Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 196 priced lines covering 7,521 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,310 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 862 head. replacement cattle receipts at 322 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,310Last week 14,453Year ago 8,673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 862Last week 2,829Year ago 1,253

Replacement CattleReceipts 322Last week 709Year ago 316

Compared to last week , receipts are lower due to 4th of July closures. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	970	151.75–158.25	155.18
65	—	854	165.25	165.25
1	—	360	177.50	177.50
16	—	710	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	127.00–165.00	143.17
4	—	721	135.00–141.00	137.73
19	—	522	131.00–175.00	150.75
4	—	580	136.00–166.00	153.44
18	—	474	132.00–171.00	150.47
11	—	435	144.00–166.00	154.22
2	—	763	136.00–139.00	137.48
3	—	873	129.00–138.00	131.92
8	—	666	119.00–152.00	137.95
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	238	182.50–199.00	196.39
39	—	766	141.00–170.00	159.28
8	—	334	160.00–189.00	174.57
7	—	1,011	131.50	131.50
147	—	675	147.00–180.00	172.69
5	—	271	160.00–187.50	179.38
80	—	420	160.00–193.00	182.59
99	—	568	154.00–182.00	169.68
34	—	379	157.00–200.00	184.09
81	—	480	150.00–191.00	177.72
77	—	619	139.00–177.00	163.09
1	—	975	152.00	152.00
68	—	859	140.00–162.00	160.98
104	—	532	150.00–195.00	172.53
16	—	916	140.00–145.00	142.06
34	—	805	140.00–150.00	147.99
52	—	726	140.00–176.00	160.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
435	—	880	155.00–168.00	162.70
9	—	518	162.00–199.00	187.81
80	—	623	152.00–183.00	177.16
43	—	717	154.00–170.00	168.47
2	—	465	174.00–175.00	174.49
55	—	570	162.00–191.00	179.72
70	—	678	155.00–185.00	165.22
108	—	980	159.90–162.75	161.30
48	—	1,124	144.95	144.95
276	—	926	157.25–163.00	161.23
12	—	792	165.00	165.00
162	—	1,075	147.60–153.90	149.99
347	—	820	153.00–169.00	165.25
3	—	427	175.00–180.00	178.30
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	710	184.70	184.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	809	138.00–143.50	141.12
290	—	634	150.00–175.00	167.76
152	—	566	150.00–173.50	167.58
77	—	517	151.00–169.00	160.48
129	—	777	159.90–161.80	160.85
143	—	726	154.60–169.80	162.36
19	—	478	154.00–170.00	164.12
19	—	432	154.00–159.00	156.72
457	—	669	145.25–174.25	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	739	156.90	156.90
76	—	589	170.95	170.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	727	120.00–157.50	139.56
158	—	624	130.00–152.00	143.10
12	—	817	120.00–132.00	126.71
175	—	525	139.00–161.00	151.61
119	—	425	126.00–167.00	154.21
31	—	765	120.00–140.00	133.72
36	—	323	140.00–167.00	158.29
1	—	985	123.00	123.00
42	—	665	126.00–146.00	136.75
66	—	373	131.00–170.00	154.13
9	—	209	149.00–187.00	163.79
14	—	277	142.50–172.50	159.60
5	—	940	117.00–130.00	127.46
5	—	175	179.00–194.00	188.51
7	—	865	115.00–125.00	122.43
118	—	467	132.00–162.00	152.51
208	—	571	139.00–160.00	149.44
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
2	—	430	138.00–141.00	139.53
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	130.00–157.50	145.83
13	—	625	114.00–140.00	126.18
14	—	565	122.00–142.00	132.92
2	—	935	100.00–121.00	110.50
16	—	417	114.00–150.00	140.55
22	—	671	115.00–144.00	124.96
7	—	332	113.00–148.00	139.62
6	—	236	120.00–160.00	128.58
25	—	478	113.00–153.00	137.38
3	—	870	106.00–117.00	110.97
34	—	536	108.00–153.00	133.18
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
28	—	372	117.00–154.00	140.43
4	—	716	110.00–114.00	111.99
6	—	779	110.00–153.00	129.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	101.00	101.00
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
12	—	816	131.00	131.00
3	—	910	116.00–123.00	120.33
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	550	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
8	—	618	150.00–162.00	157.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	107.00–130.00	117.35
6	—	222	170.00–198.00	184.16
43	—	665	123.00–152.00	140.41
47	—	617	130.00–160.00	147.54
69	—	524	145.00–182.00	158.01
8	—	825	112.00–133.00	122.30
8	—	772	122.00–137.00	127.07
2	—	968	109.00–111.00	109.98
13	—	721	120.00–141.50	132.68
18	—	275	150.00–186.00	173.19
53	—	377	148.00–185.00	174.97
1	—	1,055	103.00	103.00
87	—	568	140.00–178.00	157.48
2	—	170	188.00–195.00	191.60
64	—	421	148.00–185.00	171.55
66	—	475	144.00–180.00	164.47
10	—	331	141.00–190.00	165.20
1	—	915	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.17
4	—	496	137.00	137.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	134.00–157.00	143.58
2	—	910	90.00	90.00
7	—	324	118.00–166.00	148.18
11	—	374	141.00–161.00	150.80
4	—	765	90.00–126.00	107.92
3	—	823	85.00–90.00	88.29
12	—	512	120.00–165.00	139.75
16	—	570	126.00–146.00	138.20
2	—	983	90.00–91.00	90.51
3	—	727	105.00–134.00	115.79
9	—	616	127.00–144.00	135.21
2	—	208	145.00–169.00	156.86
3	—	278	142.00–173.00	162.79
3	—	675	120.00–130.00	126.62
19	—	471	125.00–152.00	144.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	466	131.00–145.00	138.98
3	—	558	130.00	130.00
63	—	884	111.00–129.00	128.17
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
6	—	970	121.00	121.00
4	—	510	136.00	136.00
5	—	253	145.00	145.00
3	—	708	134.00	134.00
4	—	343	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,020	114.00	114.00
9	—	437	145.00	145.00
43	—	360	146.00	146.00
2	—	832	119.00	119.00
59	—	624	131.25–135.00	134.19

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	2	—	1,313	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	1,075.00–1,185.00	1,132.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,257.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,490.00	1,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,303	1,025.00–1,875.00	1,374.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	867	710.00–820.00	754.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,284	910.00–1,140.00	1,040.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,061	860.00–910.00	890.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,083	800.00–970.00	869.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,376	850.00–1,300.00	1,110.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	790.00–830.00	810.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,098	950.00–985.00	958.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,243	835.00–1,525.00	1,186.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	758	735.00–810.00	772.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.84
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,028	925.00–1,250.00	1,143.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	75.00–111.00	95.94
42	—	1,813	120.50–140.00	129.43
58	—	1,668	103.00–130.00	119.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,203	59.00–93.00	79.61
194	—	1,186	69.00–102.00	87.81
120	—	1,271	89.00–121.00	102.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,491	80.50–99.00	91.06
69	—	1,481	90.00–116.50	103.44
7	—	1,351	76.00–93.50	85.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	945	40.00–83.00	68.01
16	—	838	42.00–71.00	54.87
93	—	1,035	55.00–96.00	76.71
55	—	1,103	66.00–113.00	90.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	119.00	119.00

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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