Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary

SV_LS145
Frankfort, KY    Fri Mar 22, 2013    USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for 15 March through 21 March, 2013

Receipts                This Week             Last Week         Last Year
                        19,290                25,392            23,871

Compared to last week:  Feeder Steers and Heifers 5.00-8.00 lower.  Steer and
Heifer calves sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower.  Demand light to moderate for all 
classes.  Pressure this week stems from lower futures markets and continued coo 
weather in the region.    
Slaughter Cows and were steady to 3.00 lower and Bulls mostly steady.

                    Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         11   210-245      231     92.50-210.00     173.90                
         24   305-345      323    148.00-186.00     168.86                
         16   352-390      364    145.00-179.00     165.42                
         88   400-442      424    148.00-175.00     168.63                
        107   450-495      477    138.00-169.00     154.77                
        119   500-547      519    135.00-158.50     150.12                
        209   550-598      568    134.00-148.00     143.84                
        211   600-647      627    112.00-140.50     131.14                
        145   650-698      675    112.00-136.25     128.01                
        106   700-747      726    108.00-126.00     122.68                
        205   750-799      783    114.00-123.85     121.99                
        398   801-847      832    106.00-123.00     118.05                
        370   851-891      872    110.00-122.90     120.94                
         65   908-940      924     99.75-116.00     115.38                
        195   968-994      976    105.00-118.40     116.72                
         39     995        995       116.00         116.00 Fancy          
         79  1013-1020    1018    113.75-114.00     113.92                

                    Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         15   465-495      480    121.00-156.00     142.53                
         38   550-597      565    120.00-138.00     128.03                
         10   662-695      676    115.00-132.00     121.36                

                      Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         18   250-282      280    120.00-126.00     125.70                
         25   326-345      335    110.00-126.00     122.47                
         14   350-385      378    104.00-119.00     117.48                
         11   518-537      526     84.00-109.00     102.14                
         16   668-695      678        97.00          97.00                
         12   758-780      760     74.00-98.00       95.95                
         63   810-846      843     83.00-95.90       94.22                
         52     982        982        97.95          97.95                

                     Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         12   427-443      430    110.00-141.50     133.19                

                    Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         12   270-293      285    180.00-195.00     184.80                
         27   302-345      315    144.00-195.00     180.85                
         72   350-395      373    139.00-185.00     163.61                
        167   400-448      437    131.00-161.00     154.45                
         80   450-498      478    120.00-154.00     145.86                
        187   500-549      531    121.50-146.25     139.14                
         88   550-597      579    119.50-141.00     130.23                
        107   600-647      632    103.00-129.00     119.33                
         46   650-695      672    112.00-125.00     117.36                
         49   700-747      729    100.00-118.00     108.68                

                    Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         31   350-397      369    140.00-165.00     153.89                
         25   400-446      435    132.00-146.00     142.48                
         48   450-495      477    128.00-148.00     136.93                
         32   550-597      564    104.00-128.00     121.89                
         14   650-695      663     99.50-116.00     109.90                
         12   715-738      722     90.00-108.00      97.30                

                          Feeder Heifers Large 1                          
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         14   370-399      395    129.00-134.00     132.38                

                    Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         10   510-525      523     98.00-108.00     106.52                

                   Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         11   215-240      235    148.00-182.00     164.30                
         34   250-296      281    131.00-175.00     148.45                
         22   300-348      329    124.00-156.00     142.58                
        109   355-395      376    129.00-156.00     142.99                
        137   400-448      435    122.00-147.25     138.98                
        305   450-497      466    124.00-143.00     136.08                
        261   500-548      530    115.00-141.00     129.21                
        145   550-596      575    117.50-136.00     124.01                
        203   600-648      626    109.00-132.00     119.84                
        194   650-698      671     95.00-124.00     117.71                
        170   700-745      730     96.50-117.25     114.58                
        133   753-785      773     92.50-119.00     115.39                
         39     772        772       113.50         113.50 Fancy          
         15   811-846      830     92.00-108.00     100.55                
         66     802        802       110.10         110.10 Load           
         22     855        855       113.75         113.75                

                   Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
         20   320-348      334    127.00-136.00     129.23                
         32   350-393      372    120.00-140.00     130.61                
         31   420-445      434    110.00-134.00     126.77                
         26   450-496      474     86.00-135.00     122.36                
         25   505-548      537    106.00-128.00     115.09                
         38   550-599      585    104.00-127.00     119.86                
         21   600-647      629     92.50-115.00     105.01                
         24   705-731      725     93.50-107.50     103.20                

   Slaughter Cows:        
       Percent Lean    Weight     Average Dress    High Dress       low Dress
Breaker     75-80    1100-2440    73.00-77.00      79.00-81.50      69.00-71.50
Boner       80-85     995-1875    73.00-78.00      81.00-85.00      68.00-71.50
Lean        85-90     770-1765    68.50-73.30      77.50-72.50      62.00-67.00
Light       85-90     710-1000    69.50-73.00      74.50-75.50      60.50-65.00

   Slaughter Bulls:     
Yield Grade    Weights     Average Dress    High Dress       Low Dress 
    1-2       1112-2440    94.50-99.00     101.50-104.00     87.00-91.00

Source:  USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Frankfort, KY
         Alex Tolbert, OIC 502-564-0290 xtn 238
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SV_LS145.txt         

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