	—	820	95.00–117.00	108.31
103	—	376	135.00–182.00	162.84
23	—	276	147.50–172.00	159.27
137	—	426	127.50–171.00	152.21
51	—	328	135.00–181.00	163.74
8	—	924	85.00–109.00	92.05
8	—	218	162.50–178.00	169.38
34	—	776	110.00–130.00	118.02
5	—	866	102.00–111.00	107.57
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
244	—	525	121.00–158.00	143.10
138	—	476	131.00–161.00	150.29
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
3	—	532	108.00–144.00	122.47
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	114.00	114.00
4	—	629	125.00–129.00	126.49
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
2	—	715	114.00–117.00	115.52
2	—	593	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
5	—	679	119.00–129.00	124.73
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	445	120.00–128.00	127.22
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
7	—	359	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	121.74
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	167.50–171.00	168.92
10	—	606	142.00–152.50	145.78
3	—	468	157.00	157.00
4	—	544	150.00–154.00	153.01
3	—	341	176.00	176.00
19	—	425	155.00–177.00	163.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	423	104.00–154.00	137.13
9	—	672	116.00–130.00	121.01
24	—	520	114.00–136.00	129.33
4	—	876	85.00–94.00	91.80
3	—	788	100.00–109.00	102.95
38	—	472	120.00–145.50	135.19
13	—	377	102.50–159.00	143.82
7	—	738	102.00–119.00	108.03
19	—	325	112.00–162.50	146.07
16	—	618	110.00–130.50	123.55
2	—	843	96.00–104.00	100.01
4	—	290	140.00–151.00	148.30
3	—	1,056	89.50–90.50	89.83
4	—	223	142.50–154.00	146.35
19	—	568	119.00–140.00	127.25
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,035	110.50	110.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	962	115.00	115.00
123	—	844	118.70	118.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	853	84.00–115.50	114.70
2	—	1,030	83.00	83.00
9	—	620	81.00–99.00	94.51
23	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.08
4	—	1,180	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,057	80.00	80.00
3	—	818	101.00	101.00
6	—	411	91.00–120.00	113.68
8	—	910	84.00–95.00	92.22
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
2	—	512	120.50	120.50
8	—	100	165.00	165.00
3	—	975	82.00–83.00	82.66
16	—	730	85.00–100.50	92.25
132	—	300	110.00–135.00	134.63
2	—	358	85.00–120.00	102.62
6	—	583	82.00–110.00	105.32
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	647	115.25	115.25
60	—	895	111.50	111.50
17	—	795	110.25	110.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,553	77.00–94.00	86.56
88	—	1,740	75.00–105.50	96.18
87	—	1,824	96.00–123.50	105.54
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,555	50.00	50.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	94.00–97.00	95.54
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,331	55.50–67.00	62.39
101	—	1,486	65.00–88.00	73.11
151	—	1,436	60.00–85.00	67.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,183	44.00–65.00	57.71
233	—	1,224	55.00–75.50	66.01
125	—	1,251	65.00–87.00	71.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,067	57.00–74.00	66.88
80	—	1,015	39.50–62.00	52.98
3	—	900	32.00–43.00	38.95
121	—	1,083	49.00–70.00	61.46

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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