Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 255 priced lines covering 11,678 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,806 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,720 head. replacement cattle receipts at 563 head. Counted as USDA files them — 103 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,806Last week 14,013Year ago 11,596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,720Last week 2,157Year ago 1,611

Replacement CattleReceipts 563Last week 526Year ago 604

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with exceptions to 2.00 lower, mainly early in the week, due to adverse weather. Demand was moderate to good with very good demand for packages and loads. Yearlings sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls mostly steady with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	45.00–59.00	53.28
314	—	1,236	60.00–89.50	75.63
218	—	1,271	74.00–110.00	86.17
52	—	1,167	60.00–78.00	66.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,022	40.00–64.00	53.11
50	—	1,001	64.00–86.00	76.57
143	—	1,025	53.50–81.50	66.28
40	—	957	46.50–64.00	55.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,533	60.00–80.00	68.89
125	—	1,497	67.00–89.50	77.57
116	—	1,531	73.00–110.00	84.20
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,764	101.00–135.00	122.07
103	—	1,696	81.00–127.00	110.52
42	—	1,435	70.00–103.00	93.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	432	154.00–175.00	166.35
186	—	563	147.00–194.75	181.37
333	—	729	156.00–168.75	163.17
534	—	626	140.00–189.50	176.42
2	—	810	128.50	128.50
70	—	483	154.00–186.50	181.12
314	—	676	140.00–174.50	165.70
2	—	227	170.00	170.00
128	—	526	148.00–177.00	165.16
8	—	316	174.00–179.00	176.29
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	144.00–152.00	147.15
2	—	510	145.00	145.00
4	—	379	141.00	141.00
3	—	498	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	719	118.00–161.00	137.83
263	—	622	125.00–165.00	151.74
1	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
1	—	175	177.00	177.00
267	—	524	135.00–171.00	156.47
52	—	768	123.00–159.00	140.90
243	—	481	124.00–174.00	159.49
1	—	1,010	114.00	114.00
330	—	573	133.00–167.00	153.82
376	—	424	120.00–177.50	162.04
5	—	983	87.00–124.00	109.14
186	—	667	123.00–160.00	144.82
65	—	325	118.00–175.00	160.21
44	—	825	90.00–145.00	129.51
13	—	910	106.00–125.00	123.53
10	—	227	160.00–170.00	167.28
39	—	279	137.50–180.00	157.52
125	—	376	137.50–176.00	161.37
12	—	857	112.00–142.00	124.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	667	165.70	165.70
78	—	615	183.00	183.00
86	—	574	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	123.00–129.00	125.03
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	107.50–117.50	112.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	883	87.00–125.00	109.84
26	—	674	110.00–142.00	126.24
5	—	835	111.00–130.00	116.40
20	—	728	102.50–150.00	129.03
2	—	1,008	107.00	107.00
18	—	366	120.00–155.00	142.61
10	—	328	125.00–161.00	144.95
2	—	925	110.00	110.00
8	—	778	111.00–128.00	118.76
44	—	526	120.00–148.00	135.14
68	—	478	115.00–158.00	143.92
25	—	428	120.00–162.00	140.49
9	—	285	127.50–155.00	145.40
39	—	618	115.00–142.00	131.22
33	—	572	117.00–149.00	134.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	467	160.00–178.00	170.67
26	—	355	173.00–177.00	173.51
119	—	844	159.40–165.10	162.41
18	—	419	170.00–176.00	173.34
1	—	220	187.50	187.50
4	—	278	170.00–192.50	180.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	925	166.50	166.50
12	—	337	190.50–207.50	197.94
61	—	808	173.50	173.50
40	—	484	184.75–199.00	189.62
49	—	1,002	158.00	158.00
3	—	258	214.00	214.00
14	—	409	178.00–212.00	194.31
1	—	230	207.50	207.50
56	—	959	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	670	157.00–183.50	177.15
96	—	525	171.00–200.00	184.84
319	—	883	161.00–174.60	171.84
189	—	621	156.00–198.00	173.14
9	—	338	172.50–205.00	190.67
52	—	1,046	154.75	154.75
499	—	839	159.50–175.95	169.17
145	—	785	155.00–173.90	166.87
172	—	581	180.00–201.00	192.52
19	—	478	172.00–206.50	188.20
12	—	425	170.00–189.00	178.07
225	—	721	150.00–178.25	171.91
403	—	914	162.75–176.00	169.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
7	—	731	125.00–151.00	134.84
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
4	—	290	141.00–145.00	144.05
23	—	623	120.00–150.00	139.44
7	—	383	132.50–174.00	147.59
10	—	823	121.00–145.00	142.65
5	—	316	150.00–155.00	153.07
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
11	—	663	122.50–147.00	139.18
17	—	577	148.00–164.00	156.47
17	—	525	120.00–169.00	160.13
1	—	975	136.00	136.00
19	—	469	149.00–169.00	158.32
8	—	421	129.00–154.00	146.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	125.00–130.00	126.65
152	—	626	140.00–192.00	167.04
52	—	373	158.00–200.00	181.31
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
8	—	324	152.50–200.00	182.94
10	—	273	173.00–193.00	185.93
54	—	774	141.50–161.50	155.18
1	—	1,010	125.00	125.00
179	—	477	112.00–205.00	176.97
114	—	672	142.00–179.00	164.39
52	—	811	74.00–162.00	148.68
70	—	727	130.00–174.00	159.74
67	—	429	159.00–196.00	179.64
31	—	933	125.00–151.00	135.95
152	—	528	150.00–186.00	172.53
202	—	573	153.00–186.00	174.98
12	—	876	79.00–152.00	129.42
58	—	987	145.00–156.10	155.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	156.00	156.00
8	—	353	187.00	187.00
3	—	318	185.00	185.00
3	—	507	160.00–182.50	167.55
17	—	478	167.50–175.00	167.93
2	—	287	197.50	197.50
16	—	430	172.00–183.00	174.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	174.00	174.00
1	—	630	152.00	152.00
1	—	670	154.00	154.00
3	—	423	172.50–175.00	173.36
5	—	469	169.00–174.00	171.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	360	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	112.00–128.00	120.39
10	—	623	112.50–148.00	125.56
8	—	276	135.00–167.50	155.71
10	—	668	120.00–147.00	130.66
6	—	813	104.00–107.00	104.99
6	—	330	150.00–165.00	158.72
3	—	858	94.00–110.00	103.04
38	—	432	124.00–166.00	146.51
2	—	225	150.00–167.00	157.93
44	—	476	122.50–162.00	141.44
5	—	917	90.00–110.00	100.88
3	—	767	120.00–125.00	122.33
14	—	374	115.00–169.00	146.13
29	—	525	124.00–155.00	140.69
53	—	576	120.00–154.50	139.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	716	121.00–161.00	135.35
161	—	519	143.00–181.00	161.01
138	—	626	134.00–177.00	150.08
162	—	470	130.00–199.00	168.62
3	—	1,077	105.00–109.50	108.02
6	—	866	116.00–134.00	128.69
61	—	323	136.00–187.50	169.64
4	—	223	170.00–194.00	181.31
2	—	1,013	90.00–125.00	107.28
22	—	822	111.00–135.00	122.66
6	—	919	111.00–122.00	117.02
65	—	670	110.00–164.00	140.89
106	—	375	150.00–189.00	176.35
205	—	569	120.00–175.00	153.86
1	—	175	205.00	205.00
1	—	975	95.00	95.00
20	—	278	160.00–198.00	179.07
143	—	429	154.00–186.00	168.05
32	—	770	116.00–149.00	129.29
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	140.00	140.00
2	—	357	155.00	155.00
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
3	—	764	113.00–118.00	114.65
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	167.00	167.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	116.00	116.00
15	—	468	62.00–146.00	123.81
3	—	569	78.00–84.00	82.03
5	—	362	90.00–132.00	123.19
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
2	—	728	105.00–108.00	106.51
10	—	281	95.00–136.50	126.23
5	—	1,069	116.00	116.00
6	—	423	81.00–144.00	132.96
2	—	157	137.50	137.50
2	—	673	83.00–96.00	89.48
32	—	634	67.00–125.00	111.80
9	—	340	106.00–127.00	120.00
2	—	977	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
7	—	500	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	65.00	65.00
4	—	328	71.00–88.00	80.47
1	—	985	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,123	85.00–88.00	86.51
2	—	415	64.00–74.00	68.94
1	—	580	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,075	84.00	84.00
2	—	778	65.00–74.00	69.49
2	—	378	73.00–79.00	75.90
2	—	475	65.00–77.00	71.00

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	2	—	1,228	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,243.94
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,089	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,320.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,074	975.00–1,600.00	1,281.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,217.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,109	760.00–1,300.00	948.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,251	935.00–1,420.00	1,170.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,474	1,125.00–1,780.00	1,498.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,209	875.00–1,645.00	1,330.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,570	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,151	860.00–1,350.00	1,103.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,279	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,224.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	800.00–925.00	860.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	999	725.00–1,100.00	976.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,157	885.00–1,500.00	1,079.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,061	740.00–1,150.00	972.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,076	570.00–1,150.00	965.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,042	650.00–900.00	785.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	925.00–1,225.00	1,087.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,315	700.00–910.00	878.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	800.00–1,020.00	906.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	872	725.00–1,000.00	840.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,229	725.00–1,350.00	1,117.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,162	650.00–1,225.00	949.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,084	660.00–810.00	757.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	932	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	842	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	897	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	770.00	770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,452.99
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,127	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,382.31
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	710.00–850.00	779.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	88.00–93.00	90.37

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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