Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 292 priced lines covering 13,486 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,451 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,714 head. replacement cattle receipts at 569 head. Counted as USDA files them — 86 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,451Last week 13,207Year ago 9,366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,714Last week 2,550Year ago 1,420

Replacement CattleReceipts 569Last week 675Year ago 564

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mixed, prices rangng from 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher, with most gains for heavier calves. Yearlings sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder and yearling cattle with good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed best interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	927	765.00–1,150.00	967.87
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,087	1,075.00–1,700.00	1,599.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	997	1,075.00–1,270.00	1,223.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	835.00–1,200.00	1,035.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	860	705.00–825.00	759.65
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	800.00–1,075.00	1,008.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	949	975.00–1,100.00	1,037.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	89.00–113.00	105.77
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,024	83.00–103.00	96.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	854	725.00–825.00	770.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,122	700.00–1,485.00	1,074.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,147	625.00–1,450.00	1,072.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,188	885.00–1,485.00	1,225.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,220	1,050.00–1,525.00	1,300.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,135	725.00–880.00	818.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,208	825.00–1,325.00	999.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	997	725.00–1,300.00	1,058.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,057	685.00–1,050.00	887.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,123	800.00–1,450.00	1,046.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	775.00–1,080.00	987.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	964	825.00–1,075.00	935.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	785.00–800.00	792.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	650.00–675.00	662.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	710.00–750.00	728.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,158	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,408.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,213	1,250.00–1,385.00	1,322.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,274	1,000.00–1,530.00	1,282.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	975.00–1,150.00	1,045.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,391	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,517.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,269	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,189.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,021	930.00–1,560.00	1,204.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,162	1,085.00–1,325.00	1,152.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,225	800.00–1,700.00	1,317.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	725.00–810.00	767.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	850.00–1,075.00	973.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	850.00–950.00	901.32
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	1,160.00–1,575.00	1,435.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
373	—	570	130.00–172.00	161.47
1	—	1,000	129.00	129.00
30	—	868	118.00–147.00	134.67
359	—	471	143.00–183.00	168.97
142	—	668	130.00–162.00	151.10
1	—	950	119.00	119.00
196	—	374	155.00–190.00	174.15
259	—	627	138.00–165.00	154.08
304	—	428	144.00–187.00	172.10
52	—	277	142.50–199.00	175.71
6	—	935	109.00–128.00	124.33
59	—	321	155.00–200.00	173.02
65	—	777	122.00–156.50	147.98
12	—	210	172.50–195.00	185.23
81	—	720	125.00–159.00	145.63
38	—	821	116.00–151.00	135.63
393	—	521	145.00–176.00	163.65
1	—	1,130	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	519	157.00–187.00	176.34
418	—	726	145.00–179.25	169.64
42	—	372	175.00–200.00	181.15
49	—	470	159.00–189.00	172.01
397	—	619	143.00–189.20	171.51
243	—	564	156.00–185.00	178.01
214	—	769	143.00–175.00	165.82
19	—	817	149.00–155.75	155.39
126	—	428	163.00–190.50	182.89
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
286	—	667	147.00–186.40	173.59
17	—	323	177.50–197.00	185.23
8	—	260	185.00–195.00	188.03
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
3	—	466	145.00	145.00
2	—	575	110.00–141.00	125.50
4	—	535	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	757	156.75	156.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
2	—	647	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	725	111.00–145.00	127.44
70	—	477	130.00–162.50	149.87
16	—	973	129.00	129.00
9	—	821	110.00–131.00	117.76
4	—	923	91.00–110.00	98.47
52	—	678	114.00–153.00	135.58
40	—	328	126.00–190.00	154.07
48	—	581	125.00–155.00	143.34
1	—	1,002	102.00	102.00
9	—	775	116.00–150.50	129.86
44	—	622	95.00–153.00	132.92
31	—	430	130.00–165.00	148.49
58	—	523	117.50–161.00	142.07
16	—	274	130.00–170.00	154.27
13	—	224	132.50–166.00	151.76
5	—	864	102.00–127.00	110.14
33	—	371	134.00–173.00	159.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	133.00–134.00	133.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	126.00	126.00
2	—	757	138.00	138.00
3	—	926	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,058	115.50	115.50
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	169.00	169.00
1	—	525	173.00	173.00
22	—	422	182.00–194.00	188.96
21	—	568	171.00	171.00
24	—	484	177.00–189.00	185.47
13	—	374	184.00–205.00	193.31
3	—	270	185.00–205.00	197.27
3	—	218	187.50–192.50	189.18
6	—	320	182.50–197.50	189.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	423	203.00–231.00	216.35
3	—	279	201.00–205.00	202.35
2	—	520	210.00–218.00	213.88
2	—	213	200.00–230.00	215.88
18	—	584	197.00–200.00	197.84
42	—	482	205.00–224.00	210.30
8	—	315	210.00–267.50	228.35
8	—	367	130.00–251.00	214.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	531	191.00–219.00	200.50
263	—	779	175.50–185.50	182.45
298	—	921	153.00–175.75	167.74
165	—	971	162.20–168.50	165.99
5	—	385	212.50–232.50	224.48
137	—	573	191.00–215.00	204.27
31	—	474	193.00–216.00	207.89
350	—	876	164.50–176.00	171.73
52	—	1,000	167.00	167.00
82	—	723	160.00–194.50	181.66
279	—	632	170.00–204.00	197.78
4	—	419	200.00–205.00	202.45
99	—	824	162.00–179.50	177.60
177	—	673	170.00–200.00	192.83
12	—	310	215.00–240.00	231.67
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	131.00–160.00	149.11
3	—	272	165.00–188.00	173.99
9	—	714	124.00–154.00	145.57
1	—	890	122.00	122.00
1	—	975	124.00	124.00
4	—	318	147.00–175.00	160.26
18	—	474	141.00–186.00	166.67
25	—	426	140.00–183.00	166.43
24	—	675	134.00–165.00	149.85
9	—	376	171.00–203.00	180.40
1	—	1,065	116.00	116.00
3	—	932	109.00–129.00	121.91
25	—	581	140.00–179.00	160.90
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
30	—	522	148.00–189.00	172.59
2	—	755	145.00–155.00	149.97
26	—	622	130.00–170.00	158.48
1	—	190	151.00	151.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	152.50	152.50
3	—	448	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	147.00–155.00	151.04
3	—	596	174.00–175.00	174.67
1	—	425	186.00	186.00
1	—	530	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	235	196.00–230.00	216.13
88	—	832	145.00–174.00	168.64
75	—	374	163.00–224.00	198.93
5	—	914	142.00–164.00	154.47
1	—	1,160	113.00	113.00
17	—	312	170.00–218.00	196.94
169	—	477	175.00–215.50	195.51
12	—	267	182.50–210.00	197.88
226	—	622	155.00–195.50	181.72
206	—	523	170.00–202.00	189.88
69	—	863	146.00–174.75	172.16
100	—	777	146.00–183.00	171.86
226	—	573	168.00–196.50	185.02
2	—	1,080	121.00–145.00	132.94
314	—	671	150.00–189.50	178.70
12	—	968	131.00–153.00	146.61
88	—	727	145.00–185.00	170.72
108	—	431	175.00–215.00	198.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	706	199.75	199.75
58	—	689	199.50	199.50
130	—	769	191.40–194.90	193.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	423	190.00–230.00	210.30
2	—	197	239.00	239.00
2	—	660	181.00	181.00
10	—	466	200.00–206.00	202.67
18	—	325	200.00–227.50	210.56
9	—	623	177.00–191.00	183.01
29	—	538	170.00–199.00	185.86
5	—	584	186.00–190.00	188.36
26	—	383	190.00–222.00	205.60
4	—	280	202.00–227.50	210.97
2	—	223	200.00–202.50	201.29
1	—	875	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	201.00–222.50	205.32
7	—	524	166.00–199.00	183.38
6	—	671	161.00–173.00	168.87
11	—	564	177.00–186.00	183.71
4	—	703	160.00	160.00
1	—	220	217.50	217.50
9	—	324	202.00–230.00	214.03
9	—	380	200.00–220.00	205.93
13	—	432	190.00–215.00	199.74
10	—	614	159.00–169.00	164.79
12	—	473	190.00–217.50	201.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	630	120.00–164.00	140.35
31	—	676	120.00–154.00	137.38
19	—	324	124.00–178.00	159.84
13	—	711	113.00–140.00	131.80
50	—	522	128.00–181.00	152.49
25	—	380	140.00–180.00	162.51
9	—	273	140.00–180.00	167.50
10	—	771	98.00–131.00	122.16
66	—	575	122.00–162.00	151.46
55	—	474	128.50–190.00	159.26
51	—	427	125.00–189.00	164.40
2	—	165	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
5	—	217	160.00–171.00	167.14
7	—	822	100.00–132.00	112.02
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
3	—	330	162.50–167.50	165.04
2	—	530	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	818	103.00–185.00	131.88
323	—	519	151.00–205.00	177.17
138	—	374	157.50–211.00	186.78
38	—	770	123.00–160.00	140.89
51	—	322	170.00–209.00	193.06
211	—	472	162.50–208.00	183.57
186	—	422	163.00–209.00	187.25
5	—	975	110.00–127.00	115.13
2	—	1,017	84.00	84.00
32	—	279	170.00–200.00	185.83
8	—	913	114.00–138.00	126.12
155	—	623	131.00–179.00	162.68
240	—	573	147.50–193.00	173.22
1	—	195	180.00	180.00
9	—	870	111.00–143.00	129.37
53	—	720	130.00–160.00	145.31
96	—	665	135.00–176.00	158.92
14	—	228	176.00–205.00	186.81
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	174.00	174.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
10	—	636	126.00–167.00	155.90
7	—	569	145.00–165.00	154.93
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	519	105.00–141.50	138.35
2	—	332	139.00	139.00
12	—	465	74.00–152.00	132.06
18	—	427	120.00–150.00	129.91
5	—	723	80.00–126.00	89.49
15	—	369	142.00–143.50	143.21
12	—	560	101.00–143.00	131.05
4	—	281	109.00–136.00	129.03
2	—	943	112.50–119.00	115.74
1	—	1,255	89.00	89.00
4	—	812	130.00	130.00
10	—	603	140.00	140.00
16	—	678	100.00–135.00	128.99
2	—	963	81.00–121.00	100.95
3	—	790	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,376	80.00–107.00	96.40
71	—	1,746	115.00–137.50	123.30
117	—	1,682	93.00–125.00	111.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,463	76.00–94.00	85.11
84	—	1,496	85.00–108.00	92.48
13	—	1,500	72.00–87.00	80.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,044	50.00–88.00	73.88
65	—	967	45.00–76.00	64.03
12	—	878	38.00–65.00	50.65
79	—	1,021	70.00–96.50	78.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,247	81.00–109.00	92.10
58	—	1,144	50.00–90.00	73.78
336	—	1,217	65.00–101.00	82.65
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	106.00	106.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	131.00	131.00

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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