Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 395 priced lines covering 13,129 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,208 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,176 head. replacement cattle receipts at 758 head. Counted as USDA files them — 106 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,208Last week 14,621Year ago 17,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,176Last week 2,460Year ago 2,743

Replacement CattleReceipts 758Last week 1,179Year ago 709

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower and heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 lower with good supply and moderate to good demand. Buyers were active in most markets showing best interest for high quality weaned and preconditioned offerings. Yearlings 5.00 to 10.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower with good supply and moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	225	222.50–402.50	320.67
11	250–300	276	205.00–415.00	340.65
23	300–350	327	285.00–410.00	322.12
16	350–400	372	302.50–405.00	340.09
57	400–450	432	260.00–410.00	337.89
71	450–500	475	260.00–390.00	321.10
55	500–550	526	240.00–357.00	311.21
55	550–600	575	249.00–390.00	291.29
25	600–650	622	200.00–320.00	270.83
41	650–700	673	226.00–295.00	259.02
8	700–750	717	209.00–263.00	224.49
12	750–800	759	200.00–260.00	241.34
5	800–850	831	182.50–257.50	223.82
8	850–900	872	215.00–226.00	224.52
8	900–950	918	200.00–217.00	212.16
3	950–1000	972	182.00–193.00	189.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	471	382.00	382.00
7	500–550	535	377.00	377.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	370.00–390.00	377.79
7	250–300	272	350.00–440.00	397.22
12	300–350	333	349.00–423.00	373.90
14	350–400	379	325.00–420.00	369.23
20	400–450	426	332.50–425.00	372.40
33	450–500	473	320.00–400.00	352.35
27	500–550	528	300.00–357.50	331.11
37	550–600	572	282.00–340.00	319.92
22	600–650	626	250.00–322.50	290.32
12	650–700	677	250.00–295.00	282.95
11	700–750	720	251.00–287.50	276.83
7	750–800	776	240.00–260.00	247.92
3	800–850	815	217.50–237.50	228.34
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
8	900–950	920	180.00–220.00	202.92
1	950–1000	980	177.50	177.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	463	300.00–350.00	325.14
2	500–550	520	270.00–290.00	280.29
2	550–600	577	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	667	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	776	202.50–252.50	225.26
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	890	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	297.50–335.00	316.04
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	590	192.50–275.00	233.40
1	950–1000	990	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	520.00	520.00
5	250–300	273	425.00–525.00	484.03
17	300–350	332	413.00–501.00	431.21
34	350–400	370	390.00–470.00	415.83
77	400–450	434	370.00–455.00	390.89
17	450–500	469	375.00–405.00	386.36
59	500–550	522	342.50–405.00	360.29
15	550–600	560	357.00–399.00	381.90
22	600–650	620	330.00–353.00	342.50
4	650–700	662	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	229	260.00–500.00	408.46
43	250–300	282	380.00–490.00	419.86
66	300–350	332	325.00–447.50	407.95
92	350–400	375	360.00–445.00	394.10
130	400–450	426	341.50–440.00	390.38
181	450–500	477	328.00–427.50	373.79
203	500–550	524	310.00–378.00	351.43
145	550–600	576	297.50–377.50	334.39
163	600–650	621	270.00–350.00	318.84
101	650–700	671	247.50–327.00	297.51
89	700–750	725	225.00–330.00	282.70
26	750–800	756	240.00–290.00	264.07
23	800–850	817	200.00–290.00	257.63
7	850–900	869	215.00–260.00	245.08
7	900–950	923	190.00–265.00	233.12
6	950–1000	983	198.00–230.00	203.15
1	1000–1050	1,020	207.00	207.00
4	1050–1100	1,095	178.00–227.00	190.25
1	1100–1150	1,145	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	720	287.00	287.00
3	850–900	873	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
9	300–350	323	235.00–361.00	330.09
6	350–400	378	317.50–440.00	372.85
18	400–450	424	272.50–401.00	354.75
36	450–500	478	247.50–392.50	341.44
38	500–550	519	280.00–365.00	326.68
70	550–600	575	280.00–352.50	325.66
33	600–650	624	200.00–346.00	312.04
32	650–700	672	272.50–340.00	312.82
15	700–750	721	249.00–327.50	292.34
3	750–800	772	285.00–305.00	293.44
3	800–850	820	270.00–280.00	274.13
4	850–900	876	260.00–287.00	271.67
3	900–950	912	220.00–250.00	229.87
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	233.00	233.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	235.00	235.00
3	1150–1200	1,153	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	352.50–417.50	401.34
13	350–400	365	375.00–457.00	405.22
25	400–450	426	375.00–425.00	403.63
48	450–500	469	350.00–415.00	388.38
30	500–550	533	330.00–392.50	372.81
18	550–600	583	315.00–351.00	338.39
29	600–650	620	290.00–350.00	333.56
28	650–700	677	285.00–340.00	317.90
19	700–750	713	265.00–319.00	307.63
5	750–800	785	245.00–315.00	290.89
14	800–850	818	250.00–303.00	283.79
18	850–900	888	260.00–302.00	297.56
1	1000–1050	1,000	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
182	500–550	521	377.50–437.50	407.74
162	550–600	573	372.00–414.00	387.96
201	600–650	625	348.00–399.00	375.82
125	650–700	665	335.50–393.00	368.71
88	700–750	726	320.00–359.00	343.79
69	750–800	777	352.35–355.00	352.43
92	800–850	830	330.00–340.00	334.13
391	850–900	877	326.50–346.75	341.16
295	900–950	929	324.00–346.50	335.65
169	950–1000	971	308.50–323.00	315.65
101	1000–1050	1,036	288.50–308.00	298.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	347.50–460.00	422.41
16	250–300	278	397.50–490.00	437.39
29	300–350	323	350.00–462.50	424.11
69	350–400	376	352.50–480.00	432.39
91	400–450	429	361.00–452.50	415.00
177	450–500	473	344.00–435.00	395.11
222	500–550	523	340.00–417.00	377.73
193	550–600	573	335.00–390.00	362.27
264	600–650	619	310.00–386.00	347.76
170	650–700	672	315.00–362.50	339.46
154	700–750	725	299.00–352.00	332.19
172	750–800	780	300.00–344.00	332.52
117	800–850	815	250.00–338.00	320.94
64	850–900	866	289.00–330.00	316.29
41	900–950	925	245.00–301.00	291.29
6	950–1000	969	225.00–290.00	272.11
9	1000–1050	1,022	252.00–270.00	256.33
8	1050–1100	1,084	217.50–245.00	228.06
12	1100–1150	1,112	220.00–273.00	229.82
3	1200–1250	1,230	219.00	219.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	257.00	257.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	360.00–400.00	380.72
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	625	310.00–335.00	322.50
6	650–700	663	275.00–335.00	307.90
1	750–800	775	269.00	269.00
2	850–900	850	287.50	287.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	530.00	530.00
3	200–250	240	392.50–510.00	470.83
8	250–300	264	435.00–530.00	488.55
28	300–350	323	440.00–504.00	467.95
25	350–400	369	402.00–505.00	453.15
37	400–450	423	391.00–472.00	441.25
44	450–500	476	387.50–448.00	418.27
7	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
6	250–300	289	365.00–385.00	372.77
22	300–350	324	345.00–385.00	367.80
29	350–400	381	331.00–372.50	349.82
32	400–450	427	317.00–367.50	339.75
48	450–500	477	300.00–364.00	339.14
45	500–550	532	295.00–337.50	321.11
49	550–600	578	279.00–325.00	314.05
31	600–650	626	270.00–310.00	288.39
22	650–700	677	255.00–300.00	281.88
10	700–750	714	235.00–277.50	258.57
4	750–800	770	225.00–275.00	259.75
10	800–850	817	210.00–242.00	225.90
2	1000–1050	1,007	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	224	225.00–370.00	318.42
29	250–300	279	180.00–390.00	306.23
21	300–350	324	285.00–360.00	328.97
59	350–400	377	185.00–372.50	328.58
71	400–450	428	262.00–356.00	319.42
75	450–500	470	270.00–370.00	318.36
58	500–550	533	250.00–338.00	309.36
78	550–600	573	233.00–322.50	292.62
65	600–650	622	200.00–302.00	276.43
37	650–700	674	167.50–313.50	284.96
31	700–750	721	200.00–280.00	248.53
21	750–800	771	197.00–270.00	234.46
26	800–850	822	215.00–280.00	259.36
7	850–900	873	200.00–282.00	241.98
3	900–950	936	170.00–182.00	178.01
8	1000–1050	1,021	212.50–243.00	233.82
1	1050–1100	1,090	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	480	387.00–390.00	389.41
123	500–550	519	341.00–420.00	366.62
93	550–600	570	337.50–375.00	357.38
50	600–650	620	325.00–375.00	347.28
51	650–700	662	331.00–334.00	332.14
183	700–750	711	265.00–337.00	329.58
94	750–800	754	321.00–335.00	328.02
133	800–850	827	316.25–337.00	317.67
6	850–900	861	290.00	290.00
51	1000–1050	1,033	295.50	295.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	430	270.00–320.00	304.50
3	450–500	478	302.50–315.00	311.08
2	500–550	520	315.00–325.00	320.00
3	550–600	575	260.00–302.50	273.81
3	600–650	620	280.00–302.50	289.37
5	650–700	676	272.50–281.00	277.65
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	751	260.00	260.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	479	230.00–302.50	272.06
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	224	285.00–500.00	385.20
31	250–300	276	220.00–435.00	381.53
86	300–350	327	330.00–432.50	380.73
150	350–400	374	336.00–415.00	378.91
266	400–450	429	240.00–400.00	360.64
300	450–500	475	265.00–383.00	358.43
374	500–550	525	312.50–360.00	339.27
383	550–600	575	307.00–355.00	327.28
216	600–650	622	280.00–342.50	311.57
137	650–700	668	280.00–331.00	311.11
69	700–750	715	185.00–305.00	282.77
34	750–800	774	180.00–300.00	283.00
30	800–850	815	190.00–300.00	267.83
9	850–900	868	185.00–275.00	251.67
16	900–950	917	185.00–272.50	243.82
37	950–1000	972	200.00–275.00	238.36
8	1000–1050	1,009	212.50–253.00	237.02
4	1050–1100	1,080	185.00–242.50	207.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	405.00	405.00
7	250–300	278	420.00–450.00	432.63
45	300–350	333	400.00–429.00	416.59
13	350–400	380	395.00–417.00	408.04
66	400–450	424	360.00–405.00	386.78
50	450–500	470	360.00–405.00	379.15
16	500–550	500	392.50	392.50
19	550–600	577	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	626	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	667	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	875	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	364.00	364.00
6	550–600	555	348.00	348.00
10	650–700	652	339.00	339.00
4	700–750	717	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	766	335.00	335.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	335	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	427	257.50–270.00	264.11
2	450–500	472	252.50	252.50
5	500–550	504	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00
5	800–850	801	254.00	254.00
5	1050–1100	1,067	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	310	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	172.50	172.50
1	350–400	395	157.50	157.50
1	400–450	425	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	580	157.50	157.50
2	650–700	692	252.50	252.50
2	800–850	840	152.50–162.50	157.47
1	900–950	940	148.00	148.00
8	1050–1100	1,079	191.00	191.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,029	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,726.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	968	1,325.00–2,500.00	1,759.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	874	1,450.00–3,000.00	2,211.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,591.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	1,269	1,675.00–3,300.00	2,430.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,389	2,450.00–3,300.00	3,006.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,086	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,394.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,158	2,150.00–3,550.00	3,046.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,218	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,092.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,282	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,345.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,056	1,475.00–3,400.00	2,190.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,122	1,800.00–3,300.00	2,412.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,687.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,078	1,625.00–2,400.00	2,046.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	2,325.00–2,510.00	2,434.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,077	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,512.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,201	1,675.00–2,700.00	2,096.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,103	1,625.00–2,225.00	2,030.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,286	1,925.00–2,750.00	2,396.65
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,010.00	2,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	1,700.00–2,200.00	2,011.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,471.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	570	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,005.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,925.00–2,975.00	2,466.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,441	3,075.00–3,300.00	3,137.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,483	2,675.00–3,550.00	3,153.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,124	2,675.00–3,400.00	2,933.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,396	2,500.00–4,500.00	3,727.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,286	1,400.00–4,400.00	3,255.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,398	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,756.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,218	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,200.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,801.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,281	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,833.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,302	2,275.00–3,375.00	2,756.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	916	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,533.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	2,000.00–3,525.00	3,033.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	945	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,281.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,160	2,250.00–3,550.00	2,679.37
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	3,800.00	3,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,675.00	2,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	825.00–2,100.00	1,772.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,103	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,870.72
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	213.00–215.00	213.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,034	200.00–224.00	209.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,133	1,735.00–2,185.00	1,835.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	979	167.00–222.50	188.25
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,275.00–2,700.00	2,035.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,118	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,715.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,065	2,550.00–3,450.00	3,206.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	933	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,410.68
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	803	1,700.00–2,400.00	1,962.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	165.00–220.00	197.58
1	—	1,835	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	210.00–213.00	211.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,507	140.00–166.00	157.57
89	—	1,494	154.00–183.00	169.13
27	—	1,503	134.00–156.00	146.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,034	80.00–150.00	124.25
64	—	976	70.00–140.00	112.34
228	—	1,081	110.00–157.00	139.64
76	—	1,055	136.00–170.00	154.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
425	—	1,279	135.00–168.00	155.81
141	—	1,221	105.00–157.00	141.44
146	—	1,301	154.00–198.00	169.73
26	—	1,204	120.00–147.00	139.24
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	159.00–165.00	161.56
4	—	1,133	174.00–176.00	174.95
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	178.00	178.00
62	—	1,472	150.00–189.00	174.01
1	—	2,215	212.00	212.00
111	—	1,645	170.00–199.00	188.86
37	—	1,788	169.00–223.00	201.61
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,170	171.00	171.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	153.00–168.00	160.16
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,475	180.00–227.50	211.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	190.00–195.00	192.35
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	129.00	129.00

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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