Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 372 priced lines covering 10,446 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,572 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,869 head. replacement cattle receipts at 986 head. Counted as USDA files them — 122 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,572Last week 20,779Year ago 11,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,869Last week 2,261Year ago 1,820

Replacement CattleReceipts 986Last week 852Year ago 1,530

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to unevenly steady. There was good demand for a mostly good quality offering this week. Yearlings were steady to 6.00 higher with good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active showing best interest for long weaned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good supply and good demand in most markets.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	360.00–395.00	371.59
5	300–350	332	355.00–420.00	368.27
9	350–400	374	370.00–422.50	400.27
8	400–450	432	350.00–400.00	362.56
6	450–500	476	330.00–365.00	354.56
5	500–550	524	300.00–330.00	316.64
5	550–600	586	290.00–300.00	295.96
11	600–650	625	257.50–300.00	277.12
2	650–700	675	282.50–292.50	287.50
2	700–750	728	237.50–247.50	242.59
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	217	450.00–600.00	535.53
27	250–300	276	365.00–530.00	433.84
30	300–350	325	380.00–500.00	422.33
59	350–400	375	380.00–470.00	428.54
52	400–450	419	355.00–455.00	417.35
93	450–500	470	375.00–432.50	396.42
137	500–550	526	319.00–410.00	366.17
90	550–600	575	210.00–380.00	349.94
83	600–650	623	305.00–370.00	336.80
57	650–700	673	285.00–335.00	316.31
40	700–750	716	250.00–329.00	301.73
19	750–800	777	242.50–307.50	275.11
11	800–850	812	210.00–300.00	250.09
13	850–900	874	211.00–287.50	258.61
16	900–950	918	197.50–247.50	220.47
5	950–1000	972	224.00–233.00	228.72
2	1000–1050	1,023	212.00–230.00	220.89
2	1100–1150	1,123	205.00–212.00	208.55
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
26	500–550	505	341.00–352.50	341.45
5	600–650	643	274.00–340.00	317.03
3	650–700	675	220.00–320.00	286.17
2	800–850	823	217.50–260.00	238.56
1	1050–1100	1,055	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	495.00–505.00	498.51
12	300–350	328	430.00–540.00	493.67
30	350–400	366	407.50–512.00	491.59
41	400–450	421	405.00–502.50	452.88
2	450–500	475	450.00–463.00	456.57
32	500–550	518	380.00–440.00	402.11
10	550–600	557	380.00–412.50	388.77
27	600–650	629	330.00–369.00	345.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	325.00	325.00
3	200–250	223	340.00–350.00	345.30
9	250–300	266	300.00–397.00	370.90
4	300–350	330	340.00–400.00	365.83
11	350–400	373	180.00–410.00	363.63
33	400–450	432	320.00–417.50	386.36
40	450–500	469	272.50–415.00	354.63
46	500–550	518	275.00–365.00	336.64
19	550–600	577	220.00–350.00	324.09
34	600–650	620	220.00–328.00	295.62
32	650–700	674	235.00–325.00	294.61
5	700–750	719	190.00–270.00	244.52
10	750–800	776	207.50–280.00	262.35
7	800–850	817	210.00–260.00	241.47
10	850–900	867	192.50–225.00	220.45
4	900–950	924	175.00–235.00	202.31
2	950–1000	983	205.00–215.00	209.96
1	1000–1050	1,045	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–150	143	505.00	505.00
5	200–250	236	380.00–410.00	397.76
17	250–300	282	365.00–460.00	419.14
26	300–350	333	330.00–445.00	400.11
114	350–400	370	357.50–440.00	407.85
130	400–450	425	300.00–419.00	383.76
208	450–500	477	340.00–415.00	371.61
219	500–550	525	320.00–375.00	353.34
220	550–600	573	311.00–365.00	340.88
225	600–650	626	297.50–347.50	323.10
125	650–700	674	247.50–340.00	315.97
120	700–750	721	182.50–325.00	309.46
67	750–800	780	250.00–325.00	296.20
12	800–850	827	242.00–298.00	273.01
19	850–900	875	225.00–289.00	265.07
5	900–950	925	210.00–280.00	260.34
12	950–1000	968	226.00–285.00	274.76
10	1050–1100	1,075	230.00–239.00	237.70
2	1100–1150	1,113	219.00–240.00	229.43
3	1150–1200	1,183	205.00–232.50	221.09
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	479	344.00–377.50	360.10
7	500–550	535	320.00–345.00	323.50
6	600–650	606	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	693	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	710	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	473	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	377.50–382.50	379.09
70	500–550	517	347.50–420.00	377.42
21	550–600	564	358.00–377.50	360.54
120	600–650	631	328.00–360.00	339.75
53	650–700	672	330.00–343.00	339.30
361	700–750	729	300.00–331.50	321.61
411	750–800	763	309.00–341.00	332.33
99	800–850	832	280.00–315.00	305.73
66	850–900	859	303.00–304.50	304.36
59	950–1000	954	284.50	284.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	503	368.00	368.00
17	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
46	750–800	763	311.50–321.00	312.98
5	950–1000	981	273.00	273.00
3	1000–1050	1,031	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	325.00–345.00	335.00
16	250–300	285	289.00–400.00	331.34
38	300–350	327	250.00–385.00	347.78
26	350–400	381	300.00–400.00	355.25
30	400–450	422	275.00–405.00	359.90
35	450–500	480	285.00–372.00	342.24
51	500–550	529	245.00–337.50	314.43
44	550–600	570	167.50–332.50	311.21
27	600–650	625	220.00–310.00	295.70
26	650–700	673	225.00–307.50	269.38
38	700–750	723	230.00–295.00	276.23
6	750–800	768	220.00–285.00	245.79
14	800–850	822	195.00–273.00	251.19
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
4	900–950	918	180.00–210.00	197.48
1	950–1000	995	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	255.00	255.00
2	1050–1100	1,063	151.00–193.00	172.15
4	1100–1150	1,134	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–360.00	352.50
5	300–350	342	330.00–342.50	335.97
9	350–400	377	330.00–392.50	356.76
14	400–450	425	350.00–375.00	364.42
9	450–500	468	327.50–367.50	355.16
23	500–550	532	317.50–355.00	333.38
12	550–600	567	290.00–335.00	315.44
11	600–650	625	280.00–307.00	290.39
7	650–700	671	230.00–297.50	283.10
9	700–750	717	250.00–281.00	263.01
2	750–800	770	265.00–275.00	269.90
3	850–900	855	235.00–250.00	244.20
1	900–950	930	255.00	255.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	430.00–445.00	437.29
15	300–350	317	402.50–465.00	426.34
27	350–400	380	400.00–460.00	434.69
58	400–450	427	382.50–437.00	412.66
70	450–500	476	382.50–402.50	390.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	455.00	455.00
11	250–300	277	475.00–542.50	523.34
33	300–350	323	440.00–555.00	512.25
15	350–400	370	435.00–490.00	474.65
38	400–450	416	407.50–490.00	463.03
46	450–500	471	407.00–480.00	442.60
27	500–550	502	431.00–445.00	433.07
20	600–650	605	396.00–405.00	401.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	431	430.00–520.00	467.61
53	500–550	524	385.00–452.50	421.55
166	550–600	585	380.00–432.50	411.15
160	600–650	619	352.00–405.50	392.31
33	650–700	665	360.00–382.50	374.96
110	700–750	715	337.50–375.75	366.92
455	750–800	781	330.00–362.00	349.85
199	800–850	833	332.00–356.25	348.20
201	850–900	864	315.00–353.95	341.19
169	900–950	935	320.85–326.60	324.03
129	950–1000	974	292.75–319.75	314.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	283	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	322	415.00–455.00	433.37
6	350–400	378	330.00–442.50	408.45
8	400–450	421	326.00–435.00	395.67
23	450–500	472	320.00–418.00	351.94
20	500–550	525	282.50–370.00	343.65
16	550–600	571	317.50–371.00	357.40
16	600–650	626	285.00–350.00	325.71
22	650–700	670	187.50–337.50	316.19
11	700–750	735	257.50–315.00	306.29
12	750–800	786	280.00–315.00	301.88
3	800–850	813	282.50–290.00	285.81
8	850–900	872	255.00–275.00	262.73
4	900–950	918	255.00–291.00	272.66
1	1000–1050	1,045	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	239.00	239.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	617	325.00–362.50	347.86
5	650–700	684	327.00–335.00	333.43
1	800–850	800	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	915	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	238	425.00–512.50	491.49
4	250–300	273	385.00–502.50	465.80
20	300–350	331	400.00–490.00	452.94
44	350–400	376	410.00–487.00	449.95
64	400–450	421	380.00–467.50	427.05
92	450–500	469	360.00–455.00	422.36
106	500–550	522	342.50–430.00	396.61
157	550–600	571	330.00–404.00	384.92
154	600–650	627	332.50–397.50	363.17
170	650–700	672	330.00–377.50	359.60
106	700–750	727	310.00–355.00	336.86
105	750–800	770	310.00–342.50	326.45
40	800–850	823	290.00–330.00	311.58
28	850–900	879	260.00–324.00	302.42
16	900–950	905	305.00–313.00	308.00
18	950–1000	981	250.00–314.00	296.29
6	1000–1050	1,018	260.00–305.00	286.52
4	1100–1150	1,134	250.00–278.00	270.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	568	275.00–320.00	298.19
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	377	310.00–392.50	343.12
4	400–450	420	367.50–422.50	398.48
13	450–500	467	341.00–420.00	382.14
2	500–550	508	301.00–402.50	351.00
9	550–600	572	300.00–352.50	326.80
8	600–650	619	300.00–367.50	334.17
11	650–700	677	295.00–347.50	333.78
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	905	284.00	284.00
1	950–1000	995	290.00	290.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	600	163.00	163.00
1	750–800	775	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	890	188.00	188.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	445	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	730	226.00	226.00
3	750–800	763	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	209.00	209.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	170.00–176.00	173.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	622	278.00	278.00
157	650–700	676	270.00–272.00	271.00
64	850–900	865	259.00	259.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	707	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	847	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,179.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,545	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,273	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,342.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,312.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,705	4,650.00	4,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,418	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,561.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,372	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,165.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,685	4,200.00–4,250.00	4,224.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,428	2,825.00–3,700.00	3,305.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,073	1,900.00–3,200.00	2,730.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,408	2,350.00–3,950.00	3,636.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,300	2,275.00–4,100.00	3,226.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,568	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,377.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,365	2,100.00–2,875.00	2,461.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,291	3,950.00–4,400.00	4,073.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,695	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,302	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,310	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,282	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,501	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,004.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,396	3,900.00–4,050.00	3,960.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,526	4,350.00–4,450.00	4,410.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,176	1,600.00–2,750.00	2,166.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,255	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,856.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,027	950.00–2,300.00	1,793.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,311	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,313.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,150	2,000.00–3,750.00	2,776.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	—	1,351	1,600.00–3,700.00	3,000.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,334	2,150.00–3,900.00	3,185.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,205	1,700.00–3,325.00	2,534.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,281	1,950.00–3,100.00	2,665.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,174	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,158.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	1,500.00–2,775.00	2,094.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,257	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,617.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,313	1,875.00–2,550.00	2,182.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,317	2,200.00–3,325.00	2,722.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,324	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,392.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,558.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,009	1,200.00–1,585.00	1,402.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	959	1,325.00–2,200.00	1,784.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	956	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,638.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,820.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	962	1,425.00–2,300.00	1,846.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,022	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,056.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,245	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,376.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,238	1,775.00–2,350.00	2,148.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,083.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	940	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,345.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	923	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	923	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,170.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	907	1,850.00–3,200.00	2,193.91
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,005	1,700.00–3,700.00	2,959.51
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	827	1,475.00–2,275.00	1,934.71
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	826	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,041.64
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	942	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	181.00–183.00	181.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	976	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,159.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,112	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,132.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	962	124.00–237.50	186.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363.88
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,096	1,900.00–2,665.00	2,351.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,675	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	16	—	1,392	1,850.00–4,000.00	2,961.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,568	126.00–159.00	147.03
92	—	1,566	156.00–196.00	172.23
113	—	1,569	137.50–171.00	158.16
1	—	1,475	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,264	91.00–159.00	142.01
30	—	1,232	114.00–147.00	135.99
323	—	1,313	134.00–169.00	156.45
117	—	1,292	153.00–194.00	170.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,169	140.00–170.00	153.66
102	—	1,051	81.00–149.00	125.06
138	—	1,111	90.00–152.00	136.69
59	—	1,017	82.50–136.00	117.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	177.00–200.00	186.12
1	—	1,210	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,275	172.50–212.50	194.79
3	—	1,110	190.00–198.00	194.40
2	—	1,373	170.00–173.00	171.47
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	174.00–180.00	175.30
4	—	1,155	156.00–165.00	161.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,667	170.00–214.50	196.66
5	—	1,386	220.50	220.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	185.00–290.00	214.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	134.00–135.00	134.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,406	140.00–185.00	170.70
90	—	1,682	168.00–195.00	184.47
45	—	1,848	192.00–219.50	202.01

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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