Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kentucky reported 147 priced lines covering 917 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 559 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 368 head. replacement cattle receipts at 154 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 11,925Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 1,573Year ago 513

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 541Year ago 14

No comparison is available as most markets were closed for the 4th of July holiday.

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
4	450–500	464	452.50	452.50
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	554	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	470.00–500.00	477.17
9	300–350	327	460.00–510.00	486.88
7	350–400	374	422.50–470.00	447.64
11	400–450	422	410.00–485.00	446.13
22	450–500	468	392.00–447.50	427.37
3	500–550	520	365.00–392.50	376.08
17	550–600	567	360.00–382.50	366.47
4	600–650	628	345.00–362.50	349.39
8	650–700	671	331.00–332.50	331.38
15	700–750	709	317.00–317.50	317.03
4	750–800	783	303.00	303.00
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	935	287.50	287.50
4	950–1000	973	192.50–277.50	243.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	275	380.00–470.00	418.27
5	300–350	328	375.00–475.00	440.44
4	350–400	384	395.00–455.00	434.09
4	400–450	420	360.00–435.00	390.51
6	450–500	473	350.00–445.00	403.09
8	500–550	528	255.00–380.00	335.69
5	550–600	576	322.50–343.00	333.19
6	600–650	634	245.00–332.50	310.04
6	650–700	657	300.00–310.00	304.15
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	376	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	438	390.00–405.00	402.51
5	450–500	494	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	323	410.00–415.00	412.64
2	350–400	365	415.00–465.00	440.34
7	400–450	419	375.00–505.00	433.08
10	450–500	473	390.00–465.00	438.19
2	500–550	503	360.00–435.00	397.69
5	550–600	583	380.00–390.00	382.69
4	650–700	663	380.00–385.00	383.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	570.00–610.00	602.54
10	300–350	341	500.00–560.00	554.28
4	350–400	381	465.00–515.00	491.80
13	400–450	431	425.00–475.00	459.70
8	450–500	459	335.00–475.00	443.37
13	500–550	513	415.00–445.00	425.75
28	550–600	575	345.00–427.00	401.88
6	600–650	605	350.00–380.00	355.04
13	650–700	669	310.00–365.00	346.94
8	750–800	760	220.00–319.00	306.30
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	861	280.00–297.50	288.64
4	950–1000	963	240.00–249.00	244.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	417.50	417.50
16	500–550	502	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	535	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	300	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
5	400–450	429	475.00–505.00	480.80
3	450–500	486	470.00–485.00	476.76
11	500–550	519	420.00–450.00	435.05
15	550–600	585	400.00–450.00	441.78
4	600–650	614	380.00–411.00	387.96
4	650–700	673	393.00–400.00	394.73
3	700–750	742	379.00–380.00	379.67
1	750–800	750	379.00	379.00
4	800–850	810	295.00–335.00	314.88
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	925	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	630	400.00–446.00	426.11
3	650–700	655	423.00	423.00
2	700–750	708	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	489	415.00–452.50	429.46
1	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	575	343.00	343.00
4	650–700	672	386.00–390.00	387.97
2	700–750	720	345.00–380.00	362.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	803	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	270.00–310.00	290.87
2	450–500	485	220.00–230.00	225.05
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	970	200.00–210.00	204.97
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	330	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	360	180.00–355.00	267.50
3	500–550	533	220.00–240.00	226.69
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,198	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,056.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,871.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,287.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,126.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,134	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,929.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,429	2,700.00–4,025.00	3,252.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,235	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,621.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,219	2,400.00–3,550.00	2,830.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,162	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,626.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,343.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,188	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,309.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	948	1,300.00–2,900.00	2,351.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,995.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	787	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,354.52
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	215.00	215.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,008	194.00–231.00	216.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,044	2,050.00–2,725.00	2,359.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	2,675.00	2,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,805	222.00–240.00	229.95
5	—	1,336	185.00–201.00	191.55
1	—	1,885	258.00	258.00
18	—	1,653	201.00–227.00	214.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,340	150.00–165.00	158.62
82	—	1,302	181.00–217.00	191.09
55	—	1,309	163.00–185.00	174.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	162.00–164.00	163.31
10	—	1,714	171.00–186.00	179.38
19	—	1,574	186.00–218.00	199.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,029	131.00–149.00	143.60
60	—	1,092	140.00–165.00	157.85
7	—	1,016	121.00–135.00	127.76
27	—	1,114	166.00–191.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	185.00–187.00	186.00
1	—	1,220	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	209.00–245.00	226.43

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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