Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 221 priced lines covering 4,601 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,889 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,250 head. replacement cattle receipts at 602 head. Counted as USDA files them — 74 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,889Last week 18,871Year ago 7,666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 1,900Year ago 1,667

Replacement CattleReceipts 602Last week 1,352Year ago 945

Compared to last week, with limited receipts due to holiday closings, feeder steers and heifers were mixed with prices ranging from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher and moderate to good demand. Yearlings sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	810	159.80	159.80
3	—	498	169.00	169.00
2	—	435	155.00–174.00	164.28
129	—	865	157.00–157.75	157.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	459	158.00–173.00	168.13
26	—	617	139.00–166.00	153.40
42	—	761	149.75–155.10	153.30
7	—	341	177.00	177.00
10	—	425	156.00–169.00	162.49
63	—	869	155.50	155.50
19	—	520	161.00–164.00	162.47
165	—	736	139.00–163.90	160.30
86	—	667	143.00–167.00	165.11
11	—	571	149.75	149.75
10	—	830	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	907	128.00–130.00	128.58
27	—	971	119.00–133.50	125.06
3	—	823	125.00	125.00
55	—	677	121.00–146.50	137.76
49	—	470	135.00–170.00	155.12
15	—	773	109.00–145.00	133.84
56	—	526	135.00–160.00	145.53
18	—	380	158.00–185.00	169.42
52	—	1,032	140.00	140.00
37	—	620	121.00–143.00	135.51
36	—	422	139.00–164.00	156.42
46	—	720	119.00–147.50	137.62
1	—	1,250	117.00	117.00
57	—	573	131.00–156.50	145.40
2	—	338	180.00–181.00	180.50
7	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	171.00	171.00
7	—	891	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,190	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
2	—	673	110.00–126.00	117.97
8	—	523	120.00–134.00	128.99
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.37
12	—	710	119.00–130.50	121.59
2	—	320	137.50–152.00	144.41
1	—	1,165	105.00	105.00
4	—	471	99.00–155.00	133.44
20	—	568	109.00–137.00	127.61
7	—	418	140.00–151.00	144.58
34	—	619	108.00–129.00	125.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	123.00	123.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
4	—	665	115.00–118.00	117.26
2	—	578	113.00–116.00	114.47
2	—	517	122.00	122.00
5	—	474	133.50	133.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	861	156.00	156.00
85	—	609	172.00	172.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	430	120.00–146.00	135.93
70	—	376	120.00–148.00	136.61
15	—	819	103.00–121.00	113.22
52	—	333	120.00–152.00	136.32
37	—	672	105.00–130.00	117.04
1	—	905	114.00	114.00
13	—	777	100.00–121.00	116.39
114	—	475	115.00–141.00	131.24
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
20	—	276	117.50–155.00	135.60
67	—	574	110.00–135.00	122.15
36	—	723	101.00–130.00	116.27
130	—	525	110.00–135.00	123.97
63	—	620	110.00–132.50	120.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	136.50	136.50
15	—	462	137.00–144.00	140.23
7	—	625	129.00–131.00	130.28
65	—	757	148.00	148.00
4	—	429	145.00–152.00	150.33
29	—	524	122.00–143.00	134.61
8	—	569	126.00–142.50	136.68
7	—	377	146.00–147.50	146.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	92.00	92.00
5	—	821	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	114.00–119.00	115.65
8	—	567	100.00–111.00	109.09
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
2	—	512	114.00	114.00
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	98.00–130.00	115.98
2	—	812	102.00	102.00
5	—	336	118.00–130.00	123.37
4	—	881	81.00–95.00	86.67
48	—	573	97.00–125.00	109.82
27	—	478	101.00–127.00	114.64
5	—	727	71.00–104.00	87.71
5	—	918	73.00–80.00	78.60
17	—	370	100.00–145.00	120.68
17	—	527	95.00–121.00	108.32
11	—	677	84.00–115.00	101.40
4	—	261	115.00–116.00	115.25
5	—	756	90.00–109.00	99.79
14	—	622	84.00–115.00	103.04
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	138.00	138.00
3	—	888	119.00	119.00
2	—	342	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	100.00–106.00	102.97
1	—	385	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	152.50–156.00	154.26
2	—	567	141.00	141.00
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
2	—	875	116.00–117.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	161.00	161.00
2	—	570	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	471	129.00–158.00	147.75
10	—	279	140.00–162.00	152.00
81	—	525	120.00–151.00	134.62
6	—	870	90.00–115.00	107.67
23	—	327	140.00–188.00	161.45
6	—	927	94.00–109.00	104.23
4	—	961	94.00–116.00	110.48
81	—	426	132.50–172.00	153.89
93	—	577	125.00–144.00	134.55
58	—	667	106.00–134.00	122.33
58	—	625	115.00–135.00	124.58
7	—	826	105.00–127.00	111.66
6	—	203	129.00–150.00	142.82
29	—	719	103.00–127.00	118.00
15	—	780	100.00–116.00	108.88
37	—	381	132.00–172.00	153.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	669	99.00–115.00	108.93
30	—	571	95.00–128.00	120.95
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
5	—	810	90.00–94.00	91.01
2	—	228	127.50–140.00	133.96
3	—	865	81.00–85.00	83.62
21	—	613	100.00–120.00	109.61
4	—	769	80.00–90.00	84.99
12	—	423	120.00–154.00	137.61
4	—	734	80.00–98.00	88.57
8	—	527	105.00–128.00	120.49
1	—	940	85.00	85.00
19	—	472	92.00–149.00	118.27
6	—	331	116.00–150.00	134.17
4	—	273	127.00–151.00	138.50
4	—	378	100.00–140.00	122.37
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	700	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
3	—	580	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
11	—	360	139.00	139.00
17	—	463	120.00–130.00	126.50
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
2	—	675	95.00–116.00	105.66
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	94.00	94.00
1	—	420	95.00	95.00
6	—	663	97.00–98.00	97.34
11	—	453	109.00	109.00
10	—	576	89.00–101.00	98.70
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
2	—	323	90.00–98.00	94.16
6	—	703	40.00–85.00	62.40
5	—	814	80.00–92.00	88.14
11	—	390	80.00–90.00	84.95
2	—	890	80.00	80.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,401	925.00–1,750.00	1,439.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,492	1,050.00–1,725.00	1,374.78
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,050	850.00–875.00	858.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,950	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,080.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	966	875.00–975.00	949.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,765	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,433	600.00–1,500.00	1,182.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,294	725.00–1,250.00	958.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,072	975.00–1,210.00	1,145.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	675.00–775.00	736.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,055	735.00–1,210.00	888.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	—	1,221	500.00–1,225.00	864.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	630.00–950.00	836.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,157	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,394	700.00–1,100.00	874.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,349	475.00–1,450.00	957.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,121	485.00–810.00	639.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,261	640.00–1,050.00	827.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,029	520.00–850.00	718.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	700.00–720.00	709.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	650.00–750.00	688.47
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	712	630.00	630.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	835	550.00–800.00	704.99
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	72.00–75.00	73.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,529	54.00–84.00	73.63
27	—	1,849	92.00–105.00	97.13
72	—	1,721	56.00–99.00	84.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	1,254	40.00–60.50	52.34
72	—	1,297	54.00–64.50	59.06
2	—	1,098	31.00–41.00	35.67
57	—	1,197	37.00–59.00	45.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,598	55.00–64.00	59.70
10	—	1,530	45.50–52.00	48.82
114	—	1,539	47.00–60.00	53.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	956	30.00–55.00	43.88
1	—	795	32.00	32.00
43	—	968	25.00–49.00	39.78
31	—	982	46.50–60.00	52.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,271	103.00–109.00	107.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	105.00–109.00	107.80

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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