Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 303 priced lines covering 3,736 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,088 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,035 head. replacement cattle receipts at 407 head. Counted as USDA files them — 70 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,088Last week 16,834Year ago 18,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,035Last week 2,393Year ago 3,034

Replacement CattleReceipts 407Last week 1,115Year ago 632

Many stockyards were closed this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. However, with light receipts and limited comparisons, the markets that were open saw feeder steers and heifers trending higher with good to very good demand. Strongest demand was noted for lighter weight calves and for weaned preconditioned packages. Yearlings trending higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were higher with good to very 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	213	245.00–250.00	247.65
8	250–300	276	195.00–257.50	223.54
9	300–350	317	205.00–245.00	233.55
9	350–400	386	212.00–245.00	221.83
18	400–450	434	142.00–249.00	215.02
17	450–500	467	195.00–235.00	220.92
16	500–550	515	200.00–235.00	224.15
15	550–600	568	172.50–237.00	201.41
12	600–650	620	121.00–225.00	195.01
13	650–700	673	190.00–210.00	200.64
11	700–750	720	121.00–199.00	171.53
2	750–800	770	165.00–185.00	175.00
4	800–850	833	171.00–195.00	182.75
3	850–900	860	167.00–190.00	174.92
5	900–950	922	130.00–151.00	142.44
2	950–1000	968	130.00–170.00	149.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	280.00–297.50	289.10
5	350–400	363	282.00–299.00	293.31
18	400–450	422	265.00–289.00	285.78
10	450–500	483	255.00–268.00	259.44
53	500–550	518	242.00–265.00	252.96
12	550–600	566	247.50–268.00	257.81
2	600–650	627	248.00	248.00
5	650–700	653	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	323	250.00–255.00	251.55
15	350–400	381	240.00–246.00	242.84
6	400–450	415	235.00–258.00	248.94
23	450–500	463	234.00–248.00	235.68
14	500–550	523	210.00–239.00	230.73
9	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	208.89
11	600–650	608	200.00–217.00	208.91
3	650–700	676	218.00	218.00
2	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	267.50–273.00	270.25
13	250–300	299	284.00–290.00	284.46
18	300–350	322	229.00–289.00	254.68
40	350–400	384	232.50–285.00	262.43
34	400–450	430	222.00–274.00	253.44
84	450–500	459	227.50–265.00	247.03
120	500–550	523	207.50–256.00	244.24
55	550–600	578	218.00–256.00	240.31
35	600–650	623	187.50–234.00	225.90
35	650–700	676	180.00–236.00	223.27
6	700–750	720	200.00–225.00	213.99
10	750–800	775	203.00–217.50	209.64
8	800–850	815	183.00–204.00	195.46
3	950–1000	968	168.00–200.00	180.53
2	1000–1050	1,023	153.00–190.00	171.64
3	1050–1100	1,073	143.00–170.00	160.82
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	202.50	202.50
1	350–400	380	211.00	211.00
3	400–450	413	180.00–207.50	194.38
6	450–500	482	210.00–215.00	214.17
2	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	912	200.00	200.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	158.00–159.00	158.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	262.50–297.50	280.23
2	250–300	258	262.50–275.00	268.57
9	300–350	328	252.50–280.00	262.17
2	350–400	378	270.00–292.50	281.03
22	400–450	416	250.00–282.00	274.05
19	450–500	474	250.00–277.00	267.12
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	202.50–212.50	207.47
1	500–550	500	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	327.50	327.50
4	250–300	256	325.00–327.50	325.63
5	300–350	335	322.50–350.00	331.30
15	400–450	415	282.50–344.00	322.66
17	450–500	473	282.50–343.75	332.98
7	600–650	624	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	363	332.50–357.50	345.43
9	400–450	419	317.50–340.00	324.00
12	450–500	472	282.50–317.50	307.71
33	500–550	525	273.00–316.00	298.24
15	550–600	560	282.00–289.00	287.48
26	600–650	633	247.00–288.00	261.73
16	650–700	681	258.00–264.00	261.70
26	700–750	725	244.00–259.00	253.69
8	750–800	777	241.50–244.00	243.70
179	850–900	863	240.25–253.85	247.25
59	900–950	905	244.20	244.20
109	950–1000	983	228.50–233.00	230.73
2	1000–1050	1,025	200.50	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	312.50–351.00	331.58
8	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	316.83
14	350–400	379	292.50–330.00	308.54
20	400–450	432	230.00–336.00	301.80
21	450–500	471	265.00–325.00	297.38
41	500–550	521	254.00–301.00	282.25
27	550–600	569	259.00–285.00	269.33
25	600–650	626	241.00–259.00	252.34
19	650–700	665	234.00–252.00	243.04
10	700–750	721	220.00–250.00	239.83
16	750–800	767	228.00–246.00	236.43
9	800–850	818	220.00–237.00	228.91
12	850–900	878	219.00–230.00	220.41
12	900–950	915	226.00	226.00
19	950–1000	959	214.00–220.50	219.80
1	1400–1450	1,400	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	470	217.50–289.00	254.95
3	500–550	520	200.00–255.00	231.92
6	550–600	587	190.00–244.00	229.31
4	600–650	630	170.00–238.00	219.86
5	650–700	673	210.00–230.00	222.91
5	700–750	716	227.00–230.00	228.99
3	750–800	763	213.00–224.00	218.97
2	800–850	810	200.00–222.00	210.93
1	850–900	860	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	434	256.00–305.00	278.89
5	450–500	470	260.00–300.00	290.26
7	500–550	533	249.00–275.00	262.35
8	550–600	560	230.00–257.50	247.67
6	600–650	638	230.00–240.00	238.38
1	650–700	680	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	850	194.00	194.00
1	900–950	900	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	277.00–332.00	306.78
7	500–550	516	283.00–292.00	288.26
12	600–650	617	251.00–253.00	251.50
6	650–700	658	240.00–249.00	241.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	337.50–367.00	350.61
3	300–350	321	329.00	329.00
5	350–400	366	305.00–327.50	318.52
11	400–450	420	287.00–305.00	297.73
13	450–500	464	280.00–302.50	284.85
2	500–550	537	254.00	254.00
8	550–600	558	255.00–266.00	264.07
4	600–650	604	239.00–245.00	241.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	342	222.00–283.00	243.95
12	350–400	381	190.00–280.00	246.93
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
19	450–500	482	175.00–280.00	241.33
11	500–550	514	139.00–240.00	216.65
12	550–600	576	202.00–244.00	222.72
7	600–650	631	190.00–217.00	199.08
9	650–700	670	191.00–215.00	204.88
3	700–750	725	180.00–202.00	188.88
3	800–850	810	142.00–160.00	154.00
3	850–900	878	132.00–182.00	154.87
3	900–950	933	138.00–168.00	148.35
2	950–1000	958	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	298.00	298.00
10	350–400	375	250.00–300.00	286.81
18	400–450	433	250.00–285.00	259.40
11	450–500	473	272.50–284.00	281.16
8	500–550	526	235.00–251.00	245.99
19	550–600	584	230.00–243.00	232.35
3	600–650	640	223.00–232.50	226.17
2	650–700	697	187.50	187.50
3	750–800	775	171.00–194.00	181.77
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	315.00	315.00
3	200–250	212	310.00–318.00	312.77
10	250–300	280	242.00–317.50	292.43
22	300–350	312	260.00–337.00	313.67
39	350–400	382	279.00–322.00	315.57
31	400–450	428	252.50–305.00	289.48
74	450–500	469	248.00–303.00	285.34
61	500–550	523	218.00–281.00	260.07
44	550–600	569	234.00–270.00	252.33
57	600–650	616	201.00–260.00	240.88
22	650–700	669	201.00–237.00	221.22
29	700–750	727	187.50–230.00	213.11
18	750–800	773	195.00–225.00	204.70
12	800–850	829	165.00–189.00	181.77
6	850–900	864	170.00–204.00	179.36
8	900–950	927	155.00–168.00	163.03
8	1000–1050	1,028	166.50	166.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	117.00	117.00
2	1150–1200	1,167	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	410	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00
3	500–550	527	200.00–210.00	206.23
3	600–650	628	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	717	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	137.00	137.00
1	700–750	710	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	216.00	216.00
3	400–450	428	191.00–205.00	200.15
2	450–500	483	195.00–243.00	219.12
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	562	229.00	229.00
4	600–650	637	213.00	213.00
5	650–700	656	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	755	161.00	161.00
3	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	945	124.00	124.00
2	950–1000	985	110.00–130.00	119.90
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	171.00–182.00	176.57
1	450–500	470	157.00	157.00
1	500–550	510	168.00	168.00
1	600–650	610	161.00	161.00
2	950–1000	968	114.00–136.00	125.20
1	1050–1100	1,065	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	125.00	125.00
1	500–550	500	126.00	126.00
1	650–700	690	124.00	124.00
1	900–950	940	85.00	85.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,111.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	996	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	850.00–1,700.00	1,408.95
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,601.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,028	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,124.09
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	118.00–170.00	141.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,018	126.00–140.00	132.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,858.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,021	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,075.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,008	1,350.00–2,600.00	1,929.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,260.00–1,775.00	1,548.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,206	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,577.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	1,279	1,660.00–2,850.00	2,240.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,101	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,697.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,234	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,288.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,110	1,100.00–2,500.00	1,987.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,267	1,375.00–2,600.00	2,169.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,110.00–1,750.00	1,459.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,206	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,590.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,215	1,225.00–1,775.00	1,480.08
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	862	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,898.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	886	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,096.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,485.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,242	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,383.04
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,205	1,700.00–3,300.00	2,650.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,306	1,410.00–2,200.00	1,800.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,780.00	1,780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,217	1,775.00–2,900.00	2,258.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,085	1,450.00–3,600.00	2,891.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,613	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,573.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,167	2,550.00–3,300.00	2,908.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	813	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,532.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,929.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,226.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,517.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	994	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,406.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,112	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,071	1,535.00–1,950.00	1,761.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,750	145.00–173.00	160.00
48	—	1,686	137.00–158.00	146.52
31	—	1,466	106.00–142.00	130.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,055	60.00–94.00	78.07
88	—	1,204	90.00–120.00	110.74
62	—	1,090	52.00–108.00	95.96
24	—	1,168	100.00–130.00	121.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,310	111.00–141.00	127.27
7	—	1,385	70.00–95.00	82.98
34	—	1,253	80.00–115.00	102.36
217	—	1,330	98.00–126.00	117.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,588	118.00–157.00	128.95
12	—	1,495	105.00–120.00	114.89
70	—	1,542	104.00–131.00	119.54
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,173	130.00–144.00	136.23
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,272	138.00–177.50	153.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,231	137.00–165.00	143.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	134.00	134.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	156.00–170.00	165.09

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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