Report Date: 3/19/2018
SV_LS145
Frankfort, KY Mon Mar 19, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for the week of Mar 12-Mar 17, 2018
Receipts: 20,065 Last Week 25,295 Last Year 19,784
Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and heifer
calves mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for a plain
through attractive quality offering. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to
4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower and
slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with good supply and moderate to
good demand for all slaughter classes.
In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 42 percent and heifers
approximately 40 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs totaled approximately 47
percent.
Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
22 1020-1195 1143 50.00-65.50 58.20
8 900-1190 1091 47.50-63.00 57.80 Low Dressing
128 1200-1595 1391 50.00-68.50 58.59
20 1200-1580 1431 54.50-71.50 65.16 High Dressing
32 1205-1595 1386 49.50-63.00 57.26 Low Dressing
14 1600-1790 1673 50.50-67.00 56.14
10 1605-1845 1727 47.00-60.50 54.35 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
107 825-1195 1104 44.50-65.50 55.95
18 900-1195 1110 57.00-72.00 64.49 High Dressing
40 895-1195 1103 42.50-61.00 52.37 Low Dressing
139 1200-1715 1341 43.00-65.00 57.14
68 1200-1775 1359 58.00-76.50 64.54 High Dressing
20 1205-1630 1315 43.00-62.50 52.36 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 755-835 795 38.00-58.00 44.95 Low Dressing
137 850-1195 1019 40.00-62.00 52.41
38 855-1190 1029 52.00-68.00 61.46 High Dressing
86 860-1195 1010 33.50-60.00 49.07 Low Dressing
28 1200-1665 1311 47.50-60.00 53.17
12 1225-1625 1350 45.00-54.00 49.33 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
21 1005-1495 1319 74.00-89.00 83.88
23 1065-1485 1295 65.00-82.50 75.19 Low Dressing
77 1510-2410 1848 76.00-95.50 85.27
39 1500-2375 1867 83.00-100.00 91.89 High Dressing
20 1510-2280 1808 66.00-87.50 80.92 Low Dressing
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 456-487 463 150.00-170.00 165.32
10 665-682 680 144.00-150.50 149.86
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 871 871 123.50 123.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 200-247 229 175.00-202.50 180.22
33 250-295 281 163.00-202.00 183.07
48 300-348 330 155.00-191.00 178.10
14 320-340 328 184.00-202.00 194.92 Value Added
132 350-399 373 160.00-202.00 181.79
64 351-389 386 185.00-202.50 198.78 Fancy
20 351-391 373 189.00-190.50 189.88 Value Added
195 400-449 428 154.00-190.00 172.56
13 410-435 424 179.00-187.50 182.90 Fancy
61 404-446 420 178.00-204.00 191.11 Value Added
232 450-498 474 151.00-186.00 170.36
49 453-485 470 177.00-187.75 184.28 Value Added
248 500-545 526 144.00-180.00 166.51
73 500-538 517 166.50-182.50 174.97 Value Added
547 550-599 575 140.00-177.00 162.36
73 550-597 580 159.00-188.00 168.52 Value Added
249 600-648 623 134.00-167.00 154.16
29 600-643 624 150.00-155.00 153.35 Fancy
176 602-646 620 156.00-168.00 158.75 Value Added
248 650-695 674 134.00-158.50 149.29
15 655-685 671 150.00-153.00 152.00 Fancy
179 650-685 659 149.00-164.00 152.96 Value Added
247 700-748 728 129.00-149.00 140.54
68 746 746 149.75 149.75 Fancy
368 709-748 738 138.50-152.00 144.72 Value Added
417 750-795 773 122.00-148.00 142.68
101 754-790 768 128.00-143.50 137.06 Value Added
192 800-849 831 124.00-139.25 136.24
140 813-840 828 141.00-143.50 142.92 Fancy
72 823-825 825 134.50-139.50 138.95 Value Added
202 850-895 879 122.00-136.95 132.77
64 869 869 139.85 139.85 Fancy
168 859-883 873 132.00-135.60 133.72 Value Added
216 900-940 920 111.00-134.00 129.12
152 910-920 913 120.00-130.00 129.09 Value Added
26 975-996 985 110.00-124.50 120.18
16 1050-1070 1069 116.00-118.00 117.88
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 260-285 264 152.00-162.50 159.32
17 350-395 370 131.00-166.00 155.13
29 400-445 417 120.00-166.00 156.59
59 450-495 468 130.00-170.00 157.37
33 502-546 523 120.00-157.00 146.29
47 550-595 570 121.00-159.00 148.07
18 605-642 627 126.00-147.00 137.49
36 650-698 680 110.00-150.00 141.14
9 700-730 718 116.00-135.00 131.27
12 765-797 776 119.00-132.00 126.93
7 860-891 882 102.00-106.00 104.89
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 205-235 209 117.50-156.00 149.82
11 355-399 392 102.00-117.50 110.50
9 400-445 422 99.00-115.00 107.61
8 510-521 520 93.00-103.00 94.23
58 575-591 591 91.00-100.30 99.74
55 617-635 620 91.00-97.25 96.24
57 652-690 685 85.00-99.10 98.03
15 770-783 779 81.00-97.50 92.06
6 1008 1008 60.50 60.50
11 1090-1096 1094 69.00-78.00 75.56
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
39 250-298 285 160.00-194.00 184.89
67 300-348 327 150.00-191.00 177.01
17 320-345 329 181.00-199.00 195.40 Value Added
185 360-398 375 160.00-192.00 180.07
9 350-395 377 183.00-199.00 193.13 Value Added
178 400-448 433 152.00-182.50 168.35
58 408-449 429 174.00-190.50 184.44 Value Added
248 450-497 468 147.00-174.00 163.89
10 460-475 469 174.00 174.00 Fancy
278 500-548 521 145.00-171.00 158.96
166 550-597 569 135.00-169.50 152.09
114 600-645 624 130.00-156.50 143.20
11 602-625 609 144.00-156.00 147.02 Fancy
86 650-695 669 125.00-149.00 138.86
53 700-745 726 120.00-139.00 128.66
10 712-730 716 132.00-137.00 135.69 Fancy
32 750-795 768 101.00-139.00 123.11
17 800-840 821 114.00-127.00 116.30
10 930-949 944 93.00-110.00 98.26
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 470 470 128.00 128.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 250-295 267 132.50-155.00 148.80
30 300-348 331 127.50-180.00 154.98
39 355-397 378 122.00-176.50 160.40
26 405-440 424 132.00-162.00 148.67
37 450-495 467 130.00-163.00 149.62
53 500-545 525 133.00-161.00 145.45
38 550-595 578 118.00-157.00 140.28
37 600-640 619 104.00-141.00 131.20
20 655-690 671 117.00-139.00 127.86
12 750-795 778 92.00-120.00 108.63
8 802-840 829 105.00-122.00 109.37
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 378-390 380 155.00-156.00 155.15
10 570-596 591 135.00-147.00 143.15
10 654-662 659 128.00-132.00 129.59
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
24 200-246 232 142.50-190.00 160.15
62 250-298 280 137.50-171.00 160.79
152 300-345 318 135.00-170.00 158.11
303 350-399 373 139.00-169.00 156.93
327 400-446 428 133.00-166.00 151.35
18 400-447 431 151.00-155.00 152.34 Fancy
23 405-448 427 153.00-164.00 156.13 Value Added
506 450-499 471 138.00-164.25 151.73
7 452-475 466 150.00-158.00 153.20 Fancy
47 451-472 462 150.00-160.00 155.80 Value Added
634 500-548 524 132.00-162.00 147.32
12 528-545 538 151.00-154.00 152.97 Fancy
90 500-548 524 150.00-164.00 155.28 Value Added
495 550-598 571 127.00-158.00 143.36
11 588 588 150.00 150.00 Fancy
35 550-597 573 147.00-151.00 149.27 Value Added
347 600-649 624 123.00-150.00 136.62
154 603-644 628 133.00-162.00 143.02 Value Added
11 614 614 150.00 150.00 Yearlings
218 650-698 677 120.00-142.50 133.93
18 667 667 128.50 128.50 Fleshy
338 650-687 664 130.00-143.00 140.50 Value Added
154 700-748 732 110.00-136.00 127.72
196 703-746 731 126.50-134.50 130.24 Value Added
107 752-796 763 114.00-130.00 126.32
117 751-788 774 122.50-133.00 127.93 Value Added
60 803-846 817 110.00-124.25 118.81
18 855-897 882 85.00-118.00 109.79
119 886-892 892 115.00-116.50 116.46 Value Added
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 711 711 109.00 109.00
Feeder Heifers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 518-548 534 130.00-145.00 139.54
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 215-245 233 130.00-161.00 145.56
22 250-295 280 130.00-159.00 144.78
33 300-345 323 122.00-161.00 141.42
63 350-397 374 130.00-164.00 150.67
55 400-447 424 121.00-151.00 138.55
87 450-498 471 110.00-152.00 138.84
46 500-548 535 120.00-144.00 132.60
50 550-599 578 113.00-162.00 132.65
59 600-645 626 100.00-135.50 124.46
50 655-691 673 93.00-132.00 123.41
16 710-749 737 106.00-116.00 111.73
34 764-797 774 92.00-124.00 114.86
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Frankfort, KY
Jodee Inman, 502-782-4139
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