Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 299 priced lines covering 12,963 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,269 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,612 head. replacement cattle receipts at 536 head. Counted as USDA files them — 96 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,269Last week 15,462Year ago 28,799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,612Last week 1,547Year ago 2,912

Replacement CattleReceipts 536Last week 673Year ago 1,027

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for all feeders with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher with good to very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	141.00–144.00	143.55
6	—	757	133.00–140.00	137.16
9	—	458	158.00–176.00	168.35
13	—	423	165.00–186.00	173.21
10	—	523	157.00–174.00	162.37
5	—	725	134.00–139.00	135.80
9	—	616	145.00–155.00	150.06
9	—	558	153.50–167.50	156.48
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	370	145.00–210.00	179.30
193	—	430	142.50–197.50	169.04
174	—	477	141.00–186.00	167.31
131	—	672	120.00–152.00	139.04
59	—	329	142.50–200.00	171.51
11	—	819	102.00–125.00	114.32
9	—	908	104.00–115.00	110.00
200	—	525	135.00–172.00	157.35
2	—	1,020	100.00–102.00	100.99
76	—	719	110.00–140.00	129.49
1	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
11	—	226	140.00–200.00	167.24
111	—	625	130.00–157.00	144.13
240	—	569	138.00–170.00	152.95
38	—	274	140.00–202.00	179.90
36	—	777	105.00–127.00	119.60
4	—	986	97.00–130.00	105.78
12	—	873	105.00–121.00	113.93
1	—	135	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,130	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	180.00–194.00	189.24
3	—	383	190.00–210.00	196.87
23	—	438	171.00–205.00	181.39
1	—	500	176.00	176.00
2	—	342	197.50	197.50
4	—	473	162.00–195.00	178.24
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	121.00–131.00	126.03
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	200	132.50	132.50
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
1	—	545	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	295	160.00	160.00
4	—	533	132.50–143.00	140.49
7	—	348	151.00	151.00
2	—	465	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	321	141.00–186.00	165.54
25	—	573	123.00–146.00	135.06
16	—	677	108.00–137.00	124.63
16	—	425	130.00–177.50	148.11
8	—	278	122.50–175.00	147.67
8	—	876	90.00–111.00	101.04
48	—	477	121.00–175.00	151.04
10	—	774	100.00–123.00	115.10
15	—	717	110.00–125.00	117.47
3	—	910	98.00–100.00	98.66
2	—	823	107.00–110.00	108.48
11	—	629	120.00–140.00	131.95
6	—	228	135.00–157.00	147.37
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
2	—	982	82.50	82.50
46	—	371	122.00–176.00	163.83
18	—	526	102.50–155.00	136.41
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	310	147.50	147.50
4	—	546	135.50	135.50
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	228	140.00–180.00	155.38
301	—	674	116.00–140.00	132.12
246	—	378	135.00–175.50	157.35
460	—	572	129.00–154.75	144.76
171	—	330	135.00–177.50	159.85
2	—	135	165.00–181.00	172.41
435	—	624	117.00–147.00	136.47
2	—	1,026	94.00–124.00	109.30
34	—	856	103.00–129.00	121.72
63	—	269	135.00–184.00	158.67
3	—	1,110	81.00	81.00
87	—	821	106.00–136.00	124.55
4	—	914	106.00–125.00	112.04
449	—	467	130.00–166.50	156.14
358	—	425	128.00–174.00	157.44
128	—	724	109.00–138.00	129.62
530	—	526	128.00–160.00	148.42
89	—	768	108.00–126.00	121.75
7	—	969	104.00–121.50	117.45
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	322	150.00–185.00	168.01
182	—	773	123.25–140.00	131.30
1	—	845	131.00	131.00
272	—	629	134.00–153.00	146.78
4	—	286	155.00–165.00	157.45
123	—	682	132.00–147.00	142.23
198	—	518	145.00–161.50	151.98
2	—	223	160.00–165.00	162.64
22	—	913	121.75	121.75
30	—	369	150.00–174.00	162.87
76	—	467	147.00–170.00	155.14
154	—	576	137.00–155.00	147.78
102	—	431	150.00–170.00	161.72
201	—	725	124.00–144.00	138.22
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	125.00–126.00	125.67
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	574	90.00–159.00	134.57
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
6	—	867	85.00–113.00	103.58
3	—	817	92.00–120.00	103.50
42	—	671	110.00–129.50	121.94
34	—	627	104.00–137.00	125.69
6	—	233	119.00–154.00	142.27
46	—	378	124.00–161.00	147.88
9	—	283	127.50–155.00	139.93
20	—	774	90.00–128.00	115.98
46	—	724	83.00–134.00	118.08
35	—	323	120.00–158.00	138.07
48	—	473	120.00–152.00	141.59
48	—	523	116.00–146.00	133.01
3	—	922	107.00–110.00	108.67
62	—	424	121.00–169.00	144.15
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
2	—	933	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	971	96.00	96.00
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
3	—	836	114.00–126.00	118.04
5	—	718	127.00–131.00	128.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	157.50	157.50
8	—	374	171.00–180.00	175.53
1	—	185	229.00	229.00
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
9	—	324	170.00–180.00	177.85
4	—	231	180.00–225.00	193.77
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
3	—	488	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	176.00–210.00	196.24
22	—	428	189.00–222.00	207.31
4	—	288	199.00–208.00	204.64
3	—	233	192.50	192.50
13	—	371	211.00	211.00
5	—	345	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	105.50	105.50
56	—	578	110.00–161.00	148.91
3	—	917	115.00–117.00	116.33
14	—	319	140.00–183.00	163.20
1	—	250	176.00	176.00
13	—	374	154.00–187.50	168.05
2	—	890	100.00–130.00	115.08
8	—	229	123.00–182.00	164.46
95	—	706	98.00–143.00	139.35
40	—	625	125.00–155.00	138.68
14	—	427	152.50–187.00	176.64
4	—	1,016	110.00–112.00	110.74
12	—	813	124.00–135.00	133.27
35	—	474	147.00–179.00	166.99
24	—	676	110.00–152.00	136.00
32	—	521	123.00–168.50	154.61
8	—	764	125.00–136.00	132.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	424	163.00–191.50	182.21
282	—	618	147.00–177.75	165.12
76	—	476	160.00–195.00	177.29
174	—	768	136.50–151.00	146.12
124	—	823	139.00–143.00	141.30
191	—	716	139.00–153.00	148.39
118	—	571	161.00–192.00	174.21
5	—	365	188.00–195.00	192.32
155	—	676	145.00–161.00	153.96
161	—	528	164.00–191.00	176.96
131	—	868	131.00–144.25	142.27
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	719	124.00–152.00	142.24
28	—	277	182.50–215.00	200.33
141	—	425	152.50–205.00	182.45
2	—	1,125	111.00	111.00
46	—	323	160.00–214.00	188.69
197	—	477	155.00–197.00	176.50
3	—	220	205.00	205.00
294	—	678	139.00–169.00	151.10
249	—	573	143.00–182.00	167.19
38	—	968	116.00–134.00	123.58
6	—	1,072	117.00–124.00	121.16
36	—	872	119.00–140.00	133.67
40	—	920	118.00–135.00	126.89
170	—	765	114.50–149.00	139.10
249	—	620	142.00–175.00	158.91
251	—	525	150.00–184.00	170.20
4	—	1,012	116.00–120.00	118.97
71	—	378	160.00–217.50	191.01
120	—	831	125.00–140.00	134.64
3	—	1,158	112.00–113.00	112.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	771	138.00–139.00	138.67
1	—	695	148.00	148.00
4	—	928	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	157.00–157.50	157.17
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	72.00	72.00
10	—	557	59.00–134.50	124.54
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
3	—	253	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,168	85.00–87.00	86.01
17	—	666	114.00–131.00	129.09
2	—	925	94.00	94.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
15	—	980	110.25	110.25
1	—	865	60.00	60.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
4	—	451	82.00	82.00
1	—	635	87.50	87.50
10	—	819	121.25	121.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,117	550.00–1,210.00	868.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	800.00–875.00	846.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	955	700.00–930.00	810.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,042	630.00–1,210.00	890.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,058	600.00–925.00	842.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	785.00–1,150.00	983.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,140	875.00–935.00	898.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	500.00–885.00	762.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,317	925.00–1,235.00	1,044.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,147	610.00–1,175.00	1,016.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	992	750.00–1,075.00	807.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,177	635.00–1,375.00	1,061.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,174	610.00–1,140.00	791.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,138	875.00–1,325.00	1,069.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,179	560.00–1,275.00	1,042.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,044	660.00–1,100.00	926.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,329.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	925.00–1,200.00	1,075.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	550.00–600.00	574.94
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	830	675.00–825.00	760.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	770	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	865	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	728	535.00–750.00	687.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	705	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	650.00–800.00	718.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,006	700.00–825.00	746.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	730.00–740.00	734.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	940	640.00	640.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	899	650.00–900.00	838.47
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	745	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	959	685.00–1,000.00	858.99
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	821	860.00	860.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	971	800.00–1,275.00	933.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	985	725.00–1,100.00	962.73
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	635	235.00–440.00	362.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	74.00–93.00	80.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	804	75.00–95.00	85.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,179	825.00–850.00	831.31
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,165	925.00–1,100.00	991.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,439	825.00–1,450.00	1,281.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,322	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,507.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,111	950.00–1,550.00	1,236.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,318	790.00–1,500.00	1,232.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,184	940.00–1,775.00	1,283.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	914	875.00–1,075.00	937.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	800.00–1,925.00	1,627.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	975.00–1,075.00	1,030.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	707	635.00–775.00	698.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,056	935.00–1,450.00	1,231.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,245	810.00–1,660.00	1,221.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,405	74.50–98.00	87.99
96	—	1,821	100.00–131.00	115.99
96	—	1,643	87.00–119.50	102.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,561	75.00–94.50	85.64
12	—	1,552	60.00–75.00	70.93
145	—	1,512	69.00–89.00	78.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,180	56.00–77.00	67.79
151	—	1,315	73.00–100.50	85.60
291	—	1,254	62.00–89.00	77.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,095	48.00–77.50	68.19
18	—	997	25.00–60.00	47.81
73	—	1,039	45.00–71.00	59.54
77	—	1,087	60.00–90.00	78.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	89.00–104.00	94.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	98.00	98.00

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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