Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 8
● As filed334 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 334 priced lines covering 26,555 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 28,799 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,912 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,027 head. Counted as USDA files them — 142 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Mar 8, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 28,799Last week 19,361Year ago 19,275
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,912Last week 1,828Year ago 2,086
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 587Year ago 798

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Buyers continue to show the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle.

Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—485124.50124.50
1—375131.00131.00
12—590121.00–123.00122.68
1—530122.00122.00
2—75585.0085.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—514123.00123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
417—378122.00–159.00144.62
1—1,38084.0084.00
39—87188.00–116.0099.18
104—278130.00–170.00147.68
30—222137.00–185.00154.71
13—96885.00–106.0097.34
181—330125.00–177.00148.49
565—429119.00–154.50140.28
950—526115.00–149.00133.03
300—72479.00–122.00113.72
166—77299.00–121.50110.41
57—82095.00–114.50106.93
743—623105.00–132.00122.00
2—1,00095.0095.00
725—573114.00–141.00127.02
25—91971.00–106.0098.92
822—476120.00–150.00136.24
557—67499.00–130.00119.02
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—505125.00125.00
1—480126.00126.00
1—625116.00116.00
1—77093.0093.00
9—586110.00110.00
5—691110.00–113.00112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
59—72480.00–116.50101.47
41—327101.00–143.00132.84
2—1,00585.5085.50
7—232120.00–135.00127.40
157—62788.00–117.00112.55
11—96575.00–113.50105.83
130—529100.00–130.00119.81
17—82579.00–95.5090.80
22—283120.00–141.00128.58
3—1,07082.00–86.0084.65
69—374110.00–151.00131.29
31—77375.00–110.0095.17
93—47087.50–137.00123.42
101—67184.00–118.50105.41
98—57694.00–128.00115.85
9—91382.00–96.0090.40
11—88477.00–102.0086.37
80—424109.00–138.00128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
13—99794.00–101.0097.23
13—80694.00–109.00101.08
4—91398.0098.00
89—736108.00–118.00116.62
24—86390.00–106.00104.83
51—768108.50–121.00118.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—426145.00–147.00146.50
8—551133.00–134.00133.50
7—359149.00–170.00154.55
3—523134.00134.00
1—260160.00160.00
8—225149.00–182.00155.59
5—457144.00–163.00148.58
8—339153.00–182.00175.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
212—425135.00–155.00144.75
735—681115.10–133.60125.45
457—525125.00–152.00135.50
734—619119.00–135.20128.75
38—324139.00–152.00144.22
85—375138.00–160.00145.47
312—713110.00–126.10121.60
149—76299.00–124.00120.35
232—572125.00–136.00132.08
5—851111.00111.00
106—470133.00–151.50139.27
75—815109.00–116.50116.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—77587.0087.00
2—60790.0090.00
2—355130.00–141.00135.50
5—560122.00–126.00124.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—783116.75116.75
21—440131.00131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—465100.00100.00
1—59580.0080.00
1—335110.00110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—520105.00105.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—463138.00–145.00142.15
2—823105.00–114.00109.38
1—780100.00100.00
1—420142.50142.50
2—568130.00–135.00132.44
1—515145.00145.00
2—673124.00–129.00126.53
1—925101.00101.00
13—881112.00–114.00113.85
16—628114.00–136.00121.38
3—706120.00–123.00121.99
1—295172.50172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
512—725114.00–143.00127.54
354—777114.00–129.00124.25
1,107—673120.00–146.50135.85
83—325154.00–210.00173.13
2—1,073106.00–117.00111.38
574—626121.00–155.50138.53
203—376150.00–189.00172.59
696—574130.00–162.50147.91
340—820110.00–128.75120.43
25—974105.50–118.00113.89
513—527132.00–163.50150.94
376—471130.00–180.00158.82
1—1,105102.00102.00
109—916105.00–124.00117.06
7—239170.00–195.00186.82
194—872109.00–123.00118.00
27—1,033107.00–113.50111.52
271—424140.00–187.00163.71
46—275145.00–192.50167.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—765148.00148.00
35—434169.00–186.00181.46
13—568157.00157.00
1—290181.00181.00
20—525161.00–166.00163.35
6—222190.00–203.00191.95
10—318185.00–206.00193.53
9—377172.50–191.00183.16
30—464160.00–181.00174.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
255—569146.50–164.50154.72
464—727123.00–136.50130.31
432—879115.00–125.90123.02
15—265177.00–200.00180.98
38—369173.00–200.00185.12
340—772123.00–131.00128.06
433—527150.00–172.00161.03
206—424156.00–185.00168.66
144—471156.00–184.00168.75
22—326170.00–200.00178.39
578—619136.00–153.40146.53
74—986114.00–120.00118.33
208—929108.00–119.00116.78
279—672126.00–145.50137.78
349—820120.50–131.50125.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—790114.00114.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—514138.00138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—645108.00108.00
1—540138.00138.00
2—663130.00–131.00130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
49—425123.00–166.00148.39
44—475121.00–155.50143.89
28—831101.00–119.50116.27
21—319145.00–172.00155.18
114—571110.00–146.50134.60
1—1,12092.0092.00
61—527100.00–150.00137.26
10—96591.00–110.00104.88
58—72795.00–125.50119.52
17—281130.00–175.00151.12
1—915105.00105.00
21—87386.00–118.75113.23
23—780106.00–119.00114.38
1—235125.00125.00
27—380132.50–171.00157.64
58—626114.00–137.50127.11
49—674110.00–136.00122.41
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—610100.00100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
47—428120.00–169.00143.18
10—279131.00–185.00150.11
8—236124.00–152.50133.49
79—479110.00–151.00135.34
12—72180.00–110.00102.72
40—63090.00–121.00112.24
11—86671.00–97.0086.29
37—375134.00–168.00148.26
1—95584.0084.00
26—330126.00–167.00148.21
5—92980.00–81.0080.40
74—577101.00–135.00123.37
32—673100.00–120.00111.14
94—529110.00–143.00130.71
9—81885.00–108.0091.51
17—77389.00–111.00101.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—227147.50–185.00170.89
15—92491.00–110.0097.77
11—96273.00–102.0088.67
37—86788.00–105.0096.93
410—521126.00–163.00143.54
85—77399.00–118.00109.36
102—324140.00–210.00172.10
60—282150.00–200.00170.98
199—667111.00–137.00124.11
40—82195.00–108.00103.06
246—373143.00–191.00166.20
295—429134.00–181.00158.95
301—626119.00–141.00127.51
342—471133.00–177.00154.86
2—1,16384.00–85.0084.51
184—71896.00–127.00113.96
356—571120.00–157.00137.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—322175.00–185.00180.95
9—654130.00–134.00133.10
21—456153.00–185.00172.76
49—527146.00–166.00157.75
7—371173.00–181.00176.39
9—622132.00–135.00132.68
30—421158.00–184.00168.51
18—567148.00–154.00149.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—76598.0098.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—275200.00200.00
6—541160.00–165.00162.35
4—462160.00–170.00164.95
7—334180.00–194.00183.11
14—621128.00–150.00140.74
8—583145.00–151.00146.42
9—371172.50–200.00185.42
20—430175.00–190.00180.24
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—93598.0098.00
3—583132.00–135.00134.01
2—78593.00–103.0097.97
5—535102.00–143.00123.83
1—725110.00110.00
3—645104.00104.00
5—669109.00–128.00122.05
2—343133.00–150.00141.44
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—73090.0090.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—62590.0090.00
1—225145.00145.00
1—380145.00145.00
2—535118.00–130.00123.89
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—475126.00126.00
2—400125.00–127.00126.00
1—380100.00100.00
3—545121.00121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
48—1,01472.00–95.0093.02
5—172121.00121.00
67—381106.00–115.00114.56
31—49391.00–113.50110.73
23—77185.00–97.5092.90
9—41460.00–115.00101.26
10—67277.00–105.5092.03
13—62292.00–108.5099.37
14—521101.00–107.00103.44
4—33091.00–112.00105.18
15—57485.00–113.00103.39
7—87972.50–85.0081.25
2—26383.00–114.0098.06
2—91581.0081.00
23—1,15585.2585.25
15—82186.00–95.0093.07
14—72472.00–97.0089.72
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—47086.0086.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open9—1,128400.00–850.00723.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,09866.00–70.0068.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open7—1,07064.00–71.0068.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,250850.00850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open9—99262.00–89.0075.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open4—1,129675.00–750.00707.86
(<2 yrs)Open9—1,02460.00–84.0070.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,15879.00–85.0082.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,14757.00–62.0059.49
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—820400.00–650.00522.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—1,260640.00–975.00751.08
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)24—1,204565.00–950.00795.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,215700.00700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)39—1,161480.00–995.00692.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,175960.00960.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,205800.00–850.00825.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)33—1,103650.00–1,350.00963.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—1,134775.00–975.00884.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)64—1,235550.00–1,300.00851.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)43—1,166580.00–1,200.00889.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)20—1,185480.00–925.00758.86
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,050810.00–910.00891.90
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)14—1,056675.00–1,300.00947.69
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)20—1,285780.00–1,200.001,070.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)47—1,221540.00–1,100.00888.28
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—1,060725.00725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,235675.00675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,215610.00–785.00708.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,370675.00675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,268685.00–750.00721.03
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—940750.00–910.00835.11
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,350875.00875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,400900.00900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,345975.00975.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—985510.00510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—910525.00525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—885750.00750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—885600.00600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—884610.00–950.00815.26
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—615470.00470.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,057975.00–1,525.001,251.66
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—718500.00–585.00544.43
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—925770.00770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—915700.00700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—930900.00900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—955850.00850.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—810800.00800.00
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—880850.00850.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—804460.00–935.00816.34
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—740400.00–625.00513.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2951,100.001,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open28—1,191590.00–1,485.001,092.69
Aged (>8 yrs)Open15—1,349900.00–1,450.001,079.03
Young (2-4 yrs)Open9—1,1041,000.00–1,175.001,086.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open35—1,286875.00–1,500.001,176.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open9—1,227840.00–1,625.001,215.73
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,200900.00900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open25—1,255770.00–1,450.001,114.79
Aged (>8 yrs)Open6—1,136700.00–1,050.00878.25
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,0101,075.001,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,2101,260.001,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,200885.00–950.00922.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,300875.00875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,150600.00–625.00612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,2131,150.00–1,250.001,197.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—920610.00610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—985875.00875.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,0001,300.001,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A2—1,7981,450.00–1,810.001,644.77
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A10—1,250760.00–1,450.001,112.98
(<2 yrs)N/A5—1,052870.00–1,175.001,038.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,36590.0090.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
187—1,27454.50–75.5063.56
100—1,22535.00–55.5047.95
540—1,24038.00–65.0055.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
268—1,06132.00–60.5049.86
106—1,03845.00–66.0057.12
144—99924.00–54.0041.97
12—87013.00–30.0022.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
221—1,49248.50–65.0056.75
21—1,39846.00–55.5051.05
109—1,50954.50–73.0062.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
83—1,61162.00–87.0078.57
179—1,80671.00–96.5087.25
74—1,88190.00–108.0096.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,19091.0091.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—1,42198.00–101.0098.44
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.