Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 285 priced lines covering 16,964 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,641 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,575 head. replacement cattle receipts at 765 head. Counted as USDA files them — 74 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,641Last week 14,476Year ago 16,043

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,575Last week 1,531Year ago 1,998

Replacement CattleReceipts 765Last week 733Year ago 838

Compared to last week, feeders steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Most prices ranged from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher with exceptions from 8.00 lower to 8.00 higher throughout the week. Yearlings sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for all feeder and yearling classes with good offerings and good buyer activity. Buyers showed most interest in long weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were unevenly steady. Prices ranged from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand for all slaughter cattle.

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
399	—	719	144.00–168.25	160.00
323	—	671	140.00–170.75	164.18
151	—	812	144.00–161.25	159.55
8	—	323	158.00–173.00	160.26
36	—	419	152.00–166.00	159.12
75	—	521	150.00–175.00	158.74
228	—	631	143.00–169.00	161.26
35	—	463	151.00–161.00	158.00
123	—	573	151.00–171.00	161.49
248	—	760	149.00–167.50	165.51
13	—	372	159.00–177.50	165.84
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
1	—	545	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	131.00	131.00
2	—	330	129.00	129.00
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	819	101.00–145.00	132.03
54	—	279	127.00–184.00	152.69
3	—	1,120	101.00	101.00
468	—	570	125.00–164.50	147.22
559	—	523	130.00–174.00	149.81
514	—	477	125.00–168.00	151.39
264	—	619	120.00–162.00	144.34
71	—	775	116.00–158.00	136.16
1	—	1,050	119.00	119.00
312	—	371	126.00–177.00	153.51
418	—	426	125.00–176.00	153.47
15	—	925	91.00–133.00	124.76
88	—	722	114.00–151.00	136.95
35	—	861	105.00–146.50	134.92
148	—	673	120.00–159.00	143.22
5	—	1,020	142.50	142.50
16	—	220	140.00–170.00	159.15
5	—	983	110.00–138.00	121.30
133	—	328	127.00–181.00	154.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	278	120.00–145.00	136.12
7	—	240	120.00–137.00	127.93
10	—	778	91.00–122.00	99.65
4	—	864	94.00–111.00	102.21
26	—	321	100.00–147.50	130.41
1	—	1,070	106.00	106.00
8	—	823	86.00–121.00	106.34
61	—	475	112.00–150.00	133.90
108	—	523	114.00–155.00	132.65
27	—	726	92.00–133.00	117.91
49	—	424	109.00–164.00	138.33
48	—	621	80.00–144.00	123.28
72	—	578	108.00–169.00	127.53
49	—	673	104.00–139.00	126.54
40	—	374	115.00–152.50	132.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	134.00	134.00
4	—	784	141.00–142.00	141.75
12	—	941	140.75	140.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	473	144.00–166.50	156.83
64	—	837	162.85	162.85
6	—	534	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	529	170.00–195.00	182.36
10	—	329	199.00–232.00	215.15
207	—	1,010	158.60–162.10	159.89
55	—	931	158.75–162.00	159.61
272	—	964	158.75–166.90	161.92
301	—	888	161.50–173.90	170.81
61	—	573	168.00–188.00	182.55
165	—	829	163.00–175.00	170.22
268	—	629	157.00–190.50	180.38
748	—	768	159.00–179.25	174.76
163	—	664	165.00–187.25	179.97
26	—	425	180.00–205.00	193.56
33	—	479	178.00–200.00	192.38
447	—	723	152.00–188.00	178.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	196.00–230.00	206.44
7	—	372	190.00–227.50	201.91
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	525	197.00	197.00
3	—	243	209.00	209.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
42	—	483	187.00–200.00	189.83
161	—	882	169.95–172.80	172.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	723	108.00–149.00	131.71
3	—	277	120.00–185.00	153.09
6	—	927	107.00–142.00	124.75
15	—	768	122.50–141.00	128.84
46	—	527	117.00–168.00	147.72
3	—	868	115.00–132.00	126.22
32	—	477	140.00–177.00	160.83
30	—	426	139.00–176.00	153.94
18	—	378	122.00–180.00	144.09
2	—	232	159.00	159.00
8	—	332	140.00–183.00	154.25
4	—	836	101.00–148.00	121.60
58	—	581	130.00–168.00	150.27
37	—	672	118.00–163.00	137.77
36	—	624	119.00–166.00	143.86
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	778	131.00–170.00	154.94
5	—	1,027	100.00–140.50	132.24
4	—	1,064	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	1,180	126.00	126.00
125	—	721	130.00–172.00	156.31
265	—	673	136.00–178.00	161.35
18	—	282	162.50–208.00	184.91
4	—	224	160.00–195.00	172.28
102	—	372	162.00–206.00	187.70
297	—	623	132.00–179.50	161.77
293	—	573	149.00–189.00	170.96
70	—	964	130.00–162.10	158.81
3	—	1,121	129.00–130.00	129.33
166	—	472	155.00–193.00	177.81
25	—	319	152.50–208.00	187.94
337	—	521	150.00–192.00	173.83
30	—	866	133.00–157.00	153.04
49	—	917	130.00–155.50	148.34
187	—	834	125.00–171.75	160.27
136	—	429	160.00–198.00	177.78
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	162.00	162.00
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	793	174.75	174.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	195.00–197.50	196.25
9	—	313	195.00–216.00	201.69
15	—	418	175.00–207.50	191.11
19	—	376	178.00–213.00	182.94
4	—	624	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	155.00–167.00	162.67
18	—	423	173.00–192.00	181.55
20	—	636	150.00	150.00
14	—	511	160.50–165.00	161.49
5	—	370	187.00–195.00	190.99
20	—	463	170.00–186.00	175.77
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	283	150.00–210.00	180.96
20	—	870	100.00–139.00	122.46
95	—	719	110.00–147.00	131.25
21	—	928	89.00–135.00	118.19
243	—	620	120.00–162.00	142.71
435	—	523	100.00–190.00	156.05
271	—	575	123.00–184.00	149.19
1	—	1,085	107.00	107.00
75	—	323	145.00–202.50	179.14
82	—	771	107.50–150.00	122.27
291	—	430	145.00–192.50	166.80
4	—	955	87.00–118.00	97.61
4	—	221	140.00–175.00	154.88
196	—	373	155.00–203.00	178.01
205	—	665	125.00–162.00	138.48
367	—	470	141.00–191.00	164.90
3	—	1,024	83.00–99.00	88.44
38	—	823	105.00–146.00	125.56
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
4	—	491	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
6	—	559	102.50–125.00	119.50
2	—	395	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	600	115.00	115.00
3	—	490	109.00–120.00	116.29
3	—	218	165.00	165.00
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
9	—	512	120.00	120.00
7	—	321	120.00–124.00	123.41
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	132.00	132.00
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	85.00–115.00	97.57
58	—	422	115.00–167.00	141.26
25	—	326	118.00–179.00	149.77
24	—	766	95.00–136.00	111.63
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
94	—	473	121.00–161.00	145.85
4	—	829	90.00–119.00	99.65
11	—	280	137.50–175.00	158.68
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
33	—	668	100.00–148.00	123.15
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,050	94.00	94.00
16	—	719	96.00–157.00	122.01
45	—	373	126.00–181.00	155.30
4	—	231	147.50–171.00	164.37
53	—	623	105.00–143.00	124.74
64	—	572	105.00–156.00	133.27
108	—	523	102.50–156.00	132.18
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	138.00	138.00
18	—	755	96.00–129.50	124.09
6	—	413	90.00–125.00	112.58
8	—	359	90.00–110.00	104.63
1	—	1,000	84.00	84.00
35	—	466	103.00–139.00	135.00
11	—	875	119.75	119.75
9	—	248	116.00	116.00
51	—	1,079	109.00–131.00	130.58
10	—	321	120.00–125.00	123.04
5	—	199	103.00	103.00
6	—	976	116.00–118.00	117.66
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
2	—	583	100.00–121.00	110.64
13	—	1,389	119.00	119.00
8	—	528	101.00–135.00	122.04
4	—	700	100.00–102.00	101.50
5	—	662	100.00–136.00	126.02
5	—	900	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	965	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	338	70.00–103.00	83.48
5	—	376	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	908	139.50	139.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,064	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,152.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,210	825.00–1,575.00	1,211.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,110	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,310.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,182	850.00–1,775.00	1,449.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,162.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,554.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,129	700.00–1,250.00	1,040.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,009	725.00–1,775.00	1,309.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,114	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,405.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	825	690.00–1,050.00	891.10
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	916	700.00–1,075.00	926.87
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	835	775.00–1,050.00	910.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	940.00–1,090.00	1,002.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	921	93.00–95.00	93.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	856	85.00–90.00	86.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	725.00–850.00	782.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	88.00	88.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	785.00–860.00	836.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,186	700.00–1,020.00	854.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,059	600.00–1,110.00	877.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	725.00–1,025.00	929.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,095	660.00–1,175.00	976.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	971	750.00–1,000.00	900.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,243	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,228.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,335	770.00–1,090.00	934.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,106	810.00–1,400.00	1,079.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,170	700.00–1,260.00	984.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	935.00–1,150.00	1,103.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,154	725.00–1,350.00	996.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,156	650.00–1,125.00	815.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,273	900.00–1,425.00	1,165.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,252	775.00–1,300.00	1,024.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,106	850.00–1,500.00	1,168.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	800.00–825.00	811.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	725.00–850.00	787.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	750.00–775.00	762.24
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,339	1,025.00–1,660.00	1,472.27
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,028	1,185.00–1,350.00	1,261.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,817	105.00–135.00	121.09
1	—	1,260	92.00	92.00
199	—	1,704	83.50–119.00	108.07
92	—	1,443	72.00–107.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,284	73.00–103.00	89.45
463	—	1,240	64.00–90.00	78.96
4	—	1,243	50.00–63.00	56.85
104	—	1,179	49.50–79.50	70.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,494	79.00–100.50	88.35
181	—	1,493	65.00–88.00	80.37
36	—	1,460	60.00–78.00	72.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	944	37.00–63.00	48.61
71	—	1,001	68.00–87.50	76.45
126	—	981	35.00–72.00	59.21
261	—	1,017	58.00–83.00	70.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	96.00	96.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	111.00	111.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	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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