Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 2
● As filed315 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 315 priced lines covering 21,742 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 22,738 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,094 head. replacement cattle receipts at 790 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 2, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 22,738Last week 26,225Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,094Last week 3,872Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 790Last week 1,456Year ago 0

Due to holiday closings last week comparisons are not available this week. However, trade was active and good demand was noted on feeder

classes. The best demand continues to be for preconditioned groups of feeder cattle weaned 45 days or more.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,267900.00–1,100.00978.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,3151,000.001,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3001,060.001,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,553700.00–1,050.00876.97
Aged (>8 yrs)Open10—1,137560.00–730.00670.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—1,482610.00–1,100.00878.36
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,190825.00825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open7—1,183710.00–910.00838.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open10—1,201775.00–1,075.00912.84
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,264810.00–1,125.00967.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,493800.00–935.00866.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,320760.00760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,500900.00900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—785425.00425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,150810.00810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,180610.00610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,288585.00–735.00677.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9701,200.001,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—850385.00385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,135400.00400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,055500.00–785.00606.67
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,185650.00650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)8—1,101330.00–510.00425.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)36—1,197390.00–1,070.00783.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)56—1,142450.00–1,050.00700.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)23—1,298670.00–1,125.00821.63
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)53—1,162400.00–695.00557.10
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)28—1,226450.00–810.00582.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)26—1,292360.00–810.00684.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)16—1,232430.00–850.00730.68
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,250550.00550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)6—1,115405.00–675.00598.22
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)25—1,097525.00–925.00725.94
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)5—984550.00–660.00599.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,013500.00–560.00539.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,050610.00610.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—918375.00–425.00396.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,025460.00460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—855470.00–475.00472.57
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—983300.00300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,010775.00775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—883240.00–485.00388.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—997360.00–800.00539.65
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—845420.00420.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—1,019385.00–485.00418.31
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—987625.00–800.00728.51
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—645230.00230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—660180.00180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—885675.00675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—873475.00–725.00598.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—780450.00450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—950550.00550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—900675.00675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—950510.00510.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,415630.00–925.00756.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,320610.00–685.00647.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,1851,300.001,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open4—83955.00–82.0063.83
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,13550.00–58.5054.56
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—740435.00435.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—985700.00700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—879380.00–1,050.00739.89
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)13—980380.00–1,125.00737.20
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—915550.00–800.00664.07
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—960530.00530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,125810.00810.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—749450.00–700.00526.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A2—1,348880.00–1,450.001,163.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—878120.00120.00
2—725110.00–118.00114.11
4—668120.00–124.00121.25
13—928121.00–123.50123.31
1—495119.00119.00
6—566124.00–130.00127.10
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—42591.0091.00
2—488102.50–108.00105.21
1—52580.0080.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
55—976118.70118.70
8—227117.00–154.00137.24
46—625100.00–134.50121.44
51—428109.00–140.00130.20
58—478110.00–140.00128.93
26—331111.00–155.00137.23
40—378102.00–149.00133.24
7—87980.00–119.00110.47
16—77099.00–128.00111.58
30—670108.00–128.00118.92
47—72199.00–123.00114.84
64—52899.00–133.00120.21
7—82399.00–114.00107.79
24—277100.00–155.00131.90
99—57593.00–132.50124.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
912—628118.00–145.50135.17
492—674119.00–141.00133.86
94—379130.00–167.00147.72
408—775119.00–143.75134.77
13—1,02299.00–117.00108.73
219—429121.00–160.00142.88
141—91595.00–140.50136.40
259—860116.00–142.50135.87
420—472120.00–157.00143.41
530—528121.00–153.25137.77
420—816112.00–143.00135.60
832—727115.00–147.00135.50
4—232145.00–155.00152.36
834—572119.00–152.25139.05
12—265140.00–175.00152.48
56—325125.00–171.00148.39
51—978100.00–132.00127.17
2—1,128100.00–118.00108.86
1—170165.00165.00
7—1,074120.00120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—42093.00–100.0096.54
2—395103.00103.00
2—635120.00120.00
2—463112.00112.00
1—235100.00100.00
1—675114.00114.00
2—525125.00125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—634125.00125.00
4—482116.00–139.00125.86
4—562131.00131.00
1—670115.00115.00
2—742107.00107.00
3—753115.00115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
22—423155.00–160.00157.11
99—923146.00–146.90146.54
55—961146.00146.00
14—637139.00–145.00140.63
2—250168.00168.00
24—329152.50–170.00163.12
26—468150.00–164.00154.55
18—812141.50141.50
22—377150.00–170.00163.58
22—523147.00–153.00149.27
3—725132.00132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—748119.00119.00
5—874120.00–123.00120.60
21—763129.00129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
167—529138.00–156.00146.88
75—973127.10–133.75128.93
104—430145.00–167.00151.56
165—860130.75–141.50138.20
290—782130.00–145.80142.12
53—1,049135.00135.00
62—927140.80140.80
135—819126.00–143.75137.77
367—626130.50–149.50141.47
406—723128.50–150.00140.07
372—676129.50–149.75141.68
61—472146.00–167.00152.52
212—569134.00–156.60149.40
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—71060.0060.00
1—590101.00101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
13—414140.00–154.00148.75
1—730122.00122.00
7—603129.00–130.00129.29
7—665125.00125.00
13—328151.00–160.00156.46
1—500148.00148.00
8—381153.00–160.00155.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—56060.0060.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—500130.00130.00
1—550110.00110.00
3—300107.00107.00
3—40095.0095.00
5—273120.00120.00
1—480125.00125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—272100.00–112.50103.83
1—63588.0088.00
2—52881.00–102.0091.75
5—33291.00–110.0096.65
1—570108.00108.00
4—36690.00–100.0092.56
3—48885.00–111.00100.86
3—41792.50–105.0099.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
70—474100.00–136.00119.58
101—52190.00–127.50117.83
12—224106.00–123.00119.04
41—42893.00–143.00118.47
6—81175.00–105.0094.35
21—72486.00–117.0096.53
10—76480.00–108.0096.80
3—87277.00–108.0094.92
51—568100.00–122.00112.13
15—282115.00–140.00127.09
56—374110.00–142.00127.92
21—333117.00–140.00128.25
38—67195.00–117.00106.86
29—625100.00–116.00109.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
24—76998.00–120.00104.29
7—86585.00–105.0092.26
26—81393.00–113.00100.12
93—72280.00–123.00108.72
9—230113.00–150.00132.27
178—372114.00–163.00144.80
207—474115.00–152.00136.15
240—428105.00–159.00136.54
2—93594.0094.00
293—519106.00–140.00127.46
318—573104.00–140.00122.42
122—670102.50–128.00116.04
64—280110.00–163.00149.94
4—97478.00–90.0083.90
170—621100.00–135.00118.32
68—321127.50–165.00146.56
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—621116.00116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—511143.00–150.00146.17
25—435152.00–165.00155.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
31—335121.00–139.00128.17
30—373122.00–140.00131.43
2—590127.00127.00
7—528130.00130.00
3—248137.50137.50
18—640123.50–124.00123.75
23—469134.50–135.50135.17
1—260137.50137.50
3—402134.00–136.00135.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—610102.00102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—400124.00124.00
4—487121.00121.00
35—716108.00–120.50115.50
77—620115.00–126.50120.70
14—867102.00–119.00110.32
5—679114.00–116.00114.39
5—765109.00–116.50114.94
8—828101.00–110.00105.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
498—676113.00–135.60133.27
277—580116.00–136.50125.96
83—758120.50–131.00128.85
364—626117.00–134.75128.55
87—875115.00–130.70127.10
66—718107.00–129.00116.93
337—530117.00–137.90128.57
104—470117.00–131.00126.66
50—428120.00–126.00122.39
4—810120.00120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—82081.00–106.00100.98
1—91081.0081.00
78—42391.00–120.00109.83
79—62790.00–111.75106.33
80—47891.00–119.00109.03
20—283100.00–125.00116.73
35—71785.00–111.00102.27
61—37393.00–134.00110.11
92—56891.00–118.00109.73
132—51590.00–119.50108.09
8—771104.00–110.00108.12
31—33095.00–126.00116.77
46—67385.00–110.00100.69
11—219106.00–125.00114.86
2—89589.00–104.0096.50
1—95080.0080.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—447120.00120.00
2—65799.0099.00
3—70094.0094.00
4—567111.00111.00
17—521105.00–113.00109.34
2—642100.00100.00
7—498115.00115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
391—375103.00–141.00126.05
535—428107.00–139.00123.18
768—522105.00–132.25119.33
657—474109.00–134.00121.66
738—62796.00–134.50119.31
22—230110.00–142.00125.50
40—86496.00–116.75108.65
42—82585.00–117.50109.54
284—72294.00–125.00113.87
801—568100.00–133.00120.38
6—96290.00–99.0096.17
155—327100.00–142.00124.24
84—283106.00–148.00126.70
219—67690.00–127.75118.31
2—1,082102.00102.00
10—91791.00–105.5095.31
143—76993.00–128.00116.85
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—460108.00108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—468100.00–103.00102.01
2—52389.00–95.0091.90
2—35790.0090.00
5—42192.5092.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—42589.0089.00
4—45983.00–112.5090.56
1—610105.00105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—52261.00–85.0075.78
16—41450.00–90.0076.66
5—39670.0070.00
1—71070.0070.00
9—47179.00–80.0079.58
7—68067.00–77.0072.99
1—1,03561.0061.00
4—1,10175.7575.75
3—32248.00–80.0069.89
17—56257.00–76.0073.38
4—60572.00–90.0077.85
1—80067.0067.00
11—78461.00–77.0064.03
2—91550.00–70.0059.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
74—1,13638.00–63.0049.27
217—1,01923.00–44.0034.64
3—84020.00–23.5022.17
247—1,07730.00–50.0040.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
89—1,52046.00–62.0054.23
31—1,26629.00–47.0042.19
234—1,43140.00–54.5048.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
90—1,28746.00–63.0054.10
484—1,23430.00–57.0046.17
131—1,20530.00–46.0038.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
29—1,80870.00–87.0081.11
7—1,88472.50–84.0079.53
7—1,87670.00–77.0072.70
97—1,72456.00–83.0073.63
77—1,59150.00–73.0064.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,02065.5065.50
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.