Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 321 priced lines covering 11,092 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,030 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,339 head. replacement cattle receipts at 537 head. Counted as USDA files them — 68 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,030Last week 17,492Year ago 10,573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 1,627Year ago 1,238

Replacement CattleReceipts 537Last week 875Year ago 421

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher with good to very good demand. Winter weather struck the region late in the week closing some markets and severely restricting cattle movement.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	142.50–157.50	149.94
4	—	975	91.00–118.50	111.63
3	—	725	127.00–133.00	130.02
2	—	813	85.00–132.00	108.43
37	—	619	125.00–146.00	140.60
35	—	577	107.00–160.00	145.45
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
23	—	480	134.00–170.00	153.92
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
9	—	519	133.00–152.00	141.99
2	—	860	126.00–133.00	129.46
4	—	230	160.00–180.00	167.99
4	—	375	140.00–179.00	163.46
17	—	429	138.00–177.50	160.65
6	—	667	127.00–144.00	137.64
10	—	778	100.00–136.00	123.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	194.00–205.00	199.50
5	—	452	200.50	200.50
11	—	375	185.00–210.00	198.33
4	—	330	199.00–205.00	200.41
68	—	904	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	161.00	161.00
1	—	730	134.00	134.00
1	—	795	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	199.00	199.00
21	—	817	136.00–154.00	148.66
46	—	1,139	129.85	129.85
34	—	427	164.00–190.00	177.87
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
259	—	576	161.00–184.00	177.90
207	—	764	140.50–162.25	155.07
87	—	480	153.00–200.00	185.38
148	—	615	145.00–175.00	160.91
139	—	519	155.00–186.00	173.25
56	—	903	147.75	147.75
235	—	668	142.00–164.75	159.31
179	—	719	130.00–159.00	152.66
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,023	105.00–129.00	123.70
1	—	1,105	125.00	125.00
25	—	957	125.00–132.50	131.03
208	—	728	126.00–154.50	146.64
57	—	374	168.00–210.00	188.75
1	—	1,275	111.00	111.00
84	—	824	124.00–147.75	142.22
20	—	276	173.00–202.00	190.35
213	—	625	135.00–174.00	157.37
274	—	582	145.00–177.00	165.24
24	—	916	126.00–144.25	139.78
63	—	864	120.00–147.50	138.08
129	—	476	150.00–200.00	175.54
23	—	322	167.50–205.00	186.02
195	—	521	145.00–180.00	167.04
154	—	770	127.00–154.50	143.15
169	—	674	131.00–161.00	149.64
87	—	426	159.00–201.00	184.48
1	—	1,070	137.00	137.00
4	—	225	170.00–190.00	182.19
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	155.00	155.00
3	—	531	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	147.00–170.00	164.82
12	—	614	143.00–152.00	149.81
3	—	425	161.00–164.00	161.99
2	—	830	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	276	160.00–180.00	165.07
1	—	375	172.50	172.50
9	—	597	154.00	154.00
5	—	477	150.00–175.00	159.96
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	516	138.00–158.50	152.84
150	—	723	124.00–152.00	144.82
37	—	422	145.00–166.00	156.58
34	—	765	127.00–138.50	133.28
226	—	631	130.00–155.10	148.53
34	—	852	144.00	144.00
56	—	466	140.00–157.00	150.30
18	—	811	129.50–130.00	129.67
107	—	579	139.00–153.00	147.73
5	—	340	146.00–159.00	149.51
18	—	390	150.00–162.00	156.86
303	—	670	129.00–158.50	148.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	844	141.00	141.00
23	—	733	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	726	110.00–139.50	129.91
6	—	977	88.00–128.00	106.26
250	—	429	130.00–163.00	149.55
213	—	374	126.00–170.00	150.55
12	—	912	80.00–129.00	119.06
345	—	477	130.00–157.00	146.07
322	—	623	121.00–148.00	135.54
3	—	1,068	105.00–116.00	110.61
86	—	327	130.00–170.00	155.11
21	—	821	100.00–134.00	123.71
41	—	283	137.50–172.00	153.78
341	—	576	124.00–151.00	139.03
193	—	673	117.00–146.00	134.86
61	—	775	109.00–143.00	132.79
10	—	875	111.00–135.00	127.08
13	—	228	135.00–165.00	158.24
457	—	523	125.00–156.00	143.68
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
5	—	770	101.00–116.00	109.33
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	117.00–128.00	122.11
7	—	468	121.00–127.00	123.99
2	—	535	126.00–129.00	127.51
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
2	—	325	119.00–130.00	124.58
3	—	293	135.00	135.00
3	—	373	129.00–130.00	129.67
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
5	—	678	121.00	121.00
8	—	624	120.00–125.00	120.98
3	—	418	129.00–130.00	129.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	331	110.00–159.00	138.93
64	—	576	110.00–138.00	125.88
15	—	818	82.00–117.50	101.69
41	—	668	92.00–128.00	113.49
30	—	377	104.00–158.00	139.96
1	—	1,095	92.00	92.00
16	—	724	81.00–121.00	106.10
31	—	473	100.00–148.00	129.87
1	—	935	78.00	78.00
56	—	526	100.00–136.00	128.47
1	—	195	161.00	161.00
45	—	617	90.00–132.00	118.16
2	—	980	95.00	95.00
8	—	274	110.00–150.00	132.44
11	—	226	120.00–155.00	138.27
6	—	883	79.00–113.00	103.87
15	—	774	80.00–116.50	105.28
41	—	425	108.00–149.00	137.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
2	—	875	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	172.50	172.50
2	—	277	175.00	175.00
10	—	460	161.00–163.00	162.30
17	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.63
16	—	382	150.00–151.00	150.06
6	—	502	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
2	—	498	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	154.50–170.00	167.12
2	—	330	190.00–192.50	191.19
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
13	—	422	190.00–206.00	200.35
2	—	775	131.00	131.00
17	—	510	171.00–184.00	179.20
12	—	602	142.00	142.00
6	—	372	194.00–208.00	200.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	615	134.50–153.00	146.49
2	—	460	168.00–170.00	169.00
17	—	675	142.00–146.00	143.75
15	—	558	152.00–165.00	156.63
15	—	521	150.00–174.00	161.52
5	—	435	164.00–165.00	164.80
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	100.00–120.00	110.64
54	—	324	144.00–201.00	176.07
23	—	822	91.00–137.00	113.01
13	—	1,028	78.00–108.00	95.85
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,125	78.00–82.00	80.02
148	—	430	148.00–208.00	172.20
95	—	673	124.50–152.00	134.95
153	—	572	130.00–167.00	149.31
132	—	624	127.00–157.00	140.25
8	—	919	88.00–111.00	99.00
1	—	1,285	102.00	102.00
57	—	765	111.00–135.00	122.78
1	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
162	—	520	119.00–171.00	153.28
145	—	470	145.00–183.00	163.38
3	—	1,165	110.00	110.00
1	—	985	95.00	95.00
98	—	724	113.00–135.00	126.68
175	—	372	160.00–197.00	177.78
15	—	285	150.00–199.00	181.88
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	122.00	122.00
1	—	340	102.00	102.00
2	—	568	114.00	114.00
2	—	463	120.00–123.00	121.54
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	141.00	141.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
2	—	628	118.00–120.00	118.98
3	—	725	116.00	116.00
8	—	531	131.50	131.50
3	—	338	135.00–155.00	141.60
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	150.00	150.00
2	—	583	138.00–151.00	144.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	110.00–117.00	113.58
17	—	679	112.00–129.00	126.27
3	—	868	90.00–99.00	95.94
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	185	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,030	87.00	87.00
60	—	522	100.00–152.00	136.37
17	—	627	105.00–140.00	122.52
4	—	924	91.00–107.00	97.21
5	—	978	85.00–89.00	87.80
1	—	1,075	85.00	85.00
10	—	841	92.00–120.00	107.80
40	—	370	115.00–179.00	147.91
13	—	277	130.00–171.00	147.73
27	—	581	101.00–150.00	131.13
11	—	336	130.00–180.00	151.70
10	—	772	101.00–120.00	113.38
74	—	469	104.00–168.00	146.37
28	—	427	120.00–177.00	149.62
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,275	89.50	89.50
1	—	800	100.50	100.50
13	—	573	80.00–102.00	85.66
6	—	455	75.00–102.00	93.54
4	—	985	91.00	91.00
30	—	270	125.50	125.50
2	—	212	88.00	88.00
3	—	730	105.50	105.50
2	—	850	100.50	100.50
3	—	366	72.00–118.00	101.89
3	—	443	95.00–115.00	108.45
34	—	330	83.00–128.80	125.47
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	912	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	875.00–1,200.00	1,069.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	790.00–1,000.00	902.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,217	560.00–1,300.00	1,165.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,418	910.00–1,475.00	1,291.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,353	975.00–1,350.00	1,210.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,301	810.00–1,300.00	1,059.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	785.00–1,275.00	1,058.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,375.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,353	1,020.00–1,500.00	1,252.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	914	69.00–106.00	91.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,114	75.00–88.00	80.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	435.00	435.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	997	550.00–1,010.00	765.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	900.00–1,025.00	967.65
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	370.00	370.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	103.00–110.00	106.43
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	633	530.00–610.00	573.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	910.00–1,020.00	967.89
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,005	900.00–1,000.00	936.32
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	610.00	610.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	822	710.00–805.00	765.95
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	785	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	700	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	823	775.00–960.00	851.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	958	600.00–810.00	717.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,015	550.00–1,250.00	871.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	—	1,285	750.00–1,275.00	1,121.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,190	705.00–925.00	818.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,343	735.00–1,115.00	922.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,186	585.00–1,375.00	892.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	750.00–920.00	850.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,174	525.00–1,450.00	1,032.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,062	600.00–1,000.00	816.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,169	675.00–1,175.00	902.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,323	650.00–1,375.00	1,124.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,008	650.00–1,000.00	849.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,162	525.00–1,300.00	963.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	810.00–935.00	874.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,263	985.00–1,575.00	1,266.03
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	625.00–800.00	711.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	675.00–750.00	721.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,475.00	1,475.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,140	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,161.29
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,783	74.00–121.00	109.95
36	—	1,366	65.00–96.00	84.05
60	—	1,709	83.00–110.00	98.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	39.00–50.00	46.46
48	—	1,164	47.00–67.50	61.16
269	—	1,243	54.00–84.00	70.26
142	—	1,294	62.00–99.50	78.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,060	60.50–78.50	70.31
101	—	1,065	46.00–75.50	60.97
67	—	1,001	40.00–64.00	53.72
9	—	909	24.00–47.00	36.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,500	57.00–72.50	63.85
103	—	1,468	62.50–83.00	72.33
118	—	1,536	67.00–103.00	80.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	100.00	100.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	126.00–136.00	131.02

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.

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