Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 203 priced lines covering 2,057 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,782 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 638 head. replacement cattle receipts at 53 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,782Last week 31Year ago 16,103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 638Last week 316Year ago 2,077

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 243Year ago 272

There are no trends available as most markets were closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	788	211.00	211.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	210.00–227.50	218.83
2	400–450	427	267.00	267.00
3	500–550	503	223.00	223.00
1	550–600	565	226.00	226.00
3	600–650	627	158.00	158.00
1	650–700	695	194.00	194.00
4	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	805	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	655	132.50	132.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	179.00	179.00
1	550–600	575	161.00	161.00
1	650–700	675	152.50	152.50
1	750–800	750	141.00	141.00
2	950–1000	980	121.00–123.00	122.02
1	1000–1050	1,010	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	184.00	184.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	152.50	152.50
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	683	254.00–257.00	256.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	500–550	521	309.00–330.00	323.76
27	550–600	575	305.00–320.00	311.06
33	600–650	618	287.00–305.00	289.65
65	650–700	679	275.00–290.00	278.78
25	700–750	723	268.00	268.00
64	800–850	815	261.00	261.00
57	850–900	887	253.50	253.50
58	900–950	934	240.00	240.00
48	1050–1100	1,075	212.00–220.00	219.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	308	290.00–310.00	299.92
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	466	297.50–320.00	309.79
10	550–600	578	267.50–295.00	273.11
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
8	350–400	375	350.00–370.00	361.05
11	400–450	411	332.50–365.00	349.88
20	450–500	475	310.00–360.00	334.35
16	500–550	539	281.00–325.00	292.94
24	550–600	575	207.50–312.50	288.65
31	600–650	626	262.50–285.00	281.04
38	650–700	673	255.00–270.00	261.70
13	700–750	732	237.50–255.00	246.10
56	750–800	774	240.00–260.00	252.52
12	800–850	825	232.50–250.00	244.55
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	378.27
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
5	650–700	678	240.00–250.00	244.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	333	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	382	300.00–335.00	314.01
5	400–450	433	290.00–307.50	299.45
13	450–500	479	277.50–305.00	296.59
1	500–550	515	272.50	272.50
3	550–600	583	250.00–262.50	255.84
2	600–650	615	220.00–230.00	224.92
2	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	415	352.00	352.00
3	500–550	521	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	611	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	322.50	322.50
2	250–300	295	300.00–350.00	325.00
3	300–350	335	311.00–333.00	323.07
10	350–400	382	305.00–367.50	331.51
22	400–450	417	300.00–350.00	336.74
23	450–500	470	290.00–335.00	318.03
34	500–550	517	285.00–313.00	298.04
24	550–600	584	262.00–295.00	274.91
29	600–650	629	248.00–275.00	265.57
16	650–700	687	235.00–257.00	248.32
11	700–750	710	221.00–247.50	240.56
2	750–800	755	220.00–230.00	224.97
4	800–850	811	210.00–232.50	219.59
2	850–900	868	197.50–200.00	198.75
2	900–950	927	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	280.00–302.50	290.34
3	250–300	270	265.00–300.00	281.73
5	300–350	330	170.00–302.50	256.77
3	400–450	435	291.00	291.00
2	450–500	473	250.00–286.00	268.86
5	500–550	519	275.00–289.00	283.77
4	550–600	571	267.00–279.00	271.24
1	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
3	800–850	840	150.00–197.00	178.24
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	510	232.50–242.50	237.49
1	550–600	595	222.50	222.50
3	600–650	645	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	680	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	270.00–315.00	296.04
6	250–300	274	262.00–307.00	296.64
15	300–350	333	277.50–317.50	302.10
23	350–400	371	246.00–329.00	305.02
12	400–450	430	257.50–292.50	271.53
34	450–500	473	250.00–297.50	283.08
47	500–550	522	250.00–282.50	263.59
58	550–600	575	247.50–267.50	260.51
12	600–650	629	216.00–237.50	230.45
29	650–700	670	184.00–248.00	233.06
4	700–750	729	200.00–210.00	206.23
8	750–800	752	200.00–237.00	212.53
16	800–850	808	215.00–220.00	217.21
6	950–1000	976	194.00	194.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	252.50–290.00	271.25
2	250–300	280	200.00–275.00	236.83
3	350–400	373	262.50–285.00	274.04
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	477	260.00–275.00	268.44
7	500–550	518	220.00–260.00	249.74
6	550–600	562	220.00–237.50	230.04
3	600–650	615	210.00–225.00	219.96
5	650–700	681	210.00–220.00	216.51
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	870	175.00–184.00	179.40
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	407.50	407.50
2	150–200	165	400.00–410.00	404.55
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
5	250–300	255	335.00–347.50	341.58
6	300–350	322	330.00–345.00	338.25
7	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	302.68
30	450–500	459	300.00–314.00	309.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	668	254.00–257.50	256.15
4	700–750	728	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	288.00–289.00	288.92
29	500–550	524	285.00–300.00	292.02
31	550–600	571	273.00–293.00	279.95
21	600–650	618	252.00–265.00	259.67
49	1000–1050	1,028	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	160.00	160.00
5	300–350	336	278.00	278.00
2	350–400	365	250.00–300.00	273.97
5	400–450	422	225.00–294.00	256.85
8	450–500	481	237.50–281.00	261.12
5	500–550	520	205.00–264.00	237.71
7	550–600	580	195.00–240.00	204.19
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
4	650–700	668	120.00–215.00	190.78
1	750–800	775	193.00	193.00
1	800–850	810	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,992.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,314.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,568	1,680.00–2,150.00	1,964.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,912.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,400.00–1,535.00	1,466.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,525.00–2,800.00	2,213.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,369	1,200.00–2,700.00	2,365.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,718.42
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	141.00–152.50	145.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,938	157.00–177.00	163.58
23	—	1,723	140.00–158.00	150.06
13	—	1,292	124.00–140.00	135.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	117.00–119.00	118.03
27	—	1,560	119.00–134.00	125.45
25	—	1,574	130.00–155.00	137.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,082	65.00–94.00	78.90
42	—	1,055	62.00–109.00	96.19
23	—	1,144	100.00–149.00	126.02
56	—	1,133	75.00–119.00	108.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,324	94.00–136.00	122.57
22	—	1,242	87.00–123.00	112.97
82	—	1,326	120.00–152.00	136.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	149.00–153.00	151.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	171.00–179.00	174.89
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	131.00–145.00	138.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	140.00–161.00	151.77

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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