Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 311 priced lines covering 16,434 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,860 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,727 head. replacement cattle receipts at 708 head. Counted as USDA files them — 101 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16,860Last week 17,926Year ago 14,416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,727Last week 2,849Year ago 2,634

Replacement CattleReceipts 708Last week 629Year ago 745

Feeder cattle sold mixed this week selling mostly steady to 4.00 lower with instances scattered throughout the week to 4.00 higher. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly light to moderate with buyers showing the most interest in weaned cattle as the fall temperature swings are now prevalent across the state and health concerns become more of a focus. Dry conditions also continue to affect demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls steady to 4.00 lower with light to moderate damand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	422	94.00–190.00	174.36
160	—	722	115.00–167.00	150.90
11	—	985	119.00–149.00	136.99
76	—	772	138.00–163.50	152.91
8	—	239	185.00–192.00	189.82
211	—	473	150.00–183.00	168.91
295	—	619	131.00–172.00	150.59
226	—	676	120.00–172.00	150.84
68	—	921	121.00–158.00	144.12
16	—	1,067	129.00–141.00	134.92
9	—	1,016	105.00–133.00	125.53
395	—	574	140.00–182.00	160.86
345	—	526	89.00–180.00	162.77
66	—	829	127.00–169.00	150.06
21	—	270	145.00–196.00	177.06
236	—	879	126.00–165.00	158.62
55	—	319	149.00–204.00	183.87
126	—	374	135.00–205.00	177.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	523	125.00–169.00	144.16
2	—	1,100	119.00	119.00
38	—	628	116.00–149.00	130.97
7	—	313	137.50–171.00	146.00
4	—	969	115.00–127.00	120.93
6	—	877	122.00–125.00	123.16
5	—	809	115.00–148.00	135.70
19	—	665	95.00–141.00	112.24
28	—	716	115.00–153.00	136.67
10	—	371	122.50–170.00	144.86
8	—	277	107.50–165.00	151.40
6	—	913	120.00–141.00	131.81
48	—	476	118.00–167.50	151.05
44	—	431	120.00–174.00	150.94
1	—	205	137.50	137.50
50	—	571	106.00–168.00	142.92
7	—	769	110.00–146.00	123.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
56	—	956	163.75	163.75
2	—	290	200.00–215.00	207.63
79	—	855	167.25–170.35	169.76
7	—	363	184.00–199.00	193.90
5	—	328	205.00–207.00	205.79
179	—	904	167.10–167.25	167.20
5	—	410	189.00–200.00	195.60
7	—	462	184.00–193.00	189.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
660	—	930	156.90–165.00	164.09
56	—	1,078	146.00	146.00
194	—	823	166.00–173.00	170.00
306	—	885	160.60–167.60	164.60
116	—	969	156.40–158.10	157.30
152	—	777	151.00–171.00	165.34
98	—	1,025	152.00–158.90	155.77
2	—	267	204.00	204.00
151	—	521	153.00–189.00	179.14
179	—	668	155.00–177.00	171.96
108	—	580	151.00–185.00	175.32
182	—	721	156.00–178.80	173.22
164	—	625	148.00–183.00	174.17
13	—	434	167.00–179.00	170.74
30	—	463	159.00–176.00	164.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	144.00–148.00	145.61
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	137.50–140.00	138.33
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
3	—	568	130.00–137.00	132.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,192	120.00	120.00
4	—	965	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	761	130.00–160.00	151.26
264	—	629	140.00–174.10	167.39
2	—	277	155.00	155.00
10	—	427	149.00–157.00	153.42
290	—	669	141.00–167.20	160.96
201	—	569	143.00–172.30	161.34
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
61	—	521	143.00–167.50	155.84
2	—	862	124.00	124.00
36	—	475	147.00–158.00	153.13
326	—	720	129.00–167.75	159.55
18	—	812	139.00–140.50	139.91
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	515	80.00	80.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	114.00	114.00
4	—	436	110.00–115.00	111.26
2	—	502	125.50	125.50
2	—	627	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	115.00–122.50	118.75
3	—	482	111.00–119.00	113.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	107.00	107.00
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	582	107.00–113.00	110.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	229	136.00–187.50	157.15
466	—	428	120.00–165.00	145.58
533	—	474	120.00–168.00	147.07
546	—	520	120.00–161.00	141.49
6	—	1,086	94.00–117.50	113.69
521	—	570	118.00–167.00	141.00
30	—	284	132.00–168.00	147.63
112	—	721	108.00–146.00	125.74
229	—	671	110.00–161.00	139.01
54	—	775	101.00–145.50	128.55
31	—	867	104.00–130.00	116.75
216	—	372	118.00–170.00	148.29
40	—	916	96.00–136.00	122.31
14	—	981	119.50–131.50	129.82
45	—	819	105.00–136.00	123.28
358	—	623	114.00–159.00	133.61
121	—	328	120.00–172.50	147.58
1	—	1,035	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	526	100.00–146.00	126.69
81	—	576	101.00–143.00	126.62
3	—	923	73.00–101.00	87.81
7	—	231	130.00–155.00	146.56
30	—	671	90.00–136.00	115.45
23	—	324	110.00–164.00	127.19
61	—	426	111.00–150.00	130.54
39	—	725	87.00–135.00	111.51
11	—	776	92.00–127.00	108.81
70	—	373	110.00–157.00	134.76
11	—	978	94.00–124.00	119.59
17	—	270	110.00–150.00	133.71
43	—	629	90.00–138.00	119.28
10	—	823	90.00–127.00	103.60
117	—	471	95.00–154.00	132.05
12	—	868	86.00–120.00	104.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	120.00	120.00
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
2	—	700	140.00	140.00
2	—	800	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	161.00	161.00
1	—	305	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	205.00	205.00
7	—	319	208.00–209.00	208.13
12	—	513	171.00–181.00	173.80
7	—	690	132.00	132.00
11	—	420	159.00–190.00	177.43
2	—	468	182.50	182.50
7	—	374	159.00–200.00	179.24
14	—	575	164.00–179.00	168.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	161.00–178.00	171.05
11	—	429	161.00–192.00	180.70
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	116.50	116.50
2	—	593	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
2	—	338	165.00	165.00
1	—	475	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	91.00–120.00	110.53
26	—	325	130.00–169.00	145.87
5	—	882	72.00–120.00	105.89
20	—	266	115.00–162.50	144.36
112	—	472	103.00–158.00	133.91
22	—	766	92.00–129.00	108.22
70	—	627	94.00–139.00	117.39
73	—	527	113.00–150.00	130.98
51	—	429	110.00–160.00	138.57
12	—	822	87.50–115.00	102.14
40	—	373	120.00–170.00	142.96
50	—	673	96.00–129.00	116.10
94	—	573	110.00–158.00	131.60
4	—	979	84.00–87.00	85.50
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
4	—	911	83.00–129.00	102.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
3	—	630	100.00–116.00	110.92
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
2	—	417	120.00	120.00
10	—	527	85.00–116.00	105.88
3	—	468	100.00–122.50	110.59
4	—	574	106.00–124.00	111.44
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	107.00–115.00	111.20
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	623	118.00–125.00	122.60
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	117.00–119.00	118.01
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
2	—	542	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	912	90.00–118.00	104.67
282	—	622	118.00–151.00	131.99
13	—	875	90.00–125.00	110.05
2	—	997	91.00	91.00
375	—	565	120.00–166.00	144.03
2	—	1,062	86.00	86.00
311	—	522	104.00–170.00	149.22
174	—	668	110.00–153.00	130.28
213	—	431	126.00–188.00	163.07
126	—	715	103.00–135.00	121.48
7	—	1,022	84.00–92.00	88.02
303	—	475	132.50–179.00	158.21
5	—	212	130.00–172.50	148.07
1	—	1,105	96.00	96.00
47	—	283	145.00–197.50	164.96
74	—	764	100.00–139.00	117.06
170	—	374	120.00–201.00	165.26
72	—	330	132.50–207.50	166.13
45	—	821	100.00–132.00	114.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	80.00–138.00	123.48
2	—	1,317	117.00	117.00
16	—	761	119.50–139.00	134.02
34	—	662	137.00–142.00	140.91
1	—	845	76.00	76.00
5	—	994	114.00	114.00
6	—	547	131.00	131.00
12	—	291	140.00–146.00	144.55
6	—	447	144.00	144.00
5	—	478	101.00–139.00	131.29
22	—	627	88.00–139.00	135.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	849	137.00	137.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
1	—	560	54.00	54.00
2	—	625	77.00	77.00
1	—	675	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,053	100.00–101.00	100.75
3	—	927	62.00–88.00	74.83
1	—	490	84.00	84.00
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
2	—	825	80.00–82.00	80.99
3	—	532	56.00	56.00
4	—	879	70.00–80.00	75.74
1	—	315	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,004	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,017	30.00–59.00	48.12
134	—	1,028	30.00–69.00	56.36
5	—	1,025	45.00–56.00	51.00
6	—	1,098	68.00–73.00	69.50
6	—	1,003	57.00–64.00	60.33
29	—	1,018	60.00–79.00	71.63
204	—	1,071	45.00–75.00	63.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	66.00–69.00	67.43
13	—	1,493	75.00–80.00	76.54
22	—	1,525	66.00–74.00	70.86
45	—	1,492	50.00–78.50	65.26
6	—	1,510	60.00–65.00	63.17
268	—	1,493	54.50–86.50	72.10
85	—	1,520	68.00–92.50	80.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
372	—	1,224	59.00–84.50	70.39
104	—	1,301	70.00–107.00	82.80
15	—	1,172	42.00–60.00	54.73
10	—	1,172	88.00–109.00	96.70
139	—	1,183	45.00–77.50	64.27
100	—	1,285	64.00–86.00	72.38
18	—	1,269	50.00–62.00	57.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,704	81.00–116.50	101.93
77	—	1,871	100.00–129.00	112.01
1	—	940	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,535	86.00–94.00	89.33
2	—	1,665	111.00–113.00	112.00
4	—	1,359	81.00–90.00	87.25
56	—	1,477	69.00–107.00	87.53
1	—	1,590	105.00	105.00
10	—	1,789	95.00–105.00	101.20
6	—	1,666	107.00–119.00	110.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	110.00–113.00	112.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	96.00–117.00	107.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	124.00	124.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	108.00	108.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	1,280	96.00	96.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,180	1,035.00–1,510.00	1,332.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,290	1,075.00–1,420.00	1,263.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,397	900.00–1,125.00	1,046.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,129	885.00–1,275.00	1,128.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	850.00–960.00	904.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,392	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,218.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,242	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,135.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	650.00–1,350.00	994.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,400	600.00–1,525.00	1,312.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,323	750.00–1,620.00	1,319.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	860.00–875.00	867.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,720	1,190.00	1,190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	85.00–103.00	96.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	540.00	540.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	70.00–91.00	79.16
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	917	740.00–860.00	804.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,185	650.00–1,325.00	1,006.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,173	580.00–950.00	741.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,181	585.00–1,250.00	939.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	750.00–800.00	776.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,045	625.00–900.00	777.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,283	650.00–985.00	858.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,286	640.00–1,380.00	963.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,134	760.00–1,275.00	1,031.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,244	700.00–1,385.00	1,018.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	500.00–700.00	642.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,057	560.00–1,025.00	739.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	775.00–800.00	787.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,065	670.00–1,155.00	1,005.19
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	440.00	440.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	685.00–825.00	764.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	610.00–1,220.00	1,137.13
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	937	750.00–1,000.00	822.47
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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