Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 339 priced lines covering 17,736 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,932 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,997 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,531 head. Counted as USDA files them — 352 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,932Last week 18,106Year ago 13,857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,997Last week 2,329Year ago 2,062

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,531Last week 794Year ago 1,227

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mixed trending mostly steady to 4.00 higher through midweek with trends shifting to 2.00 to 4.00 lower by week's end. Yearlings were unevenly steady. There was mostly moderate to good demand for all feeder and yearling classes except weaned and preconditioned packages which were very good. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady. Prices ranged from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
315	—	622	118.00–152.00	137.77
616	—	528	132.00–165.00	149.79
112	—	771	122.00–138.50	129.93
47	—	961	109.00–123.50	119.93
5	—	1,006	112.50–117.00	115.49
25	—	867	107.00–127.00	115.82
268	—	731	116.00–140.50	131.68
2	—	1,290	98.00	98.00
132	—	324	126.00–187.00	166.62
10	—	907	116.00–124.00	121.58
3	—	1,128	118.00	118.00
449	—	427	137.50–172.50	160.77
322	—	668	115.00–148.00	138.90
55	—	828	107.00–136.00	123.31
8	—	1,075	103.00–119.00	110.05
60	—	280	145.00–185.00	168.09
503	—	475	141.00–174.00	157.64
17	—	230	152.00–197.00	180.88
658	—	572	131.00–161.00	149.25
280	—	377	144.00–185.00	165.55
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	143.00	143.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	728	130.95–148.25	143.95
61	—	423	156.00–183.00	165.59
230	—	775	134.00–147.75	142.87
256	—	519	147.00–166.00	157.32
176	—	579	147.00–178.00	156.64
11	—	277	170.00–178.00	174.01
91	—	472	154.00–169.00	159.45
27	—	824	123.00–130.00	129.75
75	—	383	162.00–185.00	173.07
282	—	623	139.00–158.25	151.61
13	—	322	163.00–181.00	169.31
273	—	658	132.00–156.25	150.62
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	520	135.00–138.00	137.76
3	—	370	146.00–160.00	155.21
5	—	770	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	358	137.50	137.50
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	74.00	74.00
2	—	810	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,030	95.00	95.00
1	—	885	68.00	68.00
1	—	365	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	77.00	77.00
4	—	451	107.00	107.00
1	—	325	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	109.00	109.00
8	—	781	133.50	133.50
9	—	810	116.00–128.00	122.05
1	—	985	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,008	107.00–108.00	107.40
6	—	857	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	329	120.00–163.00	146.49
30	—	670	115.00–133.00	124.04
1	—	1,095	96.00	96.00
33	—	714	98.00–122.00	113.82
68	—	575	110.00–145.00	134.44
1	—	190	188.00	188.00
41	—	516	115.00–155.00	132.44
34	—	372	131.00–171.00	154.86
87	—	472	120.00–159.00	143.11
5	—	922	100.00–108.00	105.57
10	—	271	140.00–162.00	152.87
1	—	1,035	107.00	107.00
4	—	866	90.00–111.00	105.57
2	—	968	83.00–104.00	93.64
71	—	434	120.00–174.00	149.43
4	—	240	139.00–160.00	151.99
11	—	825	87.50–116.00	105.07
12	—	769	110.00–121.00	114.25
43	—	621	110.00–139.00	125.29
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	129.00–137.00	133.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	165.00	165.00
6	—	212	191.00–215.00	197.56
4	—	260	200.00	200.00
12	—	386	172.00–183.00	173.44
155	—	610	151.00–161.50	160.95
16	—	311	173.00	173.00
66	—	423	163.00–180.00	174.58
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	192.50–220.00	205.06
6	—	337	203.00–220.00	211.34
4	—	238	217.50–230.00	221.09
45	—	421	190.00–212.50	201.47
1	—	265	197.50	197.50
41	—	458	194.00–207.00	202.04
123	—	828	149.80	149.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
287	—	823	141.50–155.50	148.77
7	—	339	190.00–200.00	194.80
58	—	955	143.00	143.00
254	—	577	164.00–195.00	186.07
258	—	872	143.90–148.10	145.68
256	—	732	149.50–165.00	157.16
30	—	382	192.00–209.00	197.34
142	—	618	158.00–191.00	175.62
306	—	526	171.00–201.00	187.55
229	—	916	142.00–145.00	143.90
103	—	666	158.50–179.50	169.48
192	—	781	145.75–159.00	154.48
54	—	1,039	134.50	134.50
85	—	420	170.00–209.00	193.21
115	—	471	170.00–198.00	189.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	625	126.00–164.50	144.82
8	—	729	126.00–135.00	133.28
3	—	825	130.00–137.00	134.72
6	—	283	160.00–190.00	173.37
4	—	775	129.00–130.00	129.50
34	—	524	146.00–166.00	156.52
39	—	574	140.00–168.00	154.68
29	—	674	129.00–159.00	138.08
1	—	220	186.00	186.00
24	—	417	142.50–183.00	169.08
2	—	905	110.00–121.00	115.53
48	—	474	153.00–177.00	168.56
4	—	869	121.00–134.00	126.22
1	—	995	118.00	118.00
12	—	373	157.50–183.00	170.23
11	—	330	129.00–175.00	157.45
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
3	—	555	162.00	162.00
12	—	766	140.00	140.00
10	—	666	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	658	172.70	172.70
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	828	123.00–148.50	138.00
13	—	230	189.00–210.00	199.22
10	—	1,071	115.00–134.00	128.64
294	—	669	133.00–172.50	156.76
307	—	523	146.00–189.00	173.44
76	—	867	128.00–144.00	138.66
201	—	425	160.00–203.00	185.14
36	—	958	122.00–130.00	126.20
220	—	766	131.00–155.50	145.87
169	—	720	130.00–159.50	147.60
24	—	272	180.00–211.00	199.31
1	—	1,000	123.00	123.00
45	—	327	170.00–211.00	191.22
79	—	372	171.00–207.50	189.57
265	—	472	160.00–200.00	180.00
2	—	1,168	101.00–126.00	113.42
435	—	571	155.00–189.00	173.92
20	—	917	116.00–136.50	129.81
354	—	627	130.00–179.50	160.78
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	139.00	139.00
2	—	970	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	96.00	96.00
24	—	478	83.00–136.00	109.07
4	—	738	77.00–84.00	82.23
11	—	576	87.00–135.00	117.59
2	—	952	105.00	105.00
5	—	333	105.00–106.00	105.38
11	—	838	67.00–90.00	83.86
18	—	427	83.00–140.00	126.29
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
7	—	274	140.00–150.00	146.37
17	—	387	98.00–146.00	134.02
2	—	1,127	93.50	93.50
15	—	614	87.00–130.00	118.40
9	—	929	80.00–100.00	97.81
4	—	790	100.00	100.00
44	—	532	84.00–138.50	120.89
2	—	863	103.00–112.00	107.51
22	—	678	89.00–124.00	111.71
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	68.00	68.00
1	—	550	53.00	53.00
3	—	378	84.00–88.00	86.37
2	—	458	61.00–73.00	67.10
1	—	730	52.00	52.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	352	131.00	131.00
13	—	440	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	119.00	119.00
2	—	250	210.00	210.00
4	—	340	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	433	175.00–194.50	186.95
20	—	621	152.00–168.00	156.95
11	—	523	170.00–180.00	174.95
2	—	653	149.00–153.00	151.01
17	—	465	174.00–190.00	184.35
13	—	367	185.00–211.00	197.55
24	—	572	164.00–183.00	178.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	235.00	235.00
6	—	377	192.00–220.00	200.63
13	—	307	202.00	202.00
10	—	475	168.00–198.00	184.05
25	—	516	163.00–186.00	176.10
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
2	—	613	155.00–159.00	157.02
15	—	571	167.00–179.00	171.21
14	—	415	170.00–204.00	183.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	100.00–114.00	103.54
23	—	437	135.00–177.50	163.18
10	—	271	153.00–175.00	164.03
44	—	473	125.00–168.00	154.76
7	—	735	106.00–125.00	119.12
15	—	623	110.00–142.00	129.66
13	—	678	110.00–137.00	126.69
4	—	774	100.00–117.00	108.15
30	—	575	135.00–147.00	140.70
60	—	527	132.00–156.00	143.06
35	—	375	140.00–188.00	169.73
3	—	225	152.50–160.00	156.82
6	—	868	100.00–110.00	106.65
2	—	968	84.00–109.00	96.34
3	—	917	82.00–113.00	94.61
26	—	326	143.00–184.00	164.15
1	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	522	145.00–176.00	161.24
1	—	190	220.00	220.00
85	—	325	167.00–206.00	183.66
20	—	871	95.00–132.00	111.77
18	—	926	90.00–125.00	105.22
1	—	1,105	98.00	98.00
59	—	774	113.00–149.00	130.94
188	—	376	161.00–210.00	180.88
21	—	826	104.00–134.00	118.64
297	—	571	139.00–171.00	156.60
81	—	718	115.00–150.00	130.75
3	—	977	82.00–101.00	92.66
31	—	227	153.00–215.00	194.84
262	—	470	149.00–187.00	169.60
223	—	430	151.00–191.00	173.30
178	—	623	128.00–174.00	145.14
29	—	282	161.00–203.00	188.91
124	—	668	125.00–163.00	140.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	181.00	181.00
7	—	655	152.00	152.00
5	—	418	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	149.00–152.00	150.21
2	—	882	112.00	112.00
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
3	—	320	127.50–130.00	129.19
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
3	—	617	110.00–145.00	123.79
3	—	405	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	130.00	130.00

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	1	—	875	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	740.00–1,210.00	983.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	891	760.00–925.00	860.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,216	800.00–1,525.00	1,235.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,219	700.00–1,285.00	1,100.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,178	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,502.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,080	810.00–1,800.00	1,339.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,222	985.00–1,300.00	1,137.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,167.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	120	—	1,284	960.00–1,775.00	1,412.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	1,310.00–1,500.00	1,408.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,548	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,478	1,450.00–1,925.00	1,696.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,176	875.00–1,675.00	1,271.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	940.00–1,300.00	1,124.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	925.00–1,200.00	1,058.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,366	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,156	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,326	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,023.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,264	900.00–1,300.00	1,121.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,187	680.00–1,310.00	1,036.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,084	750.00–1,375.00	1,032.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,105	530.00–1,135.00	849.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,251	850.00–1,400.00	1,206.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,180	750.00–1,425.00	1,067.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,238	750.00–980.00	859.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,051	825.00–1,450.00	1,150.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,042	825.00–1,475.00	1,095.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,188	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,050.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,254	1,060.00–1,210.00	1,130.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,233	850.00–1,575.00	1,121.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,233	760.00–1,225.00	1,026.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,221	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,420.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	978	870.00–1,050.00	960.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,204	750.00–1,175.00	1,057.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,061	700.00–875.00	809.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	113	—	1,146	730.00–1,425.00	1,025.78
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	760.00–900.00	826.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	933	700.00–1,410.00	1,106.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,020	650.00–825.00	739.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	971	750.00–850.00	793.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	880.00	880.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	740.00–1,175.00	985.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	950.00–1,075.00	1,019.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	640.00	640.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	843	725.00–900.00	807.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	620.00–1,085.00	905.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,023	80.00–92.00	86.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	997	85.00–108.00	97.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	960	620.00–1,150.00	842.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	945.00	945.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	913	81.00–113.00	93.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,105	1,035.00–1,375.00	1,231.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	15	—	1,452	1,300.00–2,275.00	1,673.63
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,045	60.00–95.00	75.99
33	—	924	30.00–56.00	47.63
255	—	1,039	50.00–81.00	69.36
90	—	978	44.00–68.00	59.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
219	—	1,420	67.50–89.00	80.24
30	—	1,424	67.00–78.00	73.60
1	—	1,360	65.00	65.00
201	—	1,500	76.00–99.50	86.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	1,252	76.00–105.00	86.86
75	—	1,167	60.00–77.00	71.17
5	—	1,140	50.00–67.00	60.01
422	—	1,198	60.00–89.00	78.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,094	115.00–118.00	117.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,699	88.00–122.00	109.45
50	—	1,551	82.00–108.00	96.81
106	—	1,830	110.00–144.00	122.02

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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