Report Date: 3/26/2018
SV_LS145
Frankfort, KY Mon Mar 26, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for the week of Mar 19-Mar 24, 2018
Receipts: 20,576 Last Week 20,065 Last Year 26,791
Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower and heifer
calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to
4.00 lower with a limited test. Demand was moderate to good for a plain through
attractive offering. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower with moderate to
good demand and slaughter bulls were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand.
In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 40 percent and heifers
approximately 41 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs totaled approximately 45
percent.
Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
18 920-1195 1122 48.00-65.00 56.93
126 1205-1585 1386 47.50-69.00 56.31
22 1200-1590 1425 57.50-70.00 62.10 High Dressing
29 1210-1595 1395 47.00-63.50 58.14 Low Dressing
33 1600-1925 1697 50.50-64.50 56.74
8 1610-1845 1692 56.00-65.50 61.53 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
125 935-1195 1102 45.00-66.00 54.98
35 910-1190 1124 55.50-70.50 62.74 High Dressing
34 875-1195 1094 42.50-64.00 51.29 Low Dressing
153 1200-1645 1335 42.00-65.00 56.62
61 1200-1695 1347 58.00-75.50 63.61 High Dressing
39 1200-1595 1313 40.00-63.50 50.93 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 770-830 796 44.00-60.00 51.37
17 750-845 803 34.50-45.00 39.92 Low Dressing
131 850-1195 1011 37.00-62.00 49.84
29 905-1180 1023 54.00-65.00 60.32 High Dressing
154 850-1190 991 30.00-57.50 43.54 Low Dressing
23 1200-1505 1301 40.00-58.00 49.27
7 1200-1420 1263 40.00-58.00 49.30 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
21 1000-1490 1313 73.50-88.00 81.93
7 1140-1430 1312 86.00-94.00 89.11 High Dressing
24 1025-1485 1317 57.00-85.00 76.47 Low Dressing
87 1510-2235 1807 66.50-94.50 84.02
35 1515-2255 1860 77.50-100.00 90.14 High Dressing
35 1525-2155 1728 56.00-87.00 76.47 Low Dressing
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 575-585 582 140.00-156.00 152.46
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
33 265-292 280 150.00-201.00 174.85
11 250-295 282 185.00-220.00 205.87 Value Added
42 300-348 327 156.00-189.91 178.10
14 327-345 339 170.00-198.00 189.34 Fancy
8 310-346 334 178.00-190.00 184.05 Value Added
146 350-397 374 144.00-194.00 174.03
8 365-385 378 180.00-201.00 195.86 Fancy
17 360-395 381 190.00-203.00 196.64 Value Added
168 400-445 422 148.00-186.00 170.42
11 415-437 426 184.00-193.00 188.81 Fancy
62 400-445 423 170.50-193.00 175.90 Value Added
348 450-499 474 140.00-181.00 168.48
76 454-482 468 166.00-179.50 174.54 Value Added
397 500-549 525 143.00-173.00 161.19
20 514-536 519 167.00-174.00 170.13 Fancy
144 502-547 525 160.00-179.00 169.72 Value Added
362 550-598 570 135.00-173.00 157.53
129 550-594 579 158.00-174.00 166.19 Value Added
393 600-648 625 135.00-165.00 151.19
30 602-643 623 150.00-171.00 155.74 Fancy
205 600-649 618 148.00-178.00 159.53 Value Added
314 650-698 672 133.00-157.75 146.45
199 650-691 672 144.50-162.00 153.03 Value Added
243 700-749 723 120.00-149.50 139.54
151 708-738 725 139.00-142.00 139.63 Value Added
58 714 714 153.00 153.00 Yearlings
441 750-799 780 121.00-145.00 136.29
40 766 766 145.25 145.25 Fancy
34 761-785 766 111.00-145.50 137.28 Value Added
356 800-847 821 120.00-136.25 131.79
23 819-821 820 134.75-138.00 136.16 Fancy
115 807-821 815 132.00-140.50 136.84 Value Added
308 850-896 884 120.00-131.75 127.59
31 890-895 894 116.00-128.00 124.53 Value Added
382 900-945 917 110.00-131.00 127.87
58 937 937 123.40 123.40 Value Added
92 953-983 967 108.00-125.50 120.04
59 1010-1025 1018 98.00-120.50 119.81
7 1050-1080 1063 100.00-119.00 109.97
Feeder Steers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 450-485 473 153.00-165.00 159.75
9 567-595 588 132.50-140.00 134.09
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 250-290 268 142.50-180.00 163.87
25 300-345 321 136.00-179.00 156.64
53 350-398 377 130.00-178.00 158.85
50 400-445 419 135.00-175.00 157.77
67 450-498 476 132.50-164.00 152.69
21 503-545 524 122.50-157.00 143.44
64 550-598 575 124.00-158.00 144.78
35 600-649 636 123.00-151.00 139.23
41 652-687 673 120.00-146.00 138.10
10 700-745 726 110.00-135.00 123.84
23 755-797 780 117.00-126.00 123.73
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 260-298 286 106.00-118.00 111.22
8 315-338 333 100.00-111.00 106.97
44 350-390 373 70.00-110.00 105.34
7 408-425 412 90.00-93.00 92.27
15 450-490 472 95.50-103.00 98.94
17 555-590 574 87.00-100.00 93.78
111 600-643 634 84.00-95.50 94.13
10 702-740 706 75.00-84.75 83.73
30 762-792 773 70.00-87.75 86.52
38 870-898 879 72.50-85.50 83.87
20 1154 1154 76.20 76.20 Value Added
Feeder Bulls Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 363 363 179.00 179.00
12 665-667 667 127.00-135.25 134.56
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 220-245 229 164.00-195.00 175.59
34 250-297 277 149.00-195.00 172.69
67 300-345 328 141.00-184.00 165.68
211 350-397 371 145.00-200.50 172.44
254 400-448 433 150.00-180.00 164.30
16 410-445 423 165.00-185.00 175.28 Fancy
245 450-498 469 135.00-172.00 157.98
18 460-490 481 159.00-170.00 166.36 Fancy
13 470-497 495 165.00-175.50 165.77 Value Added
264 500-547 525 131.00-168.00 150.94
18 502-530 519 162.00-167.00 163.96 Fancy
301 550-598 574 125.00-167.00 145.75
172 600-649 625 116.00-153.00 138.90
18 600-647 617 148.00-151.50 150.47 Fancy
132 650-698 671 120.00-153.00 135.36
68 700-746 725 115.00-140.00 125.29
9 745 745 133.50-134.00 133.89 Fancy
31 750-788 762 113.00-131.00 121.24
17 817-845 822 103.00-115.00 110.29
11 858-895 877 98.00-111.00 106.69
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 355-395 371 120.00-152.00 143.17
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 250-295 274 137.50-171.00 152.02
21 305-335 321 130.00-170.00 158.50
44 350-397 373 122.50-160.00 150.02
51 400-449 424 130.00-160.00 150.68
70 450-495 469 130.00-168.00 149.68
57 500-548 525 115.00-156.00 143.92
70 550-597 572 122.50-155.00 138.77
29 600-648 626 112.00-136.00 128.68
23 650-695 671 110.00-137.00 123.52
13 755-795 770 100.00-126.00 111.16
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 413-440 422 136.00-150.00 144.18
11 460-480 465 119.00-144.50 137.46
7 592-595 592 136.00-149.00 147.13
23 660-695 682 113.00-137.00 125.27
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 200-248 223 142.00-175.00 158.01
61 255-298 283 140.00-175.00 154.35
144 300-348 329 136.00-170.00 151.00
12 312-346 336 152.00-164.00 157.62 Fancy
8 310-327 323 149.00-155.00 150.44 Value Added
308 350-397 376 135.00-169.00 150.98
23 352-397 369 152.00-171.00 157.75 Fancy
484 400-449 429 128.00-164.50 148.44
8 402-436 419 159.00-166.00 162.36 Fancy
36 400-447 423 152.00-160.00 155.95 Value Added
456 450-499 469 130.00-160.50 146.77
38 450-489 472 149.00-155.00 151.99 Value Added
544 500-548 521 123.00-158.00 142.85
12 510-529 520 150.00-153.00 150.98 Fancy
102 502-549 520 145.50-157.00 151.63 Value Added
501 550-599 573 122.00-151.00 139.49
69 598 598 148.85 148.85 Fancy
240 556-599 585 133.00-155.20 144.98 Value Added
451 600-649 625 115.00-143.00 132.28
85 604-632 628 141.00-145.00 141.59 Fancy
120 600-645 618 128.50-142.25 137.93 Value Added
413 650-698 672 110.50-138.50 130.88
277 652-699 682 127.00-143.00 134.54 Value Added
189 700-747 719 109.00-134.00 123.94
24 713 713 132.50 132.50 Fancy
33 702-745 727 124.00-128.00 125.29 Value Added
205 750-798 766 106.50-130.00 124.52
154 758-796 776 120.00-134.35 128.31 Value Added
53 800-844 821 108.00-121.50 116.20
11 825-833 832 117.00-119.00 118.82 Value Added
51 855-896 883 94.00-120.00 116.27
Feeder Heifers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 510-535 527 120.00-137.00 130.70
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 200-245 227 133.00-169.00 148.30
55 250-297 274 120.00-168.00 143.92
83 300-345 329 120.00-161.00 146.30
102 350-397 373 120.00-156.00 142.50
96 400-449 431 120.00-153.00 141.60
112 450-498 473 120.00-151.00 137.55
122 500-549 527 115.00-147.00 134.16
75 550-595 571 111.00-145.00 128.70
67 600-648 623 110.00-132.00 121.69
65 650-697 675 102.50-133.00 118.17
51 702-745 728 94.00-122.00 112.11
31 750-795 781 89.00-117.00 110.77
20 805-845 832 85.00-114.00 103.74
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Frankfort, KY
Jodee Inman, 502-782-4139
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