Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 16
● As filed279 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 279 priced lines covering 8,206 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,601 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,802 head. replacement cattle receipts at 742 head. Counted as USDA files them — 165 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Mar 16, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 7,601Last week 19,275Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,802Last week 2,086Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 742Last week 798Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder cattle of all classes were sharply lower with light demand due largely in part to volatility in the global market. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter classes. Heavy rain and temperature swings throughout the region are prevalent as spring debuts and grass comes on.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—7851,275.001,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—6251,525.001,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—585950.00950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,4801,060.00–1,135.001,099.02
Aged (>8 yrs)Open8—1,124700.00–1,025.00909.70
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)3—1,2751,175.001,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)8—1,2211,425.00–1,550.001,449.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open18—1,223950.00–1,650.001,357.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open12—1,1951,000.00–1,550.001,324.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)5—1,1501,375.001,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)3—1,2501,775.001,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,2081,775.00–1,925.001,876.38
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,2551,625.00–1,825.001,757.80
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)8—1,2561,875.001,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)6—1,4001,825.00–1,925.001,873.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3001,250.001,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open15—1,156850.00–1,160.00989.90
Aged (>8 yrs)Open30—1,209600.00–1,025.00840.48
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,177975.00–1,125.001,071.40
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0951,025.001,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—1,1761,100.00–1,625.001,444.20
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,1851,350.001,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—1,230985.00985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11—1,312935.00–1,225.001,040.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,095575.00575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,0101,050.001,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—880900.00–1,525.001,237.36
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—9831,325.00–1,450.001,387.34
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—9451,425.001,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,1501,225.001,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,3551,200.001,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,3851,135.00–1,325.001,230.69
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—900875.00875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—925600.00–980.00796.16
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—910730.00–760.00750.88
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—970800.00800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—8101,000.001,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—825630.00–790.00673.64
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—790725.00725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—800625.00625.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—830525.00525.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—1,4551,300.001,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,3151,475.001,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,408590.00–1,035.00953.59
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,5351,325.001,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,450925.00925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,325985.00985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,435910.00–1,200.001,057.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—745975.00975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—805585.00585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—805560.00560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—795500.00–700.00598.11
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—775410.00410.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—952750.00–985.00899.81
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—945710.00710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—1,025710.00710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—995625.00625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,040650.00650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,025430.00430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,110650.00650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,000475.00475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)43—1,159540.00–1,300.00805.54
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)44—1,095535.00–925.00629.30
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—953610.00–1,250.00826.10
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—1,24152.00–65.5055.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)6—1,213585.00–1,125.00766.99
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)10—1,160585.00–1,075.00857.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11—893625.00–800.00730.09
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,258600.00–700.00653.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)14—1,1641,025.00–1,100.001,077.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)46—1,176630.00–1,185.001,019.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)40—1,168635.00–1,325.00915.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)33—1,179600.00–1,085.00913.73
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)15—1,087610.00–1,175.001,029.19
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21—1,217600.00–875.00715.49
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,000900.00900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—900700.00–770.00740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—950875.00875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open5—95557.00–74.5065.88
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—99455.00–76.0063.11
(<2 yrs)Open1—98557.0057.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A5—1,122825.00–1,350.00981.31
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,6851,710.001,710.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,4451,325.001,325.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—810860.00860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
32—387130.00–137.00134.63
60—818100.00–107.40106.78
100—465124.00–133.00130.56
40—678100.00–120.00114.33
170—610108.00–131.30124.11
243—571113.00–129.95126.13
1—260145.00145.00
6—323141.00141.00
3—773105.00105.00
77—423118.00–139.00130.04
150—72198.00–111.75108.90
91—517114.00–130.00126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—90088.0088.00
6—87780.00–84.0081.16
39—72780.00–103.0092.76
66—327108.00–147.00129.02
119—62481.00–119.00105.03
150—575106.00–126.00114.93
1—1,15598.0098.00
4—97583.0083.00
52—282102.00–150.00130.48
85—67084.00–126.00105.97
175—52486.00–128.50115.23
183—378102.00–143.00127.04
191—426104.00–139.00125.12
13—216111.00–147.00128.83
223—47582.00–135.00120.39
29—76680.00–103.0097.61
9—81981.00–100.0090.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—91580.0080.00
2—87770.0070.00
3—75570.00–78.0075.00
1—83570.0070.00
28—470100.00–123.00109.57
8—72576.00–96.0085.28
3—235110.00–120.00115.50
11—28497.50–137.50118.98
22—32191.00–128.00114.72
32—52096.00–119.00105.60
40—42884.00–138.00111.99
13—62388.00–110.0099.03
36—380107.50–128.00118.96
31—68270.00–103.0094.58
1—96583.0083.00
27—57386.00–114.00101.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—31580.0080.00
1—375100.00100.00
1—445104.00104.00
2—650100.00100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—62398.00–111.00104.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—46683.00–106.0088.80
3—423105.00105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—310130.00–140.00134.92
16—369125.00–136.00132.90
2—467120.00120.00
5—429131.00–133.00132.59
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—477100.00100.00
7—431110.00110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—60596.0096.00
1—585120.00120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—430121.00121.00
2—580129.00129.00
1—740100.00100.00
2—613113.00113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,13590.0090.00
58—87996.00–105.00104.24
5—227136.00–170.00151.84
189—575115.00–141.00129.60
10—1,04180.00–89.0084.79
15—81397.00–106.00102.62
10—96285.00–86.0085.90
93—478125.00–164.00142.81
101—668107.00–141.00120.48
173—523119.00–159.00137.89
72—728100.00–127.00111.30
92—76897.00–116.30110.95
128—621111.00–136.00124.60
152—429128.00–167.00148.46
48—328127.50–166.00150.85
114—94290.00–108.10106.69
31—278133.00–185.00162.70
79—378131.00–171.00152.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
55—1,03195.50–96.5095.55
24—764112.00–118.00115.58
48—1,13192.2592.25
52—664118.00–137.00131.33
38—425141.00–170.00159.19
33—572120.00–152.00139.08
50—727107.00–127.00119.22
150—624119.50–141.50135.44
54—964107.75107.75
115—860112.50–114.00113.33
4—315145.00–160.00148.93
5—358170.00–177.50174.53
5—817110.00110.00
38—478147.00–169.00153.31
104—518145.00–170.50155.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—77799.00–104.0099.81
9—82495.00–99.0098.12
2—91290.0090.00
20—428105.00–144.00126.66
26—48080.00–135.00123.33
12—281125.00–162.50138.17
14—321125.00–155.00142.45
4—233135.00–150.00138.87
1—96089.0089.00
18—527100.00–139.00125.95
5—72991.00–100.0096.84
21—63490.00–116.00107.86
6—386100.00–130.00121.38
11—576108.00–129.00115.03
13—670105.00–121.00112.66
2—1,15374.5074.50
2—85384.00–90.0086.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—316172.00–173.00172.26
77—778117.90117.90
61—825116.95116.95
8—369169.00–175.00170.35
178—874110.50–122.95114.75
23—465154.00–155.00154.87
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—560108.00108.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—39092.5092.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—84588.00–98.0096.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—640105.00105.00
1—90585.0085.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—87880.00–105.0088.84
15—77370.00–107.0091.14
33—67193.00–125.00115.62
46—61795.00–134.00117.23
91—524102.00–142.00124.99
95—376112.00–163.00144.91
97—572103.00–137.00122.96
9—82081.00–108.0093.58
109—425108.00–161.00136.40
111—470120.00–154.00133.17
28—71784.00–108.0095.65
13—275126.00–157.50144.50
34—325129.00–160.00147.04
5—228127.50–167.00144.04
2—92885.00–91.0087.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—678117.00117.00
11—618124.00–124.50124.32
9—334142.50–155.00146.18
4—425140.00–150.00143.48
4—463148.00–154.00151.08
12—388142.50–166.00147.63
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—310114.00114.00
1—415107.00107.00
2—353107.00–112.50109.73
3—472108.00–113.00111.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—57691.00–122.00108.24
1—91574.0074.00
3—78080.00–87.0082.36
1—85566.0066.00
22—426101.00–139.00125.53
18—377110.00–140.00125.07
5—83070.00–86.0076.16
12—52490.00–126.00113.70
24—478100.00–130.00116.15
10—72080.00–100.0092.69
13—327103.00–143.00126.91
7—62988.00–112.00101.22
6—235115.00–133.00126.23
4—279112.50–133.00123.37
13—68171.00–136.0096.26
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—595100.00100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—385117.00117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—357160.00160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—68886.0086.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,09366.0066.00
16—54185.00–87.0085.36
12—73077.00–83.0080.97
1—95570.0070.00
11—42391.00–94.0092.52
14—57277.00–87.0081.55
14—48178.00–94.0086.53
17—33780.00–90.0087.16
6—28885.0085.00
21—62575.00–88.0083.89
2—82564.00–77.0070.42
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—52979.0079.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
83—1,81188.00–109.0098.86
45—1,46659.00–89.0078.13
88—1,67772.00–97.0088.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
186—1,24945.00–80.0068.01
301—1,20138.00–73.5057.69
53—1,21643.00–59.5048.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
110—1,41248.50–73.5060.19
125—1,48356.50–82.0068.89
7—1,45152.00–56.0053.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
67—1,02944.00–69.0056.57
83—96030.00–55.0040.77
159—1,00833.00–66.0048.36
1—77028.0028.00
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.