Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 282 priced lines covering 3,825 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,439 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 738 head. replacement cattle receipts at 154 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,439Last week 280Year ago 18,537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 738Last week 284Year ago 2,257

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 2Year ago 763

There is no trend analysis available due to market closures during the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	513	188.00–202.50	195.14
1	550–600	570	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	640	162.50	162.50
1	750–800	780	177.00	177.00
1	800–850	820	194.00	194.00
7	850–900	871	182.00–185.00	184.13
6	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	179.00–184.00	181.46
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	485	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	250.00	250.00
1	200–250	210	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	345	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	362	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	875	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	617	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	900	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	400.00–590.00	511.63
8	250–300	263	380.00–605.00	520.57
7	300–350	328	465.00–527.00	494.86
9	350–400	381	435.00–500.00	452.71
30	400–450	425	431.00–520.00	471.67
22	450–500	481	385.00–475.00	440.43
34	500–550	525	360.00–415.00	398.67
22	550–600	575	350.00–385.00	375.05
26	600–650	630	322.00–380.00	361.16
20	650–700	672	300.00–367.50	346.60
9	700–750	728	270.00–348.00	308.39
2	750–800	780	247.50–325.00	285.50
5	800–850	848	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	740.00	740.00
2	250–300	265	545.00–547.50	546.25
2	300–350	330	507.00–525.00	515.86
6	350–400	385	440.00–475.00	463.03
2	400–450	402	505.00	505.00
11	450–500	457	425.00–475.00	447.17
9	500–550	523	410.00–422.50	418.65
7	550–600	559	397.50–402.00	400.18
5	600–650	606	365.00–385.00	372.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	369	412.50–430.00	422.30
3	400–450	425	392.50–420.00	404.29
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	520	343.00	343.00
1	550–600	565	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	235.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	432.00	432.00
2	200–250	218	245.00–485.00	363.62
4	250–300	266	240.00–390.00	309.64
5	300–350	323	229.00–480.00	386.12
2	350–400	368	300.00–360.00	330.61
8	450–500	470	362.50–435.00	406.49
2	500–550	533	320.00–355.00	337.58
8	550–600	570	300.00–365.00	322.31
1	600–650	600	389.00	389.00
4	650–700	673	287.50–305.00	300.54
3	700–750	708	238.00–292.50	274.16
2	900–950	917	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	482.50	482.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	184	500.00–540.00	514.77
2	200–250	223	405.00–495.00	451.52
14	250–300	271	427.50–530.00	458.29
22	300–350	326	380.00–525.00	464.61
26	350–400	382	375.00–495.00	443.68
51	400–450	426	395.00–460.00	432.87
77	450–500	482	375.00–430.00	408.68
82	500–550	530	355.00–415.00	396.51
59	550–600	581	335.00–410.00	369.69
43	600–650	617	252.50–368.00	347.84
57	650–700	681	295.00–348.00	337.95
36	700–750	722	285.00–330.00	317.88
21	750–800	778	302.50–317.50	310.69
8	800–850	811	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	860	269.00	269.00
3	900–950	935	180.00–285.00	246.33
1	950–1000	965	232.50	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	282.50	282.50
1	1050–1100	1,070	238.00	238.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	242.50	242.50
1	1200–1250	1,205	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	388.61
2	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	630	292.50–310.00	301.46
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	865	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	424	482.50–495.00	489.45
9	450–500	461	480.00–492.50	485.69
70	500–550	526	380.00–440.00	418.69
52	550–600	567	385.00–410.00	403.91
15	600–650	619	350.00–367.50	358.99
51	650–700	661	350.00–357.50	356.61
143	700–750	723	345.00–349.50	347.37
144	750–800	775	337.75–348.00	342.71
118	850–900	864	311.00–328.00	319.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	325.00–415.00	369.27
8	250–300	279	345.00–390.00	363.10
5	300–350	330	305.00–435.00	374.92
8	350–400	374	305.00–425.00	354.32
13	400–450	424	310.00–415.00	370.91
2	450–500	453	380.00–395.00	387.54
3	500–550	533	330.00–340.00	333.35
9	550–600	563	280.00–362.00	327.38
10	600–650	620	265.00–329.00	311.36
3	650–700	678	290.00–335.00	304.71
5	700–750	722	282.50–325.00	301.28
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	272.50	272.50
2	850–900	855	277.00–300.00	288.43
1	950–1000	950	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	617	360.00–376.00	367.29
5	650–700	662	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	740	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	532.50	532.50
3	200–250	222	505.00–520.00	510.30
7	250–300	276	455.00–500.00	475.04
9	300–350	327	435.00–500.00	464.26
28	350–400	376	420.00–512.50	468.32
50	400–450	421	405.00–468.00	444.00
51	450–500	470	405.00–465.00	430.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	395.00–430.00	411.83
5	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	417.95
3	350–400	391	400.00–405.00	403.38
2	400–450	425	385.00–427.50	406.25
5	450–500	467	380.00	380.00
8	500–550	537	347.50–387.50	358.08
2	550–600	590	330.00–339.00	334.54
4	600–650	635	302.50–312.50	310.00
3	650–700	682	297.50–315.00	306.82
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	780	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	490.00–525.00	506.94
2	250–300	292	600.00	600.00
16	300–350	323	550.00–620.00	579.15
9	350–400	368	485.00–600.00	537.55
46	400–450	426	490.00–547.50	517.70
14	450–500	467	462.50–515.00	484.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	482.00	482.00
2	400–450	447	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	468	510.00–527.50	515.92
90	500–550	523	388.00–486.25	462.84
83	550–600	579	402.50–457.50	436.35
101	600–650	620	395.00–447.50	420.68
35	650–700	673	365.00–427.50	393.25
4	700–750	700	372.00	372.00
49	750–800	780	357.50–365.00	359.55
143	800–850	824	351.00–371.00	361.44
67	850–900	882	346.50–350.00	346.65
58	900–950	936	342.75	342.75
49	1050–1100	1,065	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	382	340.00–470.00	418.21
10	400–450	431	400.00–477.50	459.47
2	450–500	483	360.00–430.00	394.82
5	500–550	522	365.00–405.00	389.12
11	550–600	582	360.00–390.00	372.40
3	600–650	630	352.00–360.00	355.56
4	650–700	659	285.00–335.00	311.04
2	700–750	710	285.00–350.00	317.96
1	750–800	760	297.00	297.00
3	800–850	838	256.00–305.00	287.16
2	850–900	873	225.00–290.00	257.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	383	430.00–520.00	471.89
11	400–450	436	400.00–485.00	463.46
16	450–500	481	380.00–460.00	423.28
4	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	377.43
9	550–600	584	340.00–412.50	369.27
1	600–650	615	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	730	300.00–340.00	326.39
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	975	272.50	272.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	460.00–635.00	544.31
2	250–300	297	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	326	477.50–595.00	524.12
19	350–400	373	470.00–565.00	516.69
33	400–450	431	415.00–520.00	479.98
39	450–500	476	407.50–505.00	469.81
43	500–550	533	405.00–447.00	424.96
39	550–600	571	360.00–440.00	407.78
42	600–650	631	370.00–420.00	393.30
41	650–700	683	320.00–417.50	380.67
33	700–750	729	337.50–374.00	353.03
13	750–800	770	332.50–353.00	345.59
7	800–850	824	312.50–337.00	327.00
15	850–900	858	315.00–335.00	328.85
8	900–950	935	300.00–330.00	304.97
5	950–1000	958	299.00–322.50	308.25
12	1000–1050	1,024	295.00–305.00	298.24
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	472.50–477.50	476.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,361	140.00–180.00	163.33
85	—	1,317	160.00–199.00	177.03
5	—	1,208	100.00–149.00	133.56
22	—	1,262	120.00–167.50	147.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,028	91.00–140.00	124.42
104	—	1,060	130.00–162.00	144.31
100	—	1,140	148.00–182.50	159.33
40	—	1,019	100.00–152.00	131.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	140.00–153.00	147.16
23	—	1,615	152.00–172.00	161.87
32	—	1,557	171.00–201.00	183.92
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,090	180.00–191.00	186.45
3	—	1,267	170.00–176.00	172.76
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	190.00–216.00	201.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,515	170.00–201.00	190.05
11	—	1,375	150.00–182.00	165.92
21	—	1,731	195.00–228.00	209.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,444.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,385.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,230	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,085.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,225	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,498.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,224	1,800.00–3,125.00	2,377.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,794.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,900.00–2,425.00	2,236.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,023.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,271.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,490.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,148	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,475.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,322	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,777.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,261	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,613.97
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,896.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,064.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,847.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,981.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,640	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,130	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,673.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,334	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,668.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,005	175.00–222.50	200.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,133	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,237.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,024	180.00–218.00	203.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,553.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	2,025.00	2,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	769	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,012.61
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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