KENTUCKY LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET REPORT Volume No. 29 Issue No.4 Released: 1/30/2015 Kentucky Department of Agriculture Market News Branch 111 Corporate Drive Frankfort, KY 40601 Telephone No.: (502) 573-0282 www.kyagr.com Hearing impaired: Temporarily not available Daily Farm Market News is on the internet at www.crownerfarmnews.net Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction, Smith Grove, KY 1/27/2015 James R Comer, Commissioner Warren Beeler John Chism, Market News www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm Farmlot: (800) 327-6568 in Kentucky Farmlot: (502) 573-0553 out of state Receipts: 856 Holsteins unless otherwise stated Springers: (2-3 years old, 5-8 months bred) Supreme 1300-1600 lbs 1850.00-2150.00. Approved 1200-1400 lbs 1500.00-1775.00. Medium 950-1200 lbs 1250.00-1450.00. Common 800-1100 lbs 950.00-1175.00. Fresh Milking Cows: (2-4 years old) Supreme 1300-1600 lbs 1900.00-1975.00. Approved 1200-1400 lbs 1750.00-1825.00. Medium 950-1200 lbs 1325.001500.00. Common 800-1100 lbs 1125.00-1275.00. Short Bred: (2-3 years old, 1-4 months bred) Supreme 1300-1600 lbs no test. Approved 1200-1400 lbs 1375.00-1475.00. Medium 950-1200 lbs 1350.00. Common 800-1100 lbs 1100.00-1150.00. Open Heifers: Supreme 200-300 lbs 400.00-485.00; 500-600 lbs 885.00-1000.00; 600-700 lbs 1175.00. Approved 200-300 lbs 375.00; 400-500 lbs 575.00585.00; 500-600 lbs 710.00. Medium no test. Common no test. Holstein Heifer Calves: (per head) Small 130.00-180.00. Medium and Large 240.00-290.00. Holstein Bull Calves: (per head) Small 100.00-190.00. Medium and Large 210.00-340.00. KENTUCKY GRAIN PRICES LOUISVILLE AREA: Louisville & Bagdad; PENNYRILE AREA: Allensville, Auburn, Franklin, Hopkinsville & Pembroke; BLUEGRASS AREA: Bardstown, Lexington & Winchester; GREEN RIVER: Caneyville & Livermore; NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA: Silver Grove at Cincinnati; PURCHASE AREA: Clinton & Mayfield. Opening bids at elevators and processing plants. 1/29/15 4:00 pm est Bids for next day Cash Bids Corn #2 Yellow Corn #2 White Soybeans #1 Y Wheat #2 SRW Barley Louisville 3.52-3.64 9.32-9.77 3.86-4.36 Pennyrile 3.62-3.73 4.07 9.58 4.86-4.93 Purchase Bluegrass Green River Northern KY 3.64-3.77 3.34-3.52 3.77-3.99 3.66 9.80-9.81 NA 9.25-9.48 NA 9.78 NA 9.91 5.08 Yellow Corn Spot Bid 3.54-3.93 Dried Distillers Grain ($/ton) 10% moisture 175.00-205.00 Modified Wet Distillers ($/ton) 50-55% moisture 85.00 Kentucky Weekly Cattle Receipts: New Crop Delivery Contract Corn #2 Yellow Corn #2 White Soybeans #1 Y Wheat #2 SRW Barley Eastern Cornbelt Ethanol Plant Report 1/29/2015 Indiana Ohio Illinois 3.72 9.70 4.32 3.62-3.76 4.15 9.58 4.92 3.70 3.57 3.82 3.75 9.76 NA 9.53 NA 9.73 NA 9.83 NA 01/15/15 23,630 01/22/15 26,791 01/29/15 14,627 . Weekly Feed Ingredient Price Wholesale prices, $ per ton Rail or Truck FOB Location Soybean Meal 48% Sol Soybean Hulls Corn Distillers Grain Dried Distillers Grain Modified Distillers Grain Wet Corn Condensed Solubles Corn Gluten Feed 20-21 pct Corn Gluten Meal 60 pct Cottonseed Meal 41 pct Whole Cottonseed Wheat Middlings Owensboro Grain St. Louis Weekly Feed Prices Memphis Weekly Feed Report Corn Belt Feedstuffs Report 1/30/2015 Commonwealth Agri-Energy Hopkinsville 1/30/2015 1/27/2015 1/27/2015 1/27/2015 412.90 140.00 — — — — — — — — — — — 195.00 105.00 68.00 90.00 — — — — — 384.00-398.00 — 175.00-210.00 — — — 140.00-155.00 660.00-705.00 — — 124.00-135.00 393.90-403.90 160.00 — — — — — 700.00 300.00-310.00 260.00 — 356.60-371.60 — 175.00-205.00 — — — 125.00-151.00 641.25 — — — Eastern Cornbelt Hog Prices 1/29/2015 FOR DAILY LIVESTOCK Barrows & Gilts AND Receipts:13,564 GRAIN Base Price: $56.50 MARKET -$68.25 REPORTS Wt. Avg. $66.71 Compared to prior CALL day, wt. avg. prices FARMLOT were unchanged to 3.00 lower. Mostly steady to 1.50 low- 1-800-327-6568 er. Moderate to active market activ- 1-502-573-0553 ity with moderate to good demand. Weekly Kentucky Cattle and Grain Summary USDA Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Frankfort, KY Friday, January 30, 2015 For Week Ending: 1/29/2015 Receipts: 14,627 Last Week: 26,791 Last Year: 18,518 SV_LS145 Weekly Steer Price WEEKLY 400-600 LB FEEDER STEER M&L 1-2 Compared to last week Steer and Heifer Calves sold sharply lower with light WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE ($/CWT) demand on a plain through average quality offering. Yearling Steers and Heifers 290.00 sold sharply lower with light demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter Bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 240.00 lower with moderate demand. 190.00 More... SV_LS145 90.00 This Week 279.72 262.93 255.30 243.50 229.68 219.97 206.25 198.02 193.04 186.28 184.39 Prior Week 291.97 275.90 265.66 255.16 237.74 229.81 218.47 209.77 204.55 199.73 191.09 Last Year 210.49 201.77 199.34 196.14 181.18 175.66 171.36 164.19 161.78 156.89 155.54 247.44 240.20 228.46 226.83 213.61 207.57 200.57 195.14 193.29 174.40 257.11 251.83 236.80 229.79 220.30 211.35 206.69 203.46 189.37 189.07 178.64 183.95 181.42 176.41 170.66 169.41 161.43 157.49 153.19 150.27 J Jan 22, 2015 Bowling Green SLAUGHTER GOATS: 220 Kids: Selection 1: 45-75 lbs 315.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 192.50;60-80 lbs 267.50; 80-100 lbs 235.00. Does: 90-120 lbs 170.00; 140-160 lbs 152. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 225 Slaughter Lambs: Hair Prime and Choice YG 2-3 45-60 lbs 275.00; 60-80 LBS 240.00; 80-110 lbs 165.00. Slaughter Rams: 150-170 lbs 137.50 SV_LS551 SV_GR110 GRAINS Corn Soybeans Red Winter Wheat This Week 3.34-4.02 9.25-10.19 3.83-5.21 Prior Week 3.39-4.10 9.35-10.23 4.10-5.46 Last Year 3.77-4.58 12.30-13.30 4.86-6.06 A M J J A 2014 S O N D 5 Year Average WEEKLY 400-600 LB FEEDER HEIFER M&L 1-2 WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE ($/CWT) 285.00 235.00 185.00 135.00 85.00 J F M A M 2015 J J A 2014 S O N D 5 Year Average WEEKLY KENTUCKY CATTLE AUCTION RECEIPTS 40 30 20 10 SV_LS145 WEELKY COW SUMMARY Slaughter Cows Average High Low Breakers 95.00-101.00 103.00-106.50 103.00-106.50 Boners 96.00-101.00 107.00-110.50 107.00-110.50 Lean 88.50-94.00 99.50-103.50 99.50-103.50 Slaughter Bulls Average High Low Yield Grade 1&2 120.50-126.00 130.50-133.00 113.00-116.00 F M 2015 Thousands STATE AVERAGES Steers (M&L 1-2) 350-400 lbs 400-450 lbs 450-500 lbs 500-550 lbs 550-600 lbs 600-650 lbs 650-700 lbs 700-750 lbs 750-800 lbs 800-850 lbs 850-900 lbs Heifers (M&L 1-2) 300-350 lbs 350-400 lbs 400-450 lbs 450-500 lbs 500-550 lbs 550-600 lbs 600-650 lbs 650-700 lbs 700-750 lbs 750-800 lbs 140.00 0 J F M A M 2015 J J A 2014 S O N D 5 Year Average Weekly Wheat Price WEEKLY KENTUCKY CORN BID AVERAGE PRICE ($/CWT) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 J F M A 2015 M J 2014 J A S O N D 5 Year Average USDA-KY Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Frankfort, KY Phone: 502-782-4138 Email: [email protected] Market News Homepage Blue Grass Stockyard Lexington, KY Jan. 27, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1 61 hd. 817# 189.25 blk-mixed Blue Grass of Albany Albany, KY Jan. 28, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 22 hd. 794# 183.00 blk Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 32 hd. 659# 190.50 blk Video Receipts: 64 hd. 830# 194.50 blk steers Blue Grass of Richmond Richmond, KY Jan. 23, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1- 2 43 hd. 600# 216.50 blk-charx 55 hd. 853# 196.00 blk-charx Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 31 hd. 546# 210.00 blk Kentuckiana Livestock Market Owensboro, KY. Jan.26, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 22 hd. 599# 221.00 blk 20 hd. 694# 205.00 blk Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 37 hd. 437# 234.50 blk 24 hd. 515# 221.50 blk Feeder Bulls: Medium & Large 1-2 22 hd. 439# 271.00 blk 21 hd. 526# 241.00 blk Blue Grass South Stanford, KY Jan. 26 & 29, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 57 hd. 882# 185.90 blk-charx 63 hd. 898# 187.75 blk-charx 50 hd.1005#178.75 blk-charx 50 hd.1034#179.95 charx Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 66 hd. 613# 208.00 blk-charx 85 hd. 614# 217.25 blk 79 hd. 643# 191.40 blk-charx-red Lake Cumberland Livestock Somerset, KY Jan. 24, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 20 hd. 490# 248.00 blk-charx Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 20 hd. 541# 214.50 blk 20 hd. 983# 169.50 charx Blue Grass East Mt. Sterling, KY Jan. 28, 2015 Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1 45 hd. 575# 214.75 blk Christian Co. Livestock Auction Hopkinsville, KY Jan. 28, 2015 Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 85 hd. 589# 211.00 blk Livingston County Livestock Ledbetter, KY Jan. 27, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 55 hd. 644# 225.00 red Farmers Livestock Glasgow, KY Jan. 26, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 64 hd. 776# 195.25 blk 61 hd. 804# 196.60 blk 56 hd. 815# 183.80 blk 36 hd. 837# 179.75 mixed Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 23 hd. 368# 232.50 mixed 21 hd. 435# 230.00 blk 37 hd. 515# 209.75 blk 22 hd. 592# 195.00 blk 36 hd. 837# 176.50 mixed Feeder Bulls: Medium & Large 1-2 36 hd. 371# 275.50 mixed 28 hd. 438# 241.00 mixed 25 hd. 447# 249.00 blk 36 hd. 516# 225.50 blk 31 hd. 593# 206.25 blk Paris Stockyards Paris, KY Jan. 29, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 62 hd. 611# 226.90 blk 92 hd. 742# 201.80 blk 20 hd. 753# 204.00 mixed Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 74 hd. 673# 209.00 mixed 23 hd. 681# 198.00 blk Blue Grass of Campbellsville Campbellsville, KY Jan. 28, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 22 hd. 612# 234.50 blk Holstein Steers: Large 3 51 hd. 495# 186.50 22 hd. 601# 166.00 Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 27 hd. 597# 215.25 blk KY-TN Livestock Auction Guthrie, KY Jan. 29, 2015 Feeder Bulls: Medium & Large 1-2 21 hd. 373# 300.00 blk 29 hd. 448# 259.50 bbwf 26 hd. 548# 231.25 bbwf 31 hd. 627# 205.00 blk Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large1-2 21 hd. 383# 251.50 bbwf 23 hd. 454# 240.75 bbwf 21 hd. 551# 217.00 bbwf United Producers Irvington Irvington, KY Jan. 26, 2015 Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 33 hd. 648# 204.50 blk Washington Co. Livestock Springfield, KY Jan. 26, 2015 Holstein Steers: Large 3 32 hd. 862# 150.00 57 hd. 907# 147.50 Mid-KY Livestock Market Upton, KY Jan. 27, 2015 Feeder Steers: Medium & Large 1-2 20 hd. 870# 179.50 blk 43 hd. 813# 190.80 blk Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large 1-2 25 hd. 457# 230.00 blk 38 hd. 804# 175.95 blk Feeder Bulls: Medium & Large 1-2 21 hd. 404# 262.00 blk 1/29/2015 NATIONAL BOXED BEEF CUTOUT LM_XB403 Boxed beef cutout values sharply lower on light demand and moderate offerings. Select and Choice rib and round cuts steady to weak while chuck and loin cuts weak to lower. Beef trimmings sharply lower on light to moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings. USDA ESTIMATED DAILY LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP Thursday 1/29/2015 (est) 110,000 2,000 435,000 8,000 Week Ago (est) 99,000 2,000 436,000 8,000 Year Ago (act) 118,000 2,000 378,000 8,000 Week to Date (est) 445,000 7,000 1,720,000 33,000 Same Pd Lt Week (est) 433,000 8,000 1,697,000 34,000 Same Pd Lt Yr (act) 457,000 10,000 1,564,000 30,000 Upcoming Events Ky. Dairy Partners Meeting Feb. 24-25, 2015 Bowling Green, Ky. Ky. Farm Bureau Beef Expo March 6-8, 2015 Louisville, Ky. Ky. National Dairy Show and Sale April 9-11, 2015 Louisville, Ky. Producers Livestock Auction Co, San Angelo, Texas Jan. 27, 2015; Compared to last week slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes steady. Old crop feeder lambs steady and no comparison on the first major test of new crop feeder lambs. Nannies and kids firm to 10.00 higher. Trading fairly active, demand good. Click Here to see the full report. New Holland Sales Stables - New Holland, PA Jan. 26, 2015; Compared to last week, Slaughter lambs sold mostly steady on a very light test. Demand was good. Slaughter ewes sold mostly weak on a very light test. Demand was light. Slaughter Kids sold mostly firm on a very light test. Demand was good. Nannies sold mostly steady to 20.00 higher compared on a very light test. Billies sold weak on a very light test. All goats are sold by the head on estimated weights. Click here to see the full report National Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle Negotiated Purchases 1/29/2015 Live Bids- weighed average weights & prices Steers: 80%-up Choice 1509 lbs 159.34 Heifers: 80%-up Choice 1355 lbs 159.48 Special Sale Results Statewide Hay Prices Variety Small Squares Alfalfa 3.50-7.50 100.00 155.00-200.00 4.25-7.50 75.00 115.00 Alfalfa Mixed Orchard Grass 6.75 Orchard Grass Mixed 5.25 Medium Squares 3x3 3x4 65.00 300.00 Round Bales 4x4,4x5 5x5,5x6 55.00-65.00 62.00 54.00 Timothy 5.00-6.00 85.00 Mixed Grass 3.50-7.50 55.00-77.50 Brome Grass 6.25 80.00-100.00 Teff Grass Large Squares 4x4x8 30.00-47.00 25.00-49.00 82.50 Price per bale unless noted. Quotes furnished by Independent hay auctions. 51.00-59.00