Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 261 priced lines covering 9,093 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,660 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,028 head. replacement cattle receipts at 434 head. Counted as USDA files them — 96 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,660Last week 16,662Year ago 13,632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,028Last week 2,402Year ago 1,685

Replacement CattleReceipts 434Last week 779Year ago 580

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower with exceptions to 3.00 higher. Yearlings were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for all yearling and feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand. Extreme high temperatures throughout the region affected both cattle movement and buyer activity this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	874	128.00–148.00	145.58
35	—	368	146.00–190.00	175.51
108	—	424	150.00–195.00	178.37
169	—	520	143.00–183.50	166.96
22	—	820	120.00–153.00	137.82
142	—	672	124.00–164.00	151.44
3	—	953	130.50	130.50
1	—	1,070	131.00	131.00
2	—	243	160.00–180.00	170.10
19	—	777	125.00–150.00	140.99
7	—	270	180.00–196.00	187.15
159	—	623	134.00–169.00	157.44
104	—	725	125.00–155.25	144.59
1	—	1,205	97.00	97.00
36	—	317	126.00–199.00	180.85
29	—	909	121.00–140.00	134.25
102	—	479	147.00–193.00	174.72
153	—	573	133.00–179.00	161.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	129.00–132.00	130.35
7	—	336	150.00–175.00	162.88
26	—	474	81.00–171.00	149.54
20	—	668	130.00–143.00	139.15
12	—	809	125.00–131.00	129.48
28	—	575	128.00–160.00	143.99
32	—	528	95.00–164.00	148.90
24	—	425	123.00–187.00	160.39
13	—	374	103.00–175.00	151.63
2	—	908	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	877	123.00–126.00	125.00
4	—	704	120.00–135.00	128.74
2	—	240	91.00–171.00	131.83
1	—	175	150.00	150.00
15	—	625	122.00–140.00	132.63
1	—	970	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	174.00–187.00	183.58
7	—	413	180.00–195.00	184.17
58	—	943	142.00	142.00
3	—	346	181.00	181.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	115.00	115.00
5	—	675	138.00–141.00	140.39
9	—	632	122.00	122.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	122.50–131.00	126.77
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	687	145.00–168.00	158.74
32	—	519	165.00–193.50	175.80
13	—	424	171.00–192.00	186.39
113	—	931	152.75–155.80	154.19
183	—	622	149.00–180.80	169.96
39	—	737	148.75–157.00	151.30
99	—	572	161.00–188.00	175.17
122	—	782	142.00–164.00	157.38
86	—	877	154.00–154.90	154.61
190	—	833	144.00–161.00	157.22
30	—	466	170.00–198.00	183.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	100.00–117.00	111.33
7	—	223	140.00–191.00	161.49
66	—	724	112.00–137.00	126.60
9	—	827	108.00–127.00	120.05
1	—	195	195.00	195.00
43	—	281	130.00–180.00	159.62
159	—	672	120.00–145.00	133.06
121	—	374	137.50–178.00	161.74
326	—	521	124.00–164.00	148.86
1	—	1,060	104.00	104.00
187	—	624	123.00–153.00	139.51
224	—	425	120.00–172.00	153.08
6	—	878	100.00–123.00	113.04
9	—	970	99.00–117.00	111.06
313	—	469	103.00–169.50	152.42
4	—	1,114	104.50	104.50
45	—	768	116.00–145.00	130.26
6	—	913	106.00–123.50	117.75
68	—	326	141.00–176.00	159.04
355	—	574	128.00–156.50	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	773	147.85	147.85
9	—	567	144.00–159.50	152.61
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
112	—	634	139.00–154.50	147.92
29	—	431	148.00–174.00	166.43
49	—	525	145.00–159.00	151.09
183	—	673	136.75–153.70	148.20
121	—	815	143.90–149.00	146.45
387	—	732	140.75–148.90	146.57
25	—	493	152.00–179.00	157.31
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	126.00	126.00
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	103.00–119.00	113.64
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	422	110.00–157.50	135.29
23	—	333	120.00–158.00	138.97
26	—	630	107.00–134.00	121.85
54	—	523	115.00–150.00	132.96
5	—	814	91.00–99.00	92.63
13	—	713	98.00–128.50	117.37
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
27	—	379	124.00–158.00	143.19
3	—	220	143.00–145.00	143.74
17	—	875	90.00–123.00	118.01
87	—	467	115.00–150.00	136.65
4	—	913	109.00–117.00	112.02
21	—	675	107.00–127.00	120.68
12	—	785	103.00–117.00	110.12
57	—	569	110.00–144.00	128.66
15	—	276	118.00–175.00	142.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	839	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	416	152.50–182.00	171.57
2	—	487	157.00	157.00
2	—	377	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	164.00	164.00
1	—	540	157.00	157.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
2	—	415	154.00–161.00	157.46
9	—	623	138.00–152.50	146.90
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	147.00	147.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	172.50	172.50
6	—	882	106.00–115.00	112.47
23	—	828	109.50–132.00	117.81
197	—	522	118.00–161.00	150.88
121	—	472	132.50–174.00	156.66
18	—	766	102.00–137.00	126.09
2	—	1,105	98.00	98.00
1	—	175	175.00	175.00
94	—	724	110.00–144.00	131.23
77	—	374	131.00–185.00	166.04
27	—	278	157.50–187.00	175.46
3	—	905	90.00–126.00	102.00
111	—	569	127.00–164.00	149.55
1	—	1,075	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,045	106.00	106.00
66	—	320	150.00–187.00	173.21
146	—	426	140.00–184.00	164.73
89	—	669	120.00–146.00	137.52
11	—	224	161.00–192.50	174.55
7	—	966	82.00–105.00	89.39
88	—	626	130.00–153.00	141.96
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	131.00–140.00	135.50
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
2	—	537	102.00	102.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	151.00	151.00
10	—	323	192.00–205.00	199.80
5	—	444	177.00	177.00
3	—	490	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	110.00–125.00	117.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	571	115.00–142.00	132.35
4	—	731	115.00–127.00	120.97
13	—	626	95.00–144.00	124.48
2	—	1,172	100.50	100.50
4	—	270	130.00–157.00	143.49
33	—	521	105.00–145.00	131.38
23	—	437	125.00–160.00	141.21
13	—	666	109.00–128.00	118.46
9	—	919	95.00–105.00	100.59
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	169.00	169.00
40	—	468	93.00–150.00	133.04
8	—	323	124.00–160.00	140.97
4	—	882	95.00–116.00	103.27
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00
3	—	760	77.50–114.00	99.94
16	—	380	114.00–150.00	140.41
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	84.00	84.00
5	—	524	130.00–135.00	131.03
6	—	916	88.00–92.00	89.35
1	—	290	81.00	81.00
6	—	731	82.00–117.00	99.93
7	—	428	100.00–120.00	107.20
11	—	779	88.00–119.50	111.34
7	—	330	87.00–117.00	108.09
12	—	578	82.00–131.50	113.92
22	—	485	89.00–147.50	121.19
3	—	633	83.00	83.00
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
2	—	875	86.00–90.00	88.01
16	—	377	76.00–119.00	105.86
8	—	678	81.00–127.00	93.32
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	70.00–73.00	70.73
3	—	468	82.00	82.00
2	—	813	72.00	72.00
1	—	855	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,257	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,491.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,780	134.00	134.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,243	1,085.00–1,375.00	1,195.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,640.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	850.00–1,075.00	965.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,322	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,358.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,351.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,180.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,005	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,130.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,043	875.00–1,000.00	934.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,330.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,377	1,110.00–1,800.00	1,456.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	882	825.00–910.00	869.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	875.00–1,225.00	1,027.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,211	750.00–1,320.00	1,151.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,272	925.00–1,430.00	1,190.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,044	640.00–850.00	777.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,170	750.00–1,250.00	995.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	978	625.00–1,180.00	854.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,092	830.00–1,085.00	943.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	955	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,128	625.00–1,400.00	1,079.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	91.00	91.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,052	775.00–885.00	823.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,190	800.00–1,085.00	920.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,085	640.00–950.00	859.59
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	909	500.00–1,160.00	750.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	98.00	98.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	658	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,717	113.00–137.00	126.50
82	—	1,720	97.00–126.00	113.84
18	—	1,618	120.00–130.00	123.78
27	—	1,420	80.00–113.00	96.74
7	—	1,466	74.00–97.00	89.43
24	—	1,493	100.00–118.00	111.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,011	58.00–87.00	74.17
61	—	935	40.00–75.00	61.82
95	—	1,031	73.00–98.00	84.95
12	—	901	27.00–68.00	57.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,167	50.00–95.00	73.50
3	—	1,172	37.00–56.00	46.22
193	—	1,280	64.00–117.50	97.50
359	—	1,203	70.00–107.50	85.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	47.00	47.00
22	—	1,468	56.00–84.00	76.25
174	—	1,452	75.00–106.00	88.21
108	—	1,494	84.00–116.50	96.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,640	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	101.00	101.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	112.00–120.00	117.43
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	107.00	107.00

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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