Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 396 priced lines covering 21,015 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 21,071 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,591 head. replacement cattle receipts at 715 head. Counted as USDA files them — 140 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21,071Last week 12,997Year ago 24,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,591Last week 1,643Year ago 3,125

Replacement CattleReceipts 715Last week 284Year ago 770

Compared to last week, feeder steer and heifer sales were mixed again with some markets reporting trends down to 10.00 lower and some trending up to 8.00 higher and a few reporting steady. Demand was moderate to good with buyers showing best interest for long weaned and preconditioned packages. Yearling steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were trending 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	507	218.00–236.00	223.47
17	550–600	567	210.00–260.00	241.24
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	734	208.00–227.00	217.48
2	750–800	763	210.00–220.00	214.98
3	800–850	837	200.00–219.00	212.79
1	900–950	925	208.00	208.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	379	272.50–322.00	315.57
25	400–450	423	275.00–314.00	299.87
16	450–500	481	275.00–300.00	291.17
15	500–550	504	298.00	298.00
58	850–900	879	231.00	231.00
236	900–950	927	226.75–230.75	228.84
57	950–1000	957	226.75	226.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	312.50	312.50
5	300–350	333	285.00–287.50	285.48
27	350–400	390	272.00–293.00	285.93
7	400–450	415	266.00–294.00	278.59
27	450–500	478	261.00–290.00	275.97
118	500–550	515	256.00–305.00	289.00
122	550–600	572	260.00–289.00	275.21
213	600–650	624	240.00–275.00	262.32
168	650–700	676	249.00–268.00	262.58
319	700–750	723	231.00–259.25	248.63
592	750–800	772	229.50–253.75	245.08
249	800–850	828	230.00–237.50	234.24
654	850–900	879	222.00–237.25	232.63
291	900–950	925	225.00–233.60	228.63
217	950–1000	993	213.75–222.60	217.57
53	1000–1050	1,028	215.10	215.10
42	1250–1300	1,285	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	285.00	285.00
6	250–300	290	241.00–300.00	282.83
40	300–350	327	255.00–302.50	278.50
90	350–400	378	249.00–319.00	279.62
116	400–450	426	191.00–305.00	269.99
192	450–500	475	171.00–300.00	268.80
297	500–550	524	240.00–288.00	268.70
328	550–600	568	230.00–280.00	259.21
315	600–650	623	222.50–278.00	246.04
227	650–700	676	209.00–265.00	238.35
276	700–750	725	200.00–246.00	235.03
289	750–800	772	206.00–240.50	233.37
520	800–850	833	206.00–239.25	229.22
253	850–900	869	205.00–232.50	221.85
35	900–950	922	200.00–220.00	207.15
125	950–1000	974	194.50–223.00	210.82
3	1000–1050	1,030	184.00–205.00	196.37
7	1050–1100	1,074	160.00–191.00	182.60
1	1100–1150	1,135	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	177.50	177.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	207.00	207.00
2	400–450	433	195.00–225.00	210.26
1	450–500	480	214.00	214.00
4	500–550	516	201.00–214.00	207.65
3	550–600	576	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	200.00–215.00	207.50
4	300–350	335	135.00–252.50	198.01
12	350–400	371	155.00–270.00	237.46
34	400–450	431	200.00–269.00	238.70
47	450–500	472	135.00–265.00	239.54
55	500–550	529	210.00–259.00	235.69
51	550–600	577	199.00–257.00	228.75
45	600–650	622	180.00–246.00	225.76
35	650–700	671	200.00–237.50	222.97
23	700–750	718	180.00–220.00	209.36
11	750–800	777	200.00–221.00	209.05
13	800–850	831	191.00–222.00	212.54
3	850–900	885	210.00	210.00
5	900–950	933	180.00–194.00	187.01
2	1000–1050	1,005	185.00–187.00	186.00
2	1050–1100	1,083	166.00–184.00	174.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	260.00–265.00	261.61
12	350–400	381	260.00–292.00	267.71
15	400–450	425	250.00–273.00	268.68
24	450–500	475	240.00–275.00	257.17
32	500–550	522	234.50–267.50	247.20
56	550–600	574	229.00–265.00	249.34
34	600–650	623	207.50–245.00	230.74
12	650–700	667	240.00–255.00	246.98
2	750–800	775	200.00–217.50	208.69
3	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	910	187.00	187.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	950–1000	979	198.25	198.25
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	228	232.50–295.00	253.80
31	250–300	272	200.00–290.00	257.66
84	300–350	326	210.00–295.00	243.73
174	350–400	373	212.50–285.00	244.24
324	400–450	428	164.00–280.00	245.42
504	450–500	478	200.00–263.00	238.55
542	500–550	522	210.00–248.00	232.75
461	550–600	574	172.00–248.00	227.52
319	600–650	621	190.00–239.00	221.42
229	650–700	674	197.50–240.00	215.50
151	700–750	725	180.00–224.00	208.47
109	750–800	771	165.00–220.00	202.55
52	800–850	822	165.00–212.00	201.11
25	850–900	870	167.00–205.00	191.33
10	900–950	927	170.00–192.50	180.84
10	950–1000	981	144.00–194.00	175.98
3	1000–1050	1,034	170.00–193.00	185.40
1	1050–1100	1,070	177.00	177.00
9	1100–1150	1,115	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	280	230.00	230.00
6	500–550	536	210.00–230.00	223.92
10	550–600	579	215.00–222.00	220.26
6	600–650	630	190.00–217.00	200.65
3	650–700	661	190.00–200.00	196.62
5	700–750	716	186.00–194.00	187.65
2	900–950	938	139.00–153.00	145.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	244.00	244.00
9	350–400	387	255.00–282.50	263.95
41	400–450	429	236.00–270.00	260.05
36	450–500	471	240.00–261.00	252.61
307	500–550	528	230.00–267.00	250.19
832	550–600	573	230.00–263.50	252.13
601	600–650	625	220.00–253.20	243.10
542	650–700	664	227.00–249.75	240.21
272	700–750	732	220.00–229.00	226.36
192	750–800	759	219.00–224.00	222.20
146	800–850	815	203.50–214.00	208.88
244	850–900	874	214.00–218.50	215.19
38	900–950	903	202.50	202.50
54	950–1000	961	204.25	204.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	202.50	202.50
2	400–450	413	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	515	192.50–200.00	196.36
1	650–700	660	161.00	161.00
1	900–950	915	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	212.50–240.00	224.50
19	250–300	280	170.00–252.00	224.42
47	300–350	332	182.50–270.00	218.91
55	350–400	373	180.00–265.00	224.34
89	400–450	430	165.00–254.00	221.74
129	450–500	472	140.00–237.50	216.54
110	500–550	523	184.00–226.00	212.19
72	550–600	576	175.00–235.00	206.55
94	600–650	630	114.00–223.00	198.80
30	650–700	671	110.00–210.00	190.20
59	700–750	718	145.00–209.00	190.13
34	750–800	769	132.00–209.00	188.96
14	800–850	817	150.00–185.00	174.18
13	850–900	864	140.00–186.00	162.40
5	900–950	920	138.00–170.00	153.67
5	950–1000	967	137.00–170.00	158.79
1	1000–1050	1,035	168.00	168.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	222.50	222.50
7	250–300	272	222.50–260.00	236.76
22	300–350	334	210.00–240.00	225.07
34	350–400	376	220.00–242.00	233.44
42	400–450	423	200.00–251.00	234.99
39	450–500	481	210.00–242.50	228.75
49	500–550	532	195.00–229.00	217.33
50	550–600	580	200.00–227.50	216.77
22	600–650	619	180.00–217.50	207.93
27	650–700	674	170.00–205.00	191.07
12	700–750	719	165.00–198.00	179.17
4	750–800	789	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	800–850	835	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	875	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	267.50	267.50
6	250–300	261	257.50–292.50	266.53
9	350–400	372	257.00–335.00	270.72
14	400–450	439	237.50–266.00	252.62
2	450–500	488	230.00–257.00	243.43
7	500–550	513	254.00	254.00
165	550–600	583	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	598	245.00	245.00
48	700–750	716	200.00–215.00	210.45
6	750–800	769	216.00	216.00
115	800–850	825	205.00–216.00	209.35
2	850–900	858	181.00–196.00	188.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	600–650	628	196.00–229.00	225.00
14	700–750	725	191.00	191.00
5	750–800	782	193.00	193.00
20	800–850	843	192.50	192.50
55	900–950	930	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	160.00–170.00	165.09
1	300–350	325	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	385	160.00	160.00
6	400–450	431	150.00–190.00	180.89
8	450–500	489	166.00–236.00	200.14
1	500–550	515	156.00	156.00
7	550–600	558	173.00–214.00	193.86
7	600–650	625	130.00–158.00	140.83
5	650–700	672	159.00–170.00	165.63
31	700–750	731	183.00–197.00	187.16
3	750–800	762	150.00–157.00	154.60
8	800–850	838	153.00–179.50	175.15
3	900–950	930	179.00	179.00
6	1000–1050	1,043	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	142.50	142.50
1	400–450	425	124.00	124.00
1	450–500	485	134.00	134.00
1	500–550	540	142.50	142.50
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	143.00	143.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	590	142.00	142.00
1	800–850	840	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	92.00	92.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	184.00	184.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	117.50	117.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	842	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	130.00	130.00
4	700–750	703	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	972	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	238	250.00–297.50	273.96
49	250–300	278	252.00–327.50	290.41
114	300–350	325	242.50–302.50	275.16
147	350–400	375	220.00–304.00	276.21
186	400–450	425	220.00–307.00	262.14
215	450–500	472	184.00–280.00	255.14
332	500–550	524	218.00–272.50	244.81
210	550–600	571	210.00–262.50	231.06
223	600–650	622	177.50–242.50	221.08
156	650–700	667	184.00–237.00	215.66
95	700–750	721	176.00–220.00	207.95
34	750–800	773	176.00–200.00	189.72
41	800–850	817	173.00–195.00	184.03
17	850–900	871	160.00–184.00	173.72
8	900–950	913	125.00–197.50	164.29
8	950–1000	970	160.00–195.00	177.76
2	1000–1050	1,020	163.00–167.50	165.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	260.00–265.00	263.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	325.00–340.00	332.42
15	250–300	274	285.00–322.50	310.27
19	300–350	332	302.50–317.50	307.43
9	350–400	374	272.50–316.00	304.43
35	400–450	411	261.00–312.00	294.22
29	450–500	480	252.50–294.00	275.48
26	500–550	509	243.00–278.00	262.66
12	550–600	555	240.00–250.00	245.00
3	600–650	638	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	640	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	220.00–240.00	229.97
16	250–300	279	187.50–255.00	225.74
28	300–350	330	200.00–265.00	222.17
41	350–400	371	121.00–272.50	229.39
105	400–450	428	122.50–270.00	233.64
73	450–500	477	195.00–240.00	220.25
81	500–550	526	189.00–233.00	212.33
65	550–600	575	160.00–227.50	210.18
52	600–650	623	174.00–217.50	196.41
23	650–700	668	179.00–205.00	191.21
17	700–750	716	170.00–194.00	184.26
23	750–800	785	165.00–189.00	178.86
17	800–850	823	148.00–180.00	170.60
8	850–900	877	136.00–166.00	148.60
6	900–950	923	130.00–172.00	144.94
4	950–1000	978	122.00–171.00	148.28
1	1000–1050	1,035	135.00	135.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	247.50	247.50
3	450–500	471	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	520	220.00–230.00	223.43
2	550–600	593	215.00–226.00	220.52
2	600–650	623	195.00–202.00	198.46
4	650–700	678	190.00–202.50	194.45
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	918	140.00–165.00	152.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	202.50	202.50
3	300–350	327	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	375	185.00	185.00
3	400–450	430	180.00–217.50	195.51
5	450–500	476	180.00–207.00	196.57
2	500–550	510	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	257.50	257.50
5	300–350	325	240.00–290.00	260.91
15	350–400	368	210.00–286.00	259.94
44	400–450	434	242.00–267.50	250.65
23	450–500	475	207.50–252.50	240.89
40	500–550	516	202.50–244.00	232.13
25	550–600	585	210.00–230.00	217.83
9	600–650	622	190.00–210.00	199.59
22	650–700	664	200.00–215.00	207.20
3	700–750	715	185.00–196.00	190.38
3	950–1000	983	120.00–173.00	137.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	985	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,688.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,138.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,147	1,425.00–2,400.00	1,892.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,089	985.00–1,600.00	1,321.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,166	875.00–1,975.00	1,565.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	989	1,100.00–2,025.00	1,499.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,107	1,225.00–1,900.00	1,540.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,074	1,300.00–2,475.00	1,971.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,230	1,475.00–2,575.00	2,115.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,347	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,758.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,069	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,464.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	1,925.00–2,475.00	2,237.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,401.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,175	1,075.00–2,450.00	1,620.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	1,157	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,747.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,375.00	2,375.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	848	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,329.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,078.28
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,371.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	966	1,475.00–2,600.00	1,955.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	861	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,445.31
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	802	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,387.28
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,323.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	130.00–142.00	134.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	2,958	132.00–182.50	158.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,339.97
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,056	1,475.00–2,250.00	1,873.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,223	1,725.00–2,275.00	1,998.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,385.00	2,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,358	1,500.00–3,400.00	2,256.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,054	1,700.00–2,500.00	1,872.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,099	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,697.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,349	2,025.00–2,850.00	2,342.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,259	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,259.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,273	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,924.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,372	1,625.00–2,625.00	2,188.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	1,650.00–2,225.00	1,919.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,290	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,131.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,289	1,100.00–3,800.00	2,390.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,297.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,275.00–2,700.00	1,809.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,185.00	3,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,563.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,305	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,961.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	993	51.00–106.00	87.49
98	—	1,066	114.00–144.00	124.43
215	—	1,043	70.00–126.00	109.73
247	—	1,090	84.00–135.00	115.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,527	108.00–126.50	119.22
204	—	1,487	110.00–140.00	127.65
93	—	1,454	121.50–165.00	138.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,275	121.00–154.00	136.72
473	—	1,271	113.00–139.50	126.99
167	—	1,259	85.00–127.50	116.80
15	—	1,334	85.00–109.00	101.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	138.00–142.00	139.99
1	—	1,635	133.00	133.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,378	140.00–167.50	151.18
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	153.00–171.00	158.21
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	131.00–180.00	162.87
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	116.00–124.00	119.11
7	—	1,099	130.00–140.00	133.98
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	112.00–115.00	113.58
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	80.00–109.00	85.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,479	115.00–152.00	140.24
67	—	1,803	157.00–184.00	168.53
181	—	1,731	140.00–171.00	155.17

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.

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