Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 295 priced lines covering 15,035 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,029 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,074 head. replacement cattle receipts at 707 head. Counted as USDA files them — 56 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16,029Last week 11,030Year ago 6,505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,074Last week 1,339Year ago 1,362

Replacement CattleReceipts 707Last week 537Year ago 277

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder classes with good supply and active buyer participation. Buyers showed best interest for weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher with good supply and good to very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	374	140.00–170.00	158.72
49	—	876	118.00–139.00	132.67
434	—	474	134.00–166.50	154.52
62	—	281	140.00–180.00	158.43
92	—	324	127.50–179.00	160.12
6	—	935	104.00–130.00	117.97
228	—	675	120.00–150.00	140.12
57	—	826	105.00–135.00	127.64
8	—	970	115.00–126.00	118.99
292	—	429	134.00–167.50	155.58
343	—	627	123.50–154.00	139.93
66	—	763	120.00–144.50	136.56
3	—	1,072	117.00	117.00
182	—	725	117.50–144.00	135.61
3	—	175	187.50	187.50
1	—	1,155	103.00	103.00
11	—	224	147.00–189.00	161.57
375	—	526	130.00–162.00	147.13
346	—	572	130.00–160.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	432	147.00–166.00	152.95
102	—	838	139.25–144.75	142.03
53	—	477	144.00–165.00	156.41
3	—	268	157.50–160.00	159.19
492	—	661	134.50–157.00	151.88
102	—	775	134.00–146.00	141.91
17	—	854	140.50	140.50
2	—	1,065	106.00	106.00
257	—	567	140.00–164.75	155.96
179	—	732	135.00–152.00	148.23
429	—	620	133.00–162.75	154.77
11	—	314	151.00–170.00	160.13
186	—	522	140.00–177.00	158.20
19	—	388	160.00–167.00	163.32
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	100.00–125.00	116.48
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	133.00	133.00
2	—	672	113.00	113.00
2	—	307	142.50	142.50
16	—	473	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	151.00	151.00
27	—	478	116.00–150.00	137.55
9	—	814	84.00–125.50	104.80
30	—	713	90.00–135.00	112.34
28	—	627	106.00–135.00	118.10
35	—	683	103.00–134.00	122.02
10	—	868	103.00–132.50	113.83
40	—	420	115.00–151.00	142.38
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
29	—	377	120.00–155.00	139.22
20	—	324	121.00–149.00	141.54
2	—	988	110.00–111.00	110.50
10	—	274	132.50–158.00	147.08
50	—	572	100.00–146.00	132.94
51	—	529	105.00–146.00	136.03
14	—	767	98.00–130.00	112.35
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	50.00	50.00
1	—	505	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	133.50	133.50
38	—	423	159.50–172.00	164.37
36	—	376	160.00–184.00	171.99
16	—	330	163.00–200.00	173.80
93	—	478	157.00–177.25	172.81
1	—	225	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	908	143.00	143.00
8	—	336	202.50–220.00	212.92
15	—	371	200.00–222.00	204.67
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
31	—	479	180.00–219.00	199.06
5	—	530	170.00–190.00	180.68
58	—	414	184.00–220.00	204.70
2	—	822	143.00	143.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
516	—	828	143.75–160.00	153.26
148	—	914	133.00–149.75	147.23
276	—	720	150.00–172.50	162.71
606	—	686	149.00–178.00	169.61
218	—	574	159.00–200.00	179.21
279	—	879	144.00–157.25	151.91
157	—	618	150.00–181.00	170.12
60	—	424	184.00–210.00	199.35
8	—	332	191.00–201.00	197.12
553	—	783	146.00–166.00	158.12
234	—	522	168.00–203.00	187.58
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
31	—	379	193.00–213.00	205.99
73	—	475	180.00–210.00	195.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	621	120.00–159.50	144.41
1	—	980	104.00	104.00
10	—	378	150.00–179.00	164.56
3	—	273	150.00–167.00	160.99
6	—	333	150.00–171.00	163.61
9	—	830	110.00–138.50	124.66
10	—	435	132.50–184.00	161.05
22	—	573	133.00–167.00	150.42
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
3	—	918	100.00–120.00	113.43
21	—	483	131.00–180.00	161.40
21	—	527	121.00–168.00	154.41
8	—	769	125.00–138.00	131.48
9	—	719	120.00–140.00	131.45
10	—	676	120.00–147.00	138.46
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	131.50	131.50
3	—	610	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	890	126.00–149.00	143.91
326	—	679	135.00–172.00	159.23
22	—	1,082	125.00–132.00	128.36
95	—	910	120.00–141.00	137.44
259	—	725	134.00–169.00	152.70
208	—	772	131.00–156.00	148.21
66	—	1,042	126.00–137.00	134.88
18	—	971	120.00–154.00	135.03
250	—	573	144.00–186.00	168.86
3	—	232	165.00–201.00	181.62
30	—	326	165.00–217.00	194.95
233	—	626	140.00–182.75	163.89
190	—	476	150.00–205.00	184.46
122	—	815	135.00–148.00	144.46
93	—	428	157.00–213.00	188.96
14	—	270	177.50–211.00	201.25
171	—	523	154.00–190.00	175.32
67	—	372	155.00–214.00	196.70
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	161.00	161.00
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	139.00	139.00
2	—	787	132.00	132.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	200.00–234.00	218.36
9	—	455	195.00–212.00	203.53
1	—	230	218.00	218.00
37	—	638	151.00–165.00	155.28
5	—	521	172.00–195.00	179.22
3	—	410	202.00–207.50	203.79
10	—	665	142.00–151.00	142.88
26	—	384	198.00–224.00	203.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	185.00	185.00
7	—	622	142.00–150.00	147.42
3	—	521	169.00–176.00	173.72
6	—	487	160.00–179.00	171.72
5	—	338	190.00–200.00	191.92
5	—	417	171.00–206.00	188.24
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	106.00	106.00
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
4	—	764	101.00–111.00	107.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	103.00–126.00	122.11
38	—	284	150.00–205.00	184.74
182	—	575	139.00–168.00	152.59
138	—	377	142.50–217.00	186.73
166	—	428	153.00–200.00	179.13
207	—	526	135.00–185.00	163.76
28	—	778	117.00–145.00	131.64
10	—	872	100.00–126.00	117.01
1	—	1,210	98.00	98.00
93	—	667	123.00–159.00	139.48
8	—	228	180.00–190.00	182.32
66	—	323	160.00–220.00	186.95
82	—	723	117.00–139.00	129.68
2	—	1,033	85.00–98.00	91.55
144	—	625	124.50–155.00	144.55
3	—	970	97.00–114.00	103.60
2	—	1,073	95.00–100.00	97.48
22	—	817	110.00–135.00	121.01
198	—	474	154.00–200.00	172.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	62.50	62.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	424	128.00–177.50	159.60
11	—	684	119.00–136.00	125.81
5	—	323	170.00–181.00	173.08
7	—	736	112.00–127.00	116.51
71	—	480	132.00–172.50	152.93
9	—	779	110.00–119.00	114.43
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,050	93.00	93.00
16	—	611	120.00–148.00	128.93
1	—	960	88.00	88.00
2	—	240	154.00–170.00	162.00
26	—	569	127.00–151.00	137.02
4	—	834	104.00–105.00	104.76
27	—	533	120.00–157.50	143.24
16	—	380	142.00–185.00	165.47
8	—	268	145.00–170.00	159.27
2	—	868	115.00–118.00	116.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	906	105.00–113.00	112.63
9	—	521	80.00–122.00	111.07
9	—	765	117.00–117.50	117.44
3	—	480	77.00–126.00	109.83
4	—	295	137.00	137.00
5	—	397	126.00	126.00
30	—	626	116.00–133.00	128.50
2	—	428	105.00–121.00	113.23
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
3	—	831	91.00–108.00	102.41
52	—	976	117.00	117.00
2	—	305	121.00	121.00
28	—	576	130.50–131.50	131.09
46	—	684	119.00–130.00	129.77
10	—	735	108.00–117.50	115.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	899	116.15	116.15
62	—	847	119.60	119.60

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,126	725.00–875.00	788.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,056	78.00–108.00	93.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	991	77.00–112.00	91.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	625.00–900.00	776.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	89.00	89.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	335.00	335.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,035.00	1,035.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	919	725.00–1,175.00	897.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	929	600.00–1,175.00	928.30
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	931	700.00–975.00	925.07
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	835	935.00	935.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	928	500.00–1,010.00	886.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	—	1,251	950.00–1,410.00	1,233.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	1,243	550.00–1,275.00	1,078.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,240	650.00–1,385.00	1,204.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	800.00–900.00	848.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	700.00–1,310.00	1,041.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,258	700.00–1,375.00	1,023.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,170	750.00–785.00	765.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,022	400.00–1,400.00	1,144.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	969	950.00–1,350.00	1,180.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,239	500.00–1,450.00	1,059.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,113	875.00–1,400.00	1,126.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,130	980.00–1,130.00	1,026.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,140	775.00–1,025.00	905.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,116	550.00–1,180.00	847.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	850.00–1,100.00	988.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	750.00–800.00	776.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	1,173	650.00–1,275.00	975.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,121	900.00–1,435.00	1,231.85
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	300.00	300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	490	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	806	435.00–910.00	734.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	820	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,194	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,318.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,234	950.00–1,310.00	1,113.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,143.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,088	975.00–1,575.00	1,306.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,296	900.00–1,250.00	1,129.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,187	925.00–1,425.00	1,161.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	900.00–1,050.00	975.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,090.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	890.00	890.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,242	1,225.00–1,850.00	1,568.15
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,117	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,259.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,497	74.00–97.00	90.22
92	—	1,706	82.00–115.00	101.05
82	—	1,810	98.00–127.50	113.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	1,547	73.00–103.00	84.88
10	—	1,452	67.00–72.00	68.69
164	—	1,494	62.00–85.50	76.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,072	60.00–85.00	73.82
69	—	1,037	36.00–64.00	53.03
140	—	1,123	42.00–78.00	65.41
10	—	931	22.50–53.00	41.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	485.00	485.00
323	—	1,254	58.00–84.00	73.10
210	—	1,319	73.00–95.50	82.51
32	—	1,195	52.00–71.50	64.44
1	—	1,035	37.50	37.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	98.00–110.50	104.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	103.00–122.00	118.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	101.00–106.00	103.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	113.00	113.00

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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