Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 446 priced lines covering 13,778 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,233 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,406 head. replacement cattle receipts at 965 head. Counted as USDA files them — 169 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,233Last week 15,533Year ago 17,808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,406Last week 1,456Year ago 1,953

Replacement CattleReceipts 965Last week 751Year ago 817

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mixed for the week, beginning mostly steady to firm. As the week progressed, prices moved higher ending 6.00 to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Yearlings were steady to firm with instances to sharply higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	600.00	600.00
37	400–450	422	480.00–545.00	522.67
23	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
243	500–550	521	399.00–450.00	430.05
182	550–600	566	396.00–450.00	419.34
293	600–650	630	352.50–410.00	385.29
114	650–700	665	355.00–377.50	362.86
371	700–750	721	340.00–370.00	353.66
59	750–800	775	330.00–360.00	345.19
24	800–850	831	335.00–355.00	349.14
59	850–900	894	300.25–355.00	302.91
48	1050–1100	1,093	259.25	259.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	580.00	580.00
20	250–300	278	550.00–670.00	631.97
11	300–350	324	550.00–620.00	606.49
4	350–400	356	565.00–580.00	568.69
18	400–450	423	510.00–520.00	514.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	186	500.00–630.00	581.33
22	200–250	221	405.00–745.00	595.92
67	250–300	277	435.00–657.50	564.79
96	300–350	330	447.50–600.00	514.42
158	350–400	370	450.00–555.00	493.73
292	400–450	428	405.00–510.00	457.86
242	450–500	476	300.00–500.00	445.92
231	500–550	527	377.50–472.00	411.04
203	550–600	574	360.00–436.00	387.63
156	600–650	627	315.00–400.00	360.79
206	650–700	675	315.00–367.50	346.06
132	700–750	721	300.00–347.50	331.31
65	750–800	782	302.50–345.00	319.64
38	800–850	820	214.00–332.00	313.54
14	850–900	871	270.00–331.00	309.69
10	900–950	927	250.00–315.00	294.80
10	950–1000	981	237.00–285.00	254.20
15	1000–1050	1,023	175.00–266.00	252.07
2	1050–1100	1,065	238.00	238.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	255.00	255.00
3	1150–1200	1,163	222.50–227.50	225.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	480.00	480.00
1	200–250	245	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	265	430.00–510.00	464.97
10	300–350	330	430.00–510.00	467.39
12	350–400	368	410.00–520.00	477.42
25	400–450	417	390.00–467.00	435.67
22	450–500	484	370.00–455.00	427.06
44	500–550	538	340.00–395.00	382.32
10	550–600	585	351.00–377.00	365.74
17	600–650	627	322.00–370.00	337.89
10	650–700	669	315.00–340.00	330.41
4	700–750	723	295.00–315.00	306.68
3	750–800	777	262.50–307.50	291.70
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	349.00	349.00
4	600–650	612	302.50–327.50	320.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	437.50	437.50
5	550–600	579	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	647	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	790	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	610.00–720.00	662.61
5	200–250	219	505.00–650.00	609.28
24	250–300	279	450.00–720.00	605.21
64	300–350	321	500.00–620.00	559.40
68	350–400	380	492.50–550.00	520.39
65	400–450	419	452.50–520.00	494.70
128	450–500	464	449.00–487.50	470.59
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
17	550–600	569	430.00–454.00	451.07
182	600–650	618	404.25–420.00	414.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	617	382.50	382.50
6	700–750	716	340.00–348.00	343.66
8	750–800	760	333.00	333.00
1	850–900	855	327.50	327.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00–400.00	347.83
8	250–300	275	350.00–530.00	444.47
17	300–350	330	300.00–497.00	407.88
36	350–400	377	350.00–500.00	442.03
71	400–450	422	310.00–487.50	436.30
79	450–500	484	330.00–462.00	412.31
21	500–550	527	320.00–442.00	370.70
32	550–600	579	305.00–400.00	361.99
14	600–650	637	287.50–380.00	337.39
10	650–700	668	300.00–345.00	319.28
10	700–750	727	240.00–321.00	277.87
24	750–800	774	210.00–317.00	289.02
6	800–850	830	200.00–287.50	269.15
2	850–900	878	225.00–295.00	260.50
3	900–950	910	252.00–282.50	262.23
4	950–1000	970	230.00–260.00	248.20
3	1000–1050	1,047	275.00	275.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	245.00	245.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	405.00–410.00	407.52
2	350–400	353	350.00–400.00	374.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	575.00	575.00
5	200–250	234	590.00–630.00	607.99
31	250–300	278	550.00–790.00	656.15
39	300–350	325	540.00–750.00	630.62
72	350–400	380	500.00–650.00	582.47
48	400–450	424	520.00–612.50	564.75
125	450–500	478	507.50–595.00	541.89
24	500–550	505	520.00–550.00	535.70
4	550–600	583	505.00	505.00
30	600–650	625	498.00–510.00	500.64
7	700–750	706	402.50–411.00	406.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	400.00–450.00	437.04
2	300–350	320	455.00–525.00	490.00
3	350–400	387	515.00–565.00	544.57
13	400–450	423	400.00–480.00	449.21
25	450–500	480	390.00–497.50	451.65
15	500–550	518	330.00–485.00	423.65
31	550–600	573	340.00–460.00	419.80
13	600–650	626	310.00–417.00	391.18
14	650–700	674	307.00–388.00	359.96
13	700–750	715	300.00–365.00	338.14
2	750–800	778	317.50–325.00	321.26
8	800–850	832	280.00–328.00	310.11
5	850–900	883	287.00–329.00	310.72
26	950–1000	956	285.00–315.00	312.71
1	1000–1050	1,015	275.00	275.00
2	1050–1100	1,097	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	530.00–600.00	572.13
10	450–500	464	510.00–587.50	534.72
184	500–550	517	460.00–565.00	517.34
345	550–600	565	431.00–529.00	494.59
252	600–650	622	395.00–485.00	449.31
400	650–700	668	395.00–459.00	432.83
334	700–750	711	352.50–406.00	387.92
435	750–800	771	360.00–383.75	372.19
68	800–850	835	359.00	359.00
245	850–900	880	334.50–355.75	342.96
338	900–950	919	329.00–340.00	332.26
105	950–1000	982	309.00–313.70	311.58
53	1000–1050	1,003	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	185	630.00	630.00
9	200–250	228	360.00–700.00	581.61
14	250–300	278	510.00–690.00	611.42
39	300–350	335	350.00–650.00	556.52
90	350–400	371	505.00–615.00	566.09
162	400–450	426	450.00–580.00	523.39
166	450–500	473	460.00–542.50	514.12
159	500–550	527	420.00–525.00	475.95
173	550–600	577	400.00–506.00	454.68
130	600–650	621	360.00–460.00	427.37
140	650–700	674	332.00–429.00	389.21
148	700–750	730	349.00–400.00	369.07
129	750–800	774	320.00–367.00	354.18
80	800–850	818	318.00–358.00	343.22
96	850–900	874	283.00–341.00	330.45
83	900–950	911	286.00–326.00	318.34
20	950–1000	960	264.00–320.00	304.06
87	1000–1050	1,022	275.00–308.75	301.99
9	1050–1100	1,077	272.50–294.50	289.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	300.00–540.00	437.23
3	300–350	327	517.50–577.00	555.99
9	350–400	374	300.00–570.00	504.22
15	400–450	421	450.00–520.00	496.23
10	450–500	489	435.00–517.50	474.92
18	500–550	536	400.00–465.00	439.76
4	550–600	574	420.00–452.50	443.33
16	600–650	625	357.50–430.00	403.33
6	650–700	683	361.00–398.00	379.13
1	700–750	720	357.50	357.50
3	750–800	775	342.50–345.00	344.18
1	800–850	825	332.50	332.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	400	525.00	525.00
5	500–550	527	415.00	415.00
17	550–600	554	445.00	445.00
6	650–700	662	378.00–389.00	385.32
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	510	375.00–405.00	389.71
1	600–650	645	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	570.00–750.00	639.12
11	350–400	363	570.00–610.00	585.48
11	400–450	423	535.00–610.00	588.15
15	500–550	511	510.00–532.50	527.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
24	300–350	323	330.00–547.50	516.04
10	350–400	373	320.00–510.00	477.51
12	400–450	427	440.00–500.00	476.76
25	450–500	463	372.00–500.00	450.77
22	500–550	524	370.00–420.00	401.78
23	550–600	574	330.00–400.00	379.10
72	600–650	631	265.00–361.00	339.63
14	650–700	679	326.00–337.00	333.25
26	700–750	730	320.00–325.00	320.95
11	750–800	763	195.00–321.00	293.65
27	800–850	823	284.25–298.00	287.46
1	850–900	860	272.50	272.50
33	900–950	910	214.00–270.00	265.60
2	950–1000	970	251.00	251.00
9	1050–1100	1,050	224.00	224.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	262.00	262.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	189.00	189.00
1	900–950	945	187.00	187.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	617	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	237.50	237.50
4	800–850	842	207.00–228.00	222.82
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	152.50	152.50
1	650–700	680	147.00	147.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	252.50	252.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
7	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
14	600–650	606	383.00	383.00
2	700–750	737	343.00	343.00
8	900–950	903	290.00	290.00
2	950–1000	992	297.50	297.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	635.00–685.00	661.58
3	300–350	315	670.00–685.00	680.07
3	350–400	358	595.00–620.00	603.38
16	400–450	426	560.00–590.00	573.59
1	450–500	465	552.50	552.50
2	500–550	515	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	458	492.50	492.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	780.00	780.00
2	150–200	175	620.00–825.00	728.36
4	200–250	231	565.00–670.00	623.30
26	250–300	277	580.00–710.00	644.65
23	300–350	318	512.50–680.00	609.50
43	350–400	366	500.00–625.00	573.44
55	400–450	425	480.00–565.00	539.42
55	450–500	464	487.50–602.50	522.60
89	500–550	521	440.00–522.50	484.28
16	550–600	556	401.00–485.00	457.33
46	600–650	624	372.50–452.00	411.25
17	650–700	661	357.50–405.00	389.62
9	700–750	723	355.00–363.00	357.56
7	750–800	759	350.00–360.00	353.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	512.50–515.00	513.70
3	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	333	405.00–530.00	488.87
23	350–400	374	430.00–530.00	485.98
12	400–450	423	445.00–510.00	463.36
30	450–500	467	430.00–492.50	445.49
11	500–550	522	400.00–460.00	421.45
7	550–600	584	400.00–420.00	410.36
5	600–650	632	320.00–365.00	355.14
2	650–700	680	350.00–372.50	361.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	420.00–497.00	460.57
10	250–300	281	370.00–570.00	509.25
7	300–350	320	210.00–575.00	443.21
26	350–400	367	310.00–523.00	455.17
20	400–450	425	360.00–485.00	450.05
37	450–500	478	397.50–490.00	443.16
24	500–550	520	290.00–462.50	413.17
14	550–600	575	310.00–432.50	391.78
9	600–650	624	337.50–387.00	361.65
7	650–700	679	310.00–365.00	339.60
3	700–750	728	300.00–312.50	306.54
3	750–800	773	275.00–310.00	294.12
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	242.00	242.00
4	950–1000	975	210.00–277.50	253.01
1	1000–1050	1,035	155.00	155.00
2	1050–1100	1,063	225.00–260.00	242.38
1	1100–1150	1,115	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	178	655.00–775.00	713.84
20	200–250	224	490.00–670.00	564.17
38	250–300	278	455.00–630.00	560.10
58	300–350	320	500.00–660.00	578.25
130	350–400	376	450.00–580.00	531.76
97	400–450	425	452.50–547.00	512.84
158	450–500	474	422.50–535.00	489.54
89	500–550	527	395.00–520.00	450.25
154	550–600	568	378.00–485.00	429.48
74	600–650	618	350.00–427.50	401.48
37	650–700	668	340.00–405.00	375.40
40	700–750	720	325.00–380.00	354.93
12	750–800	763	300.00–377.50	333.26
13	800–850	830	302.50–345.00	323.55
8	850–900	868	248.00–345.00	298.86
13	900–950	928	266.00–318.00	302.80
1	950–1000	980	275.00	275.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	260.00–280.00	269.93
1	1050–1100	1,080	260.00	260.00
5	1100–1150	1,111	190.00–267.50	240.22
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	440.00–505.00	474.11
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	365.00–460.00	411.49
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	740	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	522	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,220	2,500.00–4,700.00	4,016.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,264	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,522.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,645	4,400.00–4,450.00	4,423.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,377	3,800.00–4,750.00	4,319.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,900.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	4,725.00–4,900.00	4,806.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,265	2,700.00–4,800.00	3,631.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,381	5,350.00–5,525.00	5,427.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,206	2,500.00–4,750.00	3,232.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,394	2,250.00–5,000.00	3,925.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,855	5,500.00	5,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,490	4,650.00–4,750.00	4,701.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,326	2,900.00–5,425.00	4,373.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,580	3,900.00–5,600.00	5,270.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	5,300.00	5,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,352	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,302	3,750.00–3,925.00	3,817.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,685	5,300.00	5,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	5,400.00	5,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,106	3,950.00–5,500.00	4,505.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,368	3,100.00–4,350.00	3,882.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,740	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,207	4,000.00–5,075.00	4,800.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,397.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	4,950.00	4,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,445.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,725.00	3,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	4,750.00	4,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,564.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,163.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	4,900.00	4,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	1,625.00–2,625.00	2,261.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	1,475.00–2,950.00	2,217.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	870	2,300.00–3,725.00	2,999.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,589.58
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,127	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,343.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,216	1,550.00–3,400.00	2,569.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,171	2,050.00–3,800.00	3,332.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,180	1,900.00–2,875.00	2,481.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,226	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,583.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	975	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,637.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,248	2,500.00–4,100.00	3,053.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,213	2,200.00–3,800.00	3,393.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,284	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,201.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,077	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,734.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,950.00–3,650.00	2,846.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,257	2,125.00–3,500.00	2,826.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,096	2,250.00–5,150.00	3,445.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,181	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,540.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,231	1,275.00–3,700.00	2,881.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,116	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,354.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,412.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,032	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,954.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,750.00	2,750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,125.00	3,125.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,049	2,225.00–4,350.00	2,829.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	988	1,900.00–5,150.00	3,405.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	927	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,815.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	803	1,950.00–3,050.00	2,430.58
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	812	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,514.68
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	840	2,100.00–3,650.00	2,603.77
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	3,100.00	3,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,142	2,040.00–2,800.00	2,438.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	911	178.00–326.00	226.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,145	200.00–212.50	202.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	255.00–295.00	270.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,053.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	175.00–181.00	177.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	926	151.00–270.00	208.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,575.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,794.25
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	12	—	1,410	2,500.00–4,300.00	3,228.35
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,008	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,887.60
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	272.50	272.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,015	4,425.00	4,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	913	82.00–148.00	117.22
105	—	1,073	142.00–187.50	165.31
47	—	965	100.00–156.00	132.87
156	—	1,028	116.00–172.00	147.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,512	162.00–205.00	183.54
57	—	1,530	145.00–183.00	170.69
4	—	1,489	149.00–170.00	159.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,277	121.00–169.00	151.20
223	—	1,261	160.00–208.00	181.25
232	—	1,250	130.00–181.00	166.68
3	—	1,168	110.00–153.00	131.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,365	227.00–228.00	227.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,195	170.00–214.00	195.32
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	195.00–197.00	196.04
1	—	1,535	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	182.00–196.00	189.26
1	—	960	176.00	176.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	244.00–274.00	253.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	190.00–265.00	239.37
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	154.00–156.00	154.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,399	160.00–185.00	174.77
4	—	1,968	225.00–242.00	231.14
89	—	1,757	200.00–230.00	214.84
1	—	1,180	245.00	245.00
76	—	1,632	164.00–214.00	199.28

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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