Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 28
● As filed299 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 299 priced lines covering 16,596 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,747 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,257 head. replacement cattle receipts at 878 head. Counted as USDA files them — 140 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 28, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 17,747Last week 14,948Year ago 14,838
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,257Last week 1,982Year ago 2,267
Replacement CattleReceipts 878Last week 759Year ago 826

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower with mostly moderate demand. The best demand remains for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle, with light demand noted for non-weaned, fleshy, bawling calves. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
735—816130.00–145.00141.68
192—726127.75–147.00143.48
184—670135.75–145.60142.48
259—933121.00–137.00133.60
242—775131.00–143.00139.87
411—870130.90–143.90136.99
50—566138.00–154.00144.86
53—521142.00–158.00149.38
232—968124.80–129.10127.41
1—365177.00177.00
97—1,018105.00–119.00118.28
18—484147.00–151.00148.98
257—629130.00–154.00144.56
10—432147.00–163.00151.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—381120.00–146.00133.72
58—568110.00–135.50127.75
3—267117.00–159.00145.35
24—424105.00–136.00124.51
1—905113.00113.00
10—728105.00–123.00116.52
5—81792.00–118.00102.74
2—978100.00–102.00100.99
31—627105.00–135.50121.79
1—1,04092.0092.00
3—88097.00–118.00107.66
10—329117.50–151.00140.46
32—673102.00–124.00119.59
6—769104.00–121.00113.20
1—245127.50127.50
57—529105.00–137.00127.97
50—470111.00–147.00128.05
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—650100.00100.00
1—320120.00120.00
1—435124.00124.00
1—590115.00115.00
1—295120.00120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—675120.00120.00
1—450125.00125.00
2—405115.00115.00
1—735110.50110.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—522130.00130.00
1—785113.00113.00
1—945104.00104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
181—429130.00–165.00150.67
7—226145.00–176.00165.52
116—825110.00–134.50126.11
37—1,026105.50–117.75114.30
112—718110.00–140.50128.44
165—774115.00–137.00130.96
450—574125.00–152.00139.60
26—956102.00–118.00114.75
31—282140.00–170.00162.66
366—523125.00–154.50141.95
104—932104.00–133.50128.20
11—1,14398.5098.50
11—1,080110.00–113.50113.18
65—87190.00–133.00124.05
245—675121.00–142.00132.20
254—475132.00–163.00146.81
104—373142.50–170.00157.10
398—626120.00–150.50136.78
48—332140.00–172.50156.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—612141.00141.00
3—358172.00172.00
7—280172.50–187.50181.05
2—550150.00150.00
1—425155.00155.00
58—874140.00140.00
14—837130.50130.50
8—508157.50157.50
2—337160.00160.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—405120.00120.00
2—590121.00121.00
1—655109.00109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—82080.00–105.0095.87
60—570101.00–130.00117.91
39—375110.00–148.00132.62
33—625100.00–121.00112.89
1—195160.00160.00
5—92784.00–94.0087.00
11—73688.00–113.00105.80
64—432106.00–152.00129.09
4—97075.00–93.0084.77
64—531100.00–130.00117.55
68—47796.00–139.00122.98
1—1,00094.0094.00
5—779100.00–111.00105.78
22—327120.00–142.50131.65
22—672100.00–117.00108.74
7—86788.00–99.0093.80
13—278135.00–152.50147.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
53—77190.00–128.00111.95
158—668100.00–130.00119.10
8—86798.00–115.00103.74
2—1,020101.00–102.00101.50
27—277135.00–170.00152.71
73—325135.00–179.00157.64
2—175170.00170.00
252—427130.00–160.00147.03
105—71899.00–121.50114.24
132—371130.00–166.00151.65
2—91393.00–94.0093.50
387—572113.00–148.00128.67
4—97889.00–97.0095.05
279—477128.00–155.00140.02
222—624110.00–137.00123.23
9—234130.00–160.00155.23
332—524119.00–151.00132.60
32—82095.00–114.00104.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—423158.00–159.00158.83
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—440105.00105.00
1—535115.00115.00
3—307117.50–125.00119.95
1—620103.00103.00
2—473125.00–132.50128.77
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—780107.00107.00
1—430127.00127.00
1—600115.00115.00
2—74590.0090.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—310166.00166.00
1—550143.00143.00
5—469148.00–153.00149.38
3—283155.00–172.00166.20
2—395149.00149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
711—679125.00–143.90136.61
209—580122.00–139.60134.02
2—465127.00127.00
6—205135.00135.00
6—306142.00142.00
163—736120.00–136.00133.98
48—769123.00–133.00127.00
286—632117.00–135.50130.67
57—520125.00–134.00131.09
8—417132.50–141.00135.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—537124.00124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—200132.50132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
31—62387.00–118.00105.54
8—77185.00–110.0098.49
10—280111.00–130.00121.83
32—324100.00–152.00123.73
2—1,02385.00–100.0092.41
59—423100.00–129.00115.88
71—374101.00–130.00118.51
85—47890.00–128.00116.36
7—82481.00–97.0089.00
26—66992.50–112.00104.01
9—91174.00–95.0085.30
79—521100.00–128.00114.95
96—568100.00–120.50113.77
1—1,19096.0096.00
2—97894.00–97.5095.78
17—72586.00–114.0096.92
3—87282.00–95.0089.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
282—670141.95141.95
62—844129.00129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
62—82190.00–120.50109.23
170—71693.00–130.00114.50
227—378118.00–147.00131.13
556—519112.00–140.00124.74
1—120185.00185.00
602—474110.00–137.00127.21
97—77393.00–131.00117.83
14—1,02485.00–105.0096.08
199—675105.00–133.00117.77
1—185156.00156.00
113—327120.00–146.00132.73
25—91980.00–110.00105.22
39—276116.50–148.00134.48
11—231120.00–169.00144.79
388—427114.00–139.00129.67
354—624107.00–136.50120.43
451—573106.00–139.00125.05
23—87493.00–113.00107.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—385110.00110.00
3—470102.00–106.00104.61
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—72594.0094.00
1—305109.00109.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—84085.0085.00
1—75094.0094.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—874105.00–106.00105.76
9—657120.00–125.00123.20
21—627123.00–130.00126.71
9—834109.00–110.00109.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15—546134.00–138.00136.41
1—230143.00143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—33087.00–100.0096.60
2—66386.0086.00
3—75862.50–89.0080.26
16—86485.00–101.5099.44
3—1,12874.0074.00
51—995101.00101.00
5—606103.00103.00
15—472102.00–106.00102.96
7—41383.50–106.0093.42
9—52594.00–105.00102.62
2—56384.00–86.5085.27
7—73489.00–104.00101.84
12—38286.00–115.0099.20
6—26190.00–106.00102.68
1—93589.0089.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—40077.0077.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—26184.0084.00
7—32580.00–84.0081.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,0651,475.001,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—973625.00–800.00718.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,0651,275.001,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0651,325.001,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0351,300.001,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0351,100.001,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—735700.00700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—1,6051,300.00–1,400.001,368.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,5401,325.001,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,365910.00910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2551,425.001,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open4—1,173800.00–1,225.00906.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open8—1,1771,010.00–1,525.001,250.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open52—1,245710.00–1,385.001,198.11
Aged (>8 yrs)Open10—1,183610.00–1,150.00797.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open21—1,212800.00–1,625.001,179.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,3951,050.00–1,200.001,128.23
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—984835.00–1,075.00982.22
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,051875.00–1,110.00998.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,3551,225.001,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open4—1,4601,025.00–1,585.001,375.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—1,4831,050.00–1,535.001,270.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,4501,225.001,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,355950.00–1,275.001,108.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,4751,500.001,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,4101,450.001,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3251,350.001,350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—955610.00610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—993450.00–1,100.00876.55
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—955460.00–850.00628.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—780660.00660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—958610.00–1,090.00883.21
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—995610.00610.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—970550.00550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—930425.00425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,130575.00575.00
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)1—1,085610.00610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,125650.00650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,301600.00–870.00698.42
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11—1,190590.00–760.00662.33
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)26—1,158470.00–875.00700.21
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,122810.00810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)77—1,197625.00–1,375.00901.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)14—1,159700.00–1,225.00874.68
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—1,225650.00–1,425.001,041.68
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,130825.00–875.00846.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,2751,225.001,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)30—1,086700.00–1,400.00954.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)24—1,312650.00–1,200.00951.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)36—1,117585.00–1,250.00852.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)14—1,460850.00–1,325.001,010.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)19—954610.00–1,000.00790.21
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,484785.00–1,000.00887.69
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,444765.00–925.00844.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,363730.00–740.00735.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,4351,000.001,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,4351,000.001,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,3001,400.001,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,360885.00885.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,3101,425.001,425.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,0651,200.001,200.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8251,200.001,200.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—680360.00360.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—725600.00600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,088785.00–975.00873.23
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9—847380.00–1,375.00788.46
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,027685.00–1,100.00874.66
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,3851,375.001,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,143730.00–750.00740.24
(<2 yrs)Open11—93454.00–88.0071.10
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,00473.00–82.0078.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,250675.00675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—1,100111.00111.00
(<2 yrs)N/A7—1,061850.00–1,275.001,028.50
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,60094.0094.00
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A13—1,347885.00–1,700.001,210.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A2—1,5401,100.00–1,685.001,437.13
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—1,0001,150.001,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,0001,100.001,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0001,200.001,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
86—1,52660.50–88.5079.92
67—1,86889.50–110.0097.46
168—1,69370.50–98.5089.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
131—1,01728.00–56.5044.00
3—1,11715.00–20.5018.76
62—1,02944.00–70.0055.51
207—1,06735.00–65.5049.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
106—1,22040.00–58.0048.95
116—1,28950.00–71.5062.12
429—1,24040.00–66.0055.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—1,49847.00–55.0050.83
107—1,54553.00–75.5063.66
210—1,48050.50–65.5057.27
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,08092.0092.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,15591.0091.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,21073.0073.00
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.