Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 3
● As filed291 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 291 priced lines covering 13,149 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,206 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,285 head. replacement cattle receipts at 870 head. Counted as USDA files them — 80 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 3, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 13,206Last week 15,449Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,285Last week 1,988Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 870Last week 661Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate overall and the best demand was for long-weaned preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—480100.00100.00
1—380109.00109.00
1—53086.0086.00
1—41587.5087.50
3—31782.50–107.0096.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
86—424100.00–130.00122.30
94—475100.00–135.00119.88
61—53085.00–122.00113.16
83—370100.00–138.00121.30
1—94091.0091.00
25—61291.00–115.00105.96
4—85990.00–112.00105.49
5—228107.50–147.50127.92
8—82470.00–108.0094.02
23—72181.00–115.00104.25
15—284105.00–147.00125.14
39—326102.00–139.00119.59
49—57795.00–120.00113.33
22—78285.00–113.50104.10
20—66890.00–123.00106.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
16—90890.00–115.00112.41
34—82997.00–129.00121.76
40—227110.00–150.00134.26
455—572105.00–135.75125.52
3—180161.00–172.50164.19
79—278117.00–157.50140.16
2—1,08090.00–100.5095.18
10—87686.00–118.00106.38
294—429114.00–148.00132.10
400—523109.00–136.00126.61
411—471117.00–139.00130.20
115—72291.00–123.00114.24
193—326108.00–155.00138.49
270—375116.00–148.00135.74
240—624105.00–128.50119.73
168—674100.00–126.50119.35
54—772100.00–120.50113.47
3—97884.00–88.0086.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—45890.0090.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—665104.00104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—330125.00125.00
2—38095.00–119.00106.84
3—495115.00–119.00116.33
3—580100.00–110.00106.61
1—71090.0090.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—579118.00–123.00121.80
6—536113.00–120.00116.87
7—671114.00114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
19—773109.50–120.50118.12
158—656117.00–130.00126.51
81—610125.50–137.00129.53
66—422128.00–147.50138.63
167—525124.00–142.00130.55
121—574125.00–143.50130.22
105—468128.00–148.75134.05
38—715116.00–124.00121.07
3—833109.00109.00
2—905105.00105.00
16—363143.00–149.00144.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
54—717115.00–125.00121.97
53—627120.00–128.00124.03
17—763118.00–122.00119.43
9—675120.00–121.00120.67
4—918113.00113.00
2—832115.00115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—270150.00–160.00154.63
13—420143.00–150.00145.39
1—625134.00134.00
30—513130.00–139.00132.84
34—370131.00–145.00138.20
32—320132.00–160.00147.16
1—465140.00140.00
3—213152.00152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
83—919109.00–130.50126.30
60—826110.00–137.00123.76
12—231147.00–192.00170.28
349—577128.00–152.50144.05
215—526129.00–161.50148.10
130—476136.00–168.50152.60
130—374143.00–180.00162.43
14—956112.00–117.50114.85
5—1,002115.00–116.00115.20
5—1,068105.00–114.00110.59
2—1,117100.00100.00
258—673122.00–143.00134.27
54—775116.00–131.00126.21
272—624125.00–146.50136.29
30—274125.00–183.00161.00
44—326131.00–180.00162.30
190—723118.00–140.00129.55
156—419140.00–170.00153.39
50—884118.50–126.00122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—875109.00–114.00112.33
47—471120.00–156.00137.43
14—619110.00–129.00122.08
3—233140.00–158.00146.25
1—1,015109.00109.00
1—195162.50162.50
3—780113.50–121.00118.13
3—96787.00–110.00101.64
3—275120.00–164.00138.56
17—371117.50–147.00136.90
18—317130.00–164.00142.27
50—578100.00–140.00131.41
46—529110.00–143.00131.69
7—831102.00–116.00113.36
20—423125.00–159.00139.63
28—667108.00–130.00121.55
11—729110.00–125.00118.78
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—540116.00116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
173—814121.00–136.30132.66
126—469154.00–178.00164.71
121—563144.00–167.00156.63
324—715131.00–143.00135.91
240—618135.00–148.50141.12
203—777125.00–139.40134.81
2—985111.00111.00
59—916129.30129.30
3—360170.00–180.00175.02
193—678120.00–144.00136.42
169—521150.00–175.50163.20
57—424154.00–184.00169.48
3—1,066114.00114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
59—872127.25127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
37—521149.00–177.25165.10
4—276167.50–191.00179.63
1—240180.00180.00
33—428156.00–181.00169.07
23—377160.00–178.00171.03
19—469153.00–171.50162.89
17—561151.00–160.00154.64
4—602150.00150.00
7—315166.00–189.50179.53
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—635119.00119.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—400120.00120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—645137.00137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,04084.0084.00
1—99078.0078.00
1—1,07576.0076.00
204—623115.00–141.50124.62
195—472124.00–163.00144.62
292—519118.00–154.00138.07
221—427136.00–171.00152.22
78—673114.00–133.00121.87
46—722108.00–128.00116.25
29—284121.00–182.50161.62
1—1,245116.00116.00
17—225144.00–192.00171.14
23—81986.00–112.00105.49
194—376137.00–176.00160.58
12—88091.00–111.00103.20
78—318137.50–181.00165.42
41—762106.00–122.00112.54
9—91894.00–115.00104.32
148—575119.00–147.00132.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—75791.00–109.00101.51
3—81896.00–103.00100.27
3—91777.00–103.0094.49
22—62991.00–121.00109.46
71—475110.00–146.00131.18
12—269120.00–157.00139.48
8—227132.50–152.50137.68
16—66580.00–120.50107.88
18—324121.00–157.00139.97
66—426100.00–152.00134.69
52—526113.00–138.00127.66
65—571108.00–134.00125.59
55—367117.50–159.00137.42
2—88886.00–93.0089.51
7—72489.00–111.00102.58
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—476115.00–120.00117.84
6—372105.00–125.00112.13
4—419107.50–117.00112.61
4—284103.00–122.50116.45
3—325110.00–117.50112.35
2—575101.00–115.00107.82
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—350122.50122.50
2—550127.00127.00
1—540100.00100.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—335133.00133.00
9—513119.00–133.00123.70
5—564112.00–126.00120.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
29—329163.00–187.50177.15
9—608127.00–140.00132.56
5—509150.00–152.00150.82
4—424152.00–154.00152.95
6—274175.00–180.00175.92
14—381160.00–172.00165.52
3—242170.00–190.00177.60
14—464151.00–171.00154.35
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—75471.00–76.0075.00
49—86576.00–92.0087.71
3—54075.0075.00
1—125120.00120.00
6—30981.00–87.0082.51
8—159140.00–160.00147.50
3—211110.00110.00
28—56758.00–97.0091.45
11—84075.50–85.5083.70
9—47681.00–87.0083.32
6—37475.00–97.0087.46
1—72092.5092.50
1—44075.0075.00
100—66372.00–103.5098.88
7—27956.00–97.0083.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
75—96941.00–65.0054.35
1—81020.0020.00
216—99532.00–58.0046.01
131—98329.00–48.0039.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—1,38742.50–58.0048.55
137—1,41944.00–64.0056.12
92—1,51853.50–75.0065.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
165—1,27745.00–73.0063.63
384—1,21738.50–62.0053.68
96—1,20532.50–52.0045.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
51—1,83283.50–103.0092.95
108—1,70069.00–95.0082.92
45—1,46855.00–82.0071.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
43—1,180115.10115.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A4—1,3011,175.00–1,575.001,309.41
(<2 yrs)N/A3—1,062885.00–925.00903.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—1,055610.00610.00
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)9—1,053600.00–750.00668.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)16—1,032625.00–775.00705.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—815635.00635.00
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)3—1,012500.00–585.00545.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—865500.00–575.00530.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—943475.00–675.00582.16
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—780600.00600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—755650.00650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—753530.00–640.00580.80
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,028385.00–610.00517.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—955460.00–600.00518.50
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—960460.00460.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—755585.00585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—785425.00425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—650360.00360.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—985535.00–570.00542.98
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,073450.00–470.00460.21
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,118825.00–1,050.00954.57
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11—1,121725.00–935.00830.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)56—1,233400.00–1,000.00841.10
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)9—1,097590.00–770.00672.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,125700.00700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)36—1,195525.00–950.00715.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)141—1,210425.00–1,550.001,204.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)42—1,162450.00–950.00760.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,140850.00850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)46—1,185510.00–925.00742.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)39—1,170700.00–1,000.00836.40
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)36—1,132480.00–925.00687.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,115620.00–675.00646.88
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,023640.00–725.00686.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—925900.00900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,270500.00500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,000660.00660.00
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—948550.00–575.00565.04
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—1,463680.00–940.00826.24
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)2—815650.00650.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—915650.00–685.00666.54
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)4—1,096825.00–835.00827.50
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—831630.00–730.00683.83
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—770410.00–710.00538.25
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—930630.00–835.00730.30
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—870700.00700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—640500.00500.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—690510.00510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,080700.00–760.00731.25
(<2 yrs)Open4—93045.00–75.0060.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—92588.0088.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—89154.00–66.0059.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0851,125.001,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open7—1,085725.00–950.00796.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open5—1,093420.00–1,325.00812.01
Aged (>8 yrs)Open8—1,131610.00–1,025.00832.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,3111,485.001,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,4231,090.00–1,250.001,196.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5071,125.001,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open12—1,138710.00–1,375.001,119.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open7—1,152470.00–1,400.001,035.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,290985.00–1,150.001,074.53
Young (2-4 yrs)Open8—1,326950.00–1,310.001,189.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—920650.00650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—965600.00600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,010825.00825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—978600.00–725.00670.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—888635.00–925.00782.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,350960.00960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,320750.00750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—828400.00–635.00502.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open8—1,132725.00–910.00828.25
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.