Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 296 priced lines covering 16,717 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,926 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,849 head. replacement cattle receipts at 629 head. Counted as USDA files them — 102 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,926Last week 17,641Year ago 13,596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,849Last week 2,575Year ago 1,754

Replacement CattleReceipts 629Last week 765Year ago 848

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	286	120.00–160.00	143.69
19	—	376	130.00–178.00	150.82
1	—	1,050	92.00	92.00
24	—	671	110.00–142.00	133.52
4	—	778	117.50–140.00	133.05
3	—	893	128.00	128.00
31	—	429	120.00–172.00	139.75
6	—	927	89.00–132.00	118.50
6	—	823	107.50–135.00	124.13
12	—	326	140.00–176.00	150.95
16	—	727	125.00–145.00	134.72
58	—	524	116.00–163.00	146.32
34	—	621	122.00–157.00	139.84
5	—	224	115.00–150.00	139.66
60	—	474	110.00–166.00	147.48
51	—	575	121.00–163.00	143.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	382	140.00–203.00	175.19
117	—	726	135.00–169.00	153.27
98	—	425	148.00–195.00	173.07
55	—	774	130.00–167.00	154.30
26	—	918	115.00–159.00	143.55
10	—	1,022	121.00–141.00	129.45
204	—	674	135.00–172.00	155.54
170	—	893	133.00–165.00	154.01
247	—	475	148.00–188.00	170.73
8	—	981	127.00–141.00	138.54
348	—	575	137.00–188.00	164.29
316	—	527	141.00–191.00	165.41
4	—	1,163	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,135	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
29	—	1,204	138.00	138.00
278	—	625	139.00–175.00	163.26
12	—	219	160.00–200.00	184.33
31	—	283	135.00–207.50	186.11
171	—	831	127.00–174.00	165.68
97	—	327	150.00–205.00	178.64
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	113.00	113.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	131.00–135.00	133.02
2	—	375	168.00–170.00	168.95
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
7	—	620	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
479	—	711	159.00–187.00	178.21
283	—	818	152.00–175.00	169.47
107	—	1,016	163.00	163.00
223	—	920	159.00–167.40	165.04
411	—	773	153.00–178.00	174.04
175	—	972	162.10–165.90	164.66
1	—	260	212.50	212.50
134	—	579	160.00–187.00	176.10
103	—	521	164.00–191.00	179.17
38	—	486	174.00–194.00	181.02
99	—	1,056	158.20	158.20
31	—	423	175.00–201.00	189.60
280	—	626	156.00–190.00	182.47
131	—	680	161.00–190.00	174.34
259	—	873	154.50–171.75	168.63
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	638	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	905	167.25	167.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	181.00–184.00	182.50
81	—	613	189.75	189.75
93	—	579	185.25	185.25
101	—	527	194.35	194.35
48	—	421	179.00–213.00	208.21
19	—	332	207.50–224.00	216.60
13	—	916	163.00	163.00
44	—	961	163.00–164.00	163.29
12	—	471	180.00–188.00	183.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	741	141.00	141.00
3	—	686	145.00	145.00
3	—	795	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	668	123.00–153.00	136.24
256	—	622	121.00–156.00	139.06
234	—	475	133.00–180.00	158.69
368	—	573	122.00–163.00	147.88
299	—	522	120.00–175.00	151.91
237	—	425	130.00–188.00	161.09
111	—	716	110.00–141.00	127.06
27	—	877	92.00–134.00	111.15
21	—	279	141.00–192.50	160.81
39	—	768	110.00–135.00	120.19
15	—	918	100.00–130.00	115.18
39	—	815	93.00–130.00	114.89
15	—	228	147.50–197.00	177.22
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
182	—	369	131.00–200.00	165.58
77	—	324	140.00–189.00	166.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	161.00–176.00	169.11
3	—	520	162.00–163.00	162.67
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
7	—	621	145.00–150.00	147.21
9	—	427	165.00–174.00	171.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	70.00	70.00
2	—	470	116.00–148.00	131.83
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
6	—	524	86.00–111.00	100.20
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	106.00–139.00	134.16
9	—	423	127.00–146.00	141.17
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
7	—	571	112.00–121.00	115.65
3	—	527	117.00–127.50	122.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	160.00–170.00	163.33
5	—	315	192.50–207.00	203.83
15	—	418	161.00–190.00	176.71
11	—	453	168.00–191.00	174.07
34	—	528	154.50–185.00	160.72
4	—	369	187.50–202.50	198.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	424	120.00–160.00	139.96
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
44	—	374	115.00–171.00	147.63
4	—	228	134.00–147.50	139.59
2	—	897	84.00	84.00
90	—	574	107.50–149.00	133.75
21	—	771	90.00–132.00	108.68
37	—	670	109.00–135.00	121.83
16	—	280	122.00–152.50	142.48
3	—	912	95.00–117.00	104.76
9	—	811	94.00–118.00	108.75
84	—	479	110.00–160.00	139.28
61	—	622	104.00–139.00	124.35
16	—	324	112.50–175.00	147.72
68	—	523	122.00–152.00	135.05
13	—	722	94.00–119.00	106.79
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	486	159.00–186.50	185.48
20	—	345	159.00–178.00	167.85
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
10	—	430	152.50–161.00	155.11
1	—	150	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	139.00	139.00
5	—	544	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	932	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,435	103.00	103.00
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	121.00–130.00	124.05
3	—	378	111.00–140.00	120.58
4	—	473	100.00–125.00	115.46
3	—	617	91.00–110.00	99.14
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	425	100.00–157.00	130.86
16	—	767	100.00–129.00	113.35
84	—	575	100.00–147.50	124.34
52	—	670	95.00–136.00	119.04
6	—	827	100.00–115.00	105.01
2	—	925	91.00–92.50	91.77
72	—	523	101.00–148.00	130.75
41	—	324	111.00–157.50	126.67
99	—	472	110.00–157.50	131.33
28	—	721	100.00–126.00	113.69
2	—	850	105.00	105.00
56	—	372	104.00–158.00	130.24
25	—	270	120.00–160.00	133.38
3	—	987	84.50–117.00	103.41
48	—	626	115.00–141.00	124.30
11	—	228	112.00–131.00	122.06
1	—	1,065	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	866	104.00–132.00	117.17
28	—	221	127.50–163.50	154.56
153	—	671	117.00–157.00	139.19
44	—	831	105.00–139.00	124.74
89	—	279	122.50–172.00	147.57
10	—	1,008	90.00–113.00	107.20
157	—	727	110.00–148.50	134.14
494	—	573	115.00–160.00	142.34
241	—	375	120.00–170.00	149.19
455	—	429	120.00–168.00	148.33
125	—	324	125.00–173.00	147.56
508	—	476	120.00–168.00	147.59
319	—	622	113.00–157.25	138.54
627	—	525	120.00–163.00	143.81
69	—	778	107.00–147.00	129.79
10	—	963	86.00–134.00	124.41
1	—	1,060	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,155	82.00	82.00
6	—	916	103.00–121.00	115.52
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	105.00–113.00	109.87
6	—	528	101.00–117.00	113.31
1	—	250	112.50	112.50
3	—	475	109.00–110.00	109.68
3	—	342	108.00–115.00	110.36
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	735	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	764	147.00	147.00
157	—	557	135.00–173.85	164.65
80	—	736	143.00–162.00	160.02
41	—	471	147.00–153.00	151.01
216	—	527	139.00–179.75	164.50
22	—	919	140.00	140.00
18	—	428	143.00–160.00	149.77
334	—	622	142.00–173.00	165.76
370	—	681	144.00–170.95	162.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	86.00–138.00	127.04
2	—	297	104.00	104.00
18	—	774	91.00–131.50	126.18
6	—	522	120.00–135.00	125.99
16	—	738	102.00–134.00	106.04
2	—	580	135.00	135.00
5	—	428	141.00–147.00	143.26
5	—	818	62.00–120.00	104.18
30	—	316	148.00–168.50	166.29
14	—	375	118.00–148.00	131.97
1	—	875	67.00	67.00
8	—	604	131.00–140.00	137.76
16	—	480	102.00–147.00	126.73
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	61.00	61.00
1	—	940	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,465	66.00–85.00	76.52
81	—	1,551	74.00–103.00	85.27
37	—	1,419	55.00–78.00	71.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,302	76.00–112.00	85.99
622	—	1,281	64.00–89.00	76.22
6	—	1,279	50.00–63.00	57.34
117	—	1,208	57.50–79.50	68.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	944	32.00–61.00	47.59
54	—	1,022	58.00–101.00	74.11
121	—	1,010	45.00–70.00	59.27
255	—	1,032	44.50–77.00	65.92
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	116.00–123.00	120.27
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,116	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	104.00–114.00	110.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,417	66.50–103.00	91.62
55	—	1,817	106.50–129.50	117.11
172	—	1,719	88.00–118.00	106.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,283	650.00–1,550.00	1,229.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,303	970.00–1,550.00	1,300.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,355	875.00–1,300.00	1,127.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,477	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,206	750.00–1,700.00	1,231.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,435.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,058	900.00–1,475.00	1,315.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,403	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,176.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,507	1,575.00–1,960.00	1,783.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,206	750.00–1,300.00	1,106.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	969	800.00–1,025.00	933.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,242	700.00–1,175.00	961.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	875.00–900.00	888.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,236	750.00–1,025.00	891.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,124	800.00–1,085.00	915.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,111	640.00–1,170.00	917.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,124	730.00–1,475.00	1,097.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,332	710.00–1,250.00	1,017.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	993	710.00–935.00	854.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	76	—	1,027	525.00–1,285.00	1,006.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,165	700.00–1,335.00	1,001.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,114	685.00–1,050.00	866.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	550.00–795.00	718.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,193	635.00–1,050.00	841.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	842	660.00–785.00	719.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	887	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	670.00	670.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	843	550.00–870.00	729.30
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	794	850.00–1,050.00	899.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	841	640.00–810.00	762.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	730.00–900.00	812.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	727	700.00–775.00	747.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	850.00–1,135.00	978.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,043	83.00–101.00	95.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	685.00	685.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	82.00	82.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,153.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	107.50	107.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	14	—	1,217	1,060.00–1,800.00	1,365.20
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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