Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 302 priced lines covering 16,797 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,492 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,627 head. replacement cattle receipts at 875 head. Counted as USDA files them — 63 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 24, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,492Last week 9,009Year ago 12,703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 737Year ago 1,282

Replacement CattleReceipts 875Last week 386Year ago 891

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, when compared to last week’s limited test, with good to very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. There was good buyer participation showing most interest for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	114.00	114.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
4	—	375	140.00–144.00	143.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
298	—	569	138.00–158.30	149.47
313	—	671	129.00–163.00	142.25
82	—	814	133.75–142.80	140.04
9	—	328	140.00–158.50	152.51
379	—	772	131.00–138.60	137.46
80	—	426	140.00–161.00	152.54
140	—	516	142.00–164.00	150.02
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
75	—	477	142.00–163.00	152.50
315	—	631	131.00–152.00	144.82
22	—	382	145.00–158.00	149.80
327	—	721	127.50–149.00	143.66
36	—	866	125.00–138.25	136.39
3	—	296	147.50–148.00	147.83
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	81.00	81.00
11	—	513	123.00–133.00	129.92
2	—	482	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	90.00	90.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	776	115.00–143.50	127.67
19	—	235	140.00–178.00	155.91
529	—	624	121.00–146.50	138.69
209	—	724	117.00–144.50	130.44
1	—	1,130	91.00	91.00
12	—	917	86.00–115.00	105.30
101	—	322	132.00–171.00	154.79
36	—	820	93.00–130.00	119.47
349	—	672	118.00–148.00	134.86
1	—	1,225	100.00	100.00
5	—	980	110.00–129.00	115.64
530	—	526	129.00–156.50	142.75
654	—	573	127.00–155.50	141.52
44	—	871	90.00–129.50	115.26
3	—	185	172.00–179.00	174.02
481	—	473	130.00–169.00	149.30
58	—	278	130.00–176.00	157.52
8	—	1,024	111.00–116.00	114.08
246	—	375	130.00–175.00	153.56
290	—	427	130.00–167.00	150.52
2	—	1,167	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	119.00	119.00
1	—	595	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	218	117.00–134.00	124.76
42	—	671	100.00–134.00	117.99
28	—	725	80.00–121.00	112.86
17	—	275	110.00–154.00	139.65
15	—	772	100.00–119.50	110.46
64	—	422	107.50–149.00	135.73
53	—	624	110.00–129.00	121.38
5	—	914	101.00–117.00	111.53
15	—	332	122.50–152.00	137.13
39	—	473	110.00–147.00	132.87
5	—	825	101.00–111.00	106.72
87	—	523	111.00–140.00	128.07
15	—	882	104.00–122.00	106.63
32	—	375	130.00–154.00	139.82
68	—	575	111.00–146.00	127.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	311	164.00–190.00	187.61
84	—	635	158.00	158.00
6	—	422	156.00	156.00
4	—	395	179.00	179.00
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,072	98.00	98.00
8	—	828	106.00–115.00	108.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,023	141.90–142.90	142.40
145	—	670	146.00–167.75	154.32
422	—	619	147.00–172.50	160.98
68	—	426	165.00–204.00	188.44
5	—	318	195.00–231.00	210.24
135	—	876	140.00–152.75	147.65
146	—	812	149.00–152.75	150.22
279	—	724	140.00–157.50	153.02
220	—	523	162.00–195.00	179.31
303	—	580	162.00–187.00	172.27
627	—	775	141.00–159.00	152.39
124	—	923	143.00–147.10	144.87
59	—	481	171.00–196.00	184.30
48	—	1,052	136.85	136.85
168	—	980	139.75–143.00	141.52
24	—	365	190.00–210.00	198.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	917	149.90	149.90
21	—	688	150.00	150.00
2	—	303	200.00	200.00
21	—	823	146.00	146.00
66	—	866	149.95	149.95
9	—	376	191.00–215.00	200.04
70	—	424	190.00–216.00	198.79
28	—	470	167.00–203.00	188.29
30	—	500	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	100.00–109.00	105.94
11	—	718	103.00–135.00	121.97
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
12	—	773	101.00–136.00	123.18
42	—	672	130.00–146.00	140.60
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,080	109.00	109.00
39	—	521	123.00–169.00	147.56
5	—	275	159.00–168.00	165.52
55	—	569	132.00–161.00	148.27
4	—	245	156.00–181.00	175.00
10	—	430	138.00–184.00	166.99
7	—	377	134.00–183.00	158.87
32	—	626	125.00–150.00	141.93
5	—	970	116.00–123.50	122.00
5	—	315	140.00–161.00	148.58
28	—	481	111.00–176.00	155.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	144.00	144.00
2	—	950	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,065	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	142.00–143.00	142.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	960	122.00–132.00	126.26
3	—	1,120	116.00–135.00	127.01
8	—	269	175.00–206.00	182.66
240	—	523	145.00–189.00	168.40
298	—	775	131.00–150.00	144.44
3	—	228	170.00–197.50	182.65
323	—	583	147.00–179.00	166.48
322	—	624	137.00–168.50	156.19
340	—	719	132.00–155.50	147.20
8	—	1,019	121.00–133.50	126.78
43	—	926	128.00–134.00	131.02
150	—	426	155.00–202.00	182.09
46	—	335	170.00–201.00	181.49
173	—	815	129.00–147.50	141.15
17	—	1,077	117.00–127.00	120.81
106	—	867	125.00–145.50	138.54
193	—	475	150.00–195.00	178.61
95	—	375	162.50–207.00	188.49
369	—	674	135.00–164.00	151.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	180.00–200.00	186.18
16	—	533	164.50–189.00	170.66
9	—	393	181.00–205.00	197.07
1	—	285	189.00	189.00
13	—	475	162.50–191.00	182.76
8	—	636	144.50–153.00	146.58
7	—	317	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	160.00–172.50	168.88
8	—	534	152.00–161.00	158.61
6	—	662	131.00–143.00	140.36
8	—	553	155.00–164.00	161.34
6	—	782	123.00–128.00	126.40
44	—	435	161.00–179.00	165.12
25	—	628	131.00–147.00	137.84
4	—	704	124.00–130.00	126.26
4	—	338	181.00–200.00	190.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	868	99.00–121.00	111.33
20	—	823	104.00–126.00	118.64
145	—	375	148.00–210.00	177.50
208	—	470	142.50–187.50	163.07
242	—	523	140.00–175.00	156.13
24	—	276	159.00–201.00	183.80
53	—	772	111.00–137.00	121.23
124	—	427	143.00–192.00	170.93
253	—	577	134.00–165.00	150.32
1	—	175	203.00	203.00
7	—	985	85.00–109.00	100.71
14	—	910	87.00–135.00	100.20
63	—	321	150.00–194.00	170.66
137	—	718	110.00–161.00	129.25
191	—	624	124.00–155.00	141.72
9	—	225	155.00–170.00	161.73
3	—	1,010	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,050	82.00	82.00
155	—	670	118.00–145.00	133.80
1	—	1,170	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	122.00	122.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
9	—	507	140.00–148.00	146.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	108.00–115.00	111.30
15	—	638	110.00–131.00	126.65
11	—	283	145.00–176.00	158.74
12	—	682	110.00–129.00	121.54
20	—	733	88.00–116.00	110.78
25	—	374	127.00–173.00	151.76
8	—	325	147.50–157.50	151.49
1	—	220	148.00	148.00
41	—	528	122.00–155.00	138.79
40	—	482	127.50–165.00	148.51
22	—	426	130.00–169.00	145.84
3	—	913	90.00–92.00	90.67
32	—	574	121.00–152.00	136.33
9	—	763	100.00–120.00	112.29
8	—	864	72.00–114.00	93.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	673	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	129.00–130.00	129.67
1	—	300	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	70.00–110.00	100.37
33	—	520	56.00–133.00	128.47
4	—	932	104.00	104.00
1	—	840	68.00	68.00
4	—	700	111.00	111.00
12	—	765	121.50	121.50
13	—	428	134.00	134.00
7	—	366	71.00–102.00	89.92
2	—	330	70.00–75.00	72.54
2	—	192	117.00	117.00
13	—	691	105.00–115.25	114.50
52	—	860	113.00	113.00
4	—	242	75.00–112.00	83.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	840	114.95	114.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,110	750.00–950.00	843.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	81.00–85.00	83.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,127	75.00–90.00	81.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	112.00	112.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,052	775.00–1,600.00	1,403.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	992	880.00–1,200.00	1,058.39
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	819	750.00–1,000.00	954.52
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,230	825.00–1,550.00	1,306.78
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	922	650.00–1,200.00	994.18
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	860	625.00–885.00	748.20
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	727	365.00–675.00	567.25
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	730	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	895	850.00–925.00	875.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	834	675.00–1,000.00	848.49
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,072	725.00–965.00	801.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,097	610.00–1,085.00	753.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,175	610.00–1,150.00	778.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	—	1,208	750.00–1,225.00	928.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	117	—	1,271	775.00–1,625.00	1,212.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,022	685.00–850.00	799.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,348	640.00–1,350.00	1,026.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,291	730.00–1,225.00	1,019.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,231	950.00–1,030.00	981.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	—	1,221	800.00–1,250.00	1,006.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,274	700.00–1,300.00	1,002.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,347	825.00–960.00	899.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	999	550.00–1,225.00	948.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	800.00–985.00	907.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	745.00–930.00	832.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,171	800.00–1,050.00	901.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,286	850.00–1,250.00	1,168.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,225	775.00–1,000.00	898.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,089	625.00–825.00	754.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,051	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,047	700.00–825.00	775.01
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	600.00–650.00	626.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	770.00–1,170.00	983.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	825.00–1,325.00	1,085.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	983	900.00–935.00	910.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,134	880.00–1,235.00	1,047.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,331	600.00–1,550.00	1,237.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,525	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,193	875.00–1,675.00	1,222.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,138	575.00–1,325.00	1,092.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,314	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,286.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,205	875.00–1,175.00	1,065.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	12	—	1,379	835.00–1,875.00	1,506.67
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,041	875.00–1,325.00	1,086.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,486	75.00–93.00	82.94
67	—	1,858	97.00–123.50	108.22
82	—	1,723	75.00–104.50	94.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,281	61.50–93.00	75.92
42	—	1,188	50.00–68.00	59.12
254	—	1,243	53.00–79.50	67.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,466	54.00–81.00	68.77
7	—	1,580	57.50–68.00	62.67
168	—	1,536	66.00–102.00	77.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	30.00–43.50	37.48
48	—	1,036	25.00–65.50	49.78
51	—	1,102	56.00–80.00	68.88
154	—	1,126	40.00–74.50	61.09
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	91.00–106.00	98.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	85.50	85.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	104.00	104.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	84.00	84.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Kentucky barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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