Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 402 priced lines covering 17,784 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,663 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,019 head. replacement cattle receipts at 627 head. Counted as USDA files them — 122 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,663Last week 21,071Year ago 19,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,019Last week 2,591Year ago 2,812

Replacement CattleReceipts 627Last week 715Year ago 782

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher with good to very good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Markets were active this week with good buyer participation showing best interest for weaned and preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with exceptions to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	239	275.00–315.00	303.14
33	250–300	279	250.00–316.00	295.28
76	300–350	326	248.00–307.50	284.62
181	350–400	373	220.00–312.00	281.67
178	400–450	425	210.00–299.00	267.47
237	450–500	470	205.00–292.00	260.55
330	500–550	523	212.00–286.00	247.21
221	550–600	569	153.00–262.50	236.16
240	600–650	619	202.50–248.00	223.17
111	650–700	669	190.00–226.00	216.34
63	700–750	717	160.00–230.00	211.97
35	750–800	776	171.00–220.00	199.66
13	800–850	815	160.00–215.00	184.00
6	850–900	870	150.00–202.00	184.82
4	900–950	911	166.00–175.00	172.22
4	950–1000	959	159.00–173.00	169.03
4	1000–1050	1,011	122.00–202.50	154.87
1	1100–1150	1,115	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	235.00–247.50	241.92
11	250–300	265	200.00–282.00	246.67
22	300–350	327	200.00–284.00	233.37
52	350–400	381	190.00–275.00	238.98
41	400–450	425	172.50–270.00	234.55
72	450–500	478	160.00–262.50	227.79
77	500–550	526	185.00–245.00	220.54
55	550–600	578	182.00–231.00	215.05
21	600–650	621	185.00–211.00	205.39
26	650–700	673	160.00–208.00	190.20
33	700–750	720	170.00–197.00	185.93
13	750–800	775	135.00–186.00	167.51
17	800–850	819	150.00–185.00	175.11
9	850–900	878	122.00–177.00	159.18
5	900–950	928	140.00–170.00	158.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	240.00–262.50	250.65
4	300–350	336	247.50–262.50	258.98
15	350–400	373	250.00–280.00	261.61
12	400–450	421	237.50–275.00	260.00
38	450–500	469	230.00–270.00	242.20
37	500–550	524	210.00–262.50	232.23
34	550–600	566	192.50–243.00	231.29
8	600–650	627	182.00–224.00	207.74
17	650–700	669	190.00–213.00	205.13
6	700–750	715	170.00–194.00	188.41
5	750–800	788	176.00–185.00	183.27
3	850–900	880	170.00–180.00	173.39
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	325.00	325.00
2	200–250	208	335.00–340.00	337.47
10	250–300	279	250.00–340.00	319.36
6	300–350	314	310.00–322.00	315.53
16	350–400	375	252.50–315.00	302.60
19	400–450	416	290.00–315.00	295.69
6	450–500	461	285.00–290.00	287.52
22	500–550	518	245.00–283.00	272.80
7	550–600	576	247.50–258.00	254.18
5	600–650	631	225.00–240.00	233.29
3	650–700	695	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	718	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
11	350–400	379	300.00–306.00	303.40
9	400–450	423	254.00–287.00	269.70
9	450–500	478	269.00–275.00	271.82
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	355	202.50	202.50
4	400–450	411	200.00–225.00	216.31
5	450–500	467	192.50–205.00	196.15
7	500–550	532	200.00–210.00	203.54
3	550–600	576	217.00–218.00	217.32
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	370	250.00–280.00	265.20
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	512	207.00–235.00	217.03
9	550–600	585	191.00–235.00	202.00
4	600–650	630	190.00–214.00	205.60
3	650–700	670	185.00–212.50	194.17
10	700–750	715	194.00–196.00	194.41
2	750–800	765	188.00–196.00	192.08
10	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	855	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	245.00	245.00
35	350–400	365	249.00–262.50	252.30
29	400–450	435	245.00–263.00	253.46
155	450–500	482	240.00–272.50	249.86
50	500–550	517	237.00–261.00	247.71
115	550–600	558	240.00–269.40	263.22
484	600–650	616	229.00–262.50	249.93
555	650–700	666	229.00–253.25	245.23
460	700–750	722	218.50–239.90	231.66
335	750–800	767	211.00–232.75	224.94
201	800–850	820	203.00–224.10	222.83
62	850–900	864	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	231	220.00–300.00	266.38
48	250–300	285	212.50–300.00	258.40
96	300–350	331	209.00–285.00	252.02
174	350–400	376	200.00–285.00	249.66
298	400–450	428	165.00–272.50	242.36
401	450–500	475	178.00–267.00	239.40
446	500–550	521	206.00–256.00	234.42
419	550–600	570	170.00–251.00	231.70
339	600–650	624	197.00–240.00	224.46
321	650–700	676	180.00–236.00	222.78
170	700–750	719	172.00–229.00	218.89
114	750–800	768	137.00–223.00	213.37
35	800–850	813	130.00–217.50	198.10
24	850–900	871	160.00–209.50	196.64
7	900–950	916	150.00–195.00	179.58
3	950–1000	977	160.00–190.00	172.56
4	1000–1050	1,021	143.00–190.00	175.76
3	1050–1100	1,075	140.00–150.00	146.60
3	1100–1150	1,117	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	217	185.00–232.50	211.42
20	250–300	281	142.50–257.50	219.51
27	300–350	328	180.00–265.00	222.00
61	350–400	375	130.00–257.50	217.34
81	400–450	428	180.00–242.00	213.24
92	450–500	475	163.00–235.00	211.49
67	500–550	525	186.00–230.00	213.75
93	550–600	571	169.00–232.00	209.91
70	600–650	628	125.00–226.00	201.77
65	650–700	672	135.00–211.00	192.05
27	700–750	728	145.00–208.00	194.17
29	750–800	769	140.00–210.00	182.47
7	800–850	828	125.00–193.00	164.93
27	850–900	872	120.00–195.00	178.37
7	900–950	931	130.00–186.00	160.36
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	395	228.00	228.00
5	400–450	435	223.00–229.00	225.00
13	450–500	474	210.00–239.00	227.71
3	500–550	515	226.00–232.00	229.96
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	623	185.00–204.00	191.25
10	650–700	669	184.00	184.00
4	750–800	778	188.00–200.00	193.90
2	800–850	835	167.00–179.00	172.93
5	900–950	916	169.00–177.00	173.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	245.00	245.00
2	200–250	243	225.00–247.50	236.37
8	250–300	271	230.00–255.00	246.40
16	300–350	325	230.00–260.00	245.12
28	350–400	365	220.00–257.00	247.14
30	400–450	430	207.50–245.00	230.44
64	450–500	472	190.00–240.00	227.72
29	500–550	523	205.00–226.00	219.41
59	550–600	576	202.50–227.50	216.01
9	600–650	627	190.00–215.00	200.54
14	650–700	677	190.00–210.00	205.12
20	700–750	706	182.00–207.50	205.05
6	750–800	770	180.00–192.00	187.63
2	800–850	830	150.00–165.00	157.64
1	850–900	880	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	200.00–220.00	210.13
2	450–500	482	187.50	187.50
8	500–550	534	200.00–210.00	202.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	600–650	611	250.00	250.00
75	650–700	661	235.50	235.50
62	700–750	732	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	254.00	254.00
2	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
7	300–350	321	292.50–295.00	293.19
11	350–400	388	249.00–284.00	264.64
7	400–450	415	250.00–275.00	261.09
18	450–500	463	252.50–260.00	257.91
59	900–950	908	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	337.50	337.50
5	300–350	334	279.00–327.50	305.99
7	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
58	400–450	426	267.50–310.00	282.51
37	450–500	480	267.00–300.00	275.30
112	500–550	525	258.00–302.00	274.60
34	550–600	565	260.00–280.00	269.64
98	600–650	622	241.00–271.00	259.07
32	650–700	677	250.00–258.00	253.59
92	700–750	720	241.00–249.00	248.00
233	750–800	767	236.00–251.00	245.17
284	800–850	826	229.00–243.00	239.06
635	850–900	866	221.00–238.25	232.73
136	900–950	908	218.75–234.10	227.50
107	950–1000	959	214.75–225.25	219.80
105	1000–1050	1,001	192.00–223.10	222.80
209	1050–1100	1,080	192.00–209.10	200.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	307.50–355.00	344.24
23	300–350	327	310.00–325.00	314.36
19	350–400	365	302.50–336.00	331.82
10	400–450	418	300.00–317.00	305.42
32	450–500	469	292.50–305.00	298.43
58	850–900	876	235.25	235.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	290	270.00–305.00	287.20
17	300–350	331	267.50–317.00	294.85
69	350–400	383	237.50–318.00	288.54
89	400–450	427	215.00–305.00	281.98
174	450–500	472	244.00–299.00	274.47
278	500–550	526	240.00–295.00	264.80
349	550–600	575	235.00–287.50	258.16
335	600–650	624	219.00–267.50	247.07
399	650–700	674	225.00–263.00	243.84
139	700–750	723	220.00–250.50	235.54
84	750–800	779	215.00–242.50	228.70
276	800–850	817	190.00–235.00	229.70
224	850–900	879	207.00–232.10	227.45
101	900–950	933	180.00–225.20	216.82
135	950–1000	959	180.00–224.10	215.97
20	1000–1050	1,007	185.00–204.00	193.85
1	1050–1100	1,090	197.50	197.50
5	1100–1150	1,107	185.00–194.00	190.90
1	1150–1200	1,150	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
9	300–350	317	214.00–277.50	234.46
21	350–400	373	160.00–276.00	238.54
8	400–450	412	210.00–278.00	237.26
38	450–500	475	185.00–268.00	239.47
33	500–550	527	175.00–261.00	235.22
82	550–600	573	180.00–255.00	228.25
38	600–650	629	200.00–242.50	215.51
23	650–700	677	197.50–227.00	216.49
42	700–750	729	173.00–224.00	209.19
6	750–800	773	177.50–208.00	196.38
8	800–850	819	151.00–211.00	196.63
10	850–900	864	195.00–218.00	210.99
2	900–950	925	160.00–180.00	169.95
1	950–1000	985	182.00	182.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	160.00–167.00	163.45
1	1050–1100	1,090	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	277.00	277.00
3	400–450	436	187.50	187.50
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	630	203.00–220.00	211.70
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	492	246.00	246.00
9	500–550	540	235.00–250.00	243.08
2	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
3	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
8	650–700	670	225.00–230.00	227.41
3	700–750	710	195.00–220.00	203.57
12	750–800	793	207.50–228.00	209.19
1	800–850	825	213.00	213.00
3	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
8	900–950	923	204.50	204.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	318	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	369	280.00–290.00	283.01
11	400–450	423	240.00–285.00	268.45
16	450–500	477	239.50–267.50	254.54
29	500–550	522	220.00–275.00	253.56
32	550–600	578	227.50–262.50	245.37
35	600–650	622	200.00–238.00	225.30
13	650–700	671	217.50–230.00	225.27
14	700–750	711	212.50–228.00	219.41
8	750–800	762	210.00–220.00	217.13
6	850–900	869	200.00–208.00	204.41
2	900–950	902	183.00	183.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	216.00	216.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	500	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	92.50	92.50
3	550–600	580	169.00–195.00	186.10
1	600–650	610	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	735	160.00	160.00
3	750–800	770	140.00–144.00	142.35
2	900–950	933	146.00–152.00	148.98
1	1000–1050	1,035	135.00	135.00
4	1050–1100	1,071	145.00–146.00	145.25
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	207.00	207.00
56	900–950	904	189.50	189.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	122.50	122.50
2	250–300	258	179.00	179.00
18	300–350	316	210.00–273.50	269.81
116	350–400	389	220.00–282.50	281.37
25	400–450	421	187.50–273.00	268.16
12	450–500	464	182.50–262.00	233.70
58	500–550	520	151.00–241.00	223.94
67	550–600	588	180.00–226.00	215.16
58	600–650	617	130.00–221.00	201.69
48	650–700	674	147.50–205.00	199.16
14	700–750	713	187.50–189.00	188.15
26	750–800	784	176.00–186.50	184.03
5	800–850	824	135.00–175.00	152.35
55	850–900	897	190.00	190.00
10	900–950	924	178.50	178.50
4	1050–1100	1,095	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	185.00	185.00
5	500–550	533	192.50–203.00	196.70
2	600–650	635	201.00	201.00
1	650–700	670	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	706	203.50	203.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	213.00	213.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,138	975.00–1,760.00	1,363.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	999	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,283.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,013	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,334.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,451	1,525.00–2,100.00	1,827.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,098	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,511.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,300	1,460.00–2,175.00	1,917.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,108	1,635.00–2,475.00	2,147.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,166	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,510.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,244	1,550.00–2,575.00	1,974.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	1,234	1,175.00–2,175.00	1,703.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,181	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,518.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,159	1,260.00–2,485.00	1,845.27
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	1,110.00–1,400.00	1,247.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,266.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	979	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,385.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,646.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	1,075.00–1,335.00	1,218.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,025.00–1,235.00	1,140.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,175.00–2,325.00	2,244.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	939	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,513.97
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	789	900.00–1,475.00	1,289.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,490.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	149.00–177.00	161.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,124	129.00–134.00	131.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	139.00	139.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	810.00–885.00	848.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,535.00–1,850.00	1,711.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,188	2,075.00–3,125.00	2,721.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,855.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,311	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,061.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,486	1,975.00–2,525.00	2,187.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,800.00–2,185.00	2,022.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,185	2,625.00–2,690.00	2,657.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,482	1,900.00–2,925.00	2,296.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,094	1,690.00–2,700.00	2,319.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,329	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,190.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,249	1,875.00–2,575.00	2,240.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,432	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,187.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,514.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,960.00	1,960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	921	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,378.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,274	1,460.00–2,500.00	1,966.92
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,188	1,475.00–1,825.00	1,659.21
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,258	122.00–159.00	132.76
386	—	1,295	106.00–138.00	121.23
145	—	1,250	85.00–122.00	111.42
7	—	1,217	83.00–96.00	92.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,081	83.00–128.00	114.53
62	—	999	96.00–140.00	120.53
66	—	996	40.00–105.00	86.72
181	—	1,076	72.00–120.00	106.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,474	101.00–125.00	112.58
1	—	1,505	101.00	101.00
115	—	1,479	121.00–154.00	131.75
177	—	1,476	104.00–138.00	124.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,233	134.00–165.00	144.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,305	160.00–176.00	162.21
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	112.00	112.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	121.00	121.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	112.00	112.00
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,274	135.00–147.00	141.92
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	164.00–190.00	177.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	153.00–160.00	156.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,602	100.00–149.00	139.20
45	—	1,784	155.00–189.00	164.75
155	—	1,762	130.00–166.00	152.56

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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