Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 30
● As filed283 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 283 priced lines covering 18,805 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 18,722 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,886 head. replacement cattle receipts at 492 head. Counted as USDA files them — 79 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Mar 30, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 18,722Last week 8,906Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,886Last week 2,826Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 492Last week 476Year ago 0

Compared to last week’s limited test on feeder cattle, feeder steers under 700 lbs were unevenly steady; steers over 700 lbs were mostly 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were unevenly steady; heifers over 600 lbs were mostly 4.00-7.00 lower. Long-weaned and preconditioned cattle remain in the best demand as buyers are investing with caution due to market volatility remaining commonplace.

Slaughter cows and bulls were sharply lower with light demand this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,00592.0092.00
29—280137.50–187.50165.97
1—160184.00184.00
71—67696.00–137.00118.59
43—82286.00–108.00101.58
2—97394.00–101.0097.47
7—87084.00–113.0098.29
23—226145.00–187.00166.83
64—71788.00–123.00107.25
200—472130.00–169.00149.96
174—426135.50–179.00156.57
162—572117.00–152.00134.30
137—374123.00–195.00160.62
136—523121.00–163.00142.02
92—325140.00–191.00167.06
70—619102.00–136.00120.78
26—770101.00–119.00110.13
4—91493.00–96.0095.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—515156.00156.00
24—427155.00–182.00167.32
16—311180.00–194.00191.87
8—615126.00–147.00140.04
20—379170.50–188.00178.96
21—468159.00–171.00164.01
1—220185.00185.00
2—558153.00153.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—365125.00125.00
2—478110.00–121.00115.53
1—335120.00120.00
1—230158.00158.00
1—400125.00125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—72282.00–114.0094.65
40—382118.00–162.00145.32
42—427100.00–151.00137.59
49—478111.00–146.00135.09
10—82594.00–109.00100.36
12—62290.00–120.00110.60
14—666100.00–115.00110.23
9—277130.00–167.00148.97
4—227133.00–153.00145.28
1—98572.0072.00
22—579110.00–133.00119.64
6—78178.00–107.0094.79
1—88090.0090.00
3—91584.00–90.0087.99
26—51886.00–131.00122.75
19—325127.00–155.00139.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—380175.00–177.00176.63
1—315180.00180.00
1—525155.00155.00
2—430169.00–173.00170.95
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—438133.00–155.00149.41
4—560119.00119.00
2—628105.50105.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—582130.00130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
64—889114.85114.85
61—84098.0098.00
69—369135.00–150.00146.06
246—664114.80–129.25126.47
238—579119.00–137.00133.17
540—628119.00–132.50126.33
109—422135.00–160.00143.68
211—527127.00–141.00135.86
203—481134.50–147.00139.99
208—716122.00–124.00123.03
22—281155.00–160.00157.26
23—342145.00–167.00149.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—66092.0092.00
3—80576.00–82.0079.99
3—73890.0090.00
2—76087.0087.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
19—510134.00–141.00138.36
21—370137.50–158.00144.01
2—660119.00119.00
15—466137.00–153.00143.86
24—417140.00–152.00144.63
3—631123.00123.00
16—318139.00–159.00148.13
1—265147.50147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
44—323111.00–139.00126.46
61—67685.00–116.0097.93
3—91283.00–90.0086.95
1—100140.00140.00
13—227100.00–167.50124.34
3—165139.00–140.00139.39
78—477103.00–132.00119.60
66—63275.00–117.00103.59
66—380109.00–140.00127.54
53—58187.00–122.00109.62
23—72575.00–110.0093.16
93—428108.00–137.00122.21
2—82580.00–102.0091.27
21—75975.00–108.0095.62
19—279110.00–146.00127.95
87—51990.00–124.00113.52
1—85080.0080.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
29—687114.75–125.00116.62
13—471139.50139.50
9—778100.00–110.00105.52
44—721112.00–115.50113.46
6—866101.00–118.00103.78
7—823104.50104.50
1—990102.00102.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—580102.00–123.00107.43
5—354110.00–123.00120.32
4—462112.00112.00
1—635102.00102.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—407135.00135.00
6—677106.50–108.00107.01
7—520120.00–125.00124.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—383100.00–103.00101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
28—225122.00–182.00152.20
79—81386.00–107.0098.23
717—576108.00–146.00125.49
661—68090.00–121.00111.17
473—525112.00–140.50126.99
473—476117.00–149.00131.90
403—624107.00–133.00118.27
354—423120.00–154.00135.41
327—374120.00–157.50139.52
1—185142.50142.50
168—320116.00–168.00142.65
167—72290.00–118.00105.43
91—281123.00–175.00149.08
157—76992.00–112.00103.47
44—86487.00–106.0099.12
2—90293.0093.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—370102.50–122.50112.38
3—280100.00–105.00101.61
1—73561.0061.00
2—335110.00–112.50111.29
4—434102.50–114.00107.89
1—245112.50112.50
2—450115.00115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—640104.00104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
25—425122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—715117.00117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—1,02595.0095.00
270—524153.00–179.00162.89
151—616135.00–159.50151.10
148—423157.50–187.00171.96
52—381179.00–200.00183.90
11—336175.00–203.00190.35
9—294198.00–200.00198.67
278—681124.25–147.00135.20
296—770119.80–126.50123.83
351—566151.00–166.00157.87
60—930105.95105.95
261—472151.00–180.00172.03
139—882112.00–119.00112.63
313—726120.85–132.00127.15
61—950110.40110.40
273—821118.00–123.30120.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—278176.00–205.00189.90
1—560160.00160.00
1—650136.00136.00
19—408170.00–176.50173.85
44—317172.50–200.00181.98
26—368170.00–190.00180.25
6—735118.00–120.00119.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—77292.00–111.00104.46
13—274110.00–165.00146.74
36—423114.00–158.00139.79
48—677100.00–133.00114.78
33—376127.00–159.00147.63
10—328119.00–161.00141.02
16—723100.00–122.00107.76
15—86193.00–107.0096.67
12—82594.00–118.00104.82
5—1,07580.0080.00
1—1,005102.00102.00
85—575104.00–144.00130.02
81—526107.00–145.00129.77
66—624110.00–135.00120.96
65—483118.00–150.00138.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
586—676117.00–143.00128.02
500—624118.00–153.00138.05
435—728105.00–134.00117.30
406—573120.00–168.00145.87
6—1,01090.00–96.0092.34
5—96198.0098.00
32—265132.50–197.00175.99
384—525129.00–169.00150.44
373—474130.50–172.50156.45
356—781104.00–126.00115.46
278—424140.00–181.00161.20
370—831100.00–124.00111.90
155—87493.00–116.00108.89
162—372150.00–190.00170.69
143—91188.00–114.50101.41
78—325138.00–187.50166.78
12—228150.00–190.00172.18
4—195185.00185.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—567129.00129.00
1—670112.00112.00
5—87898.0098.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—605101.00101.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—375138.00138.00
1—595125.00125.00
1—475121.00121.00
1—440125.00125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—511169.00169.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—545131.00131.00
1—800109.00109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—864112.00112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—53581.00–90.0085.19
49—1,10158.00–82.0080.53
1—41580.0080.00
15—58970.00–100.0094.94
2—85381.0081.00
1—69071.0071.00
4—36788.00–95.0093.16
11—27696.00–100.0096.87
13—62778.00–88.0080.41
18—47579.00–95.0085.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported
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—1,046600.00–800.00672.79
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—1,368800.00–1,125.001,061.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)6—1,044535.00–800.00698.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)6—1,078530.00–710.00613.68
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)29—1,083500.00–825.00664.13
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—1,168650.00–900.00761.44
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,060540.00540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)27—1,226580.00–1,180.00817.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)26—1,164695.00–1,135.00972.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21—1,224610.00–1,175.00967.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)15—1,279560.00–1,170.00866.85
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,064700.00–1,025.00956.61
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,325800.00800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,555900.00900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—982750.00–775.00766.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—865520.00–650.00565.97
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)4—1,273550.00–795.00687.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,240575.00575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,103550.00–600.00573.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,115725.00725.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—905775.00775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,030725.00725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—944800.00–820.00809.08
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—910700.00–1,040.00959.34
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—805680.00680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,0001,000.001,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—670580.00580.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A10—1,2641,500.00–2,300.001,972.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,4751,260.001,260.00
(<2 yrs)N/A5—1,249925.00–1,710.001,284.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—950990.00990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,055875.00875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—980975.00975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,1051,080.001,080.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open9—1,282800.00–1,125.001,027.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—1,200950.00950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,125950.00–1,060.00998.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,2501,100.001,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,2001,125.001,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)8—1,2751,040.00–1,075.001,059.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open12—1,288830.00–1,200.001,081.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open4—1,304990.00–1,050.001,008.99
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,030670.00670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open17—1,075735.00–1,000.00815.77
Young (2-4 yrs)Open6—1,5411,375.001,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,3911,425.001,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—989935.00–985.00949.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,4151,450.001,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,217850.00850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—88362.00–65.0063.36
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,225710.00710.00
(<2 yrs)Open12—86852.00–79.0064.22
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—955500.00500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
123—1,17735.00–58.0045.09
144—1,26348.00–70.0058.15
671—1,22335.00–68.0051.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—1,55840.00–58.5048.62
149—1,47542.00–72.0054.80
123—1,51647.00–72.5059.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
321—1,00531.00–56.0043.61
133—97622.00–49.0036.64
106—1,01640.00–58.5050.45
3—90022.00–28.0024.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,21066.0066.00
163—1,66070.00–99.0086.44
85—1,80379.00–108.5095.52
59—1,53854.00–84.0074.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—71565.0065.00
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.