Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 276 priced lines covering 15,422 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,751 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,446 head. replacement cattle receipts at 764 head. Counted as USDA files them — 122 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,751Last week 15,518Year ago 14,948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 1,779Year ago 1,982

Replacement CattleReceipts 764Last week 870Year ago 759

Compared to previous sales: Feeder Steers sold mixed from 2.00 higher to 2. 00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	722	114.00–134.00	123.28
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
1	—	235	137.50	137.50
11	—	366	125.00–155.00	144.22
67	—	574	120.00–147.00	136.84
3	—	769	100.00–120.00	109.63
1	—	905	117.00	117.00
63	—	476	117.50–160.00	139.80
32	—	430	113.00–165.50	139.05
42	—	674	120.00–142.00	128.71
30	—	626	110.00–142.00	131.05
65	—	522	119.00–151.00	139.63
2	—	830	120.00–127.00	123.48
6	—	269	124.00–165.00	148.12
14	—	331	125.00–150.00	143.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	871	140.00–148.00	144.38
63	—	476	155.00–181.00	163.08
200	—	727	135.00–153.10	149.13
110	—	957	146.75	146.75
97	—	1,015	133.90–135.25	134.59
151	—	685	142.00–159.50	155.67
1	—	225	191.00	191.00
101	—	529	153.00–169.00	160.41
635	—	825	130.00–155.00	150.77
5	—	331	167.00–178.00	172.10
66	—	574	149.00–164.00	156.34
46	—	418	160.00–184.00	169.49
7	—	373	193.50–199.00	195.73
116	—	768	141.50–149.50	147.73
511	—	921	143.85–149.75	146.60
158	—	618	143.00–161.90	156.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	482	168.00–171.00	169.77
4	—	366	175.00–192.50	182.49
6	—	321	172.50–192.50	179.90
114	—	827	152.90	152.90
2	—	413	176.00–190.00	182.79
3	—	221	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	130.00–136.00	131.19
2	—	822	120.00	120.00
2	—	687	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	134.00	134.00
5	—	672	125.00–135.00	131.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	823	118.00–145.50	135.83
78	—	974	121.00–134.85	134.21
5	—	1,085	108.00–120.00	114.83
102	—	723	125.00–145.00	135.69
37	—	326	146.00–185.00	164.99
315	—	525	132.50–171.00	153.43
214	—	669	120.00–151.00	142.33
219	—	472	144.00–175.00	156.72
275	—	574	134.00–166.50	151.01
3	—	1,170	110.00–115.00	111.70
27	—	217	170.00–192.00	179.36
84	—	774	124.00–148.00	139.09
233	—	625	132.00–160.50	143.54
159	—	429	142.00–186.00	161.90
99	—	869	120.00–149.00	142.17
1	—	1,225	108.50	108.50
16	—	1,030	116.00–125.00	118.07
3	—	1,120	107.50–116.00	113.15
102	—	374	139.00–185.00	164.85
30	—	275	151.00–193.00	170.10
52	—	928	122.00–137.00	132.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
239	—	375	127.00–162.00	141.35
343	—	621	110.00–143.00	130.01
2	—	1,097	101.00	101.00
365	—	430	123.00–151.00	137.61
74	—	277	130.00–162.00	142.71
17	—	872	103.00–123.00	114.65
73	—	327	130.00–155.00	139.41
8	—	1,027	95.00–109.00	101.62
22	—	229	135.00–170.00	146.20
32	—	919	95.00–114.00	106.75
52	—	830	103.00–125.00	115.31
94	—	724	109.00–134.00	125.71
9	—	959	100.00–118.00	114.64
440	—	570	118.00–146.00	133.29
445	—	475	120.00–149.00	136.71
1	—	185	170.00	170.00
163	—	675	115.00–140.00	127.12
46	—	774	105.00–134.00	122.47
423	—	523	122.00–146.00	134.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
347	—	624	129.00–150.00	144.11
333	—	815	126.50–142.80	139.63
121	—	568	132.00–149.00	142.68
603	—	670	131.00–151.95	144.21
127	—	528	134.50–153.00	143.52
20	—	426	140.00–149.00	145.20
14	—	375	146.00	146.00
385	—	770	133.25–143.95	139.82
100	—	481	132.00–149.50	145.85
462	—	722	124.00–147.00	141.11
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	708	110.00–114.00	111.98
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
3	—	511	126.00–130.00	127.38
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	127.00	127.00
3	—	565	125.00	125.00
6	—	455	120.00	120.00
6	—	651	105.00–111.00	106.01
4	—	501	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	472	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
3	—	428	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	122.00	122.00
3	—	575	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	569	87.00–137.00	119.82
1	—	975	86.00	86.00
42	—	625	106.00–127.00	122.18
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
21	—	276	111.00–142.50	126.61
25	—	716	95.00–124.00	110.53
63	—	475	108.00–137.00	127.51
6	—	881	80.00–110.00	99.00
19	—	328	113.00–138.00	124.41
17	—	774	90.00–125.00	109.85
33	—	375	112.00–140.00	126.10
65	—	430	110.00–139.00	129.04
8	—	919	94.00–134.00	104.03
52	—	673	98.00–132.00	119.73
12	—	824	84.00–119.00	99.30
50	—	522	104.00–132.00	123.11
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	865	113.00–130.00	124.39
7	—	936	112.50–120.00	113.57
2	—	812	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	152.00	152.00
6	—	466	155.00	155.00
20	—	378	148.00–154.00	151.01
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	150.00	150.00
8	—	486	153.00–156.00	155.30
5	—	516	152.00–159.50	157.94
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
11	—	422	154.00–175.00	159.09
2	—	330	170.00	170.00
2	—	660	135.00	135.00
17	—	616	134.50–139.00	136.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	184.00	184.00
6	—	391	183.00–195.00	188.72
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	120.00–121.00	120.73
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
8	—	515	115.00–127.00	123.88
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
2	—	747	104.00	104.00
5	—	567	132.00–136.00	133.19
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
3	—	658	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	121.00–130.00	126.85
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
2	—	640	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	273	140.00–182.50	160.94
14	—	932	95.00–104.00	100.43
9	—	864	99.00–113.00	101.98
6	—	233	145.00–170.00	161.31
47	—	761	102.00–125.00	112.46
3	—	177	180.00	180.00
202	—	623	114.00–144.00	130.09
260	—	474	133.00–169.00	146.19
1	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
89	—	717	104.00–130.50	117.49
122	—	667	104.00–140.00	122.65
24	—	825	106.00–129.00	114.82
51	—	326	135.00–181.00	161.05
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
223	—	425	135.00–178.00	155.74
271	—	569	124.00–152.00	137.89
4	—	1,007	97.00	97.00
153	—	375	134.00–191.00	159.19
312	—	521	125.00–162.00	142.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	773	90.00–115.00	101.77
10	—	818	80.00–109.00	92.53
8	—	278	116.00–139.00	129.45
40	—	370	110.00–162.00	137.15
2	—	878	70.00–93.00	81.34
42	—	568	110.00–136.00	122.77
29	—	623	103.00–129.00	117.38
61	—	477	119.00–150.00	136.15
1	—	1,135	98.00	98.00
47	—	529	110.00–143.00	129.30
47	—	422	112.50–158.50	140.44
47	—	673	100.00–127.00	115.38
23	—	325	120.00–167.00	142.51
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	175	143.00	143.00
8	—	728	95.00–117.00	107.77
4	—	921	80.00–99.00	90.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	76.00–103.50	87.04
13	—	579	95.00–114.50	107.96
2	—	840	100.00	100.00
6	—	432	76.00–134.00	99.98
8	—	287	88.00–115.00	104.75
3	—	716	79.00–90.00	82.61
1	—	950	76.00	76.00
12	—	534	84.00–113.50	96.59
3	—	195	128.50	128.50
200	—	350	124.00–125.25	124.81
2	—	345	101.00	101.00
82	—	638	90.00–118.25	116.17
2	—	1,120	92.00	92.00
1	—	860	113.50	113.50
18	—	459	106.00–123.00	118.26
8	—	665	105.00–109.50	108.95
2	—	237	120.50	120.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,205	780.00–1,575.00	1,238.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,260	960.00–1,375.00	1,161.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	980.00–990.00	984.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,177.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,185	835.00–1,500.00	1,231.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,165	750.00–1,500.00	1,136.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,025	1,060.00–1,350.00	1,170.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,231	800.00–1,000.00	899.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,151.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,297.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,645	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,644.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,432	575.00–1,560.00	1,343.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,018	900.00–1,400.00	1,227.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,121.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,039	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.88
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	830.00	830.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	965	590.00–1,050.00	900.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,347.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	100.00	100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	79.00–86.00	83.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,104	725.00–875.00	836.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,198	625.00–910.00	814.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,290	825.00–1,250.00	1,063.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,125	680.00–1,000.00	884.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	—	1,237	675.00–1,160.00	920.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	999	825.00–1,000.00	870.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,186	635.00–810.00	748.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,260	800.00–1,275.00	989.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,065	885.00–1,190.00	1,050.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,100	650.00–875.00	771.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,235	425.00–1,575.00	1,084.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,158	520.00–975.00	781.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,625	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	525.00–1,000.00	791.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,461	65.00–89.50	81.60
100	—	1,694	80.00–99.00	91.56
74	—	1,820	95.00–108.00	101.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	1,230	53.00–69.50	62.25
73	—	1,198	43.00–61.00	53.84
91	—	1,284	60.00–77.00	69.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,473	50.00–69.00	63.22
14	—	1,491	52.50–60.50	57.13
95	—	1,520	62.00–76.50	69.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,107	31.00–66.00	55.50
60	—	1,028	26.00–57.00	47.92
29	—	1,059	48.00–77.00	60.48
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	93.00	93.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	122.50	122.50

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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