Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 14
● As filed315 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 315 priced lines covering 20,662 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 22,907 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,053 head. replacement cattle receipts at 838 head. Counted as USDA files them — 113 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 14, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 22,907Last week 20,696Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,053Last week 2,651Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 838Last week 663Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle remain in moderate to good demand, with very good demand overall for preconditioned cattle weaned a minimum of 30 days. Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower with light to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—37085.00–117.00104.95
7—524106.00–127.00112.16
2—225110.00–117.50113.50
2—34090.00–110.0099.85
2—568105.00–107.00105.99
2—66090.00–100.0095.00
5—292110.00–118.00114.57
6—465100.00–113.00107.68
8—440100.00–112.00105.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
97—424100.00–128.00117.22
89—526102.00–122.00115.74
40—62497.00–121.00109.55
70—478100.00–150.00118.44
11—218100.00–145.00124.94
5—96372.00–97.0080.43
27—270109.00–135.00124.44
108—37190.00–138.00124.97
37—67390.00–111.00100.77
25—73181.00–105.0090.77
6—83175.00–101.0093.08
5—87073.00–85.0078.14
79—574101.00–148.00112.46
13—76792.00–110.00101.31
23—331114.00–145.00126.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—439146.00–158.00155.19
14—578130.00130.00
9—689124.50–128.50125.99
5—374140.00–159.00144.20
11—614128.00–133.00130.08
8—459142.00–143.00142.50
6—506137.00–139.00138.33
1—345152.00152.00
2—298154.00154.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—53899.0099.00
3—656100.00–110.00106.67
1—265124.00124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—92886.00–93.0089.02
6—86975.00–108.0088.36
1—145157.50157.50
10—239130.00–141.00137.10
5—96482.00–86.0084.78
1—1,00094.0094.00
427—524108.00–139.50128.71
376—573106.00–135.00122.26
345—475115.00–155.00131.18
333—432115.00–149.00135.05
291—624107.50–135.00119.99
240—372118.00–157.00142.80
120—71991.00–126.00109.32
109—320112.50–160.00141.36
28—81890.00–113.0098.58
50—276120.00–170.00143.94
48—76295.00–120.00108.20
229—668108.00–137.00118.16
1—1,080102.00102.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—490130.00130.00
1—385138.00138.00
3—342140.00140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—560110.00110.00
2—300129.00129.00
4—520102.00–112.00109.43
4—476102.00–108.00105.56
6—440118.00118.00
3—350119.00119.00
4—61089.0089.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
34—516130.00–148.00133.91
3—466147.00147.00
1—680130.00130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—343120.00120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—614125.00125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
63—569106.00–132.00120.11
57—621100.00–128.00119.34
38—429109.00–144.00123.78
25—375117.00–137.00127.74
12—322110.00–149.00124.52
6—81485.00–120.0099.22
5—982100.00–105.00103.99
4—230110.00–132.00125.68
17—88497.00–120.00117.23
4—778111.00–121.00115.54
1—925110.00110.00
9—271120.00–150.00133.15
1—1,04591.0091.00
90—474102.50–140.00125.00
56—526104.00–131.00122.18
34—72099.00–126.00117.20
28—667101.00–129.00116.15
1—190135.00135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
21—473143.00–150.50148.63
4—418151.00–156.00152.32
10—314150.00–168.00158.58
11—519137.00–147.00143.75
12—368153.00–160.00155.28
4—674139.00139.00
3—288152.50–165.00160.74
15—600137.75137.75
152—1,073124.60–125.50124.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
488—524122.00–149.00136.90
341—622100.00–146.50132.42
313—470115.00–153.00139.17
240—430118.00–154.00140.29
185—765115.00–144.75136.10
175—925113.00–138.50132.45
73—324124.00–160.00146.40
19—1,02197.50–117.00104.48
9—233138.00–150.00145.46
95—956112.00–130.00127.58
207—861115.00–143.50138.46
108—376121.00–157.00142.96
4—1,062100.00–111.00102.82
35—279119.00–170.00144.67
1—1,190100.00100.00
8—1,208104.00104.00
198—822115.00–144.50138.99
527—726116.00–147.10140.60
529—573120.00–145.50134.83
604—662116.00–154.30142.28
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—370125.00125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—829115.00–125.00122.47
1—915115.00115.00
1—770114.00114.00
1—265135.00135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
48—564139.00–150.50141.61
27—419144.50–152.00147.62
291—617133.00–152.00145.16
389—830132.00–143.00139.13
297—870138.00–141.50140.04
55—1,011118.75118.75
21—987119.50119.50
99—521139.00–150.00143.24
20—460144.00–147.00144.77
303—923125.00–135.00130.76
7—369152.00–154.00153.71
452—683133.50–149.95143.48
439—780127.00–141.80139.33
273—723130.50–142.00138.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—865120.00120.00
2—925105.00–110.00107.46
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—353115.00–120.00117.52
1—510112.00112.00
3—59090.00–95.0093.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
54—866139.75139.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—520110.00–119.00116.85
3—553109.00–120.00112.64
2—320102.00102.00
1—360115.00115.00
4—659106.00–109.00108.22
1—605102.00102.00
1—460119.00119.00
1—400125.00125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—580116.00116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
58—1,08377.00–84.0082.68
6—98674.50–79.0075.96
27—48470.00–86.0081.29
17—42468.00–88.0080.98
16—58472.00–84.5079.71
15—36660.00–90.0082.18
13—73871.00–83.0081.87
32—68173.00–89.5084.96
85—62973.00–87.2586.08
73—52153.00–85.5080.26
29—76862.00–86.5084.48
27—32671.00–91.0080.84
82—83673.00–91.7588.93
3—87566.00–67.0066.66
10—27266.00–81.0070.86
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—43390.00–119.00103.53
1—32591.0091.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
64—52488.00–119.50106.66
111—37290.00–120.00110.82
20—77790.00–112.00105.10
1—91596.0096.00
120—42891.00–123.00108.83
72—62982.00–114.50103.15
55—32686.00–123.00110.40
6—87072.00–97.0088.32
130—47092.00–121.00110.26
16—68185.00–114.0097.37
15—22397.00–120.00111.84
23—71776.00–101.0097.19
31—28180.00–128.00112.82
10—81875.00–105.0097.43
141—57394.00–121.00110.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
23—227114.00–149.00128.03
228—78493.00–133.00127.19
44—86393.00–117.00112.34
7—1,002104.50104.50
646—573102.00–135.00118.86
588—429104.00–142.00122.40
507—626100.00–138.25123.70
370—372102.00–140.00122.30
774—522103.00–133.50118.89
715—474100.00–134.00120.48
8—97287.00–104.0091.22
1—1,11074.0074.00
1—1,09576.0076.00
233—671103.00–130.75115.90
145—325105.00–139.00123.16
143—72390.00–128.50112.26
88—82490.00–127.25119.88
52—269114.00–139.00127.57
3—170137.50–155.00144.07
6—91889.00–118.75100.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
151—621123.00–142.75136.39
61—785110.00–130.40127.28
239—732113.00–132.75130.67
205—673117.50–134.00129.84
65—476124.50–136.00127.72
9—329130.00–141.00134.77
60—829128.80128.80
77—424126.00–131.00129.52
86—574118.00–131.50123.41
112—523117.50–130.00123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—801127.00127.00
5—672121.00–122.00121.41
3—918108.00108.00
1—720123.00123.00
12—1,09795.5095.50
20—772118.00–120.00119.48
20—621118.00–131.00127.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
57—848128.75128.75
50—929122.25122.25
14—610135.50135.50
31—331130.00–138.00133.45
14—417127.00–137.50134.54
9—353131.00–139.00136.34
8—717128.50–129.50128.88
5—277131.00–137.00134.57
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—463102.00–105.00103.49
1—215100.00100.00
1—685109.00109.00
2—63094.0094.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—77598.50–107.00102.04
1—665102.00102.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—498118.00118.00
3—526105.50105.50
1—405117.00117.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—50490.00–100.0095.61
2—41398.0098.00
1—85588.0088.00
6—70088.0088.00
4—390108.00108.00
14—61888.00–108.0098.64
10—464105.00–111.00108.89
7—560107.00–115.00112.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—880430.00430.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—982580.00–850.00692.38
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,218540.00–820.00728.01
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—935800.00800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—775610.00610.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—908300.00–425.00358.20
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,000320.00320.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,045300.00300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,005500.00500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,175450.00450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—889535.00–590.00568.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,112500.00–585.00557.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,135500.00500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,180500.00–525.00512.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)25—1,117600.00–945.00758.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)66—1,206440.00–900.00709.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)23—1,272550.00–860.00703.05
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)17—1,189385.00–700.00584.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)2—1,300655.00655.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—958560.00–825.00696.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)26—1,132410.00–750.00589.38
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,007410.00–465.00447.94
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)14—1,233700.00–1,050.00783.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,264560.00–835.00721.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)30—1,182500.00–850.00726.93
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)8—1,016475.00–760.00631.24
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)48—1,167375.00–725.00572.08
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—850500.00500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—925630.00630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—875500.00500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—900730.00730.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,465775.00775.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—900910.00910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open19—1,172690.00–1,250.00964.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open35—1,252685.00–1,125.00876.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open8—1,292740.00–950.00870.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,200975.00975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,175635.00–680.00657.98
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,213900.00–1,275.001,095.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open9—1,476600.00–1,000.00876.04
Aged (>8 yrs)Open12—1,363575.00–1,035.00903.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open2—1,5001,050.001,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,1451,000.001,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open6—1,350670.00–960.00849.69
Young (2-4 yrs)Open6—1,247660.00–1,275.001,026.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,1801,010.001,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—9501,190.001,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open5—1,223440.00–900.00689.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—875760.00760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—870600.00600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,40065.5065.50
(<2 yrs)N/A4—1,151750.00–1,275.00924.35
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A5—1,448920.00–1,200.001,038.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—1,10752.00–82.0074.43
(<2 yrs)Open1—92064.0064.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—94561.0061.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,95576.0076.00
45—1,81277.50–87.0083.19
69—1,41653.00–76.0066.03
130—1,76352.00–84.0075.28
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,72578.0078.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
50—1,05640.00–55.0046.69
221—1,02920.00–44.0035.84
300—1,06928.00–52.0041.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
93—1,28550.00–60.0054.12
131—1,19426.00–45.5039.93
468—1,22731.00–55.0047.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
29—1,35530.00–46.0042.10
99—1,47550.00–60.0054.30
185—1,43237.00–55.0048.81
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.