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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 4
● As filed370 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193
← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 370 priced lines covering 13,244 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,096 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,833 head. replacement cattle receipts at 293 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 4, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 13,096Last week 17,676Year ago 12,744
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,833Last week 2,282Year ago 1,881
Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 625Year ago 623

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly unevenly steady with trends ranging 2.00 to 4.00 lower to 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearlings sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher with instances sharply higher. There was good to very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with good to very good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
293—614240.00–275.00264.71
167—528252.00–283.00267.92
6—360269.00269.00
294—941236.25–243.75240.24
645—726230.00–269.75263.48
47—1,103215.00215.00
52—1,078225.25225.25
122—570250.00–286.00268.62
625—876239.00–246.75243.91
423—675244.00–279.00263.79
5—414258.00–302.50274.93
208—1,015218.00–227.50222.47
288—775238.50–261.70254.69
41—480251.00–290.00279.14
382—973233.75–240.10237.11
400—820242.00–252.25245.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—326261.00–299.00287.32
99—483251.00–297.50276.23
10—586288.00–292.00290.37
9—363285.00–300.00288.63
4—275262.50–295.00270.34
1—535291.00291.00
19—428251.00–292.50271.11
1—615285.00285.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—768220.00–225.00222.46
2—720227.00–229.00228.00
2—433220.00–245.00232.57
11—523215.00–243.00232.34
1—450231.00231.00
1—255202.50202.50
2—563227.50–230.00228.76
7—617226.00–238.00233.69
2—387221.00221.00
6—694199.00–224.00209.67
1—815210.00210.00
2—880190.00–191.00190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—595210.00210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—285210.00–212.50211.25
1—1,025158.00158.00
20—619180.00–241.00225.51
1—1,095185.00185.00
3—963167.50–190.00178.82
1—1,190170.00170.00
2—915170.00–177.50173.75
25—576175.00–248.00227.03
13—819150.00–210.00192.51
12—328200.00–241.00219.21
15—766171.00–236.00219.27
27—368200.00–250.00227.75
12—736136.00–229.00206.43
17—435180.00–253.00238.28
8—868173.00–213.00191.57
27—470158.00–247.50221.32
24—527155.00–248.00231.85
11—663170.00–232.50205.96
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2—575258.00258.00
3—625241.00241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9—625259.00259.00
25—730172.00–252.50236.63
102—818250.00250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—781186.00–212.50199.67
5—431215.00–240.00234.48
6—678210.00–234.00221.59
6—573199.00–230.00213.38
3—365200.00–230.00210.00
4—328192.50–235.00214.31
7—721205.00–220.00217.10
4—624201.00–225.00215.56
2—468224.00–240.00231.87
3—845210.00–216.00214.01
10—528180.00–232.50218.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35—866210.00–236.50228.96
84—1,014186.00–225.00218.15
80—425184.00–277.00255.66
158—624196.00–261.00243.61
37—374217.50–290.00259.70
68—721212.50–249.00236.52
1—240305.00305.00
94—832217.00–238.00232.01
1—1,150179.00179.00
6—977197.50–200.00197.91
148—527168.00–275.00250.59
43—774220.00–250.00234.34
12—272225.00–300.00266.03
118—673223.00–258.50245.19
33—911194.00–225.00217.27
11—330227.50–290.00251.01
89—473171.00–270.00255.56
202—574218.00–269.00252.46
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—478188.00188.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—490233.00233.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—645102.00102.00
1—535103.00103.00
1—385116.00116.00
3—41395.00–100.0098.27
1—750104.00104.00
2—883102.00102.00
3—81380.00–100.0090.31
1—570108.00108.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1—595114.00114.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—660155.00155.00
6—371150.00–162.00155.45
1—310155.00155.00
3—437161.00–167.50163.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
178—427205.00–258.00234.56
52—272177.50–270.00240.66
5—1,084143.00–164.00152.71
4—878170.00–203.00192.25
252—472210.00–258.00235.85
195—624192.00–238.00223.77
7—214202.50–242.50230.68
192—523190.00–245.00228.87
60—326159.00–271.00247.46
20—768181.00–217.00203.00
21—944148.00–180.00172.90
3—963144.00–181.00168.51
1—1,100179.00179.00
46—821170.00–213.00204.12
158—370192.50–271.00239.26
145—668130.00–248.00226.06
106—721182.50–224.00212.73
180—569138.00–244.00227.17
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—320212.50212.50
13—496217.00–227.00217.75
1—265212.50212.50
11—592210.00–227.00214.69
4—425185.00–227.50205.16
14—519165.00–224.00200.49
1—1,240153.00153.00
1—655215.00215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
136—804221.50–224.00223.58
44—433230.00–254.00240.63
82—563232.00–249.00241.11
313—679230.50–249.75238.95
51—1,029187.50187.50
70—479230.00–259.00242.83
56—936192.50192.50
17—371220.00–231.00227.97
205—621227.00–248.75242.98
292—522175.00–264.00252.98
266—727224.00–239.00235.85
97—763218.50–235.00230.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15—527186.00–222.50207.20
1—820158.00158.00
17—322211.00–245.00228.84
2—283200.00–235.00217.65
16—375210.00–230.00222.18
14—572200.00–226.00210.08
2—728155.00–170.00162.63
12—485192.00–215.00202.28
2—238225.00–235.00230.05
8—614180.00–212.50201.37
8—681185.00–211.00200.25
14—428200.00–229.00218.38
12—771157.50–191.50176.67
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—250200.00200.00
1—510180.00180.00
2—558187.50–192.00189.76
2—485175.00–192.00183.68
1—645180.00180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26—280170.00–235.00199.21
24—421166.00–238.00215.90
35—515180.00–220.00206.00
22—624150.00–217.00187.90
35—566173.00–227.00204.60
13—325172.50–230.00197.03
2—1,065109.00109.00
24—373167.50–227.00209.07
9—221180.00–231.00213.91
9—822110.00–191.00147.92
1—175167.50167.50
40—477172.50–230.00207.78
4—865151.00–181.00166.92
4—984107.00–145.00126.51
13—771160.00–200.00178.45
11—920120.00–167.50143.49
18—725150.00–204.00184.94
3—1,032157.50–158.00157.83
41—678150.00–217.50191.68
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—555122.50122.50
2—428157.50–160.00158.74
1—395152.50152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9—517249.00–250.00249.35
5—318252.50–255.00253.92
48—472239.00–267.50247.18
12—373247.50–270.00259.49
11—280294.00294.00
39—425240.00–257.50246.97
4—230285.00285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,045189.00189.00
3—730190.00190.00
1—600240.00240.00
13—817181.00–192.50185.33
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—682152.00152.00
1—380175.00175.00
1—775160.00160.00
2—473170.00–179.00174.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5—284160.00160.00
14—461191.00–200.00195.34
4—645173.00173.00
8—363130.00–197.00162.20
6—419131.00–145.00140.41
1—900113.00113.00
1—785124.00124.00
5—576122.00–175.00143.70
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—360102.50102.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—415161.00161.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—48080.0080.00
1—64085.0085.00
1—70596.0096.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1—540166.00166.00
87—1,278158.80158.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4—577245.00245.00
2—418252.50–260.00256.41
2—623222.00–223.00222.51
3—453251.00251.00
3—517248.00–266.00259.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33—427250.00–295.00274.87
57—560245.00–262.50247.47
49—476213.00–290.00253.76
1—710222.00222.00
8—620180.00–250.00233.98
43—518246.00–264.00251.95
17—328262.50–287.50281.51
2—653228.00–235.00231.51
1—295280.00280.00
32—371251.00–295.00274.87
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—375222.50222.50
2—478205.00–235.00219.61
3—430185.00–220.00208.33
2—512200.00200.00
3—568219.00–222.50221.35
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—530152.50152.50
1—480187.50187.50
3—940100.00100.00
1—270172.00172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24—674170.00–215.00186.68
2—185191.00191.00
13—273200.00–247.50218.90
27—327180.00–240.00213.32
12—829129.00–185.00153.98
4—880140.00–145.00143.74
14—617151.00–221.00193.82
2—993122.00–125.00123.50
9—77490.00–199.00158.07
37—47970.00–233.00203.34
8—926113.00–140.00133.82
42—57585.00–228.00204.87
27—425181.00–237.00221.14
31—523160.00–229.00206.68
13—717165.00–186.00171.38
5—226182.50–211.00194.08
25—370189.00–251.00220.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28—721185.00–220.00208.90
42—668196.00–232.00210.48
13—219217.50–305.00273.22
20—277207.50–280.00256.55
12—772123.00–216.00194.52
2—878160.00–171.00165.55
248—478101.00–265.00243.46
70—372222.00–282.00252.49
76—625181.00–246.00224.12
8—814175.00–196.00180.43
51—322118.00–274.00253.39
128—522211.00–257.50239.53
3—912150.00–185.00164.96
5—981150.00–182.00169.37
123—574208.00–249.00231.66
99—424138.00–273.00246.28
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—520205.00205.00
2—575150.00–186.00168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—288200.00–258.00212.53
12—628180.00–217.50196.88
5—708184.00–196.50193.96
11—527198.00–212.50207.55
2—760168.00–177.00172.50
2—810154.00154.00
10—372212.50–240.00229.94
5—586210.00–217.00214.86
7—424185.00–235.00210.04
14—472184.00–235.00210.49
7—668192.00–210.00200.78
15—329197.50–257.00227.83
1—220232.50232.50
1—875164.00164.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—515157.50157.50
1—390155.00155.00
1—865120.00120.00
1—555150.00150.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—310107.50107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—445170.00170.00
1—485125.00125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,074800.00–1,625.001,458.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1651,400.001,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9—1,0891,075.00–1,525.001,355.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)23—1,1911,050.00–1,750.001,347.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,001925.00–1,150.001,038.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0501,050.001,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,1131,200.00–1,225.001,213.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—1,0921,125.00–1,460.001,271.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,1421,075.00–1,285.001,154.97
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,2101,000.00–1,270.001,145.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11—1,2681,300.00–1,700.001,520.83
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,169900.00–1,675.001,267.22
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—846975.00–1,375.001,158.58
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,1401,100.001,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,1301,085.001,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)13—1,0811,110.00–1,600.001,356.33
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—750950.00950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—9951,160.00–1,175.001,166.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—9751,110.00–1,210.001,176.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1301,150.001,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,0981,010.00–1,500.001,242.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—895900.00–1,000.00935.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—685875.00875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—775785.00785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—7701,025.001,025.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,0471,200.001,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,0051,250.001,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—890960.00960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—880800.00800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8751,000.001,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open11—1,036118.00–179.00143.12
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—945126.00–130.00127.59
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—8681,050.00–1,175.001,111.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—885975.00975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—9801,175.001,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,0851,300.001,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,065900.00900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,2151,585.001,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,015975.00975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open5—1,0411,260.001,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,2501,350.00–1,635.001,504.52
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,0901,375.00–1,625.001,502.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—1,2051,300.001,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—1,1251,200.001,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,1471,775.001,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,1431,275.00–1,350.001,311.93
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,3701,500.00–1,775.001,645.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open9—1,2161,460.00–1,950.001,629.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—8751,125.001,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,2301,175.001,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,1501,870.001,870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,0701,725.001,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,0651,525.001,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—8901,575.00–1,750.001,637.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9751,250.001,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A5—1,1991,480.00–1,685.001,571.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
130—1,03771.00–109.0096.11
133—1,02142.00–99.0088.83
74—1,05890.00–120.00108.52
105—96846.00–89.0076.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
94—1,45090.00–117.50107.77
131—1,507102.00–135.00115.14
10—1,37288.00–109.0098.64
1—1,485109.00109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
328—1,24486.00–114.50105.59
70—1,21670.00–104.0094.01
214—1,284100.00–135.00116.20
10—1,23178.00–89.0084.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,279125.00–156.00137.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,341136.00–155.00152.84
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,395117.00117.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,875130.00130.00
1—1,080181.00181.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,298174.00174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
77—1,639112.00–137.00125.02
49—1,37894.00–124.00111.70
69—1,699130.00–150.00136.37
2—1,39892.00–94.0092.89
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.