Report Date: 4/2/2018
SV_LS145
Frankfort, KY Mon Apr 2, 2018 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for the week of Mar 26-Mar 31, 2018
Receipts: 16,663 Last Week 20,576 Last Year 22,629
Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower and heifer
calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower with light to moderate demand for an average through
attractive quality offering. Yearling steers and heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower
with light to moderate demand on light test. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to
4.00 lower with light to moderate demand and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower
with moderate demand. Steady rain continues throughout the state causing wet and
sloppy conditions affecting cattle movement.
In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 40 percent and heifers
approximately 42 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs totaled approximately 43
percent.
Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
23 1030-1195 1144 50.00-62.50 56.08
11 1000-1190 1115 47.00-61.00 56.40 Low Dressing
123 1200-1595 1402 47.50-65.00 55.69
19 1240-1565 1399 56.00-68.00 61.90 High Dressing
30 1200-1565 1379 46.00-61.00 56.01 Low Dressing
22 1610-1980 1714 51.00-64.00 56.68
10 1605-1950 1714 58.00-63.00 60.57 High Dressing
10 1615-1795 1696 46.50-61.00 54.45 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
91 845-1195 1096 42.00-63.50 54.39
31 905-1195 1117 55.50-70.00 62.62 High Dressing
29 975-1170 1089 39.00-60.00 51.17 Low Dressing
123 1200-1670 1329 35.00-66.15 55.84
50 1200-1750 1356 56.00-72.50 62.82 High Dressing
33 1215-1780 1350 41.00-60.50 51.44 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 770-845 817 35.00-53.00 46.19
11 750-835 801 31.00-53.00 41.46 Low Dressing
113 850-1195 1030 40.00-59.00 49.47
27 850-1160 1025 52.00-66.50 57.57 High Dressing
65 850-1195 1035 32.50-57.00 45.64 Low Dressing
27 1200-1650 1308 45.00-60.00 51.14
17 1205-1885 1371 42.00-55.00 48.16 Low Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
25 1035-1465 1309 69.00-88.00 80.97
8 1120-1490 1311 79.00-96.00 83.72 High Dressing
12 1065-1490 1308 65.00-82.00 74.08 Low Dressing
69 1500-2300 1826 72.50-92.00 84.18
32 1700-2315 1956 82.50-94.00 88.44 High Dressing
18 1550-2405 1838 61.50-84.50 73.72 Low Dressing
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 610-621 614 120.00-148.50 143.16
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 573 573 152.50 152.50
9 706-713 711 132.00-134.00 133.34
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 200-240 219 162.50-195.00 177.71
18 250-292 275 163.00-201.00 177.21
50 302-346 326 141.00-187.00 171.94
9 300-341 333 187.00-202.00 193.66 Value Added
94 350-398 377 160.00-189.00 171.72
9 360-384 379 180.00-207.50 192.79 Fancy
8 370-390 383 180.00-192.00 188.84 Value Added
193 400-449 423 140.00-181.00 165.03
13 405-435 433 170.00-185.00 181.29 Fancy
7 410-440 428 167.00-187.00 180.14 Value Added
262 450-496 475 145.00-178.00 163.07
11 467 467 180.00 180.00 Fancy
393 500-546 523 141.00-173.00 158.88
44 500-539 517 160.00-173.00 166.87 Value Added
395 550-598 578 135.00-169.00 153.86
15 557-567 566 165.00-167.00 165.26 Fancy
33 554-582 569 159.50-175.00 164.46 Value Added
307 600-649 620 127.00-166.50 148.90
39 601-641 614 145.00-166.00 152.49 Value Added
331 650-698 670 130.50-161.50 143.88
83 650-678 670 142.50-155.50 148.68 Value Added
207 700-749 725 122.00-143.00 132.30
50 705-726 719 135.00-143.50 139.87 Value Added
97 750-797 777 120.00-140.00 130.03
66 778 778 142.80 142.80 Fancy
113 759-796 771 128.00-140.00 135.77 Value Added
206 800-846 825 117.50-129.50 124.93
50 803 803 138.00 138.00 Fancy
112 812-825 820 125.50-130.35 127.28 Value Added
134 850-895 869 113.50-133.00 128.49
48 883 883 126.00 126.00 Fancy
184 852-872 862 125.10-127.80 126.52 Gaunt
44 861 861 127.75 127.75 Value Added
81 900-943 920 101.00-121.85 119.49
7 909 909 100.00 100.00 Fleshy
110 902-919 911 124.95-125.70 125.31 Gaunt
71 952-992 987 110.00-120.80 119.92
110 1004-1035 1006 104.00-120.85 118.51
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 255-297 277 137.50-185.00 156.69
20 300-345 326 141.00-171.00 151.59
35 350-390 374 130.00-166.00 150.93
30 400-449 429 120.00-163.00 141.80
39 450-495 472 119.00-161.00 150.36
39 500-540 517 114.00-150.00 138.70
63 550-598 578 125.00-154.00 145.57
22 600-640 617 118.00-146.00 137.14
21 655-696 681 106.00-138.00 128.07
12 705-726 721 120.00-132.00 126.41
18 750-795 774 112.00-126.00 117.70
67 800-848 825 97.00-124.25 122.24
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 277-289 282 108.00-116.00 112.36
7 373-382 376 77.00-90.00 80.78
13 410-445 426 75.00-117.00 99.43
11 450-472 461 70.00-107.00 88.94
10 512-546 531 91.00-110.00 96.72
25 556-582 567 75.00-100.00 89.18
10 615-635 623 86.00-88.00 87.60
25 725 725 87.00 87.00
13 750-793 776 75.00-87.00 84.85
8 1111 1111 69.00 69.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 500-530 519 134.00-146.00 144.02
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 200-245 224 170.00-207.81 191.95
16 260-295 278 149.00-170.00 162.81
68 300-348 318 140.00-188.11 170.99
119 350-398 370 145.00-185.00 168.73
8 355-383 377 180.00-191.00 187.42 Fancy
173 400-447 426 139.00-174.50 161.41
244 450-499 470 130.00-175.00 157.89
205 500-548 520 130.00-165.00 150.20
11 511-538 520 165.00-170.00 168.03 Value Added
177 550-597 575 130.00-161.00 143.16
184 600-647 626 99.00-152.50 134.81
7 633 633 152.00 152.00 Fancy
88 650-697 669 104.50-143.00 130.70
34 702-745 725 108.00-133.50 121.21
24 750-795 777 106.00-125.00 116.57
19 805-842 824 94.00-117.75 107.78
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 250-295 275 127.50-170.00 153.88
32 300-348 323 110.00-175.00 149.65
56 350-395 367 126.00-166.00 152.78
36 400-448 427 112.00-163.00 148.52
72 450-498 471 120.00-161.00 142.29
27 505-545 522 115.00-152.00 137.39
57 550-596 573 115.00-154.00 136.77
23 605-648 624 115.00-138.00 123.98
19 650-690 678 110.00-134.50 124.60
13 752-795 772 95.00-119.00 108.58
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 525-540 531 120.00-133.00 128.04
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
21 200-245 231 141.00-168.00 154.46
59 250-298 280 130.00-167.00 149.79
9 290-298 297 155.00-179.00 176.40 Value Added
115 300-347 325 130.00-164.00 147.61
7 305-342 336 149.00-159.00 152.82 Fancy
308 350-398 373 130.00-164.50 148.99
9 396 396 155.00 155.00 Fancy
408 400-449 428 131.00-159.00 145.31
17 400-441 432 148.00-161.00 159.59 Value Added
374 450-498 473 130.00-154.50 142.76
13 455-479 466 143.50-160.00 147.81 Value Added
583 500-549 524 125.00-153.00 138.58
105 510-540 538 144.00-152.60 152.16 Fancy
393 550-599 575 125.00-155.00 133.96
13 550-561 553 138.00-140.00 139.53 Value Added
360 600-648 622 110.00-142.00 130.99
67 649 649 142.50 142.50 Fancy
19 600-643 627 131.00-143.50 134.47 Value Added
202 650-698 670 115.00-142.00 126.20
185 652-679 668 130.00-136.25 132.43 Value Added
225 700-748 725 100.00-132.00 119.06
48 703 703 132.50 132.50 Fancy
15 700 700 135.00 135.00 Replacement
56 700-737 730 122.00-130.25 129.13 Value Added
112 750-797 770 101.00-130.00 119.35
92 751-796 783 118.75-127.25 121.03 Value Added
39 800-845 808 95.00-119.00 110.65
20 850-867 864 113.00-117.00 113.88
Feeder Heifers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 461-490 469 120.00-141.00 136.01
10 603-640 615 120.00-130.00 123.22
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 205-235 225 120.00-165.00 142.15
43 250-295 275 110.00-153.00 144.05
30 300-345 326 122.00-155.00 137.72
69 350-395 371 111.00-152.00 140.83
81 400-445 425 115.00-146.00 137.09
117 450-497 476 113.00-148.00 133.60
78 500-545 523 112.50-136.00 129.50
68 550-598 577 115.00-140.00 127.31
62 600-646 624 102.00-130.00 119.04
53 650-695 676 100.00-126.00 115.05
20 700-745 729 92.00-120.00 101.41
19 755-793 775 91.00-118.00 106.54
9 800-825 809 85.00-109.00 98.68
11 850-895 870 91.00-102.00 98.57
Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Frankfort, KY
Jodee Inman, 502-782-4139
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