Report Date: 8/31/2015
SV_LS145
Frankfort, KY Mon Aug 31, 2015 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for the week of Aug 24-29, 2015.
Receipts This Week Last Week Last Year
12,409 15,394 14,178
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold sharply lower with light
to moderate demand for a mostly plain through average offering. Yearling steers
and heifers were 3.00 to 7.00 lower with light to moderate demand for a limited
supply. Trend follows the falling Chicago futures market which ended last week
down the limit and continued down from there. Slaughter cows and slaughter
bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower trending to 5.00 lower toward the end of
the week. There was light to moderate demand for all slaughter cattle.
Supply consisted of 10 percent slaughter, 4 percent replacement, and 86 percent
feeder cattle. In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 29 percent
and heifers approximately 38 percent. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs totaled
approximately 35 percent.
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 554-595 564 175.00-217.00 207.28
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 205-240 224 262.50-310.00 283.45
30 250-295 275 251.00-322.50 279.98
7 250-295 270 307.50-327.50 314.91 Fancy
39 300-345 322 253.00-300.00 274.29
60 350-398 373 230.00-291.00 263.13
97 400-445 426 218.00-267.50 245.95
9 400-430 412 264.00-280.00 270.24 Fancy
94 450-498 471 219.00-254.00 237.95
283 500-547 526 200.00-245.00 225.02
29 501-543 521 221.00-239.50 235.74 Value Added
203 550-597 574 182.50-242.50 219.94
111 600-648 623 199.00-226.00 213.41
17 605-635 631 190.00-212.00 209.52 Fleshy
70 625 625 230.00 230.00 Value Added
235 650-698 677 185.00-217.50 209.20
7 662 662 220.00 220.00 Fancy
27 650-685 660 204.75-222.75 216.74 Value Added
94 700-747 726 185.00-214.00 202.33
85 706-713 707 214.50-218.00 217.54 Value Added
35 753-793 768 165.00-206.75 196.25
8 776 776 180.00 180.00 Calves
41 785 785 198.25 198.25 Value Added
33 801-845 822 160.00-194.00 186.38
92 850-894 884 174.00-194.00 187.69
147 873-876 875 187.00-193.20 191.82 Value Added
13 900-940 916 160.00-179.00 167.38
57 900 900 187.00 187.00 Value Added
66 954-981 978 161.00-179.00 175.93
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 307-345 323 201.00-262.50 243.18
41 350-397 369 210.00-265.00 248.80
26 405-447 427 210.00-253.00 234.02
49 455-495 474 201.00-250.00 224.53
40 500-548 526 163.00-227.00 209.32
50 550-597 581 175.00-229.00 212.87
14 615-648 631 165.00-214.00 204.59
19 655-690 674 190.00-216.50 204.26
24 677 677 215.00 215.00 Value Added
66 750-793 755 170.00-193.50 192.39
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 262-295 267 179.00-225.00 201.55
19 360-395 377 182.00-216.00 198.38
13 415-438 433 195.00-207.00 199.07
19 451-498 477 175.00-198.00 185.17
15 525-542 540 152.50-199.00 188.39
15 578-591 583 162.00-182.50 175.54
17 605-636 621 129.00-181.00 168.90
21 673-693 688 160.00-170.50 168.89
8 772 772 154.50 154.50
64 861-891 865 147.50-151.25 148.05
24 911 911 145.00 145.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 408-425 419 174.00-231.00 206.76
9 552-595 567 170.00-465.00 257.07
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 200-245 221 230.00-315.00 291.03
31 250-298 281 250.00-312.00 287.30
81 300-348 329 225.00-302.50 260.57
9 310-345 339 275.00-310.00 281.07 Value Added
175 350-399 376 225.00-292.00 259.21
298 400-448 432 190.50-270.00 238.77
261 450-498 472 165.00-246.00 226.49
386 500-548 520 189.00-238.00 217.19
20 518 518 235.00 235.00 Fancy
248 550-599 573 184.00-232.50 209.78
15 575 575 202.00 202.00 Fancy
131 600-648 624 179.00-215.00 194.34
96 650-695 667 167.00-211.00 190.23
75 700-746 723 156.00-195.00 178.39
35 750-785 760 160.00-181.00 176.87
15 805-845 820 140.00-162.00 157.80
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
26 305-345 331 192.50-257.50 242.29
69 350-395 370 156.00-263.00 239.89
54 400-448 430 200.00-247.00 223.84
102 450-498 475 170.00-238.00 216.70
51 500-545 528 160.00-218.00 202.74
58 550-597 574 150.00-215.50 195.07
36 600-646 623 160.00-202.00 179.99
30 650-692 666 160.00-188.00 177.82
30 700-747 730 130.00-176.00 156.35
8 750-790 769 148.00-166.00 159.00
13 805-830 820 140.00-152.00 146.54
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 450-490 469 190.00-224.00 204.09
10 500-540 521 162.00-210.00 184.59
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 200-245 228 250.00-290.00 266.75
33 250-295 275 210.00-300.00 261.81
118 300-348 327 210.00-275.00 246.13
8 308 308 286.00 286.00 Value Added
183 350-398 377 211.00-265.00 237.29
338 400-447 426 200.00-247.00 224.20
8 413 413 226.50-240.00 233.25 Value Added
246 450-499 473 200.00-239.00 219.08
417 500-549 519 183.00-232.00 208.28
330 550-599 574 170.00-215.00 201.23
252 600-648 626 167.00-211.00 192.32
21 600-625 623 191.00-205.00 203.37 Fancy
235 650-695 663 150.00-210.00 197.75
80 683 683 204.50 204.50 Value Added
54 700-747 720 164.00-192.00 176.04
101 750-795 762 149.00-204.00 193.90
30 800-835 818 162.00-184.00 175.52
62 845 845 179.25 179.25 Value Added
14 857-895 868 151.00-171.00 167.22
Feeder Heifers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 460-495 479 152.00-207.00 175.31
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 456 456 208.50 208.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 275-295 287 200.00-265.00 240.19
18 300-345 322 182.50-254.00 225.96
36 355-395 382 182.50-266.00 219.75
99 400-446 431 160.00-235.00 210.48
111 450-495 474 180.00-222.00 205.84
57 500-547 524 150.00-219.00 195.68
75 550-597 574 165.00-210.00 188.23
49 605-645 626 150.00-200.00 173.60
36 650-697 677 152.00-180.00 172.53
20 700-745 723 140.00-180.00 165.26
7 805-840 817 138.00-164.00 152.77
Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 945-1180 1082 90.00-108.00 99.31
81 1215-1585 1395 89.00-108.50 99.21
25 1200-1580 1428 91.00-114.00 104.41 High Dressing
38 1210-1595 1395 81.00-107.00 94.65 Low Dressing
15 1630-1955 1748 91.00-105.00 98.34
9 1610-1860 1708 99.50-115.00 108.90 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
86 800-1195 1079 77.00-107.00 98.88
31 955-1185 1102 95.00-113.00 106.64 High Dressing
34 820-1195 1052 68.00-100.00 89.55 Low Dressing
129 1200-1705 1364 87.50-106.50 98.85
45 1200-1660 1335 99.00-122.00 110.42 High Dressing
48 1200-1705 1337 78.00-104.00 91.17 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 775-845 822 77.00-95.00 88.16 Low Dressing
65 870-1195 1031 81.00-104.00 93.12
21 855-1185 1024 90.00-110.00 99.97 High Dressing
58 865-1185 1029 64.00-98.00 88.08 Low Dressing
20 1200-1695 1292 84.50-99.00 91.67
8 1205-1290 1243 94.50-112.00 101.21 High Dressing
16 1200-1545 1338 82.00-98.00 89.75 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
21 1025-1490 1292 118.00-137.00 127.12
18 1075-1490 1322 105.00-128.00 118.38 Low Dressing
83 1500-2315 1832 119.00-138.00 128.21
24 1505-2115 1842 128.50-141.00 135.27 High Dressing
22 1515-2095 1754 109.00-130.50 121.80 Low Dressing
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Frankfort, KY
Jodee Inman, 502-782-3149
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