Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 12
● As filed355 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

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Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 355 priced lines covering 17,041 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,403 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,575 head. replacement cattle receipts at 659 head. Counted as USDA files them — 73 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 12, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 17,403Last week 23,564Year ago 18,079
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,575Last week 2,381Year ago 2,120
Replacement CattleReceipts 659Last week 776Year ago 646

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Yearlings were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and bulls steady to 4.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2938650.00–700.00674.67
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5858575.00–675.00629.84
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1950840.00840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1885775.00775.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1680600.00600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3872900.00–950.00932.89
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2925760.00–800.00779.46
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18936675.00–1,700.001,244.18
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)34842710.00–1,250.001,127.07
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)29201,400.001,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)401,013785.00–2,150.001,510.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open791762.00–72.0066.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open21,033600.00–650.00626.03
Young (2-4 yrs)Open71,027660.00–800.00716.17
(<2 yrs)Open1990700.00700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,08078.0078.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21,08571.00–74.0072.69
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,019650.00–975.00844.55
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4850625.00–810.00687.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,060550.00550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7953750.00–900.00881.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4918700.00–850.00755.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,095900.00900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)61,193600.00–895.00827.98
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,178660.00–1,025.00836.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,2551,000.001,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)31,248830.00830.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)61,192660.00–1,175.00828.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)281,170750.00–1,535.001,065.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,095620.00–700.00664.22
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)121,050800.00–1,300.00997.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)191,294700.00–1,275.00973.38
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)101,199785.00–1,325.001,183.26
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)61,158575.00–860.00747.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)261,259750.00–1,460.001,103.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)391,135690.00–1,200.00984.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,335675.00675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,072710.00–730.00721.31
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,335925.00925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,065560.00560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,080675.00–720.00699.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,135700.00700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,210825.00825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,305750.00750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)61,128735.00–925.00872.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2815500.00–550.00525.46
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1970540.00540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4984975.00–1,125.001,064.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,139975.00–1,350.001,176.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,5951,175.001,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open131,1871,100.00–1,500.001,299.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open101,378825.00–1,350.001,067.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,4451,100.001,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open21,320950.00–1,000.00972.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open11,230720.00720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open271,4601,410.00–1,670.001,510.02
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11,1401,575.001,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open21,2131,325.00–1,400.001,362.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19501,420.001,420.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2925650.00–850.00747.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1870800.00800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1660875.00875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2910925.00–1,090.001,004.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,175725.00725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A41,361985.00–1,475.001,178.23
(<2 yrs)N/A61,1611,000.00–1,375.001,129.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1310117.50117.50
4441110.00–112.50110.62
146089.0089.00
1365102.50102.50
1640105.00105.00
2555110.00110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78767110.00–142.00131.10
11,03090.0090.00
310428130.00–167.50151.81
18229138.00–167.50153.36
395476133.00–166.00150.58
77329134.00–177.00154.46
9983108.00–123.00117.34
423623109.00–154.00140.44
13862101.00–129.00115.11
435524124.00–158.00144.91
1170150.00150.00
11,105108.00108.00
21167290.00–150.00134.76
7926106.00–127.00115.43
202371133.00–172.00155.41
47277140.00–182.50156.36
199719116.00–147.00134.83
11,08580.0080.00
38816102.00–138.00126.03
429572126.00–163.00144.04
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1595139.00139.00
1480150.00150.00
1765116.00116.00
5662124.00–131.00129.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
403665140.00–165.75163.59
321576144.00–174.25163.31
20906156.50156.50
2205152.50152.50
55421150.00–173.00157.18
14316150.00–191.00169.33
37812142.50–152.00149.89
403630139.00–166.85159.25
229767140.00–166.75161.27
132473148.00–160.00154.18
217728140.00–162.50157.49
10278152.50–191.00175.54
36367154.00–178.00162.55
242522146.00–163.00155.71
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2578113.00–114.00113.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74671167.00167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2510161.00161.00
141493156.00–181.95177.81
10291164.00–172.50164.86
30367160.00–180.50173.41
48426156.00–173.00164.48
9322160.00–180.00173.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1700130.00130.00
1815130.00130.00
2877120.00120.00
14790135.00135.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3511130.00130.00
1420147.00147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3867695.00–131.00121.43
4176990.00–135.00115.49
6762399.00–137.00124.17
47424112.51–153.00131.63
80521100.00–144.00130.34
1191682.00–133.50116.81
25321116.00–161.00135.01
13230120.00–157.50133.66
70576100.00–147.00132.18
30368121.00–155.00136.66
4189125.00–132.50130.31
87474100.00–157.00134.39
91,02894.00–120.00112.45
2138130.00–137.50133.82
1982384.00–130.00107.37
1187085.00–118.00102.11
3571889.00–134.00119.09
23275115.00–147.50133.63
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1510102.00102.00
266793.0093.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1425100.00100.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1800144.00144.00
5620145.00–153.00149.90
2578147.00–158.00152.38
4529156.00–160.00157.03
1850145.00145.00
1730152.00152.00
1975136.00136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3960169.00169.00
19418194.00–212.50200.48
75724176.50176.50
255819174.50–178.00176.02
7340202.50–228.00215.15
1295200.00200.00
62779180.00180.00
16374194.00–220.00214.31
10468193.50–204.00195.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
35474125.00–173.00154.33
10864100.00–117.00101.95
38516125.00–165.00150.59
10380147.50–180.00158.58
37673117.50–149.00139.01
19724126.00–149.00136.39
46568124.00–156.00147.16
5336147.50–170.00155.40
5229115.00–170.00144.69
24423110.00–176.00151.02
7261152.50–180.00171.35
14626120.00–146.00136.53
393291.00–132.00109.82
17763122.50–145.00137.40
5816126.00–151.00131.53
3968100.00–115.00104.91
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1475120.00120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1440110.00110.00
1495110.00110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3260200.00–205.00203.36
316624156.00–180.50170.35
541,000169.10169.10
365667152.00–185.00175.56
382829159.00–177.75171.00
503872155.00–175.90169.93
64426175.00–206.00188.93
339717151.00–174.10167.59
260519164.00–195.00183.30
203574165.00–184.00176.30
53470176.00–200.00184.14
11329196.00–222.50206.49
408782156.00–179.00174.47
179941137.00–170.95166.08
1235208.00208.00
23375197.00–218.00206.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
371627141.00–171.00161.77
16281182.50–227.00197.96
146472155.00–198.00175.54
150772135.00–167.00156.10
207716131.00–170.25158.90
179570151.00–179.00166.52
136820139.00–168.50159.48
11,150130.00130.00
207674140.00–169.50158.30
31,077115.00–137.00129.27
174526153.00–185.00171.41
12961135.00–159.00144.60
41920125.00–163.00145.87
56870130.00–164.00151.44
153428156.00–207.50179.52
37327164.00–224.00194.61
281,145118.00–136.00135.16
131,040125.00–141.00131.50
8227173.00–205.00189.46
64377166.00–215.00186.88
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1580100.00100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
160676188.90188.90
75622186.25186.25
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1430131.00131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1995108.00108.00
11,150105.00105.00
21,145116.00116.00
11,355112.00112.00
11,040101.00101.00
31,28497.00–105.00102.39
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
188590.0090.00
274557.0057.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8690113.00–119.00118.28
14515122.00–142.00133.70
2248110.00110.00
2285140.00140.00
51,01099.0099.00
5829110.00110.00
786158.00–114.00105.92
577191.00–114.00109.52
11,080112.00112.00
1355101.00101.00
241871.00–105.0087.29
434092.50–130.00121.04
2062586.00–133.00124.48
458258.00–120.00102.44
196080.0080.00
1730100.00100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1265137.00137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14657127.00127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44522154.00–175.00161.66
21565155.00–170.00161.70
39467165.00–185.00175.56
1285200.00200.00
1755139.00139.00
1245208.00208.00
4386200.00–204.00200.94
20437165.00–190.00171.80
6742141.00–143.00141.66
23678140.00–150.00144.81
46629139.00–153.00144.03
5313178.00–199.00182.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6312200.00–220.00214.74
12611158.00–170.00160.72
31361180.00–217.50199.78
13541166.00–191.00169.70
1235205.00205.00
14293200.00–227.50221.87
50434177.00–212.50190.68
27559164.00–176.00172.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
161425142.00–209.00171.61
37827108.00–165.00126.68
116374150.00–208.00178.54
21229150.00–200.00177.27
259474135.00–198.00170.55
12922100.00–125.00114.15
229620127.00–159.00146.89
33278151.00–192.50173.18
6966110.00–135.00120.66
229569132.00–170.00151.91
11,205106.00106.00
11,065115.00115.00
54327160.00–201.00177.72
55769115.00–144.00126.79
85721119.50–145.00134.28
11,130119.00119.00
205524143.50–180.00157.24
35865110.00–135.00126.10
31,038109.00109.00
136675122.00–154.00138.21
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3307112.50–122.50118.42
5522110.00–130.00121.30
5581104.00–131.00114.35
1245127.50127.50
1440129.00129.00
2493101.00–122.00111.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1375110.00110.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1320120.00120.00
1505130.00130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3630122.00122.00
1780120.00120.00
1665136.00136.00
2300169.00169.00
2742123.00123.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
191585.0085.00
2585135.00135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
27674101.00–135.00123.27
47621100.00–139.00123.71
20335130.00–162.50146.45
9288147.50–165.00153.00
4825106.00–122.00109.88
60377135.00–164.00148.28
1875110.00110.00
3188130.00–160.00140.11
15722105.00–134.00116.22
3228142.50–185.00162.36
50522125.00–150.00141.11
51430120.00–168.00146.41
58472130.00–162.00144.16
297085.00–102.5093.70
55574110.00–151.00138.86
3932109.00–110.00109.67
5765108.00–120.00113.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
271,21150.00–59.0056.26
3501,25955.00–75.0065.28
151,20873.00–84.0075.13
41,37337.50–47.0043.73
11,22546.0046.00
1171,21145.00–64.0057.11
1381,28865.00–91.0075.27
671,26760.00–72.0065.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
321,39541.00–67.0059.02
201,51862.00–69.0065.55
81,54170.00–75.0072.00
1241,52267.00–84.0072.98
1891,48654.00–75.5066.20
21,59859.0059.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
996045.00–51.0048.89
231,06654.00–65.0060.35
401,10262.00–74.0069.00
1621,03225.00–61.0050.87
41,07870.00–78.0073.25
6699530.00–54.0043.95
1931,04746.50–67.0059.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,30076.0076.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1161,76386.00–105.0096.46
31,76373.00–77.0074.67
51,91985.00–99.0091.80
31,71352.00–75.0064.00
141,753101.00–120.00107.21
581,80297.00–120.00107.65
721,53865.00–95.0083.77
11,950101.00101.00
111,43081.00–99.0092.36
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41,339129.00–138.00132.87
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31,322104.00–112.00108.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
21,47399.00–107.00102.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11,385114.00114.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11,160112.00112.00
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.