Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 271 priced lines covering 8,926 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,009 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 737 head. replacement cattle receipts at 386 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,009Last week 17,864Year ago 13,524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 737Last week 1,499Year ago 1,733

Replacement CattleReceipts 386Last week 667Year ago 608

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers steady to 4.00 higher with moderate to good demand. slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand. Winter weather at the beginning and end of the week restricted cattle movement limiting supply,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	126.00–149.00	144.28
2	—	975	101.00–106.00	103.45
14	—	485	135.00–177.00	159.02
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
2	—	265	132.00–181.00	156.96
41	—	522	127.00–167.00	145.66
3	—	233	157.50–175.00	169.00
32	—	674	111.00–146.00	130.94
27	—	574	122.00–156.00	144.13
7	—	381	142.50–177.00	163.34
1	—	1,015	116.00	116.00
2	—	883	110.00–121.00	115.55
2	—	835	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	1,165	113.00	113.00
7	—	728	113.00–135.00	127.46
4	—	314	155.00–180.00	173.82
15	—	431	140.00–179.00	157.50
4	—	769	109.00–125.00	120.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	517	185.00–190.00	187.77
17	—	651	154.00–158.00	157.29
17	—	454	191.00–201.00	199.81
27	—	810	142.00–144.00	142.96
57	—	576	173.00–177.00	175.61
14	—	418	199.00–201.00	200.22
4	—	275	214.00	214.00
21	—	875	139.00–142.00	140.71
9	—	931	137.00	137.00
82	—	730	150.00–153.00	150.81
70	—	762	144.00–148.00	145.65
8	—	371	199.00–204.00	202.37
4	—	336	199.00–201.00	199.47
87	—	615	165.00–171.00	168.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	190.00–205.00	193.75
75	—	461	185.00–197.00	189.83
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
7	—	376	207.00–210.00	207.44
62	—	818	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	954	120.00–135.50	133.30
130	—	769	125.00–150.00	143.93
1	—	1,275	121.50	121.50
1	—	1,005	122.00	122.00
40	—	909	109.00–138.00	132.29
3	—	232	172.50–189.00	183.90
12	—	1,108	116.00–129.00	121.92
32	—	327	175.00–201.00	190.82
29	—	371	160.00–199.00	185.37
117	—	823	131.00–155.75	149.01
61	—	426	158.00–210.00	181.00
96	—	888	126.00–149.00	143.31
163	—	524	146.00–182.00	165.68
5	—	274	169.00–201.00	182.65
147	—	623	135.00–164.00	153.20
223	—	577	145.00–170.00	158.75
179	—	723	126.00–154.25	146.86
1	—	1,235	118.00	118.00
196	—	682	140.00–156.00	145.95
156	—	472	140.00–188.00	174.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	827	137.00–158.30	149.98
5	—	1,032	129.00	129.00
6	—	329	201.00–205.00	202.41
35	—	467	163.00–190.00	181.36
116	—	772	138.75–157.50	152.99
132	—	716	141.75–156.00	150.99
141	—	674	143.00–158.00	153.84
149	—	623	146.00–168.00	158.28
309	—	568	154.00–178.00	172.04
46	—	417	167.00–205.00	192.09
82	—	524	163.00–189.00	174.04
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
97	—	1,219	135.00	135.00
45	—	388	184.00–207.50	196.13
80	—	859	135.00–149.60	147.34
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	426	141.00–156.00	152.02
36	—	373	150.00–164.00	158.71
3	—	941	121.00	121.00
97	—	629	131.00–144.00	140.22
160	—	578	137.00–149.75	144.80
21	—	820	130.00–133.25	132.79
139	—	473	139.00–160.60	153.45
7	—	771	124.00–138.00	131.96
18	—	319	140.00–168.50	155.04
6	—	880	129.50	129.50
20	—	727	124.50–142.00	131.47
1	—	255	162.50	162.50
172	—	529	139.50–160.60	152.05
140	—	682	133.00–142.50	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	466	168.00–172.00	170.72
7	—	292	190.00	190.00
37	—	578	155.00–159.00	157.14
16	—	510	163.00–167.50	166.65
3	—	825	128.00	128.00
56	—	733	140.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
6	—	426	176.00–180.00	178.68
65	—	774	135.00–139.00	137.90
16	—	637	144.00–148.00	146.07
66	—	669	142.00–148.00	143.73
4	—	371	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	595	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	125.00–127.00	125.48
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
2	—	405	112.50	112.50
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	671	120.00–144.00	133.03
6	—	921	79.00–108.00	90.90
116	—	380	131.00–175.00	150.61
112	—	723	110.00–140.00	128.41
5	—	1,076	91.00–114.00	108.45
232	—	623	125.00–147.00	136.61
282	—	474	129.00–167.00	148.09
6	—	1,030	93.00–121.00	114.02
19	—	277	127.50–169.00	153.87
197	—	575	125.00–154.50	139.78
82	—	775	119.00–137.00	128.79
178	—	426	125.00–173.00	148.85
5	—	889	117.00–120.00	118.21
3	—	965	92.00–121.00	109.97
334	—	524	128.50–160.00	146.18
4	—	220	130.00–150.00	137.13
60	—	324	140.00–170.00	157.33
22	—	836	89.00–128.00	123.81
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	367	102.50–160.00	135.88
35	—	419	115.00–148.00	128.29
34	—	575	101.00–146.00	127.67
8	—	820	85.00–110.00	102.07
38	—	484	119.00–150.00	129.00
3	—	228	115.00–175.00	139.85
12	—	318	124.00–156.00	137.25
21	—	621	100.00–129.50	121.36
2	—	885	88.00–98.00	93.06
3	—	957	93.00–98.00	95.32
4	—	269	122.50–150.00	129.97
8	—	719	97.00–119.00	105.51
21	—	677	100.00–126.00	116.87
41	—	525	105.00–145.00	125.85
7	—	777	84.00–120.00	104.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,002	104.00	104.00
2	—	877	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,117	106.00	106.00
1	—	835	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	135.50	135.50
3	—	408	192.00	192.00
3	—	468	180.00	180.00
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	171.00–204.00	187.37
7	—	474	159.00–190.00	177.23
11	—	569	150.00–158.00	153.01
7	—	425	172.50–186.00	181.49
6	—	682	132.00–139.00	135.79
1	—	290	192.00	192.00
2	—	735	127.00	127.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
25	—	512	154.00–178.00	163.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
6	—	272	132.50–162.50	152.07
2	—	940	82.00–99.00	90.45
9	—	324	130.00–155.00	137.27
3	—	791	90.00–101.00	93.66
2	—	640	116.00–119.00	117.50
3	—	728	105.00–110.00	108.36
6	—	675	116.00–124.00	121.38
25	—	481	125.00–160.00	140.22
14	—	380	149.00–168.00	154.74
1	—	960	95.00	95.00
4	—	513	125.00–140.00	133.78
14	—	567	121.00–147.00	136.32
2	—	240	140.00	140.00
12	—	426	120.00–170.00	156.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
4	—	484	110.00–125.00	119.23
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	105.00–127.50	115.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	89.00–94.00	91.49
74	—	621	120.00–147.00	138.80
55	—	672	119.00–159.00	136.37
20	—	766	112.00–130.00	121.84
75	—	428	120.00–185.00	168.40
10	—	822	96.00–122.00	106.58
12	—	272	154.00–190.00	172.97
59	—	379	157.00–185.00	176.81
4	—	230	177.50–186.00	183.88
2	—	935	95.00	95.00
104	—	471	144.00–180.00	165.84
2	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
101	—	571	127.00–159.00	149.18
24	—	719	113.00–130.00	124.00
105	—	527	135.00–169.00	153.56
2	—	868	107.00–120.00	113.56
13	—	311	149.00–198.00	178.14
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	128.00	128.00
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
2	—	765	108.00–114.00	110.98
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	111.00	111.00
1	—	255	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,012	85.00	85.00
5	—	595	123.00	123.00
11	—	914	91.00–96.00	92.86
1	—	330	90.00	90.00
4	—	730	114.00	114.00
25	—	542	119.00	119.00
11	—	625	80.00–120.00	116.48
26	—	695	116.50–123.10	121.58

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	1	—	1,630	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	725.00–1,425.00	1,194.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,506.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	770.00–850.00	817.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,440.00	1,440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	900.00–1,300.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	700.00–750.00	725.35
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	992	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	942	670.00–910.00	790.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,281	1,025.00–1,335.00	1,187.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	990.00–1,060.00	1,037.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,265	720.00–1,400.00	1,003.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,365	610.00–925.00	795.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,261	750.00–1,330.00	1,082.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,316	455.00–1,125.00	946.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	825.00–850.00	837.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	—	1,148	620.00–1,325.00	1,031.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,144	625.00–760.00	721.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	475.00	475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	972	850.00–1,125.00	991.26
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	585.00	585.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	826	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	465.00	465.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	84.00	84.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,862	100.00–115.00	106.16
36	—	1,721	89.00–101.00	94.76
22	—	1,494	71.00–96.00	83.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,177	50.00–72.00	56.50
81	—	1,300	64.00–89.50	76.20
106	—	1,240	45.00–76.50	66.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	30.00–45.00	40.23
39	—	1,027	36.00–59.00	47.03
74	—	1,106	45.00–69.00	57.27
28	—	1,108	57.00–77.50	64.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,464	55.00–79.50	68.28
76	—	1,506	63.50–94.00	73.98
9	—	1,486	52.00–67.00	57.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	85.00–107.00	95.89

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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