Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 326 priced lines covering 22,088 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 22,979 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,745 head. replacement cattle receipts at 496 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22,979Last week 4,560Year ago 23,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,745Last week 1,343Year ago 2,515

Replacement CattleReceipts 496Last week 409Year ago 594

No comparisons are available this week in light of last weeks very limited test due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

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
33	—	940	132.00–143.00	135.90
4	—	220	160.00–169.00	164.68
334	—	724	141.00–169.00	164.81
79	—	474	151.00–160.00	154.55
36	—	420	150.00–163.00	156.70
203	—	623	140.00–168.50	151.03
275	—	520	147.00–167.50	156.76
80	—	895	131.50–160.00	152.49
46	—	829	146.25–158.50	151.68
519	—	577	146.00–174.75	164.20
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
8	—	330	159.00–179.00	169.75
6	—	781	135.00–142.00	137.36
19	—	376	150.00–170.00	157.07
243	—	674	126.00–167.00	156.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	768	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	137.00	137.00
2	—	515	156.00	156.00
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
2	—	878	88.00–92.00	90.02
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	224	181.00	181.00
45	—	373	159.00–180.00	172.14
41	—	432	159.00–170.00	161.85
84	—	472	153.00–174.00	165.82
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
23	—	331	166.00–176.00	172.91
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	110.00–122.00	118.00
3	—	506	133.00–136.00	134.00
16	—	580	129.00–140.00	132.03
7	—	482	128.00–138.00	132.24
3	—	631	121.00–126.00	124.34
3	—	366	131.00	131.00
3	—	756	116.00–128.00	123.95
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
607	—	474	129.00–166.00	150.90
74	—	274	130.00–174.00	157.13
218	—	762	110.00–152.00	144.20
734	—	572	101.00–166.00	147.50
11	—	228	147.50–177.50	166.30
11	—	919	112.00–137.00	125.90
96	—	821	110.00–143.00	136.19
598	—	627	126.00–158.00	146.13
7	—	1,069	104.00–130.00	115.04
2	—	1,035	105.00–113.00	109.02
2	—	185	163.00–167.50	165.31
276	—	677	120.00–159.00	136.89
1	—	1,115	99.00	99.00
245	—	721	114.00–159.00	137.14
329	—	376	127.50–176.50	152.42
58	—	867	110.00–181.00	131.84
131	—	324	130.00–172.00	153.02
581	—	426	133.00–173.00	152.80
708	—	522	129.00–160.00	146.25
41	—	967	92.00–130.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	509	167.00	167.00
7	—	797	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	823	107.00–137.00	123.07
58	—	670	90.00–140.00	124.09
12	—	224	116.00–165.00	137.62
58	—	626	109.00–148.00	125.55
10	—	289	115.00–140.00	132.76
1	—	195	167.50	167.50
81	—	523	102.00–142.00	126.23
108	—	472	115.00–146.00	132.98
12	—	778	105.00–123.00	114.70
9	—	934	75.00–110.00	97.12
33	—	724	90.00–144.00	119.38
71	—	578	103.00–148.00	129.94
13	—	865	93.00–124.00	114.84
69	—	426	118.00–146.00	131.88
51	—	371	105.00–145.00	136.63
45	—	320	120.00–150.00	134.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	148.00	148.00
4	—	721	144.00	144.00
7	—	628	148.00	148.00
6	—	813	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	105.00–108.00	106.50
2	—	413	100.00–114.00	106.87
6	—	512	92.00–110.00	101.40
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	112.00	112.00
4	—	728	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
6	—	596	139.00	139.00
3	—	682	122.00–131.00	127.71
3	—	440	145.00	145.00
4	—	627	131.00	131.00
4	—	868	114.00–118.00	116.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	112.50–127.00	119.66
2	—	633	100.00–103.00	101.53
3	—	475	109.00–120.00	116.52
2	—	665	110.00–112.50	111.24
7	—	516	108.00–123.00	115.89
2	—	333	126.00–140.00	132.74
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
1	—	350	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	673	124.00–158.00	137.52
3	—	1,150	87.00	87.00
43	—	278	142.50–192.10	169.63
1	—	125	195.00	195.00
257	—	470	126.00–190.00	164.53
1	—	1,115	74.00	74.00
277	—	623	125.00–158.00	143.39
4	—	1,006	100.00	100.00
83	—	323	152.00–195.00	173.05
83	—	727	102.00–152.00	132.98
320	—	572	130.00–180.00	150.99
2	—	1,075	106.00–112.00	108.94
53	—	830	104.00–140.00	122.30
79	—	765	113.00–145.00	126.59
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
266	—	430	144.00–200.00	169.48
3	—	960	105.00–115.00	108.33
20	—	928	100.00–134.00	116.71
13	—	223	162.50–182.50	176.24
271	—	522	140.00–190.00	155.22
200	—	372	145.00–200.00	174.10
11	—	867	115.00–124.00	116.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	180.00–207.50	198.82
13	—	617	140.00–152.00	142.90
33	—	517	161.00–172.00	168.26
13	—	474	170.00–176.00	173.91
26	—	580	156.00–163.00	160.22
18	—	416	162.50–190.00	174.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	370	132.50–169.00	152.45
8	—	729	111.00–128.00	116.90
14	—	877	91.00–114.00	100.10
11	—	231	140.00–177.50	152.05
99	—	523	120.00–149.00	139.74
22	—	326	137.00–170.00	150.03
1	—	965	89.00	89.00
35	—	671	90.00–139.00	124.25
41	—	617	110.00–138.00	126.99
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
13	—	771	100.00–121.00	109.23
14	—	277	134.00–170.00	148.98
65	—	569	120.00–149.00	137.16
14	—	838	85.00–110.00	102.90
50	—	429	125.00–167.00	149.57
68	—	476	130.00–160.00	141.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	155.00	155.00
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
18	—	324	184.00–219.00	205.51
5	—	665	158.00	158.00
23	—	364	200.00–211.00	206.03
5	—	269	200.00–207.50	203.29
4	—	536	163.00–173.00	165.54
9	—	557	164.50–170.00	166.03
11	—	627	151.00–168.00	160.89
14	—	423	195.00–220.00	204.57
3	—	478	175.00–197.50	182.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	108.00–153.00	139.52
24	—	533	136.00–149.50	147.88
25	—	715	105.00–120.00	118.35
8	—	624	102.00–121.00	111.11
11	—	363	123.00–136.00	132.26
11	—	781	112.00–116.00	113.35
6	—	572	121.00–127.00	122.04
31	—	868	85.00–119.50	116.48
10	—	437	147.50	147.50
11	—	671	105.00–124.00	110.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	131.00	131.00
21	—	378	172.50–220.00	204.02
345	—	777	139.00–187.00	172.45
590	—	822	142.00–180.00	174.82
585	—	877	165.00–175.75	171.72
57	—	1,078	156.00	156.00
389	—	619	155.00–184.00	172.19
234	—	574	162.00–190.00	178.39
273	—	977	160.00–171.70	167.22
101	—	421	177.50–210.00	198.42
271	—	913	174.40–177.00	175.37
4	—	346	193.00	193.00
240	—	525	166.00–200.00	183.05
411	—	676	152.00–180.75	171.38
100	—	470	166.00–198.00	186.63
542	—	724	154.50–183.60	172.35
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	164.00	164.00
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
7	—	494	145.00	145.00
18	—	625	112.50–147.00	141.24
1	—	780	145.00	145.00
2	—	565	155.00	155.00
6	—	516	112.50–151.00	141.19
3	—	675	115.00–145.00	124.70
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	133.00–135.00	134.32
2	—	562	147.00	147.00
2	—	472	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	832	135.00–169.00	157.83
7	—	1,066	120.00–135.00	132.59
405	—	738	130.00–172.00	158.95
50	—	338	161.00–216.00	192.82
1	—	1,250	135.00	135.00
102	—	381	162.00–225.00	193.05
100	—	910	117.00–171.25	159.70
30	—	977	135.00–151.00	147.42
17	—	279	175.00–213.00	185.58
1	—	1,190	111.00	111.00
154	—	878	130.00–171.95	159.96
217	—	425	155.00–220.00	185.02
755	—	578	140.00–186.00	171.55
272	—	475	162.00–198.00	179.81
457	—	522	154.00–192.00	172.93
556	—	678	135.00–175.00	165.11
216	—	775	126.00–185.00	161.72
405	—	624	136.00–186.00	159.84
33	—	1,016	105.00–150.50	142.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	841	152.00	152.00
11	—	683	161.00	161.00
2	—	620	155.00	155.00
7	—	761	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	626	114.00–155.00	145.00
40	—	672	123.00–161.00	151.66
20	—	429	127.00–180.00	163.09
5	—	1,014	125.00	125.00
5	—	227	157.50–172.50	160.28
12	—	763	110.00–155.00	140.02
8	—	266	125.00–178.00	157.27
64	—	569	128.00–169.00	149.98
89	—	520	133.00–168.00	150.02
16	—	383	142.00–175.00	160.21
16	—	322	140.00–185.00	168.73
5	—	919	112.50–134.00	127.69
21	—	819	121.00–145.00	139.08
44	—	472	142.00–178.00	162.27
17	—	721	124.00–148.00	134.90
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
5	—	773	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	911	179.50	179.50
2	—	293	200.00–202.50	201.24
74	—	418	177.50–220.00	202.54
48	—	468	188.50–203.50	198.84
47	—	380	197.00–215.00	207.49
37	—	324	200.00–215.00	209.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	125.00	125.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	550.00–1,100.00	859.98
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,160.00	1,160.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	903	710.00–785.00	754.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	84.00	84.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,038	75.00–93.00	82.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	782	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	66.00	66.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	931	575.00–825.00	680.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,239	600.00–1,175.00	909.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,198	700.00–1,325.00	991.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,039	690.00–1,275.00	989.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,100	510.00–1,160.00	763.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,003	910.00–1,025.00	943.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	670.00–810.00	740.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	983	625.00–850.00	753.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,206	650.00–1,075.00	899.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	800.00–1,025.00	907.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,219	850.00–975.00	884.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	800.00–1,425.00	1,131.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,321	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	650.00–875.00	773.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,190	700.00–1,350.00	979.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	675.00–750.00	706.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,000	625.00–825.00	699.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,104	660.00–825.00	764.24
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	882	725.00–960.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	770	525.00–625.00	582.58
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,464	1,085.00–1,275.00	1,184.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,060	720.00–1,250.00	917.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,373	950.00–1,750.00	1,383.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,406	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,292.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	825.00–1,325.00	1,099.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,322	680.00–1,140.00	873.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,353	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,276	785.00–1,150.00	1,032.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,385	1,410.00–1,600.00	1,470.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,798	92.00–125.00	108.34
68	—	1,513	64.00–98.00	84.25
134	—	1,729	84.00–109.00	96.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,306	67.00–92.00	75.88
141	—	1,214	46.00–67.00	58.80
11	—	1,259	35.00–53.00	46.11
470	—	1,247	59.50–79.00	67.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	70.00–72.00	70.87
1	—	1,140	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,554	69.00–86.00	74.92
52	—	1,469	50.00–67.50	59.27
249	—	1,510	60.00–75.00	67.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,041	50.00–69.00	60.65
91	—	1,077	56.00–82.00	67.07
169	—	1,002	33.00–60.00	52.47
95	—	982	30.00–54.00	44.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,205	112.00	112.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,635	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,533	112.00–115.00	113.21
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,580	125.50	125.50
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	125.00–145.00	135.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	93.00	93.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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