Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 14
● As filed280 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 280 priced lines covering 13,385 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,632 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,685 head. replacement cattle receipts at 580 head. Counted as USDA files them — 107 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jun 14, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 13,632Last week 16,023Year ago 15,067
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,685Last week 2,074Year ago 1,812
Replacement CattleReceipts 580Last week 551Year ago 523

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Offerings were lighter this week due in part to many producers cutting hay as rain has been prevalent throughout the region.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A6—1,092850.00–1,425.001,233.18
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A7—1,3161,180.00–1,500.001,289.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—1,0251,200.001,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18—1,170700.00–1,035.00853.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)16—1,115760.00–1,025.00835.38
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)9—1,013800.00–1,035.00862.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)22—1,237675.00–1,260.001,056.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)33—1,304750.00–1,350.001,020.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)12—1,137735.00–925.00810.28
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21—1,126675.00–1,135.00950.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19—1,178825.00–1,050.00944.05
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)33—1,130550.00–950.00767.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)10—1,259875.00–1,100.001,003.18
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,184860.00–1,200.001,028.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,165925.00925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—930610.00610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—895700.00700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—730485.00485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—885730.00–1,000.00834.66
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—665450.00450.00
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—1,025700.00700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,010670.00670.00
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)1—1,055675.00675.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,350985.00985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)10—1,362875.00–1,100.001,032.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,3851,210.001,210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open5—1,154625.00–1,225.00910.05
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,0471,025.00–1,550.001,187.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open13—1,157830.00–1,525.001,198.09
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,1481,150.00–1,225.001,188.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,4401,200.00–1,275.001,248.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,1801,075.00–1,550.001,321.56
Aged (>8 yrs)Open7—1,218975.00–1,075.001,026.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open25—1,328885.00–1,435.001,321.39
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0051,385.001,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open6—1,1241,000.00–1,375.001,220.05
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0001,575.001,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,0951,100.001,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open5—1,2111,150.00–1,510.001,435.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,2451,535.001,535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—990890.00890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,040975.00–1,100.001,034.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—937850.00–1,375.001,154.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—9751,100.001,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—9851,000.001,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—650800.00800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—775825.00825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—8851,250.001,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—940780.00780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3—835540.00–910.00772.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—8951,250.001,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9651,025.001,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,2351,300.001,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,100700.00700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5201,375.00–1,550.001,458.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3351,375.001,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3501,175.001,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,4251,460.001,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—875660.00660.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,2501,425.001,425.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—600700.00700.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—600300.00–380.00350.46
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—940440.00440.00
(<2 yrs)Open1—815685.00685.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open5—94570.00–110.0087.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,08585.0085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7—1,029725.00–935.00868.31
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—735775.00775.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—785720.00720.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—890835.00–925.00873.10
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—855675.00–750.00705.56
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—900760.00760.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—840840.00840.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,5701,270.001,270.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—522157.00–162.00158.99
3—340160.00–162.00160.64
8—474156.00–164.00158.09
3—683128.00128.00
8—618135.00–140.00139.35
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—587113.00113.00
3—410107.50–124.00118.56
1—485121.00121.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—670110.00110.00
3—793107.00107.00
1—710105.00105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—77180.00–110.00101.07
7—719100.00–114.00108.90
1—1,04080.0080.00
25—42896.00–154.00135.17
24—67991.00–124.00112.65
6—324130.00–146.00139.19
6—91980.00–87.0084.92
33—626108.00–133.00119.45
34—576103.00–138.00127.32
2—208147.50–150.00148.80
7—279140.00–150.00145.99
4—86985.00–105.0094.51
5—82285.00–92.0090.18
30—519112.00–140.00128.49
28—473120.00–148.00134.16
17—375133.00–152.50142.03
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—685101.00101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
75—667119.00–140.00129.16
107—623110.00–145.00130.53
49—322140.00–171.00160.95
9—97786.50–105.0092.69
31—87090.00–115.00102.06
3—1,01590.00–94.0091.32
27—772107.00–122.00115.73
13—287146.00–172.50161.37
76—368140.00–172.00158.87
3—220157.50–170.00161.95
199—526124.00–158.00145.03
116—473135.00–168.00151.16
14—91172.00–104.0098.97
85—72591.00–134.00117.74
151—429128.50–174.00154.91
122—571121.00–156.00140.84
25—82990.00–117.00108.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—514152.50–160.00156.30
2—235187.00–195.00191.00
6—437157.00–170.00165.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—520120.00–135.00129.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
55—1,009103.00–118.00116.97
71—926112.00–123.75119.77
33—378152.00–176.00163.43
102—422145.00–170.00159.67
47—871117.00–133.50127.25
358—626118.00–162.50145.25
19—1,066106.25–118.50113.72
226—672114.50–153.00139.52
104—476145.00–171.00160.95
5—218157.00–165.00160.16
9—980116.00–123.00117.34
233—720122.00–145.00134.83
26—332157.00–178.00164.50
175—770113.00–139.00132.20
89—824112.00–136.00127.87
190—530135.00–165.00155.38
16—272140.00–180.00158.62
255—576130.00–165.50151.45
3—1,167100.00–109.00105.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—423159.00–179.00170.00
335—624140.00–161.00153.28
52—1,014124.90124.90
304—784132.75–144.75140.28
96—561151.00–167.00158.98
181—833121.00–141.30136.80
398—921124.90–130.90128.21
131—719126.00–155.00140.36
117—520154.00–170.00163.35
141—864127.25–135.50132.54
284—967127.00–131.60129.31
203—679132.00–154.50148.54
16—397165.00–174.00171.84
67—488160.00–179.00172.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
56—951124.90124.90
2—365174.00–176.00175.01
5—817138.00138.00
8—448170.00170.00
1—320183.00183.00
11—554165.50165.50
1—610150.00150.00
2—215180.00180.00
18—523161.00–168.00164.94
65—892137.50137.50
109—929126.60–135.30131.42
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—645109.00109.00
1—465120.00120.00
1—435120.00120.00
2—517105.00105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—82095.00–110.00102.68
3—763100.00–120.00111.72
1—245145.00145.00
16—627110.00–137.00129.93
25—478124.00–152.00137.71
2—94094.00–105.0099.50
31—528107.50–149.50135.75
1—1,18584.5084.50
3—278147.50–160.00153.65
7—863102.00–124.75121.51
14—712115.00–128.00120.37
5—673124.00–131.00128.40
9—334140.00–155.00149.38
2—375140.00140.00
18—412130.00–155.00145.84
37—572120.00–145.00136.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—355134.00134.00
3—437107.00107.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—600134.00134.00
1—670132.00132.00
3—845116.00116.00
2—555147.00147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—704113.50–131.00115.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
553—735120.00–139.40136.08
42—362148.00–158.00155.33
219—822111.00–132.00129.88
294—770120.00–136.80132.35
5—329141.00–148.00145.28
65—862122.75122.75
226—578134.00–145.00140.43
256—668115.00–140.50136.60
98—481139.00–154.50146.72
213—525134.00–154.00143.76
89—435140.00–156.00148.64
527—630124.00–143.25137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
108—374129.00–165.00148.40
3—1,01087.00–107.00100.33
9—91785.00–113.0099.63
64—821103.00–120.00117.37
13—964103.00–112.00108.91
84—768100.00–127.00119.93
458—524113.00–148.00137.23
34—281130.00–160.50148.30
245—673107.00–132.00123.42
178—718105.00–130.00121.33
330—620110.00–137.50127.14
8—228132.50–152.00142.43
266—478125.00–150.00140.92
30—85993.00–118.00113.44
47—322124.00–163.00143.99
193—429121.00–160.00141.70
1—1,17591.0091.00
400—573117.00–142.00131.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—585106.00106.00
2—447100.00100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—425117.50117.50
1—605111.00111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—93778.00–89.0084.65
43—576100.00–125.00118.35
2—1,03085.00–86.0085.50
5—86291.00–100.0095.40
28—626102.00–124.00113.94
8—77197.00–108.00105.11
47—476110.00–131.50124.84
20—72671.00–115.00107.38
1—840103.00103.00
18—678100.00–119.00111.65
15—327115.00–135.00127.52
6—287120.00–137.00128.72
12—515102.00–128.00118.01
30—427112.50–139.00128.39
6—229120.00–139.00131.19
27—377120.00–140.00133.28
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—605110.00110.00
1—720106.00106.00
1—775101.00101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—455149.00–150.00149.67
1—200190.00190.00
2—342155.00155.00
4—420148.00–152.00150.25
1—375155.00155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—582120.00120.00
6—502136.00136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—60488.00–93.0091.35
6—33185.00–115.00102.87
11—429105.00–117.00112.18
1—80065.0065.00
7—210102.50102.50
5—265111.00111.00
64—900101.10101.10
1—455101.00101.00
35—352134.00134.00
6—53387.00–106.5099.14
23—57285.00–105.00102.71
12—66292.00–109.50106.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
45—1,19440.00–67.0059.01
269—1,23649.00–80.5069.46
190—1,28766.00–86.0076.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—1,54151.00–67.0059.31
124—1,48662.50–86.0075.74
121—1,47957.50–76.5071.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
137—1,04143.00–73.0063.09
72—1,05164.00–80.0070.48
38—98040.00–64.5052.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—1,39873.5073.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
82—1,66080.00–109.0097.82
107—1,77595.00–122.00109.12
33—1,51378.00–93.0087.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—1,63570.00–77.5073.98
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.