Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 14
● As filed291 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 291 priced lines covering 14,763 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,475 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,878 head. replacement cattle receipts at 610 head. Counted as USDA files them — 110 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 14, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 14,475Last week 8,535Year ago 14,990
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,878Last week 1,234Year ago 2,087
Replacement CattleReceipts 610Last week 602Year ago 635

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate for feeder classes with buyers continuing to show the most interest in preconditioned feeder cattle weaned 45+ days, especially as fall weather quickly approaches and health concerns are imminent. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,26592.0092.00
173—725116.00–139.25132.36
171—423132.00–165.00152.49
54—324142.00–171.00161.05
31—883119.00–128.00124.63
14—932107.00–122.00118.43
334—574125.00–154.25142.24
380—524128.00–159.50144.70
10—1,057111.00–116.00114.25
1—165205.00205.00
2—965104.00–119.00111.46
9—223165.00–185.00176.07
24—266140.00–177.50164.11
113—378140.00–171.00157.86
152—782120.00–136.00131.90
153—827110.00–144.00130.28
224—670123.00–147.50134.01
255—474134.00–166.00150.00
281—623122.00–150.00138.12
7—1,151108.50108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—910109.00109.00
14—842107.00–118.00116.49
37—625109.00–137.50128.12
16—731114.00–128.00123.24
7—761110.00–121.00116.81
25—675114.00–135.00121.40
30—477120.00–141.00135.24
32—428110.00–156.00138.01
47—524115.00–140.00132.02
5—969106.00–109.00108.20
48—575112.50–138.00128.84
16—367111.00–146.00136.69
4—244159.00–165.00160.51
7—321122.00–137.50131.12
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—462128.00128.00
1—890118.00118.00
1—680129.00129.00
3—538130.00–137.00132.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
75—574147.00–156.00152.47
50—430153.00–174.00160.69
2—313182.00–182.50182.26
5—292176.00176.00
3—365174.00–182.00179.22
419—732131.00–149.00143.67
141—779126.50–145.50134.49
152—877122.00–139.20137.55
161—969120.30–134.75130.05
174—914131.75–139.00134.20
140—670140.00–144.50143.15
170—628136.00–151.00145.24
418—824126.50–145.20140.21
102—1,113116.85116.85
137—527148.00–169.00152.98
54—1,007122.60122.60
18—1,088120.00–123.75123.55
1—235215.00215.00
6—485154.50–166.00156.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—517160.00–165.00163.25
5—370162.50–172.50166.51
2—295167.50–180.00173.75
4—432155.00–160.00156.24
6—452156.00–159.00158.00
2—320167.50–180.00174.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—475122.00122.00
2—625123.00123.00
1—575120.00120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
57—935132.95132.95
126—860140.10–140.70140.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—418135.00–143.50137.39
3—317150.00–151.00150.65
433—614122.00–143.30138.12
52—716122.50–128.00125.95
17—466135.00–143.00139.73
71—527130.00–141.50133.06
58—900123.20123.20
128—766115.50–132.75128.47
337—662122.00–137.00133.25
4—366150.00–154.00152.08
218—586129.00–139.50135.91
64—805123.10123.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—87672.00–101.0087.50
21—326115.00–138.00128.21
13—72890.00–110.00105.47
41—426100.00–132.00121.30
8—82682.00–109.0097.03
14—77180.00–107.0094.99
29—67789.00–117.00107.57
39—628103.00–119.00111.30
70—57183.00–124.00116.12
74—37490.00–137.00124.91
75—531101.00–124.00117.10
99—473102.50–135.00122.08
19—285103.00–159.00129.30
3—92578.00–85.0080.27
2—245117.50–140.00128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
624—521115.50–140.00128.63
97—722103.00–130.25116.80
3—93596.00–105.00102.08
5—1,01491.00–110.00106.25
17—87075.00–129.00107.30
1—95586.0086.00
52—276125.00–159.00140.43
17—224127.50–160.00143.63
1—190185.00185.00
36—82790.00–122.00106.61
64—76995.00–127.25113.10
127—324121.00–160.00137.07
154—671109.00–135.00120.09
296—374120.00–148.00134.69
314—623102.00–136.50123.33
381—572117.00–137.00126.65
421—425118.00–142.50131.63
529—475114.00–143.00130.15
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—570118.00118.00
4—512117.00–118.00117.74
6—479109.00–118.00113.53
1—620113.00113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—805111.00–115.00113.66
5—762122.00–126.00123.58
19—672119.00–127.00124.78
21—622121.00–132.00128.37
22—724118.00–127.00121.88
1—1,005101.00101.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—370102.00102.00
2—418100.00–106.00103.05
4—470100.00–111.00105.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—520118.00118.00
1—68586.0086.00
1—490134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—413143.00143.00
14—373140.00–152.00147.60
1—245145.00145.00
4—279146.00–148.00147.35
5—316142.00–146.00144.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—440120.00120.00
4—526108.00–111.00109.54
2—475120.00–121.00120.52
1—355124.00124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
165—667113.50–134.00122.73
29—772100.00–120.00114.24
5—97775.00–106.0093.28
66—723103.00–124.00114.02
6—86884.00–110.0098.17
253—621112.00–139.00126.74
257—569120.00–154.00134.87
294—474123.00–158.00143.40
330—427125.00–166.00149.45
411—525121.00–160.00136.15
31—276122.50–173.00160.47
5—93683.00–104.0092.02
4—1,01687.00–92.5089.71
9—221160.00–175.00167.91
137—375127.50–169.00153.46
103—323130.00–175.00158.20
33—82690.00–116.00104.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—365169.00169.00
3—403162.00162.00
2—500149.00149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—268167.50–185.00178.42
5—381169.00–173.00170.54
2—433156.00–163.00159.48
4—481156.00–157.00156.76
5—802117.50117.50
1—555142.00142.00
1—505140.00140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—99085.0085.00
2—918107.00–111.00108.96
6—723105.00–113.00109.66
14—328120.00–153.00139.81
22—677100.00–120.00111.63
30—621102.50–123.00115.85
38—381115.00–150.00139.21
47—429110.00–147.50131.03
69—573110.00–136.00122.50
115—472101.00–143.00131.13
4—271130.00–140.00134.88
57—52795.00–137.00123.15
10—763100.00–112.00105.59
2—89299.0099.00
6—80886.00–116.0098.53
7—213130.00–158.00146.20
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—470112.00–125.00120.04
1—560116.00116.00
2—523110.00–114.00111.91
2—220107.50107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—585117.00117.00
1—475100.00100.00
1—635118.00118.00
1—540120.00120.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—590115.00115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—57450.00–98.0092.14
6—84060.00–85.0074.79
8—38785.00–95.0093.72
21—66166.00–90.0084.40
4—79687.00–89.0088.00
1—1,00585.0085.00
3—24098.0098.00
4—45696.0096.00
3—415107.00107.00
7—53493.00–100.0098.05
4—256100.00100.00
3—61596.0096.00
1—100122.50122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—36079.0079.00
4—63079.0079.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—32071.0071.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
42—858101.75101.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)8—1,069450.00–630.00564.93
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,300850.00850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)22—1,216700.00–1,185.00930.26
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)14—1,186650.00–920.00781.19
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)29—1,122550.00–950.00721.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)13—1,129530.00–950.00782.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11—1,369680.00–1,200.001,006.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21—1,208580.00–1,200.00926.37
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—953725.00–735.00729.96
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,1451,125.00–1,225.001,173.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)9—1,052560.00–740.00670.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)2—1,270850.00–900.00874.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)49—1,221650.00–1,140.00859.22
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11—1,129775.00–1,110.00988.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,315885.00885.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,145900.00900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—900695.00695.00
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)1—900675.00675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—875875.00875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—895570.00570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—9921,025.001,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—670500.00500.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,431725.00–1,100.00913.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,486910.00–1,120.001,033.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,525850.00850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—1,335850.00–875.00856.39
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)3—1,062710.00–790.00760.65
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—865500.00500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open7—1,165845.00–1,200.00956.16
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,125910.00–1,550.001,195.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open18—1,236800.00–1,525.001,140.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open6—1,168775.00–1,485.001,098.68
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2351,350.001,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open7—1,240775.00–1,120.00991.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open17—1,3861,020.00–1,610.001,393.11
Young (2-4 yrs)Open12—1,1901,010.00–2,025.001,610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0901,350.001,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,1751,300.001,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0951,200.001,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open7—1,3321,000.00–1,135.001,053.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,2691,100.00–1,310.001,232.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,6101,525.001,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,418835.00–1,300.001,070.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,3001,200.001,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7—1,3581,750.00–1,985.001,946.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—1,3751,075.00–1,575.001,328.03
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3—1,3481,125.00–1,260.001,178.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,4651,275.001,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2551,275.001,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—685850.00850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,1001,385.001,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,4251,385.001,385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,4001,385.001,385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A2—1,125910.00–1,350.001,154.44
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A4—1,318975.00–1,575.001,307.44
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,39597.5097.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—1,5151,425.001,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A2—1,4781,535.00–1,560.001,547.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—895635.00635.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—853775.00–840.00811.79
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—905950.00950.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,010925.00925.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—665625.00625.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—815650.00650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open4—1,204675.00–760.00740.67
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,240760.00760.00
(<2 yrs)Open6—92061.00–88.0075.88
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,23071.0071.00
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,120760.00760.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—900975.00975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
76—1,51565.00–89.0083.11
139—1,74677.00–101.0093.04
67—1,81789.50–108.50101.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
327—1,22941.00–70.0060.33
70—1,19940.50–60.5053.57
102—1,26853.50–76.5066.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
108—1,46158.50–80.0066.66
133—1,46952.50–69.0061.51
12—1,28948.50–57.0053.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
69—1,00430.00–58.0048.98
45—1,06252.00–68.5060.19
170—1,09942.00–67.0053.10
2—82828.00–29.0028.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,460100.00100.00
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.