Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 321 priced lines covering 17,671 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,200 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,234 head. replacement cattle receipts at 940 head. Counted as USDA files them — 186 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,200Last week 17,432Year ago 21,463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,234Last week 2,705Year ago 1,922

Replacement CattleReceipts 940Last week 764Year ago 953

Compared to last week, feeders steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with a few exceptions 2.00 to 3.00 lower throughout the week. Yearlings were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for all feeder classes with active buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	933	109.00–120.50	117.23
9	—	235	156.00–171.00	165.74
202	—	719	119.00–139.00	129.13
163	—	324	147.00–180.00	166.75
5	—	973	107.00–118.00	111.02
24	—	867	112.00–124.50	119.35
3	—	1,143	120.00	120.00
48	—	285	147.50–176.00	160.70
297	—	672	122.00–145.00	135.52
305	—	377	148.00–186.00	165.77
339	—	625	123.00–147.00	137.30
481	—	427	140.00–177.00	160.36
75	—	824	111.00–131.00	123.69
515	—	473	136.00–175.00	155.89
4	—	1,016	97.00–115.00	110.57
491	—	522	133.00–164.00	148.88
662	—	572	130.00–155.00	146.06
115	—	767	115.00–138.00	128.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	129.50	129.50
5	—	805	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	161.00–171.00	165.10
307	—	572	145.00–163.60	156.00
156	—	524	146.00–164.00	153.27
288	—	737	136.00–150.10	145.73
278	—	669	136.00–148.00	142.40
65	—	469	150.00–173.00	158.20
201	—	623	138.00–150.00	144.48
258	—	768	134.00–141.25	138.19
146	—	821	129.50–135.75	130.65
60	—	856	133.90	133.90
4	—	268	171.00–187.50	180.92
67	—	434	150.00–165.00	159.55
10	—	330	161.00–174.00	169.31
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	125.00–129.00	128.33
3	—	598	135.00	135.00
5	—	746	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00	140.00
7	—	517	130.00–141.00	133.15
6	—	466	145.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	737	96.00–110.00	102.68
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	150.00	150.00
5	—	266	125.00–142.00	138.23
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
1	—	580	101.00	101.00
3	—	470	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	139.50	139.50
6	—	491	131.00–134.00	133.52
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
3	—	630	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	627	110.00–131.00	123.50
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
2	—	235	142.50–189.00	164.76
71	—	430	129.00–156.00	147.50
2	—	925	94.00–95.00	94.51
59	—	375	120.00–172.00	152.76
72	—	675	102.00–128.50	119.44
16	—	718	103.00–127.00	116.51
4	—	977	111.00–113.00	112.00
59	—	577	116.00–139.00	128.86
4	—	830	93.00–114.00	101.67
7	—	874	85.00–111.00	97.38
60	—	525	110.00–148.00	135.21
25	—	778	101.00–125.50	113.56
83	—	473	110.00–159.00	143.29
15	—	279	145.00–162.00	152.98
24	—	325	126.00–166.00	151.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	127.00	127.00
2	—	465	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	428	158.00–184.00	169.41
9	—	367	166.00–187.00	173.77
28	—	471	156.00–170.00	166.15
12	—	754	132.00	132.00
3	—	517	161.00–166.00	164.35
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	115.00–116.00	115.25
1	—	830	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	377	195.00–225.00	209.83
1	—	610	177.00	177.00
1	—	665	167.00	167.00
1	—	220	202.50	202.50
7	—	321	199.00–215.00	206.69
102	—	913	144.00–145.00	144.56
4	—	416	201.00–210.00	207.81
13	—	473	198.00–201.00	199.67
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	136.00–147.00	140.92
1	—	340	169.00	169.00
3	—	582	130.00–143.00	137.62
6	—	451	150.00	150.00
2	—	407	145.00	145.00
2	—	365	140.00–159.00	149.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	116.00–142.00	125.00
35	—	622	121.00–150.00	137.87
19	—	379	140.00–176.00	167.88
14	—	332	142.50–180.00	169.59
27	—	570	130.00–167.00	153.81
2	—	860	92.00–125.00	108.40
24	—	669	122.00–150.00	141.35
1	—	190	152.00	152.00
6	—	909	117.00–130.00	119.20
5	—	270	150.00–180.00	170.06
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
32	—	435	152.00–184.00	174.03
6	—	768	125.00–140.00	130.66
2	—	1,008	120.00	120.00
22	—	808	114.00–133.00	117.85
76	—	519	130.00–167.00	155.11
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
44	—	478	141.00–178.00	164.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	923	134.00–142.00	136.97
314	—	577	165.00–193.00	178.82
279	—	527	175.00–197.00	188.32
1	—	250	191.00	191.00
241	—	673	150.00–169.25	162.28
392	—	621	151.00–187.50	169.02
2	—	320	192.50	192.50
350	—	725	145.00–159.90	155.24
16	—	371	187.50–216.00	192.57
45	—	424	174.00–200.00	188.65
431	—	834	140.50–153.00	146.15
346	—	877	136.40–149.50	143.31
421	—	771	141.00–159.00	152.25
116	—	480	173.00–202.00	188.23
102	—	984	135.95	135.95
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	271	126.00–160.00	142.44
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
405	—	571	144.50–185.00	172.61
52	—	329	157.50–213.00	188.89
262	—	728	130.00–155.00	145.30
40	—	924	119.00–141.00	128.17
301	—	620	141.00–173.00	160.61
297	—	471	159.00–197.00	180.78
112	—	769	130.00–150.00	139.93
2	—	230	180.00–182.50	181.17
4	—	1,164	120.00	120.00
32	—	285	170.00–207.50	192.84
215	—	422	161.00–202.00	184.92
282	—	521	155.00–191.00	174.94
154	—	822	124.00–145.00	138.24
5	—	1,107	128.00–128.50	128.40
3	—	1,042	120.00–125.00	123.35
248	—	677	131.00–165.50	154.22
68	—	871	123.00–145.00	136.87
2	—	1,078	104.00–127.00	115.42
105	—	368	170.00–204.00	190.25
18	—	968	104.00–136.00	124.04
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
4	—	872	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	130.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	431	150.00–165.00	155.12
4	—	483	145.00–157.50	149.32
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
2	—	363	162.50–170.00	166.12
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
8	—	532	155.00–157.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	130.00–134.00	132.83
5	—	430	180.00–192.50	190.00
5	—	373	181.00–199.00	191.95
5	—	616	156.00–169.00	163.40
7	—	349	196.00	196.00
6	—	512	180.00–187.00	184.00
18	—	472	177.00–187.00	182.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	171.00–181.00	175.22
16	—	478	175.00–186.00	180.31
5	—	635	145.00–154.00	150.36
8	—	568	157.00–176.00	169.30
9	—	714	136.00–150.00	144.42
3	—	371	186.00–188.00	186.66
3	—	530	175.00–182.00	177.27
4	—	341	191.00	191.00
4	—	676	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	778	67.00–116.00	109.75
27	—	581	110.00–154.00	141.97
4	—	876	88.00–106.00	98.62
45	—	524	130.00–160.00	145.09
29	—	375	140.00–169.00	154.24
24	—	423	115.00–177.00	146.24
19	—	680	108.00–140.00	125.48
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
13	—	323	140.00–181.00	167.21
12	—	275	149.00–177.50	160.94
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
4	—	236	140.00–180.00	164.89
23	—	620	111.00–145.00	132.67
51	—	471	132.00–170.00	152.42
4	—	971	92.00–104.00	97.42
4	—	715	111.00–129.00	122.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	161.00	161.00
6	—	545	173.50	173.50
3	—	620	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–163.00	146.28
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	134.00	134.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	431	150.00–195.00	175.50
13	—	873	111.00–135.00	119.09
36	—	769	108.00–135.00	121.22
1	—	1,090	105.00	105.00
69	—	722	110.00–150.00	131.71
219	—	572	135.00–170.00	157.57
3	—	220	175.00–202.50	185.91
9	—	1,033	83.00–105.00	96.85
30	—	276	149.00–205.00	179.37
75	—	320	160.00–199.00	185.16
207	—	478	150.00–193.00	167.94
24	—	817	102.00–134.00	119.65
16	—	960	90.00–112.00	105.39
96	—	677	125.00–156.00	136.62
207	—	372	150.00–203.00	179.06
159	—	622	133.00–170.00	148.56
265	—	521	145.00–174.00	164.46
4	—	930	112.00–119.00	115.03
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
5	—	369	145.00–160.00	152.43
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
2	—	268	160.00–167.50	163.57
5	—	474	147.50–149.00	148.70
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
4	—	672	127.00–128.00	127.50
5	—	595	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	274	131.00–150.00	146.11
35	—	689	90.00–139.00	118.34
41	—	365	133.00–151.00	144.65
20	—	916	102.00–123.00	120.91
2	—	1,015	116.00	116.00
22	—	750	98.00–126.70	125.39
15	—	710	116.00–135.00	129.98
13	—	322	146.00–151.00	147.97
4	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
19	—	986	111.00–117.00	112.10
2	—	872	104.00	104.00
83	—	632	118.00–134.25	130.51
16	—	189	150.00	150.00
9	—	575	100.00–136.00	128.49
24	—	530	99.00–141.00	133.70
23	—	228	138.00–151.00	142.69
63	—	469	140.00–150.00	144.11
37	—	415	103.00–144.00	137.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	755	136.40	136.40
66	—	691	138.85	138.85
76	—	340	152.50	152.50
50	—	411	144.25	144.25

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,195	975.00–1,450.00	1,246.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,124.00	1,124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,274	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,183.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,114	700.00–1,375.00	981.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,208	1,050.00–1,750.00	1,348.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	943	850.00–1,250.00	1,068.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,233	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,273	925.00–1,300.00	1,160.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,281	800.00–1,525.00	1,290.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,218	975.00–1,400.00	1,259.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,448	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,445.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,620	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	750.00–1,150.00	961.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	952	575.00–1,200.00	947.81
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	890	760.00–970.00	789.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,086	760.00–1,080.00	941.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	998	800.00–1,175.00	911.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	805	700.00–750.00	736.64
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	750	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	94.00	94.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,040	72.00–112.00	84.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	96.00–100.00	98.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,305	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,236.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,099	650.00–1,280.00	945.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	998	870.00–1,210.00	946.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	—	1,147	775.00–1,375.00	1,050.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,170	650.00–1,275.00	992.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,190	710.00–1,150.00	889.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	873	500.00–800.00	652.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,126	585.00–1,210.00	1,034.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,128	570.00–1,325.00	889.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,083	700.00–1,200.00	1,007.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,160	900.00–950.00	923.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,173	700.00–1,300.00	1,047.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,135	700.00–1,210.00	847.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,185	750.00–1,100.00	924.22
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	921	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	889	750.00–900.00	791.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	855	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	675.00–775.00	730.93
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,418	77.00–110.00	97.27
85	—	1,828	107.00–131.00	119.05
140	—	1,713	83.00–120.00	109.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	59.00	59.00
480	—	1,203	63.00–94.00	79.39
184	—	1,230	74.00–118.00	87.21
83	—	1,190	54.00–79.50	69.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,504	76.50–102.00	85.89
167	—	1,490	71.00–89.50	80.96
34	—	1,493	60.00–79.00	71.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,028	66.00–101.00	77.74
91	—	989	50.00–73.00	64.28
14	—	950	40.50–60.00	51.55
170	—	992	42.00–84.00	69.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	100.00–105.00	102.08
1	—	1,345	109.00	109.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	101.00	101.00

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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