Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 300 priced lines covering 14,930 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,462 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,547 head. replacement cattle receipts at 673 head. Counted as USDA files them — 84 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,462Last week 14,817Year ago 19,361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,547Last week 1,417Year ago 1,828

Replacement CattleReceipts 673Last week 881Year ago 587

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand. There were exceptions to 4.00 higher later in the week. Yearlings sold steady to 5.00 lower with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	823	119.00–135.00	131.13
4	—	275	170.00–179.00	175.79
129	—	709	124.50–139.25	135.63
339	—	581	136.00–162.00	155.12
3	—	1,038	116.00	116.00
39	—	328	161.00–182.00	171.75
164	—	468	146.00–181.00	165.93
127	—	427	148.00–183.00	167.88
405	—	625	141.00–161.20	152.93
1	—	240	168.00	168.00
64	—	379	161.00–185.00	172.43
84	—	785	132.00–139.00	137.58
273	—	663	134.00–152.50	146.19
356	—	528	145.00–175.00	158.29
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	141.00	141.00
2	—	618	123.00–130.00	126.40
7	—	459	129.00–140.00	136.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	142.00	142.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
4	—	485	134.00–141.00	135.68
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
3	—	560	131.00–145.00	140.25
3	—	693	126.00–129.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
350	—	524	130.00–162.50	150.85
251	—	674	113.00–143.50	134.49
265	—	424	135.00–176.00	159.05
245	—	719	111.00–138.00	129.09
4	—	961	102.00	102.00
446	—	472	135.00–171.00	158.00
21	—	228	150.00–185.00	171.79
197	—	376	144.00–180.00	160.72
7	—	915	105.00–120.00	112.42
362	—	625	123.00–153.00	139.87
4	—	1,041	115.00	115.00
452	—	576	127.00–160.75	146.17
145	—	327	135.00–190.00	165.70
36	—	815	114.00–128.00	122.54
91	—	771	116.00–137.25	125.37
60	—	878	104.00–133.00	123.04
72	—	272	140.00–194.00	160.22
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	105.00–120.00	112.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	576	109.00–140.00	128.42
5	—	861	99.00–117.00	109.78
38	—	675	110.00–129.00	121.60
2	—	1,195	101.00	101.00
35	—	527	107.00–148.00	131.85
34	—	473	128.00–153.00	143.57
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
7	—	765	99.00–118.00	105.24
4	—	818	75.00–110.00	99.11
26	—	423	116.00–154.00	134.95
9	—	712	95.00–124.00	109.50
5	—	209	124.00–167.50	139.65
22	—	622	110.00–141.00	124.65
16	—	332	120.00–166.00	146.79
2	—	985	93.00	93.00
33	—	371	134.00–161.00	148.05
5	—	280	142.50–172.00	153.06
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	137.00	137.00
4	—	538	130.00	130.00
4	—	785	96.00	96.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	162.00	162.00
60	—	474	159.50–178.00	170.40
4	—	283	181.00	181.00
5	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.81
26	—	419	164.00–182.00	173.30
5	—	342	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
6	—	633	136.00–139.00	138.01
5	—	921	104.00–128.00	123.10
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
3	—	822	119.00–126.00	121.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
378	—	778	142.00–157.00	153.50
115	—	472	176.00–211.00	189.09
261	—	671	151.00–170.00	160.39
54	—	1,035	135.90	135.90
128	—	876	139.00–146.85	143.16
105	—	818	136.00–151.70	147.63
477	—	736	142.00–160.00	156.12
19	—	329	195.00–222.50	205.41
343	—	619	149.00–179.00	167.58
7	—	380	185.00–204.00	194.19
248	—	921	138.00–138.95	138.38
59	—	978	125.00–132.50	130.81
140	—	427	177.00–216.00	197.33
215	—	524	164.00–200.00	186.94
242	—	569	160.00–192.50	180.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	446	187.00–215.50	205.79
11	—	524	188.00–194.00	189.87
2	—	380	220.00	220.00
62	—	896	150.00	150.00
8	—	475	195.50–200.00	196.65
5	—	313	202.50–215.00	206.72
1	—	210	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	475	134.00–188.00	165.31
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
30	—	518	131.00–168.00	156.66
10	—	775	123.00–135.00	130.52
34	—	583	122.00–168.00	158.63
4	—	935	122.00–125.00	122.74
1	—	1,045	89.00	89.00
5	—	276	172.50–180.00	174.63
13	—	378	140.00–188.00	176.97
34	—	679	136.00–148.00	142.84
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
11	—	322	142.50–185.00	172.37
25	—	730	115.00–137.00	130.89
14	—	429	141.00–182.00	165.87
3	—	823	121.00–134.00	128.41
21	—	627	130.00–152.50	146.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	137.50–140.00	138.32
1	—	1,180	100.00	100.00
2	—	502	142.00	142.00
2	—	862	134.00	134.00
2	—	725	134.00	134.00
2	—	645	141.00	141.00
5	—	675	134.00–142.00	138.72
3	—	431	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	178.50	178.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	826	129.00–148.00	137.99
82	—	327	177.50–221.00	195.32
101	—	773	130.00–150.00	141.95
12	—	971	115.00–131.50	125.92
413	—	621	140.00–174.00	161.12
9	—	286	192.00–208.00	200.72
109	—	375	169.00–214.00	195.72
15	—	1,010	118.00–119.00	118.07
4	—	230	165.00–215.00	192.15
184	—	720	133.00–155.50	147.77
5	—	1,159	129.75	129.75
236	—	476	149.00–206.00	185.82
250	—	573	150.00–185.00	169.45
190	—	425	161.00–224.00	185.23
297	—	526	146.00–188.00	173.84
139	—	873	131.00–145.00	139.64
22	—	922	119.00–137.00	127.91
3	—	1,110	113.50	113.50
17	—	1,088	126.75	126.75
239	—	671	134.50–171.00	154.24
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	158.00	158.00
3	—	430	152.00–154.00	152.67
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
3	—	417	195.00–214.00	207.31
6	—	323	192.50–226.00	208.69
8	—	381	181.00–208.00	191.50
2	—	280	221.00	221.00
7	—	484	193.00–196.00	194.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	575	155.00–172.00	161.00
12	—	617	145.00–157.00	151.73
3	—	715	141.00	141.00
12	—	477	162.50–181.00	172.38
3	—	317	194.00–205.00	197.91
24	—	438	165.00–200.00	182.74
13	—	663	141.00–159.00	146.40
22	—	521	158.00–180.00	170.83
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	124.00	124.00
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	128.00–136.00	129.99
4	—	535	140.00–152.00	146.03
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
3	—	476	146.00–149.00	147.00
3	—	431	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	286	167.50–207.50	188.33
1	—	995	103.00	103.00
7	—	222	159.00–209.00	189.05
11	—	922	97.00–120.00	104.21
2	—	1,058	87.00–88.00	87.50
147	—	672	124.00–156.50	144.60
125	—	323	155.00–213.00	181.43
265	—	516	136.50–182.00	162.66
27	—	872	91.00–128.00	115.09
262	—	474	145.00–198.00	175.70
256	—	381	159.00–209.00	180.40
253	—	426	145.00–207.00	178.15
1	—	190	207.00	207.00
120	—	621	125.50–162.00	148.19
51	—	720	120.00–141.00	130.93
189	—	571	140.00–185.00	160.80
62	—	768	110.00–150.00	125.81
26	—	823	100.00–130.00	112.48
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	321	142.00–180.00	159.12
15	—	378	142.00–184.00	173.46
8	—	621	119.00–136.00	129.77
14	—	571	135.00–150.00	140.23
5	—	279	156.00–185.00	172.69
30	—	429	130.00–177.50	160.21
11	—	671	120.00–136.00	128.22
6	—	837	97.00–110.00	104.99
31	—	521	130.00–159.00	145.81
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
10	—	737	100.00–128.00	114.49
2	—	775	110.00–117.00	113.59
2	—	965	85.00–90.00	87.46
27	—	469	134.00–178.00	159.00
3	—	235	151.00–200.00	182.97
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	134.00–142.00	136.83
5	—	458	140.00–144.00	143.16
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
3	—	427	130.00–150.00	136.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	832	104.00	104.00
21	—	471	142.50	142.50
12	—	387	129.00	129.00
3	—	323	127.00	127.00
3	—	548	90.00	90.00
12	—	710	122.50–125.00	122.94
13	—	622	93.00–125.50	121.00
83	—	587	122.50–130.50	129.63
3	—	856	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,110	109.00	109.00
14	—	662	86.00–122.25	119.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	837	119.10	119.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,305	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,485.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,860	2,160.00	2,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,349	975.00–1,700.00	1,418.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	570.00–1,450.00	1,039.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,211	900.00–1,325.00	1,063.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,291	850.00–1,450.00	1,219.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	500.00–1,350.00	1,146.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,327	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,322.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,583	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	455.00	455.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	510.00–550.00	531.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	71.50–95.00	82.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,269	685.00–1,250.00	1,014.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	922	88.00–109.00	94.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	936	625.00–740.00	677.38
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	745.00–760.00	752.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	705	700.00–840.00	776.95
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,248	925.00–1,450.00	1,197.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,175	730.00–1,325.00	883.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	928	630.00–875.00	768.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	800.00–970.00	884.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	925.00–935.00	930.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	755.00	755.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	910.00–920.00	915.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,282	750.00–1,390.00	1,026.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,226	900.00–1,060.00	979.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,134	750.00–930.00	804.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,206	710.00–1,450.00	1,086.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,039.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,133	640.00–1,075.00	956.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	950.00–960.00	955.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,253	685.00–1,375.00	1,012.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,168	850.00–935.00	879.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	—	797	300.00–785.00	674.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	600.00–800.00	703.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	550	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	725.00–785.00	759.17
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,472	70.00–103.00	87.49
81	—	1,705	89.00–116.00	103.08
91	—	1,852	101.50–129.00	112.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,224	60.00–87.50	74.81
167	—	1,296	70.00–97.50	84.15
56	—	1,229	50.00–78.50	67.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,459	59.00–77.00	68.65
125	—	1,452	64.00–89.50	76.50
78	—	1,508	75.00–97.00	83.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,046	47.00–73.00	63.60
56	—	1,048	64.00–88.00	75.45
13	—	946	38.00–52.50	47.52
61	—	1,011	33.00–66.00	54.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	87.00–93.00	89.78
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	104.00	104.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	79.50	79.50
1	—	1,360	117.00	117.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	136.00	136.00

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.

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