Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 168 priced lines covering 2,270 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,834 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 601 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,834Last week 81Year ago 1,782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 601Last week 285Year ago 638

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 53

There are no comparisons available as most stockyards were closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	272	450.00–485.00	460.74
2	300–350	315	410.00–430.00	420.00
2	350–400	383	410.00–420.00	415.03
5	400–450	427	395.00–477.50	421.39
14	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	399.23
2	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	576	370.00–373.00	372.51
3	600–650	623	335.00–355.00	344.81
16	650–700	681	340.00–360.00	351.22
18	700–750	710	320.00–345.00	339.41
9	750–800	762	320.00–345.00	331.79
1	800–850	825	327.50	327.50
2	950–1000	957	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	333.00–353.00	343.68
3	550–600	562	340.00–347.50	342.60
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	831	250.00–310.00	292.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	550.00	550.00
5	250–300	268	500.00–615.00	557.00
13	300–350	336	470.00–550.00	504.60
24	350–400	387	450.00–555.00	476.59
37	400–450	428	425.00–500.00	472.18
45	450–500	470	420.00–490.00	455.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	500–550	527	380.00–455.00	433.44
20	550–600	573	380.00–425.00	404.33
110	600–650	617	365.00–420.00	403.86
19	650–700	672	365.00–392.50	383.52
71	700–750	722	350.00–370.00	361.44
65	750–800	789	350.00–380.00	379.09
91	800–850	827	342.50–350.00	344.70
113	900–950	928	330.00–334.75	332.52
45	1100–1150	1,132	289.75	289.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	500–550	524	360.00–400.00	387.41
41	550–600	578	359.00–384.00	370.11
47	600–650	619	345.00–357.50	349.17
56	900–950	919	307.25	307.25
46	1150–1200	1,162	249.50	249.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	325.00–419.00	370.52
3	250–300	280	405.00–425.00	416.85
14	300–350	322	385.00–427.00	409.30
21	350–400	380	390.00–465.00	417.44
9	400–450	442	370.00–392.50	376.59
15	450–500	477	355.00–397.50	375.94
21	500–550	534	340.00–357.50	350.70
26	550–600	568	330.00–357.50	350.94
41	600–650	618	190.00–340.00	326.72
12	650–700	656	320.00–327.50	321.63
6	700–750	713	300.00–320.00	314.94
3	800–850	801	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	897	270.00	270.00
3	900–950	923	220.00–235.00	229.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	283	275.00–370.00	324.60
3	300–350	323	322.00–390.00	346.19
2	400–450	430	335.00–360.00	347.21
5	450–500	479	335.00–364.00	350.29
1	500–550	545	313.00	313.00
4	550–600	568	310.00–331.00	320.76
5	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	303.00
6	650–700	684	265.00–310.00	286.77
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
7	750–800	771	250.00–280.00	270.03
2	800–850	823	230.00–262.50	246.00
6	850–900	862	210.00–242.50	234.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	465.00–490.00	476.93
3	250–300	270	445.00–485.00	468.09
11	300–350	331	420.00–465.00	445.25
20	350–400	383	420.00–450.00	435.30
22	400–450	425	385.00–425.00	407.93
27	450–500	471	385.00–420.00	403.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	460.00–470.00	463.93
2	300–350	330	430.00–455.00	442.69
8	350–400	376	430.00–475.00	435.69
11	400–450	429	410.00–485.00	444.21
12	450–500	456	417.50–425.00	422.69
22	500–550	513	390.00–420.00	401.09
14	600–650	629	355.00–367.50	357.28
10	700–750	703	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	400.00	400.00
3	200–250	225	350.00–440.00	411.00
1	250–300	295	432.00	432.00
8	300–350	322	400.00–439.00	412.63
7	350–400	368	385.00–427.50	413.99
8	400–450	435	370.00–435.00	424.59
14	450–500	480	370.00–405.00	385.62
13	500–550	521	353.00–380.00	362.26
13	550–600	589	320.00–380.00	364.48
6	600–650	626	329.00–352.50	340.15
6	650–700	677	325.00–345.00	329.96
5	700–750	728	305.00–330.00	316.97
6	750–800	770	305.00–310.00	305.81
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
2	1100–1150	1,112	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	217.00	217.00
5	350–400	378	350.00–385.00	374.25
1	400–450	400	381.00	381.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	547	332.00	332.00
6	550–600	575	320.00–345.00	333.40
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	835	272.50	272.50
2	950–1000	960	236.00–260.00	247.88
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	395	307.50	307.50
4	400–450	411	190.00–280.00	241.13
2	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	529	165.00–260.00	213.04
5	550–600	572	253.00–265.00	260.17
3	600–650	640	202.50–255.00	237.63
4	650–700	687	258.50	258.50
3	700–750	717	190.00–218.00	208.30
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	750	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	380.00	380.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	182.50	182.50
1	500–550	520	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	885	153.00–180.00	166.65
3	900–950	932	187.00–199.00	192.03
2	1000–1050	1,020	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	135.00	135.00
1	500–550	530	132.50	132.50

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	—	1,840	4,100.00	4,100.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,107	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,750	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,450.00	3,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,056	184.00–208.00	197.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,195	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,216.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,994.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,043.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,455.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	2,175.00–2,500.00	2,385.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,363	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,721.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,825.00	2,825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,636.72
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,537	149.00–186.00	171.64
19	—	1,733	200.00–221.00	206.15
25	—	1,766	180.00–208.00	193.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,379	129.00–167.00	156.27
40	—	1,320	127.50–149.00	141.29
4	—	1,361	110.00–130.00	123.54
74	—	1,316	150.00–190.00	168.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,728	144.00–165.00	155.06
27	—	1,634	155.00–182.00	167.15
1	—	1,835	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	993	114.00–130.00	123.93
63	—	1,120	146.00–173.00	155.82
16	—	934	80.00–114.00	102.49
68	—	1,111	100.00–149.00	138.26
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	170.00–188.00	175.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	156.00–169.00	162.65
3	—	1,065	182.00–215.00	205.29
1	—	925	207.00	207.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	207.00	207.00

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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