Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 281 priced lines covering 10,982 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,119 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,465 head. replacement cattle receipts at 497 head. Counted as USDA files them — 80 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,119Last week 14,226Year ago 13,902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,465Last week 1,644Year ago 1,736

Replacement CattleReceipts 497Last week 665Year ago 822

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with prices ranging from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Extreme temperatures continued to have an impact across the state.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,116	725.00–1,100.00	939.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,112	870.00–1,300.00	1,123.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,169	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,153.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,207	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,391.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,320	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,236.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	1,175.00–1,535.00	1,365.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,227	800.00–1,200.00	948.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	1,010.00–1,390.00	1,190.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,259	800.00–1,075.00	971.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	500	525.00–560.00	546.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,191	850.00–1,325.00	1,062.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,279	625.00–1,100.00	1,008.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,102	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,192	670.00–1,010.00	852.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,148	765.00–1,010.00	840.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	825.00–850.00	842.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,134	675.00–1,100.00	935.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	905	775.00–890.00	826.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,091	500.00–945.00	695.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	975.00–1,110.00	1,051.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,274	850.00–1,325.00	1,088.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,155	550.00–875.00	702.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,194	700.00–1,325.00	895.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,325	935.00–1,125.00	1,025.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	675.00–700.00	687.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	475	310.00	310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,110	980.00–1,550.00	1,226.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,302.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,094	750.00–825.00	789.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	63.00–107.00	89.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	78.00–81.00	79.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	993	700.00–1,235.00	1,012.15
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	897	660.00–1,075.00	856.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,079.97
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	909	400.00–1,000.00	843.85
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	600.00	600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	960.00	960.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
297	—	629	130.00–159.75	151.53
3	—	373	150.00–154.00	152.73
33	—	484	140.00–165.00	147.90
69	—	869	117.50–139.80	136.97
42	—	515	137.00–154.00	146.79
2	—	820	121.50	121.50
16	—	429	143.00–153.00	148.17
16	—	713	133.00–145.75	141.02
59	—	580	140.00–151.50	145.45
77	—	768	128.00–148.00	144.80
114	—	662	131.00–156.00	151.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
2	—	193	167.00	167.00
48	—	770	110.00–132.00	124.28
52	—	811	101.00–138.85	130.61
318	—	474	120.00–152.00	141.38
12	—	887	97.00–120.00	115.05
9	—	910	95.00–120.00	109.98
250	—	621	116.00–146.50	133.34
313	—	524	120.00–150.00	138.26
4	—	1,143	90.00	90.00
106	—	720	114.00–141.00	126.74
104	—	330	133.00–160.00	147.67
149	—	671	120.00–145.50	128.81
1	—	1,170	114.00	114.00
18	—	225	137.00–159.00	151.00
311	—	573	120.00–149.00	136.48
6	—	975	95.00–117.00	101.70
184	—	375	114.00–160.00	144.68
59	—	278	130.00–166.00	153.53
250	—	431	127.00–154.00	143.21
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	125.00–134.00	131.58
9	—	545	126.50	126.50
3	—	461	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	290	105.00	105.00
2	—	520	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	129.50	129.50
3	—	305	122.00	122.00
3	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	122.00–123.00	122.34
6	—	527	115.00–125.00	116.72
6	—	372	132.00	132.00
6	—	416	124.00–127.00	124.49
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
4	—	583	110.00–125.00	121.39
3	—	328	125.00–134.00	130.29
2	—	623	111.00–114.00	112.53
7	—	681	100.00–119.00	111.66
1	—	210	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	576	110.00–132.50	124.64
28	—	610	105.00–129.00	121.26
14	—	275	102.00–136.00	129.63
19	—	374	116.00–148.00	130.76
5	—	313	118.00–137.00	127.48
34	—	420	110.00–133.00	127.00
2	—	978	90.00	90.00
7	—	777	97.00–110.00	104.77
67	—	528	110.00–138.00	128.30
10	—	823	87.00–103.00	94.29
15	—	734	102.00–123.00	112.68
3	—	878	80.00–110.00	99.14
20	—	673	97.00–126.00	117.24
57	—	476	110.00–138.00	128.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	818	113.00–114.00	113.50
10	—	785	122.50–128.00	126.20
2	—	897	110.00	110.00
8	—	671	130.00	130.00
2	—	915	111.00	111.00
8	—	714	124.00–129.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	368	185.00–201.00	196.28
3	—	330	195.00	195.00
459	—	880	148.00–156.00	150.18
283	—	778	142.00–158.30	153.41
127	—	532	155.00–180.25	172.72
49	—	469	159.50–180.00	165.29
184	—	675	144.00–170.60	161.31
216	—	626	150.50–172.00	164.66
350	—	724	140.00–166.50	157.67
24	—	420	164.00–186.00	174.86
119	—	918	130.00–147.00	146.04
421	—	825	133.50–155.95	153.12
63	—	579	151.50–178.00	162.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	854	148.00–158.20	157.00
7	—	648	167.00	167.00
8	—	573	171.50	171.50
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
3	—	328	178.00–182.50	180.12
79	—	927	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	152.00	152.00
2	—	480	136.00	136.00
3	—	552	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
7	—	826	110.00–130.00	119.44
6	—	780	111.00–132.00	122.22
42	—	575	110.00–155.00	138.05
2	—	342	145.00	145.00
20	—	520	121.00–154.00	139.06
29	—	626	101.00–142.00	130.03
26	—	682	104.00–148.00	132.67
18	—	477	132.00–154.00	142.65
2	—	268	150.00–157.00	153.40
15	—	727	110.00–130.00	122.27
5	—	367	135.00–151.00	147.04
4	—	929	87.00–122.00	110.00
19	—	430	120.00–156.50	142.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,056	141.70	141.70
65	—	799	156.00	156.00
78	—	931	147.10	147.10
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	151.00	151.00
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
3	—	571	143.00	143.00
1	—	800	127.00	127.00
3	—	985	125.00–129.00	127.69
3	—	500	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	921	105.00–130.00	122.50
66	—	770	120.00–153.00	139.85
3	—	993	116.00–120.00	118.66
160	—	618	132.00–163.50	149.58
21	—	830	110.00–144.00	132.85
159	—	471	141.00–178.50	160.74
4	—	1,054	107.00–116.00	109.24
30	—	276	140.00–185.00	169.60
178	—	671	130.00–161.00	149.11
85	—	425	144.00–176.00	162.62
138	—	865	128.00–154.50	152.59
82	—	718	125.00–154.00	141.93
3	—	1,162	118.00	118.00
48	—	322	160.00–185.00	173.17
88	—	382	142.00–182.00	172.03
1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,012	112.00–130.00	117.75
193	—	525	137.00–176.00	156.04
11	—	225	152.00–190.00	169.67
176	—	572	130.00–171.50	153.62
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
2	—	693	120.00–129.00	124.52
4	—	477	130.00–140.00	135.21
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
3	—	577	128.00–134.00	130.35
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	658	151.50	151.50
8	—	520	153.00–159.50	157.58
1	—	225	191.00	191.00
8	—	465	164.50–176.00	171.41
6	—	425	158.00–179.00	164.41
4	—	369	160.00–170.00	166.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	140.00–144.00	141.96
2	—	633	111.00–123.00	117.12
2	—	662	110.00	110.00
2	—	905	84.00	84.00
4	—	529	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	810	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	477	126.00–149.00	138.51
2	—	958	80.00–92.00	85.95
7	—	770	92.00–100.00	94.73
13	—	732	91.00–113.00	107.83
15	—	319	137.00–161.00	147.59
5	—	263	144.00–155.00	148.53
31	—	524	114.00–144.00	133.35
30	—	577	105.00–140.00	127.83
31	—	621	100.00–131.00	120.23
20	—	424	125.00–153.00	143.26
14	—	674	91.00–123.00	110.57
4	—	926	85.00–90.00	86.74
22	—	378	130.00–155.00	144.60
4	—	815	85.00–95.00	92.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	569	129.00–157.00	143.04
101	—	669	113.00–147.00	129.60
1	—	1,030	114.00	114.00
137	—	374	133.00–177.00	163.08
203	—	520	125.00–159.50	145.59
5	—	922	105.00–114.00	107.19
33	—	773	110.00–127.00	119.16
220	—	470	134.00–169.00	151.88
30	—	825	92.00–113.00	107.69
3	—	230	165.00–175.50	168.73
139	—	621	119.00–149.00	136.96
11	—	874	92.00–125.00	103.84
54	—	319	135.00–177.00	161.92
1	—	180	170.00	170.00
45	—	718	112.00–143.00	124.14
179	—	422	127.00–179.00	158.02
19	—	272	151.00–180.00	167.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
3	—	660	110.00–122.00	117.28
5	—	482	130.00–141.00	134.50
2	—	725	104.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	418	138.00–140.00	138.96
5	—	356	146.00	146.00
2	—	335	139.00–140.00	139.51
6	—	569	120.00–129.00	125.14
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	88.50–108.00	96.39
4	—	586	95.00–111.00	98.99
14	—	264	125.00	125.00
2	—	657	111.50	111.50
14	—	616	92.00–111.50	103.31
6	—	707	106.50	106.50
8	—	476	90.00–119.00	103.86
1	—	910	81.00	81.00
8	—	522	91.00–118.00	101.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,680	85.00–105.00	96.91
70	—	1,850	100.00–113.00	105.69
38	—	1,500	62.00–95.50	85.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,184	48.00–65.00	57.13
230	—	1,231	52.00–74.50	67.07
120	—	1,247	65.00–82.50	74.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	987	40.00–62.00	50.75
3	—	1,280	40.00–49.50	45.46
37	—	1,036	61.00–74.00	67.66
134	—	1,045	44.00–68.00	58.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,385	57.50–65.00	61.73
122	—	1,519	61.00–74.50	67.80
79	—	1,449	67.00–83.00	74.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	86.00	86.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	110.00	110.00

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.

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