Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 319 priced lines covering 6,183 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,626 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,091 head. replacement cattle receipts at 917 head. Counted as USDA files them — 105 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,626Last week 15,724Year ago 3,705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,091Last week 2,003Year ago 863

Replacement CattleReceipts 917Last week 789Year ago 740

Compared to last week, with a light test this week due to the upcoming holidays, feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances to 10 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher. Demand for all feeders was moderate to good with good buyer participation. Good quality weaned calves continue to receive best demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	855	223.00	223.00
6	—	519	287.00	287.00
7	—	318	301.00–318.00	306.11
60	—	901	215.70	215.70
12	—	465	266.00–283.00	271.27
5	—	284	302.00–308.00	305.18
3	—	236	280.00–305.00	288.29
65	—	808	228.20	228.20
15	—	426	275.00–310.00	286.81
4	—	381	280.00–304.00	287.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	974	191.50–217.80	205.04
184	—	768	201.00–219.00	215.71
5	—	339	282.00–300.00	296.44
106	—	734	198.00–221.00	217.47
32	—	524	243.00–270.00	256.86
19	—	572	240.00–252.00	244.92
9	—	377	297.00–302.00	300.31
113	—	663	221.00–249.00	230.13
124	—	879	219.80	219.80
16	—	429	260.00–296.00	281.96
224	—	915	187.00–220.20	208.60
131	—	829	193.00–227.20	223.82
66	—	622	218.00–259.00	232.67
30	—	465	262.00–282.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	162.50–241.00	207.68
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
14	—	584	170.00–201.00	185.60
6	—	836	151.00–170.00	166.09
9	—	613	163.00–205.00	189.75
4	—	714	150.00–170.00	159.10
4	—	486	162.50–238.00	209.00
2	—	310	192.50–220.00	206.47
5	—	527	172.50–213.00	190.61
4	—	872	173.00–179.00	175.99
7	—	780	179.00	179.00
8	—	942	128.00–171.00	160.45
1	—	1,090	106.00	106.00
2	—	278	229.00–235.00	232.19
8	—	673	162.50–201.00	185.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
3	—	793	181.00	181.00
3	—	382	245.00–254.00	250.40
5	—	618	200.00–215.00	206.72
2	—	688	185.00–209.00	197.04
2	—	747	187.50	187.50
1	—	280	237.50	237.50
1	—	580	221.00	221.00
5	—	473	207.00–235.00	219.33
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	205.00–216.00	210.55
5	—	1,140	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	191.00	191.00
2	—	582	221.00	221.00
3	—	360	250.00–261.00	257.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	720	190.00–212.00	200.06
28	—	368	230.00–302.00	269.86
2	—	980	170.00–180.00	175.08
3	—	228	250.00–275.00	262.12
26	—	572	210.00–249.00	229.24
55	—	626	199.00–234.00	222.08
42	—	441	223.00–274.00	253.47
11	—	907	158.00–190.00	184.87
48	—	481	230.00–272.00	252.37
3	—	285	250.00–272.50	262.13
55	—	676	193.00–221.00	212.31
5	—	864	171.00–199.00	187.53
45	—	767	180.00–208.00	200.55
41	—	827	172.00–202.50	194.46
66	—	525	213.00–249.00	235.61
7	—	336	255.00–297.00	276.61
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	521	194.00–230.00	211.44
13	—	421	212.00–224.00	216.94
4	—	466	213.00–219.00	217.42
167	—	725	170.00–201.00	197.44
64	—	873	188.50	188.50
14	—	686	196.00–202.00	197.03
49	—	572	193.00–220.00	207.71
18	—	609	197.00–203.00	199.32
11	—	834	182.00	182.00
19	—	375	200.00–232.00	220.91
2	—	347	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	418	141.00–193.00	167.34
2	—	883	117.00–122.00	119.51
7	—	264	167.50–202.50	185.57
18	—	313	140.00–200.00	170.74
29	—	481	150.00–201.00	175.99
2	—	1,065	97.00	97.00
17	—	570	155.00–188.00	169.13
32	—	526	135.00–195.00	172.09
12	—	375	140.00–197.50	165.91
6	—	819	100.00–160.00	114.23
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
2	—	130	142.50	142.50
15	—	631	132.00–197.00	167.01
16	—	716	110.00–145.00	132.26
2	—	783	130.00–151.00	140.67
1	—	170	150.00	150.00
10	—	233	145.00–192.50	160.48
20	—	671	139.00–187.00	163.38
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	185.00–195.00	187.90
7	—	436	190.00–215.00	199.59
13	—	579	175.00–197.00	182.86
3	—	330	190.00–200.00	195.71
3	—	735	150.00–160.00	153.36
11	—	372	189.00–215.00	196.31
7	—	674	166.00–175.00	171.08
1	—	995	117.50	117.50
5	—	634	168.00–187.50	176.73
11	—	521	180.00–194.00	188.01
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	163.00	163.00
2	—	575	167.00–190.00	178.50
1	—	645	179.00	179.00
3	—	765	156.00	156.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
6	—	818	130.00–175.00	164.63
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
3	—	500	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	480	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	324	187.50–240.00	222.44
6	—	217	185.00–245.00	225.06
127	—	524	177.00–219.00	205.06
12	—	1,060	144.00	144.00
5	—	914	120.00–155.00	140.83
9	—	868	122.50–180.00	142.77
76	—	373	190.00–242.00	218.70
28	—	814	114.00–177.00	147.59
13	—	274	190.00–237.50	221.43
1	—	1,010	99.00	99.00
16	—	780	150.00–181.00	172.32
56	—	667	160.00–200.00	182.08
6	—	977	114.00–152.50	133.35
86	—	429	181.00–226.00	211.49
138	—	465	189.00–235.00	213.98
107	—	577	182.50–215.00	200.17
27	—	722	150.00–186.00	174.71
121	—	618	170.00–214.00	192.05
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00–130.00	125.06
2	—	522	130.00	130.00
3	—	278	120.00–152.50	132.65
3	—	313	140.00–152.50	144.12
1	—	665	112.50	112.50
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	188.00	188.00
3	—	758	177.00	177.00
30	—	862	176.00	176.00
8	—	994	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
20	—	371	225.00–252.50	235.99
19	—	416	226.00–237.00	231.28
54	—	457	224.50–235.00	225.93
2	—	265	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	369	275.00–295.00	286.73
8	—	319	264.00–284.00	278.96
4	—	286	260.00–282.50	277.58
44	—	513	232.50–255.00	241.60
4	—	748	170.00	170.00
15	—	622	215.00–220.00	217.59
14	—	430	256.00–294.00	268.62
16	—	468	248.00–274.00	263.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	241.00	241.00
5	—	555	241.00–249.00	244.60
9	—	425	254.00–297.00	263.99
20	—	626	194.00–214.00	207.41
12	—	468	259.00–297.00	291.74
11	—	677	194.00–214.00	204.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	212.50–220.00	216.46
6	—	868	110.00–145.00	125.38
18	—	624	127.50–190.00	166.30
3	—	230	212.50–220.00	217.77
18	—	525	160.00–240.00	199.69
5	—	327	175.00–209.00	190.70
12	—	668	155.00–186.00	166.59
9	—	429	187.50–232.00	203.22
2	—	985	110.00–130.00	119.90
2	—	750	140.00	140.00
11	—	837	95.00–167.00	109.23
8	—	374	189.00–230.00	208.45
28	—	573	150.00–219.00	196.58
7	—	724	114.00–167.00	148.25
5	—	912	101.00–131.00	115.13
15	—	476	181.00–237.00	208.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	190.00–200.00	194.02
1	—	680	172.00	172.00
4	—	632	180.00–187.50	184.36
3	—	520	190.00–201.00	197.47
5	—	349	225.00	225.00
3	—	435	210.00–215.00	213.30
2	—	573	190.00	190.00
8	—	368	230.00–242.50	235.39
2	—	730	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	162.50–185.00	173.94
3	—	567	219.00	219.00
1	—	505	247.00	247.00
2	—	683	170.00–200.00	185.05
1	—	425	208.00	208.00
1	—	985	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	827	140.00–160.00	149.96
13	—	279	222.50–275.00	248.80
66	—	571	189.00–236.00	216.46
103	—	525	205.00–267.00	229.03
42	—	726	148.00–192.00	175.86
15	—	327	232.50–292.00	258.22
5	—	861	172.00–185.00	177.37
43	—	668	159.00–204.00	186.00
2	—	918	141.00–167.50	154.14
6	—	237	212.50–262.00	247.07
26	—	424	207.50–292.00	241.49
6	—	967	125.00–163.00	140.14
14	—	765	150.00–181.00	165.14
1	—	1,055	103.00	103.00
75	—	471	213.00–280.00	236.64
81	—	618	180.00–224.00	207.78
36	—	373	220.00–310.00	265.57
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	150.00–173.00	162.11
2	—	340	145.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	508	165.00–170.00	167.51
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
3	—	628	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	151.00	151.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
3	—	391	142.50	142.50
5	—	261	142.50–160.00	155.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	187.00	187.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	600.00–650.00	626.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	794	800.00–975.00	887.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	104.00	104.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,017	93.00–109.00	99.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	115.00–119.00	117.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	775.00–930.00	863.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,199.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,217	850.00–1,400.00	1,218.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,239	960.00–1,375.00	1,199.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,046	885.00–1,925.00	1,385.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,193	750.00–1,365.00	1,052.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,139	500.00–1,200.00	1,066.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,316	800.00–2,075.00	1,691.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	136	—	1,288	950.00–2,325.00	1,707.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,259	875.00–1,310.00	1,130.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,064	1,025.00–1,725.00	1,279.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,043	950.00–1,150.00	1,087.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,198	900.00–1,725.00	1,415.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,218	900.00–1,525.00	1,273.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	800.00–965.00	882.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	925.00–975.00	949.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,102	950.00–1,850.00	1,241.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,287	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,352	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,422	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,439.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,430	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,372.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,333	1,225.00–2,025.00	1,692.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,327	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,181.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,381	1,385.00–1,575.00	1,518.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,346	1,150.00–2,325.00	1,789.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,327	1,300.00–2,475.00	2,108.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,725	1,710.00	1,710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,338	900.00–1,500.00	1,329.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,264	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,428	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,413.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,620.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	875.00–925.00	901.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,062	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,336	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,544.64
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,170	1,200.00–2,050.00	1,645.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,456	86.00–110.00	99.68
63	—	1,617	100.00–124.00	114.87
28	—	1,786	108.00–137.00	125.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,536	90.00–110.00	96.48
71	—	1,486	80.00–95.00	88.91
16	—	1,501	75.00–85.00	81.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	978	60.00–88.00	78.43
29	—	938	40.00–78.00	58.23
57	—	995	80.00–105.00	89.05
53	—	974	59.00–83.00	70.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	50.00–64.00	57.49
219	—	1,233	74.00–95.50	87.06
61	—	1,184	65.00–86.50	79.17
117	—	1,283	88.00–108.00	96.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	95.00–102.50	100.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	155.00–160.00	157.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	105.00–125.00	114.56
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,257	108.00–154.00	130.13
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	97.00	97.00

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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