Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 27
● As filed304 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 304 priced lines covering 15,128 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,449 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,988 head. replacement cattle receipts at 661 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jan 27, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 15,449Last week 16,930Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,988Last week 1,792Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 661Last week 794Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand, and instances up to 5.00 higher on feeders under 600 lbs. Long-weaned and preconditioned cattle remain in the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—865104.00104.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—295140.00140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—314122.00–173.00140.31
37—375115.00–167.00147.17
12—673114.00–130.00119.69
11—817103.00–128.00117.14
1—1,115100.00100.00
11—911115.00–119.00115.97
37—423110.00–162.00139.96
82—524110.00–145.00137.46
11—778100.00–124.00119.96
62—576115.00–142.50136.25
5—221140.00–172.50155.09
11—265130.00–163.00147.62
34—621107.50–130.00122.15
51—469125.00–149.00140.01
6—728108.00–124.00114.71
3—862107.00–117.00113.37
1—180168.00168.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—480131.00131.00
1—560120.00120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,021110.00–124.00115.75
8—964111.00–120.00117.32
244—575130.00–159.50145.34
160—767120.00–134.50130.43
19—925116.00–125.50120.66
145—883115.00–135.70131.21
4—1,119105.00–109.00108.01
145—426138.00–181.00157.11
427—624126.00–149.00139.02
273—526130.00–163.50149.07
26—274130.00–200.00168.69
281—724104.00–137.00131.66
333—674120.00–146.00134.77
92—376144.00–178.00161.75
192—475134.00–169.00153.98
208—830120.00–137.00131.85
17—226136.00–191.00165.05
65—323140.00–180.00164.44
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—69592.0092.00
2—460100.00100.00
2—538101.00–130.00115.57
2—395122.50122.50
1—415122.00122.00
1—725103.00103.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—780118.00118.00
1—570130.00130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
51—919137.00137.00
52—984116.00–123.85123.70
1—310189.00189.00
1—360180.00180.00
88—574145.00–159.00149.60
153—820120.50–137.50134.43
245—619137.00–159.90149.36
290—715133.00–144.00140.08
214—477157.50–179.00167.16
104—423157.00–181.00171.66
361—771131.50–145.00138.97
290—878131.50–140.00136.87
190—533145.75–166.00153.54
174—676137.50–141.25139.60
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—414164.00164.00
20—508136.00136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—223170.00–182.50176.32
12—425156.00–177.50166.93
3—283170.00–195.00186.61
62—380158.00–186.00171.32
42—483156.00–176.50167.50
18—567150.00–159.00155.07
64—522151.00–178.50161.54
17—325163.00–182.50174.75
63—792140.70140.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,01896.0096.00
5—1,11994.0094.00
3—765118.00–119.00118.67
3—718120.00120.00
16—624123.75–125.50124.70
7—982105.50–110.00106.15
2—812114.00114.00
66—854115.00115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
144—631122.00–137.70133.23
95—756124.75–132.75130.54
35—370152.00152.00
277—669123.00–129.75127.10
125—466130.00–145.00138.91
192—563126.00–139.85134.73
77—423130.00–146.00137.20
30—819113.50–115.25114.26
139—524127.00–141.00134.47
219—729104.00–130.00125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
65—377135.00–155.00143.88
28—424141.00–145.00142.22
8—272140.00–157.50149.68
25—466139.00–142.00140.27
46—573130.00–135.00131.72
45—523130.00–139.00135.65
2—200132.50132.50
28—322138.00–160.00149.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
51—771101.00–120.00111.82
22—226117.50–140.00134.03
10—92293.00–104.0097.30
111—325120.00–156.00139.41
31—87893.00–118.00106.93
367—670103.00–128.00120.78
483—576110.00–135.00126.59
485—471119.00–139.00131.46
316—623104.00–131.75122.32
391—427120.00–146.00134.43
41—81292.00–120.00112.44
90—277112.50–155.00137.69
298—374116.00–150.00137.14
2—95599.5099.50
145—717101.00–122.50114.76
2—188142.50–152.00147.19
574—523115.00–137.00128.40
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—310126.00126.00
2—532106.00106.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—43090.0090.00
3—340118.00–119.00118.66
1—655115.00115.00
1—570106.00106.00
1—370120.00120.00
6—469108.00–122.00113.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
57—421104.00–137.00122.71
15—72181.00–118.00102.28
20—78596.00–116.00105.37
61—571103.00–124.00116.32
83—47294.00–131.00118.29
35—322100.00–139.00122.82
22—282112.00–143.00130.81
47—371100.00–142.00125.24
72—528104.00–131.00118.11
15—23397.50–145.00122.84
8—82491.00–109.00100.82
42—67396.00–115.00106.27
46—61990.00–119.00110.90
5—87472.50–100.0089.98
9—92175.00–90.0081.34
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—31895.00–105.00100.05
3—362101.00–111.00107.21
1—465100.00100.00
2—412104.00104.00
2—75280.0080.00
1—220107.50107.50
1—290109.00109.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—633110.00110.00
1—570114.00114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—620127.00–144.00133.15
10—419153.00–163.00159.21
12—366161.00–175.00169.02
9—305170.00–190.00179.57
4—472153.00–176.00164.05
4—588141.00141.00
2—668127.00–130.00128.46
7—517149.00–157.00154.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—760103.00103.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—385145.00145.00
3—430124.00124.00
2—478121.00–130.00125.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—91691.00–114.00103.60
19—232146.00–177.00163.24
34—280127.00–166.00150.97
19—822101.00–115.00108.48
4—870100.00–115.00106.93
1—95599.0099.00
253—523122.00–155.00139.25
2—1,00299.0099.00
209—423130.00–167.00153.97
115—621112.00–138.00126.93
55—722102.00–126.00118.11
217—474129.00–161.00146.62
91—666113.00–133.00123.78
143—372139.00–177.00158.08
177—570120.00–147.00134.55
69—324145.00–185.00163.77
47—764104.00–121.00115.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—769100.00–115.00106.41
16—283120.00–154.00141.57
49—473120.00–145.00133.10
16—228120.00–150.00135.35
32—426123.00–156.00138.29
8—82685.00–105.0097.58
4—72596.00–115.00102.31
2—93085.00–91.0088.05
15—673104.00–120.00113.04
5—62790.00–124.00107.86
2—87386.00–109.0097.34
26—578104.00–129.00119.59
41—376100.00–162.50141.20
25—332120.00–151.00140.45
28—526115.00–135.00125.68
1—95588.0088.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—465112.00112.00
1—345107.50107.50
1—275110.00110.00
2—385102.50–112.50107.37
3—532108.00–114.00109.94
3—227115.00–117.50116.60
1—420113.00113.00
1—610100.00100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—480133.00133.00
1—270115.00115.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—463123.50123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—282186.00186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—375174.00174.00
2—402169.00169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—73279.0079.00
15—46972.00–87.0078.38
4—38573.00–89.0084.90
1—25585.0085.00
32—66776.00–97.5093.63
12—64272.00–95.5093.65
6—88080.00–85.5083.63
6—56891.00–137.00113.47
8—53982.0082.00
29—41674.00–96.0089.24
9—32283.00–96.0087.86
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—34263.0063.00
3—46269.00–70.0069.35
1—51564.0064.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—945525.00525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—815685.00685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—845525.00–675.00603.99
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—885535.00535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—835560.00560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—953490.00–730.00567.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—960575.00575.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,300750.00750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,000550.00550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,163475.00–525.00501.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—1,000690.00690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—983740.00–760.00750.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,050720.00–725.00722.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)34—1,071410.00–1,150.00793.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—1,278600.00–950.00771.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)15—1,378510.00–1,150.00958.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41—1,301580.00–1,100.00833.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)15—1,081550.00–860.00686.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)51—1,106470.00–1,325.00891.93
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)30—1,131440.00–800.00610.07
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)40—1,204520.00–820.00699.83
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)13—1,126535.00–825.00714.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,065800.00800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9—1,188600.00–1,075.00841.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,247710.00–1,010.00829.45
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,207675.00675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,228740.00–770.00755.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—925900.00900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,135700.00700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—765710.00710.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,305875.00875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,140660.00660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,230760.00760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,562750.00–1,100.00892.06
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,5551,000.001,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,418675.00675.00
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—858500.00–525.00513.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,018675.00–700.00685.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—878675.00–725.00703.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,132625.00–725.00675.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open7—1,138625.00–800.00711.82
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,097975.00–1,175.001,054.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,285775.00775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3—1,173760.00–885.00840.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open8—1,389775.00–1,375.001,073.97
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,086750.00–1,010.00878.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open9—1,213700.00–1,225.00948.61
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,125850.00850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open12—1,312800.00–1,300.001,019.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—990810.00810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—940660.00660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—885600.00600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—945525.00525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—900765.00–775.00770.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,260750.00750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,010475.00475.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,2501,425.001,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open6—86655.00–93.0075.54
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—97050.0050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,265725.00725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,230785.00785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,18580.0080.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,010730.00–780.00755.25
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)14—867630.00–875.00688.90
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—945400.00400.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—850835.00835.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,8101,180.001,180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A5—1,387950.00–1,390.001,214.12
(<2 yrs)N/A2—1,4451,100.00–1,235.001,167.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—1,035700.00700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,66554.0054.00
60—1,86386.50–103.0093.47
125—1,68967.00–92.0082.26
30—1,50760.00–81.0070.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
84—1,21331.00–53.0043.77
348—1,23635.00–64.0052.88
193—1,28749.50–78.0063.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—72527.0027.00
191—1,08330.00–59.0047.63
100—98823.50–52.0040.65
93—1,03640.00–70.0054.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
125—1,37643.00–62.0053.09
139—1,52053.00–78.0064.63
4—1,45844.00–46.5045.06
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.