Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 315 priced lines covering 22,445 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 23,564 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,381 head. replacement cattle receipts at 776 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23,564Last week 22,979Year ago 25,471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,381Last week 2,745Year ago 2,506

Replacement CattleReceipts 776Last week 496Year ago 1,009

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand for all feeder classes. Yearlings were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
9	—	494	132.00–134.00	132.22
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
4	—	612	133.00	133.00
4	—	580	130.00–132.00	130.50
5	—	509	128.00–134.00	131.56
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
2	—	452	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
348	—	669	115.00–157.00	139.35
16	—	1,010	89.00–118.00	114.14
734	—	473	124.00–168.50	149.97
387	—	374	121.00–178.00	152.55
174	—	723	120.00–156.00	137.13
862	—	570	119.00–166.00	148.78
451	—	427	130.00–174.00	149.24
4	—	961	111.00–121.00	116.20
848	—	526	114.00–181.00	146.67
52	—	276	127.50–174.00	151.28
160	—	332	122.00–175.00	150.91
2	—	1,082	147.00	147.00
112	—	768	107.00–145.50	132.52
26	—	873	115.00–135.00	125.98
56	—	820	100.00–150.00	131.66
821	—	626	121.00–163.75	147.24
9	—	929	109.00–133.00	119.79
22	—	223	120.00–176.00	157.62
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	116.00	116.00
3	—	585	120.00	120.00
5	—	697	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	776	141.00–161.00	155.47
7	—	392	148.00–161.00	153.26
659	—	623	140.00–169.00	161.10
398	—	719	140.00–166.25	157.15
253	—	524	146.00–166.00	153.74
124	—	810	130.00–163.00	162.24
2	—	210	152.50–157.50	155.00
191	—	668	140.00–163.00	156.17
2	—	307	152.50	152.50
65	—	431	149.00–157.00	153.47
144	—	479	147.00–170.00	158.25
250	—	577	147.00–171.75	163.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	815	81.00–113.00	103.64
41	—	727	80.00–146.00	114.79
67	—	377	110.00–151.00	134.08
21	—	329	110.00–146.00	127.78
15	—	869	81.00–122.00	109.87
4	—	910	74.00–94.00	86.28
1	—	185	164.00	164.00
101	—	620	90.00–150.00	126.47
3	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,023	103.00	103.00
105	—	425	105.00–154.00	130.89
135	—	578	91.00–144.00	121.83
141	—	472	102.00–153.50	131.53
1	—	955	95.00	95.00
13	—	264	107.50–148.00	132.20
5	—	233	126.00–151.00	133.32
57	—	670	95.00–145.00	118.91
32	—	771	93.00–145.00	114.11
117	—	527	92.00–153.00	130.56
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	91.00–104.00	94.11
3	—	423	97.00–120.00	105.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
15	—	828	111.00–134.00	126.82
4	—	855	119.00–121.00	119.50
5	—	718	130.00–135.00	132.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
12	—	522	144.00	144.00
8	—	432	162.00–173.00	164.64
5	—	329	163.00–177.00	173.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	856	169.50	169.50
2	—	503	191.00–202.00	196.53
12	—	327	200.00–215.00	208.06
4	—	377	200.00	200.00
20	—	420	195.00–222.50	202.77
60	—	809	171.25	171.25
32	—	474	191.00–200.00	197.29
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	623	110.00–158.00	138.37
48	—	576	116.00–162.00	146.72
39	—	424	124.00–175.00	157.22
9	—	281	120.00–176.00	152.29
1	—	185	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,065	125.00	125.00
2	—	800	130.00–137.00	133.50
56	—	674	112.50–169.00	147.71
9	—	872	116.00–147.00	127.03
80	—	527	107.00–167.00	150.30
4	—	324	135.00–175.00	149.05
30	—	372	120.00–179.00	160.00
9	—	776	116.00–147.00	136.48
69	—	471	119.00–178.00	153.03
2	—	912	131.00	131.00
2	—	238	142.50–170.00	156.11
22	—	725	102.50–158.00	133.36
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	162.00	162.00
4	—	723	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	588	154.00–155.00	154.49
4	—	619	131.00–146.00	141.93
12	—	671	125.00–150.00	142.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	960	164.70	164.70
1	—	300	196.00	196.00
2	—	297	194.00	194.00
238	—	673	156.00–178.00	168.87
49	—	430	170.00–192.00	180.44
478	—	718	151.00–179.50	170.53
50	—	1,016	160.50	160.50
666	—	821	152.00–179.50	173.30
739	—	772	151.00–182.00	171.74
241	—	522	164.00–197.00	182.25
403	—	615	154.50–180.00	168.42
576	—	875	155.00–175.60	171.63
371	—	579	163.00–188.00	183.32
67	—	465	170.00–204.00	187.76
116	—	928	167.50–168.75	168.10
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	577	147.00	147.00
5	—	526	140.00–149.00	145.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,072	130.00–135.00	133.76
11	—	281	165.00–190.00	179.38
2	—	1,178	112.00–130.00	120.98
322	—	472	151.00–197.00	181.23
6	—	1,109	120.00–139.00	133.92
735	—	625	138.00–187.00	167.44
376	—	727	130.00–170.75	158.34
187	—	875	117.50–171.75	161.32
20	—	1,025	123.00–155.00	146.18
19	—	972	120.00–158.00	145.35
185	—	428	157.00–212.00	185.50
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
142	—	379	140.00–209.00	185.52
50	—	922	134.00–161.00	150.42
81	—	826	107.50–166.00	151.23
278	—	777	135.00–169.50	159.07
530	—	576	140.00–186.50	168.91
37	—	320	160.00–197.50	180.74
537	—	678	140.00–178.00	165.99
577	—	528	151.00–193.00	176.39
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.50	122.50
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	335	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	706	144.00–148.50	146.26
25	—	365	170.00–200.00	193.68
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
17	—	407	168.00–200.00	179.41
2	—	325	178.00	178.00
10	—	558	157.50–162.00	157.97
10	—	456	184.00–186.00	185.10
13	—	626	158.00–164.00	161.13
4	—	545	162.00	162.00
3	—	255	200.00–221.00	214.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
15	—	467	155.00–176.00	166.05
8	—	673	140.00–147.00	143.05
19	—	609	141.00–149.00	145.67
13	—	569	155.00–160.00	156.39
16	—	420	155.00–190.00	166.65
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
14	—	521	147.50–162.00	155.95
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	139.00–140.00	139.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
2	—	337	145.00	145.00
4	—	681	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	100.00–120.00	113.22
4	—	1,016	111.00–115.00	112.03
356	—	575	131.00–173.00	147.05
1	—	170	170.00	170.00
27	—	872	102.50–132.00	122.23
285	—	620	120.00–160.00	141.65
166	—	719	113.00–148.00	128.56
2	—	1,195	88.00	88.00
218	—	433	128.00–198.00	168.22
35	—	815	100.00–142.00	124.76
14	—	229	162.50–195.50	185.51
61	—	324	142.50–197.50	170.97
3	—	1,063	106.00	106.00
145	—	371	127.50–195.00	170.58
46	—	765	120.00–154.00	131.28
274	—	523	130.00–177.00	154.67
56	—	281	150.00–196.00	175.27
13	—	921	105.00–135.00	111.18
215	—	476	142.00–195.00	163.94
206	—	672	125.00–159.00	138.07
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	110.00–122.00	116.13
3	—	420	121.00–125.00	123.71
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
5	—	517	97.50–120.00	106.48
3	—	633	102.00–106.00	104.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	570	115.00–150.00	131.59
22	—	325	127.50–170.00	153.33
62	—	427	115.00–168.00	141.83
9	—	230	130.00–187.50	152.57
9	—	929	87.00–108.00	95.61
9	—	824	95.00–108.00	99.45
1	—	1,045	102.50	102.50
89	—	477	110.00–167.50	143.80
8	—	874	91.00–112.00	103.67
14	—	284	125.00–171.00	151.42
11	—	770	81.00–121.00	106.73
31	—	375	115.00–181.00	157.38
1	—	1,055	81.00	81.00
12	—	712	101.00–135.00	120.60
1	—	130	151.00	151.00
78	—	521	102.50–150.00	135.59
64	—	620	105.00–150.00	127.26
45	—	681	108.00–130.00	122.41
3	—	968	90.00–94.00	91.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	777	129.50	129.50
5	—	375	103.00–125.00	117.20
46	—	638	82.00–134.50	127.57
10	—	571	90.00–129.00	113.01
3	—	175	127.00	127.00
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
50	—	1,106	123.50	123.50
37	—	826	90.00–131.00	129.91
12	—	475	92.00–147.00	121.78
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
140	—	727	110.00–140.00	138.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	860	141.50	141.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,132	750.00–1,380.00	1,025.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,207.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,326	950.00–1,420.00	1,192.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,094.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,227.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,458	650.00–1,555.00	1,332.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,827	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,607.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	860.00–975.00	928.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,486	940.00–1,375.00	1,260.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,155	850.00–950.00	898.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	660.00–675.00	667.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	620.00–1,010.00	841.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	92.00	92.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	64.00–90.00	76.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	89.00–102.00	93.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	775.00–900.00	835.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	981	650.00–1,350.00	1,138.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	830	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	973	875.00–925.00	918.78
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	770	650.00–725.00	713.94
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	560.00–850.00	717.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	925	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	700.00–800.00	752.07
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	810.00–830.00	819.67
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	760	720.00–835.00	789.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,318	785.00–975.00	907.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,269	710.00–1,125.00	924.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,139	775.00–995.00	872.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,204	600.00–1,190.00	877.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,323	830.00–985.00	925.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,063	725.00–850.00	781.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	875.00–1,075.00	987.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,122	1,060.00–1,350.00	1,257.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,103	950.00–1,400.00	1,227.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,242	585.00–910.00	731.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,150	550.00–1,360.00	999.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,246	660.00–950.00	826.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,058	675.00–1,335.00	984.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,218	750.00–1,355.00	1,078.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,354	700.00–1,000.00	890.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	1,139	650.00–1,150.00	1,030.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	600.00–850.00	749.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	725.00–800.00	757.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,036	600.00–775.00	702.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	635.00–660.00	647.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,124	1,065.00–1,225.00	1,147.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,386	940.00–2,465.00	1,439.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,469	60.00–96.50	83.57
113	—	1,735	82.00–109.00	96.68
59	—	1,879	92.00–116.00	105.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,192	40.00–65.50	56.33
111	—	1,306	61.50–86.00	75.11
493	—	1,256	50.00–75.00	65.97
6	—	1,273	40.00–51.00	45.81
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,496	50.00–74.00	66.04
21	—	1,503	49.00–65.00	57.99
90	—	1,521	62.00–85.00	73.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,010	45.00–69.50	59.48
42	—	1,029	56.00–78.00	66.35
53	—	990	29.00–54.50	42.80
107	—	1,006	30.00–62.50	52.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	114.00	114.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,212	120.00–138.00	121.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	122.00–127.00	124.99
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	85.00–106.00	94.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,338	109.00–131.00	129.17

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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