Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 293 priced lines covering 3,815 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,126 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,193 head. replacement cattle receipts at 382 head. Counted as USDA files them — 86 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,126Last week 17,578Year ago 4,560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,193Last week 2,784Year ago 1,343

Replacement CattleReceipts 382Last week 1,081Year ago 409

Many stockyards were closed this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. However, the markets that were open saw feeder steers and heifers selling mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher with exceptions for weaned packages up to 10.00 higher. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good to very good for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady, ranging from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	261	97.50–215.00	174.80
15	—	429	142.50–200.00	163.50
11	—	676	91.00–179.00	147.16
16	—	377	155.00–200.00	181.18
2	—	910	118.00–139.00	128.50
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
15	—	476	152.50–217.00	178.72
3	—	237	150.00–177.50	158.32
11	—	319	140.00–200.00	174.92
20	—	517	150.00–186.00	172.80
13	—	621	150.00–185.00	168.14
4	—	862	78.00–131.00	117.55
8	—	769	75.00–146.00	132.71
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
7	—	718	125.00–166.00	144.88
15	—	573	160.00–192.00	177.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	427	167.50–227.00	207.99
82	—	620	172.00–204.50	189.17
10	—	240	195.00–225.00	215.90
8	—	1,103	119.00	119.00
46	—	720	162.50–205.00	187.94
7	—	921	134.00–170.00	154.12
32	—	666	164.00–190.50	177.04
15	—	324	175.00–232.50	201.64
9	—	758	154.00–180.00	166.96
10	—	821	108.00–175.00	154.15
1	—	1,095	135.00	135.00
71	—	366	100.00–235.00	206.11
3	—	970	106.00–134.00	120.88
93	—	521	171.00–217.00	200.67
9	—	275	162.00–240.00	206.30
4	—	861	140.00–150.00	144.45
74	—	471	172.50–221.00	205.33
123	—	574	170.00–212.00	195.80
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	180.00–203.00	191.50
4	—	641	176.00–184.00	179.98
3	—	517	179.00–184.00	182.35
4	—	477	182.00	182.00
2	—	742	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	437	218.00–237.00	229.81
6	—	457	220.00–222.00	220.69
15	—	601	209.00	209.00
3	—	880	176.00	176.00
4	—	383	227.50–232.50	230.02
16	—	733	189.00–195.00	192.72
48	—	685	208.50–214.00	211.19
18	—	560	210.00–222.50	216.86
2	—	788	196.00	196.00
1	—	340	232.50	232.50
51	—	538	210.00–223.25	220.94
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	442	195.50	195.50
2	—	290	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	152.50	152.50
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
2	—	663	120.00–150.00	135.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	224.00	224.00
4	—	321	235.00	235.00
4	—	276	188.00–211.00	199.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	826	233.95	233.95
2	—	380	277.00	277.00
14	—	614	237.00–239.50	238.27
2	—	420	272.00–275.00	273.50
15	—	513	245.00–265.00	251.54
8	—	461	255.00–270.00	262.54
38	—	732	224.50–225.00	224.56
12	—	558	249.50–254.00	251.36
69	—	797	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	256.00	256.00
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
1	—	300	290.00	290.00
4	—	416	259.00–264.00	262.03
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	671	202.00–235.00	226.41
31	—	530	200.00–250.00	228.26
2	—	805	139.00–195.00	167.00
2	—	890	120.00–177.50	148.91
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
9	—	378	204.00–253.00	226.87
19	—	467	219.00–262.50	248.59
5	—	781	200.00–209.00	206.01
2	—	277	237.50	237.50
1	—	1,020	111.00	111.00
22	—	423	205.00–253.00	246.05
3	—	968	170.00–175.00	171.64
6	—	316	200.00–255.00	234.10
60	—	585	201.00–248.00	232.57
52	—	631	200.00–235.00	226.20
38	—	720	145.00–221.00	211.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	657	152.00–207.00	188.20
18	—	526	100.00–224.00	195.07
3	—	485	226.00–227.50	227.02
4	—	551	224.00	224.00
6	—	378	180.00–231.00	212.39
19	—	630	198.00–225.00	210.25
2	—	280	100.00–200.00	149.11
3	—	705	184.00–185.00	184.34
6	—	774	110.00–180.00	159.64
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,020	125.00	125.00
2	—	428	168.00–233.00	199.55
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
5	—	843	176.00	176.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	195.00	195.00
1	—	625	193.00	193.00
1	—	415	212.50	212.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	257.00	257.00
2	—	235	220.00	220.00
4	—	274	262.50–282.50	267.72
2	—	865	150.50	150.50
1	—	380	257.00	257.00
1	—	685	205.00	205.00
5	—	404	262.00–264.00	262.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	243.00	243.00
3	—	376	271.00	271.00
4	—	528	245.00	245.00
6	—	417	261.00–285.00	273.43
2	—	615	220.00–230.00	224.96
7	—	485	245.00–259.00	248.08
6	—	660	219.00–230.50	228.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,007	120.00	120.00
23	—	465	58.00–212.50	181.46
13	—	678	144.00–177.00	168.48
18	—	623	145.00–192.00	169.25
6	—	326	150.00–218.00	188.63
16	—	421	165.00–192.50	181.13
18	—	714	76.00–175.00	150.08
5	—	265	162.50–200.00	185.31
6	—	825	100.00–148.00	137.51
24	—	519	152.50–211.00	189.90
6	—	377	152.50–227.00	175.73
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
30	—	574	132.00–216.00	196.11
2	—	950	122.00	122.00
6	—	774	150.00–161.00	156.61
1	—	195	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	150.00–154.00	151.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	460	200.00–210.00	207.71
18	—	636	178.00	178.00
19	—	535	195.00	195.00
4	—	367	219.00	219.00
15	—	346	229.00	229.00
5	—	293	236.00	236.00
1	—	235	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	674	160.00–209.00	187.73
53	—	469	186.00–253.00	234.48
7	—	939	128.00–136.00	129.41
10	—	777	160.00–179.00	172.80
65	—	522	147.00–239.00	218.11
7	—	818	143.00–193.00	159.40
3	—	873	117.00–131.00	121.78
15	—	430	145.00–257.50	218.05
48	—	375	190.00–271.00	241.39
47	—	574	185.00–237.00	216.57
19	—	324	207.00–252.00	224.57
4	—	978	124.00–163.00	149.30
49	—	620	163.00–213.00	194.68
31	—	714	159.00–206.00	176.27
1	—	1,160	103.00	103.00
6	—	266	200.00–257.50	238.54
10	—	203	205.00–251.00	230.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	157.00	157.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	217.00	217.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	133.00	133.00
3	—	280	154.00	154.00
3	—	362	102.50–119.00	113.53
2	—	840	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,030	110.00–125.00	117.54
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
3	—	777	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,118	112.00	112.00
2	—	853	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	93.00–101.00	94.93
1	—	285	70.00	70.00
1	—	435	89.00	89.00
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	144.00	144.00
12	—	843	138.00	138.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	93.00	93.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,163	100.00–105.00	103.01
2	—	993	100.00–106.00	103.01
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	142.00–150.00	148.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,116	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,210.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,328	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,406.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,147	900.00–1,175.00	1,030.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,257	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,087.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,167	800.00–1,800.00	1,398.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,034	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,087.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,246	1,060.00–1,750.00	1,415.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,151	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,739.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	—	1,218	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,318.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	750.00–850.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	675.00–800.00	744.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	815	925.00–1,400.00	1,184.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,358.18
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,257.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,250	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,285	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	983	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,854.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	750.00–1,100.00	972.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,047	925.00–1,375.00	1,177.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	785.00–1,200.00	1,013.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,316	2,325.00–2,450.00	2,353.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,323	1,185.00–2,075.00	1,533.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	2,135.00	2,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,399	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,757.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,350	900.00–1,925.00	1,575.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,137	1,510.00–2,825.00	2,251.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,271	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,333.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,290.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,086.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,542.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,568.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	972	975.00–1,900.00	1,388.02
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	974	82.00–117.00	98.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,298	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,514.51
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,410.00	1,410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,627	87.00–115.00	106.00
62	—	1,725	109.00–124.00	117.18
18	—	1,753	121.00–137.00	126.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,394	80.00–92.00	87.04
76	—	1,508	86.50–104.00	94.58
80	—	1,556	91.50–114.00	102.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,034	68.00–82.00	75.43
117	—	1,064	64.00–90.00	84.18
44	—	1,114	82.00–101.00	92.63
24	—	1,018	44.00–72.00	57.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	1,274	80.00–103.00	92.50
76	—	1,232	70.00–92.00	83.83
2	—	1,478	57.00–60.00	58.58
112	—	1,308	90.00–118.00	102.92
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,289	119.00–125.00	122.48
6	—	1,196	100.00–110.00	108.31
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,228	110.00–143.00	137.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	134.00	134.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	120.00	120.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	134.00	134.00

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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