Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 391 priced lines covering 11,360 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,696 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,484 head. replacement cattle receipts at 814 head. Counted as USDA files them — 110 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,696Last week 12,718Year ago 13,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,484Last week 1,565Year ago 1,744

Replacement CattleReceipts 814Last week 645Year ago 584

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers, after a weak start, were reported steady to 4.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Yearlings were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder and yearling classes with the best interest shown for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	325.00–575.00	438.31
11	350–400	379	400.00–527.50	469.27
27	400–450	434	395.00–475.00	436.52
31	450–500	477	370.00–482.00	440.95
25	500–550	527	300.00–455.00	411.13
26	550–600	573	335.00–440.00	395.63
15	600–650	624	265.00–415.00	377.59
18	650–700	676	320.00–400.00	367.72
9	700–750	708	235.00–341.00	323.72
2	750–800	795	300.00–350.00	325.00
3	800–850	815	257.50–327.50	301.49
2	850–900	875	270.00–280.00	275.00
9	900–950	929	250.00–275.50	272.69
1	950–1000	970	297.00	297.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	479	482.50–530.00	512.05
136	500–550	524	435.00–515.00	474.48
118	550–600	576	425.00–475.00	456.66
314	600–650	617	392.50–465.00	446.32
144	650–700	678	397.50–455.00	414.89
357	700–750	726	372.00–416.00	401.55
72	750–800	775	357.00–382.00	365.13
106	800–850	831	337.00–366.00	363.76
213	850–900	865	334.50–359.00	346.25
395	900–950	920	329.90–348.00	341.87
162	950–1000	995	312.00–325.50	320.90
249	1000–1050	1,007	319.00–327.50	322.39
49	1050–1100	1,076	316.50	316.50
146	1100–1150	1,120	283.50–310.75	296.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	595.00–670.00	642.75
16	250–300	287	480.00–655.00	618.74
31	300–350	329	492.50–652.00	571.43
58	350–400	376	480.00–580.00	539.66
82	400–450	423	437.50–540.00	503.35
127	450–500	475	430.00–535.00	473.34
192	500–550	525	395.00–515.00	466.54
143	550–600	577	400.00–480.00	440.70
210	600–650	628	360.00–455.00	426.29
109	650–700	665	290.00–439.00	398.30
70	700–750	727	330.00–387.50	368.16
41	750–800	778	319.00–377.00	352.39
24	800–850	826	310.00–357.50	332.44
18	850–900	874	310.00–348.00	332.34
24	900–950	920	300.00–331.00	322.49
3	950–1000	978	282.50–319.00	300.93
1	1000–1050	1,005	293.00	293.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	295.00	295.00
4	1100–1150	1,125	275.00	275.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	274.00	274.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	412.50	412.50
1	700–750	705	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	400.00–465.00	432.92
2	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	530	425.00–445.00	435.19
4	550–600	589	372.50–417.50	403.12
6	600–650	629	357.50–395.00	378.44
2	650–700	673	347.50–367.50	357.54
2	750–800	758	300.00–340.00	319.80
1	850–900	855	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
2	300–350	330	480.00–532.50	506.25
17	350–400	374	445.00–520.00	499.78
13	400–450	429	425.00–515.00	472.56
14	450–500	477	420.00–492.00	447.21
20	500–550	532	403.00–480.00	435.42
16	550–600	568	400.00–427.00	408.47
20	600–650	634	370.00–415.00	389.98
16	650–700	680	351.00–387.50	372.63
1	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
4	750–800	774	290.00–330.00	314.00
1	800–850	815	320.00	320.00
5	850–900	876	310.00–317.50	315.98
1	900–950	935	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	570.00–700.00	642.98
5	300–350	333	520.00–610.00	566.69
14	350–400	376	520.00–610.00	558.30
37	400–450	428	500.00–555.00	531.83
45	450–500	475	480.00–525.00	510.43
3	500–550	523	527.00–532.00	528.69
10	550–600	551	499.00	499.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	680	299.00	299.00
1	750–800	790	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,025	297.75	297.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	585.00–600.00	590.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	425.00–490.00	458.53
9	250–300	278	375.00–500.00	444.75
21	300–350	319	330.00–517.50	448.51
28	350–400	382	350.00–485.00	416.55
41	400–450	427	290.00–460.00	403.73
41	450–500	475	290.00–440.00	397.79
46	500–550	527	300.00–440.00	376.42
52	550–600	573	280.00–400.00	358.80
15	600–650	620	290.00–385.00	341.58
16	650–700	667	255.00–329.00	304.86
6	700–750	718	265.00–345.00	302.64
7	750–800	786	265.00–336.00	305.52
4	800–850	834	260.00–301.00	270.02
8	850–900	875	257.50–297.00	284.05
5	900–950	928	230.00–285.00	256.81
2	950–1000	975	260.00–270.00	265.05
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	397.50–450.00	425.69
7	450–500	469	380.00–435.00	413.17
5	500–550	532	387.50–415.00	406.21
2	550–600	563	355.00–357.50	356.23
4	600–650	625	327.50–360.00	346.70
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	785	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	430.00–500.00	472.91
2	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
9	300–350	312	410.00–500.00	475.90
15	350–400	381	420.00–485.00	449.82
18	400–450	432	397.50–442.50	417.34
46	450–500	477	390.00–435.00	418.80
18	500–550	517	350.00–426.00	395.55
28	550–600	573	340.00–417.00	373.75
16	600–650	621	310.00–367.50	338.32
6	650–700	686	300.00–335.00	321.10
2	700–750	730	270.00–300.00	284.69
2	750–800	765	259.00–280.00	269.57
2	800–850	803	240.00–300.00	269.91
2	850–900	863	247.50–265.00	256.22
4	900–950	929	282.00	282.00
1	950–1000	985	272.50	272.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	435	315.00–390.00	351.64
4	500–550	521	350.00–422.00	373.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	188	500.00–660.00	573.10
7	200–250	229	497.50–570.00	529.88
40	250–300	273	330.00–630.00	517.10
64	300–350	328	420.00–550.00	505.11
121	350–400	373	420.00–535.00	483.44
138	400–450	424	420.00–492.50	457.48
270	450–500	476	405.00–470.00	440.64
246	500–550	525	350.00–452.00	418.69
319	550–600	577	345.00–445.00	403.88
157	600–650	618	300.00–400.00	367.72
117	650–700	673	280.00–370.00	344.75
46	700–750	721	300.00–360.00	329.61
38	750–800	768	290.00–345.00	318.49
9	800–850	821	281.00–324.00	309.44
10	850–900	876	260.00–330.00	302.73
12	900–950	925	227.50–315.00	273.66
1	950–1000	980	250.00	250.00
4	1000–1050	1,028	220.00–250.00	237.41
1	1050–1100	1,085	262.50	262.50
1	1150–1200	1,175	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	365	455.00–465.00	461.72
16	400–450	432	452.00–467.50	459.46
16	450–500	468	435.00–478.00	464.24
67	500–550	526	405.00–445.00	423.34
365	550–600	558	390.00–447.00	434.18
327	600–650	630	375.00–430.80	413.73
94	650–700	654	355.00–400.00	378.08
280	700–750	736	328.00–355.00	349.49
163	750–800	771	331.00–350.00	345.23
77	800–850	827	327.25–337.00	328.74
50	1000–1050	1,013	287.50	287.50
49	1050–1100	1,066	283.75	283.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
14	250–300	275	530.00–635.00	604.87
13	300–350	324	510.00–580.00	549.39
7	350–400	383	487.50–575.00	510.30
53	400–450	420	460.00–502.00	478.19
47	450–500	469	449.00–500.00	466.95
85	600–650	602	442.25	442.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	620	386.00–392.50	389.70
28	650–700	665	383.00–407.50	390.98
5	750–800	789	342.00	342.00
2	950–1000	990	259.00–265.00	262.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	281.00	281.00
2	1100–1150	1,123	235.00–253.00	243.86
1	1250–1300	1,275	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	400	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	495.00–590.00	545.38
5	250–300	267	370.00–540.00	477.04
10	300–350	330	350.00–565.00	466.84
34	350–400	367	305.00–510.00	436.91
42	400–450	423	340.00–470.00	434.56
55	450–500	477	370.00–460.00	412.00
35	500–550	519	317.50–435.00	392.31
25	550–600	575	310.00–420.00	346.20
19	600–650	632	305.00–380.00	334.69
25	650–700	671	225.00–380.00	325.09
6	700–750	723	250.00–315.00	288.77
6	750–800	766	267.50–320.00	291.28
3	800–850	817	220.00–270.00	241.83
8	850–900	864	200.00–297.00	255.12
2	900–950	928	200.00–250.00	225.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	397.50	397.50
14	650–700	675	371.00	371.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	195	615.00–630.00	624.15
15	200–250	230	500.00–700.00	626.82
39	250–300	282	490.00–665.00	598.29
41	300–350	325	440.00–587.50	541.48
78	350–400	368	395.00–605.00	525.71
94	400–450	422	430.00–530.00	485.94
136	450–500	468	425.00–490.00	455.92
132	500–550	521	387.50–470.00	429.05
86	550–600	569	365.00–450.00	409.89
91	600–650	616	345.00–432.00	380.23
50	650–700	672	321.00–392.50	358.86
20	700–750	713	302.50–372.50	342.32
7	750–800	783	297.00–347.00	315.83
4	800–850	816	305.00–332.50	319.21
7	850–900	869	282.50–312.00	303.56
1	900–950	935	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	970	262.00	262.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	255.00–261.00	257.01
1	1100–1150	1,135	231.00	231.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	420.00–440.00	429.93
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	350.00–430.00	388.52
2	500–550	535	380.00–385.00	382.50
3	550–600	583	360.00–387.50	369.04
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	518	335.00–435.00	395.90
2	550–600	563	400.00–405.00	402.49
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	657	312.50–347.50	326.70
6	1100–1150	1,111	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	570.00	570.00
1	200–250	210	465.00	465.00
5	250–300	272	450.00–525.00	489.57
2	300–350	323	465.00–520.00	492.71
15	350–400	378	420.00–475.00	441.44
25	400–450	436	410.00–467.50	439.71
11	450–500	474	400.00–457.50	425.86
21	500–550	535	375.00–437.50	407.75
14	550–600	576	345.00–415.00	387.40
8	600–650	622	332.50–375.00	356.54
3	650–700	660	362.50	362.50
4	700–750	714	302.50–320.00	306.85
4	750–800	782	265.00–315.00	286.06
2	800–850	810	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	918	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	615	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	700.00	700.00
5	200–250	240	565.00–660.00	632.73
15	250–300	283	617.00–650.00	624.26
4	300–350	316	550.00–620.00	572.49
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
7	400–450	413	505.00–530.00	517.91
11	450–500	466	495.00–535.00	527.59
13	500–550	517	425.00–472.50	446.25
2	550–600	582	400.00	400.00
6	600–650	624	417.50	417.50
5	650–700	665	368.00–402.50	383.46
1	750–800	775	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	390.00	390.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	242.00	242.00
3	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	258.00	258.00
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	433	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	616	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	782	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	933	175.00–190.00	182.52
2	1000–1050	1,008	150.00–200.00	174.81
1	1250–1300	1,290	165.00	165.00
1	1300–1350	1,340	197.50	197.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	941	281.90	281.90
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	825	243.00	243.00
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00
4	1000–1050	1,016	195.00–220.00	206.23
1	1050–1100	1,095	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,475.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,531	2,550.00–3,750.00	3,400.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,206	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,576.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,314	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,890.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,074	2,425.00–3,600.00	2,915.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,345	2,525.00–3,400.00	2,812.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,415	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,387	2,375.00–4,300.00	3,186.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,268	1,400.00–2,900.00	2,531.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	1,257	2,075.00–3,600.00	2,883.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,396	2,350.00–3,800.00	3,094.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,185	2,300.00–3,950.00	3,210.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,211	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,603.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,192	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,689.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	988	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,234.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,231	1,900.00–3,125.00	2,596.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,231	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,334.41
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,051	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,401.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,650.00	2,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	4,550.00	4,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,023.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,236	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,243.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,320	2,500.00–4,025.00	3,206.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,705	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,461.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,616	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,351.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,574	2,525.00–4,800.00	4,197.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,853	3,600.00–5,800.00	4,720.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,358	2,300.00–3,700.00	3,248.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,237	3,100.00–4,600.00	3,937.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,329	3,300.00–4,350.00	3,821.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,825.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,184	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,501.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	993	2,250.00–3,350.00	2,628.09
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	1,500.00–3,850.00	3,434.02
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	905	2,000.00–2,775.00	2,413.31
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	2,125.00–2,725.00	2,445.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	940	179.00–325.00	243.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	182.50	182.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	987	187.00–275.00	222.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	242.00–287.50	260.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,094	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,380.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	225.00	225.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,780.00–2,035.00	1,930.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,647.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	773	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,647.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	13	—	1,432	1,800.00–5,800.00	3,976.82
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,081	2,500.00–3,875.00	3,019.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	170.00–180.00	175.08
1	—	1,330	160.00	160.00
15	—	1,545	185.00–200.00	189.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	172.50–180.00	176.15
2	—	1,250	153.00–162.50	158.24
1	—	1,200	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	1,271	160.00–189.00	175.23
14	—	1,169	135.00–167.00	157.10
89	—	1,256	130.00–179.00	162.23
206	—	1,290	173.00–210.00	188.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	968	109.00–162.00	142.00
156	—	1,044	128.00–177.00	156.32
21	—	965	101.00–157.00	130.46
88	—	1,077	159.00–189.00	171.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,574	166.00–190.00	178.35
11	—	1,550	158.00–179.00	171.15
64	—	1,541	172.00–205.00	187.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	194.00–220.00	212.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	255.00–269.00	262.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	179.00–184.00	181.01
4	—	1,113	186.00–210.00	194.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	230.00–231.00	230.47
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	237.50	237.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	259.00	259.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,645	196.00–229.00	216.49
45	—	1,483	172.50–212.00	196.46
56	—	1,767	220.00–246.00	232.71
3	—	1,703	259.00–269.00	264.99
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	245.00	245.00

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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