Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 395 priced lines covering 14,146 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,750 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,143 head. replacement cattle receipts at 612 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,750Last week 12,184Year ago 15,483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,143Last week 1,898Year ago 2,579

Replacement CattleReceipts 612Last week 549Year ago 497

Compared to last week the feeder steer and heifer markets were mixed as some markets were trending steady to 5.00 lower and some steady to 5.00 higher with exceptions to sharply higher. Demand was good to very good with best demand for weaned and preconditioned packages. Yearlings sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were trending steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	215.00–220.00	217.75
10	250–300	282	140.00–265.00	227.65
18	300–350	328	182.50–255.00	224.52
54	350–400	373	192.50–242.00	225.18
66	400–450	427	120.00–248.00	216.53
78	450–500	477	175.00–240.00	215.84
88	500–550	519	177.50–241.00	213.85
73	550–600	572	190.00–228.00	216.14
55	600–650	625	125.00–226.00	197.07
40	650–700	674	117.50–222.00	199.21
12	700–750	722	125.00–221.00	177.97
8	750–800	778	160.00–195.00	175.66
9	800–850	824	150.00–177.00	167.46
2	850–900	875	179.00–188.00	183.53
4	900–950	909	169.00–197.00	179.34
2	950–1000	965	139.00–170.00	154.42
1	1000–1050	1,025	151.00	151.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	267	205.00–245.00	231.11
10	300–350	331	220.00–257.50	237.80
36	350–400	376	205.00–270.00	244.11
28	400–450	425	205.00–247.50	236.61
70	450–500	467	200.00–244.00	233.59
58	500–550	524	180.00–238.00	224.27
27	550–600	574	200.00–246.00	220.54
15	600–650	627	200.00–218.00	211.52
9	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	207.47
6	700–750	724	157.50–207.50	189.47
3	750–800	776	173.00–185.00	177.04
4	850–900	854	177.50–190.00	180.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	323	260.00–290.00	273.95
9	350–400	378	260.00–292.50	274.96
55	400–450	424	245.00–291.00	261.18
48	450–500	475	245.00–272.50	259.09
145	500–550	518	215.00–269.00	251.80
141	550–600	569	231.00–264.00	246.63
177	600–650	636	222.00–250.00	243.59
289	650–700	678	232.00–254.75	244.69
257	700–750	737	234.50–243.00	238.29
51	750–800	787	225.00–237.00	229.26
31	800–850	817	218.25	218.25
117	850–900	866	224.25–225.00	224.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	816	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	300.00	300.00
11	200–250	221	250.00–300.00	269.16
20	250–300	281	230.00–282.50	263.10
83	300–350	331	211.00–305.00	257.05
145	350–400	374	199.00–287.50	254.08
214	400–450	424	222.50–279.00	248.81
402	450–500	475	181.00–270.00	248.11
420	500–550	524	197.50–261.00	238.19
305	550–600	571	170.00–249.00	234.45
261	600–650	620	176.00–250.00	225.98
208	650–700	679	190.00–243.00	224.26
103	700–750	717	194.00–227.00	214.10
49	750–800	768	182.50–226.50	212.62
14	800–850	821	179.00–210.00	197.73
15	850–900	880	166.00–222.00	193.93
6	900–950	925	173.00–207.50	198.64
5	950–1000	970	154.50–180.00	165.24
6	1000–1050	1,024	167.00–182.50	172.96
2	1100–1150	1,110	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	566	210.00–212.50	211.68
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	227.50–230.00	228.77
4	300–350	331	220.00–225.00	223.14
4	400–450	428	221.00–230.00	225.37
5	450–500	467	211.00–230.00	218.29
1	500–550	530	227.50	227.50
4	550–600	570	200.00–211.00	205.31
5	600–650	620	200.00–220.00	207.88
6	650–700	674	185.00–217.50	201.80
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	583	187.50–208.00	197.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	285.00–297.50	288.90
4	300–350	316	257.50–290.00	270.39
28	350–400	378	290.00–320.00	297.88
45	400–450	424	249.00–280.00	261.64
72	450–500	476	213.00–276.00	255.53
26	500–550	514	270.25	270.25
3	600–650	636	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	835	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	200.00–215.00	207.91
3	450–500	471	200.00–214.00	204.85
6	500–550	531	200.00–210.00	202.53
3	550–600	572	200.00–216.00	210.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	162.50	162.50
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	514	237.00	237.00
3	550–600	587	192.00–210.00	197.83
11	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	765	100.00	100.00
3	800–850	803	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	980	150.00	150.00
63	1000–1050	1,045	182.00	182.00
49	1150–1200	1,161	172.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	800–850	836	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	142.00	142.00
1	300–350	315	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	402.50	402.50
3	250–300	277	266.00–350.00	315.59
16	300–350	327	303.00–365.00	337.79
34	350–400	381	290.00–342.50	319.47
45	400–450	411	300.00–332.00	322.49
27	450–500	464	292.00–334.00	315.98
4	600–650	614	249.00	249.00
60	900–950	922	242.10	242.10
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	285.00–287.50	286.23
2	400–450	425	252.00–255.00	253.46
6	500–550	532	250.00–285.00	257.52
10	550–600	556	230.00–240.00	231.96
11	600–650	634	245.00–263.00	260.23
9	650–700	677	205.00–232.50	225.01
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	911	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	280.00–352.50	338.63
15	350–400	379	275.00–337.50	308.31
33	400–450	423	270.00–337.50	312.16
28	450–500	475	267.50–327.50	290.51
164	500–550	524	267.50–322.50	289.42
98	550–600	570	241.00–300.50	278.97
150	600–650	620	243.00–286.00	263.70
150	650–700	664	242.50–275.00	264.91
272	700–750	727	234.50–269.00	256.52
167	750–800	778	235.50–252.00	244.72
174	800–850	827	244.25–252.50	248.36
237	850–900	866	238.00–251.75	245.58
395	900–950	912	235.00–241.95	239.42
58	950–1000	974	221.75	221.75
48	1050–1100	1,081	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	405	200.00–222.00	211.00
4	450–500	475	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	208.00	208.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	340.00	340.00
3	150–200	180	350.00–370.00	359.91
2	200–250	215	240.00–285.00	263.02
5	250–300	282	232.00–327.50	288.50
22	300–350	324	275.00–336.00	301.07
48	350–400	374	251.00–352.50	288.19
66	400–450	427	224.00–320.00	293.68
204	450–500	473	250.00–316.00	280.83
228	500–550	526	240.00–302.50	274.11
283	550–600	575	237.00–292.50	263.93
195	600–650	624	225.00–282.50	249.96
172	650–700	667	220.00–271.00	242.13
93	700–750	723	220.00–255.00	240.62
81	750–800	774	210.00–247.00	232.14
153	800–850	830	200.00–247.75	241.25
140	850–900	865	210.00–242.00	238.42
72	900–950	912	197.00–230.00	225.44
78	950–1000	977	208.00–220.00	214.93
21	1000–1050	1,043	190.00–206.00	204.61
1	1050–1100	1,075	190.00	190.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	237.50–245.00	241.29
5	250–300	281	177.00–285.00	237.84
5	300–350	314	225.00–250.00	237.95
11	350–400	374	157.00–275.00	232.44
22	400–450	430	205.00–285.00	249.49
30	450–500	476	202.50–281.00	233.34
41	500–550	527	192.00–279.00	234.68
45	550–600	570	197.00–265.00	232.25
25	600–650	624	201.00–243.00	222.17
31	650–700	672	191.00–249.00	224.18
7	700–750	718	200.00–227.00	213.02
4	750–800	771	195.00–219.00	207.17
1	800–850	810	184.00	184.00
3	850–900	877	175.00–220.00	198.32
1	900–950	940	171.00	171.00
5	1050–1100	1,062	180.00–194.00	189.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	270.00–307.00	288.82
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	372	275.00–295.00	286.84
8	400–450	435	250.00–290.00	279.34
25	450–500	475	220.00–290.00	272.81
34	500–550	522	228.00–280.00	251.66
41	550–600	577	227.50–267.50	249.14
36	600–650	630	210.00–261.00	246.53
12	650–700	671	223.00–240.00	231.43
11	700–750	721	187.50–234.00	221.99
2	750–800	770	180.00–218.00	199.49
1	800–850	825	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	895	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	823	97.00–110.00	103.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	137.00	137.00
1	650–700	665	72.50	72.50
1	700–750	745	122.00	122.00
1	750–800	795	138.00	138.00
1	900–950	910	134.00	134.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	120.00	120.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	684	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	325.00–332.50	328.75
2	350–400	360	322.50–335.00	328.58
9	400–450	435	282.50–297.50	291.92
15	450–500	485	273.00–285.00	279.34
6	500–550	524	254.00–255.00	254.16
3	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
15	600–650	618	231.00–237.50	233.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	315.00–330.00	322.26
8	250–300	271	317.50–345.00	328.98
13	300–350	323	310.00–355.00	331.96
22	350–400	362	272.50–357.50	312.10
19	400–450	419	289.00–322.50	315.03
12	450–500	462	285.00–299.00	292.28
22	500–550	519	255.50–289.00	269.70
10	550–600	566	251.00–285.00	254.39
3	600–650	633	234.00–243.00	237.06
10	750–800	766	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	290.00	290.00
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	280	260.00–275.00	267.50
3	300–350	307	270.00–290.00	280.00
21	350–400	379	280.00–300.00	290.46
24	400–450	432	222.50–280.00	261.34
53	450–500	471	230.00–278.00	262.59
38	500–550	522	220.00–252.50	237.76
36	550–600	569	224.00–250.00	239.03
12	600–650	624	210.00–237.50	224.56
13	650–700	667	200.00–220.00	214.14
5	700–750	721	184.00–195.00	192.43
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
7	800–850	819	150.00–191.50	176.43
2	950–1000	968	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	275	232.50	232.50
9	300–350	323	215.00–271.00	251.18
42	350–400	377	180.00–275.00	245.10
64	400–450	432	195.00–296.00	240.83
77	450–500	476	155.00–269.00	231.70
58	500–550	522	192.50–244.00	220.18
53	550–600	570	185.00–235.00	215.29
25	600–650	630	184.00–217.50	198.54
22	650–700	672	180.00–215.00	197.04
5	700–750	721	183.00–200.00	189.02
10	750–800	774	171.00–188.00	180.30
12	800–850	836	140.00–195.00	178.51
4	850–900	863	170.00–176.00	172.79
1	900–950	905	178.00	178.00
4	950–1000	973	144.00–150.00	147.97
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	474	230.00–265.00	240.54
7	500–550	526	213.00–242.00	226.00
7	550–600	581	222.50–232.50	226.36
3	600–650	612	219.00–225.00	221.32
2	650–700	667	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	710	190.00–205.00	197.39
1	750–800	790	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	305.00	305.00
10	200–250	221	267.50–315.00	297.17
27	250–300	275	260.00–350.00	301.87
46	300–350	325	275.00–326.00	296.03
123	350–400	376	250.00–350.00	293.11
147	400–450	426	250.00–315.00	275.89
194	450–500	473	235.00–300.00	271.33
229	500–550	526	218.00–277.50	253.76
241	550–600	576	213.00–273.00	241.82
205	600–650	623	210.00–259.00	229.47
117	650–700	671	205.00–247.50	225.06
105	700–750	720	179.00–229.00	213.26
59	750–800	776	180.00–229.00	202.62
22	800–850	820	160.00–206.00	183.80
20	850–900	870	160.00–199.00	186.98
5	900–950	913	150.00–190.00	176.16
4	950–1000	985	167.50–169.50	169.02
1	1050–1100	1,090	143.00	143.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	207.50	207.50
5	450–500	473	191.00–225.00	209.75
4	500–550	519	202.00–210.00	204.59
2	550–600	553	191.00–199.00	194.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,210	1,375.00–1,935.00	1,689.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	102	—	993	1,200.00–2,300.00	2,028.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,189	1,070.00–2,225.00	1,570.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,326	1,450.00–2,350.00	1,840.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,337	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,065	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,777.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,132	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,443.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,321	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,231	1,750.00–2,425.00	1,978.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,232	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,631.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,410.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	969	980.00–1,675.00	1,281.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,199	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,517.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,217	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,505.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,213	1,150.00–1,850.00	1,642.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	810.00–1,000.00	911.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,291.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,291	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,105.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,423.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,231.19
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,535.00	1,535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,389.77
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	825	900.00–1,225.00	1,145.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,409.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,362.93
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,311.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	2,325.00–3,225.00	2,729.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,752.07
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,475.00	1,475.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,050.00	2,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	166.00–185.00	173.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,005	121.00–162.00	138.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,044	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,488.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,002	130.00–155.00	143.47
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	937	825.00–2,100.00	1,578.57
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	779	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,428.63
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	720	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	2,775.00–3,175.00	2,992.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,925.00–3,375.00	2,663.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,702.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,291	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,652.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,356	1,375.00–2,200.00	1,806.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,176	1,425.00–2,150.00	1,756.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,324	890.00–2,625.00	2,224.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,324	1,625.00–2,800.00	2,271.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,337	1,860.00–2,650.00	2,267.31
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,789	150.00–184.00	163.53
133	—	1,685	130.00–166.00	150.67
54	—	1,498	90.00–149.00	134.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	86.00–96.00	92.41
108	—	1,247	95.00–120.50	111.14
313	—	1,258	110.00–135.00	120.93
203	—	1,291	120.00–151.00	131.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,542	104.00–122.00	111.53
187	—	1,490	107.00–137.00	122.47
127	—	1,505	120.00–153.00	131.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,049	110.00–146.00	124.08
214	—	1,049	92.00–119.00	107.31
210	—	1,059	90.00–129.50	114.54
97	—	934	65.00–101.00	88.45
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	116.00–136.00	130.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	148.00–176.00	160.27
1	—	1,240	145.00	145.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	137.00–178.00	160.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	137.00–173.00	153.04
2	—	1,263	151.00–155.00	153.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,355	162.50–179.00	174.89
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,245	127.00–142.00	136.17
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,291	145.00	145.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	105.00	105.00

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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