Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 31
● As filed329 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

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Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 329 priced lines covering 4,907 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,365 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 934 head. replacement cattle receipts at 326 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Aug 31, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 4,365Last week 8,466Year ago 14,348
Slaughter CattleReceipts 934Last week 1,223Year ago 1,766
Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 726Year ago 810

Compared to last week, limited supply made it difficult to establish consistent trends week to week. Extreme weather is a major factor influencing both movement and pricing. Across most reports, feeder steers and heifers generally sold lower. Declines ranged from $2.00 to $18.00, with some instances of sharply lower prices, especially for lighter weight classes. Occasionally, spotty or uneven trends were noted, with limited tests and highly variable quality offerings. Weaned/value-added steers appeared firm or steady, but these were exceptions. Slaughter cows sold mostly lower, with decreases from $2.00 to $7.00. Slaughter bulls had mixed results showing mostly steady or lower, but occasionally higher by $1.00 to $3.00, especially when demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2200–250208325.00–417.50369.58
3250–300280315.00–413.00375.67
4300–350319320.00–377.50342.14
4350–400381320.00–375.00343.10
12400–450434320.00–365.00347.33
21450–500465250.00–350.00329.53
13500–550531250.00–317.50296.49
12550–600578240.00–315.00286.25
2600–650613245.00–280.00262.14
5650–700674300.00–305.00301.99
1700–750730222.50222.50
1800–850845230.00230.00
91000–10501,008235.00235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7150–200173412.50–490.00442.32
4200–250228350.00–480.00404.97
26250–300277377.50–485.00427.55
35300–350323340.00–475.00409.40
59350–400379347.00–475.00390.39
79400–450425339.00–410.00368.60
133450–500471322.50–375.00349.64
157500–550523300.00–355.00331.09
136550–600573295.00–345.00320.66
151600–650619285.00–334.00316.01
44650–700666275.00–318.00293.19
45700–750722240.00–310.00279.28
11750–800774231.00–290.00276.38
4800–850810230.00–272.50261.62
1850–900860260.00260.00
3900–950920252.50–261.00257.89
3950–1000995226.00–240.00235.36
41000–10501,028225.00–255.00247.56
11050–11001,065230.00230.00
11150–12001,185171.00171.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1450–500495307.50307.50
1600–650625277.50277.50
1650–700665240.00240.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1600–650620280.00280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3200–250215260.00–375.00313.18
5250–300274342.50–385.00370.52
4300–350327385.00–395.00392.63
10350–400371335.00–385.00359.80
19400–450422260.00–385.00335.76
23450–500474200.00–347.50323.53
14500–550517210.00–330.00299.26
24550–600576230.00–317.50295.94
12600–650629270.00–311.00285.07
9650–700674253.00–285.00270.97
2700–750705250.00–290.00270.00
1800–850820252.50252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1350–400380305.00305.00
2450–500495275.00275.00
1500–550515250.00250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11500–550507345.00–360.00349.18
5550–600585335.00–339.00336.57
93650–700660313.00–335.50333.64
66750–800770305.90305.90
1850–900880305.00305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1150–200150490.00490.00
2200–250202422.50422.50
1250–300280430.00430.00
2300–350335425.00–450.00437.69
13350–400373400.00–447.50429.96
34400–450421380.00–430.00408.70
3450–500483350.00–352.00351.34
1500–550515355.00355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26750–800786284.50284.50
12800–850841282.00282.00
1950–1000950265.00265.00
11050–11001,070267.50267.50
11100–11501,140220.00220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1500–550530285.00285.00
1750–800775250.00250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1300–350300470.00470.00
5350–400396485.00485.00
4450–500466409.00409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8450–500482415.00–420.00416.21
18500–550522380.00–400.00391.47
1550–600575387.50387.50
173600–650634369.00–395.00392.17
216650–700657346.00–361.00356.53
14700–750716333.50333.50
72750–800762360.00360.00
127800–850830312.00–326.50324.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1150–200190560.00560.00
1200–250245470.00470.00
8250–300275475.00–525.00501.92
8300–350323402.00–480.00450.32
22350–400370397.50–490.00445.40
48400–450431345.00–465.00421.44
34450–500470352.50–430.00394.41
93500–550526320.00–382.00366.59
85550–600575317.50–375.00350.98
83600–650626300.00–365.00333.89
39650–700672300.00–335.00321.02
55700–750718301.00–339.00327.59
30750–800768309.00–330.00315.01
7800–850830306.00–325.00315.13
4850–900876300.00–302.00301.01
7900–950927242.50–290.00281.94
2950–1000970271.00271.00
21000–10501,000273.00–286.00279.50
11050–11001,055269.00269.00
111100–11501,105213.00–237.00234.81
71150–12001,162226.00226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250245440.00440.00
10350–400360370.00–417.50381.76
4400–450435330.00–417.50373.75
5450–500471350.00–405.00371.89
11500–550528240.00–355.00320.26
11550–600571295.00–350.00323.89
6650–700669309.00–310.00309.33
1700–750730269.00269.00
1800–850800257.00257.00
11000–10501,020260.00260.00
11250–13001,290207.50207.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450412335.00335.00
2550–600550325.00325.00
2650–700692292.50292.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1500–550510300.00300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250225480.00480.00
2250–300280450.00450.00
1350–400390402.50402.50
11400–450429337.50–405.00374.21
11450–500476335.00–385.00361.69
5500–550512315.00–340.00330.99
6550–600578265.00–332.50313.99
3600–650620250.00–322.50290.59
1650–700695287.00287.00
2700–750727300.00300.00
2850–900870210.00–272.50241.79
11050–11001,050217.00217.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1700–750730245.00245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4250–300271300.00–402.50359.52
7300–350326320.00–445.00406.85
17350–400369323.00–402.00367.01
6400–450427250.00–380.00350.16
32450–500464310.00–400.00348.80
8500–550531270.00–325.00309.44
17550–600567255.00–325.00293.10
13600–650623212.50–315.00286.79
1650–700665300.00300.00
4700–750719240.00–285.00256.84
2750–800790220.00–227.00223.50
2800–850833240.00–282.00260.94
1850–900885247.00247.00
1900–950905260.00260.00
1950–1000995165.00165.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3650–700676282.50282.50
3800–850813245.00245.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5500–550511309.00–340.00318.45
1650–700655295.00295.00
1850–900850220.00220.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1350–400390200.00200.00
2450–500473220.00–232.50226.08
1550–600560250.00250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1100–150145510.00510.00
4150–200171485.00–507.50496.22
7200–250234450.00–510.00480.08
29250–300273350.00–600.00479.66
41300–350327375.00–490.00436.87
74350–400380340.00–480.00418.05
74400–450424332.50–455.00394.24
115450–500470317.50–435.00375.38
129500–550521280.00–382.50342.37
104550–600570270.00–372.50325.41
74600–650619260.00–343.00308.46
49650–700678230.00–342.50306.35
38700–750721260.00–322.50288.47
12750–800762217.50–300.00278.21
8800–850808240.00–275.00266.49
6850–900866223.00–280.00261.09
6900–950931193.00–215.00209.30
3950–1000972187.00–230.00205.00
31000–10501,017172.00–211.00191.06
21050–11001,075205.00–217.50211.19
11100–11501,105216.00216.00
11250–13001,295200.00200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1650–700650230.00230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250230525.00525.00
1250–300255510.00510.00
3300–350307480.00–505.00496.58
1350–400370497.50497.50
11400–450425415.00–440.00432.24
13450–500467390.00–450.00410.26
8500–550524347.00–400.00371.04
19550–600555340.00–360.00357.80
3600–650620352.50352.50
1650–700670300.00300.00
1700–750735297.00297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2450–500462420.00420.00
2500–550502365.00365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250210400.00400.00
1250–300280375.00375.00
13350–400378330.00–412.50387.99
12400–450420300.00–367.50341.03
21450–500478295.00–373.00339.33
23500–550523280.00–350.00318.88
18550–600571270.00–321.00298.09
3600–650608250.00–285.00261.71
8650–700674235.00–290.00267.91
11700–750720245.00–278.00263.02
2750–800775242.50–272.50257.31
1800–850820220.00220.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1450–500465335.00335.00
1550–600555332.50332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1350–400365405.00405.00
1400–450400360.00360.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1150–200155190.00190.00
1650–700660175.00175.00
1750–800785160.00160.00
2800–850830185.00–200.00192.64
1900–950940170.00170.00
3950–1000977180.00–184.00182.65
61000–10501,018162.00–184.00172.61
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1700–750740110.00110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1550–600585215.00215.00
1650–700690212.50212.50
9750–800776248.00248.00
1950–1000995170.00170.00
21050–11001,055165.00165.00
41150–12001,166177.50177.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1600–650615230.00230.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1500–550545227.50227.50
1900–950940220.00220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21—1,2432,000.00–3,750.002,882.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2——1,850.00–1,925.001,887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1——2,150.002,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0051,875.001,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,1462,050.00–3,550.002,638.09
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,2503,450.003,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,4372,350.00–3,275.002,816.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,2552,800.002,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11—1,2261,850.00–2,500.002,232.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,0021,500.00–2,825.002,403.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1——1,950.001,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,5252,500.002,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)13—1,2091,800.00–3,000.002,494.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—1,3262,700.00–3,400.002,981.65
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,2253,000.00–3,650.003,332.96
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1——1,850.001,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,2272,300.00–2,950.002,623.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1——2,100.002,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1953,150.003,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)10—1,3191,900.00–3,400.002,787.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—9052,000.002,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0152,800.002,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—9601,500.001,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,0002,050.002,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,0251,725.00–2,000.001,865.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,0602,500.002,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—8851,650.00–1,800.001,720.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—1,0281,150.00–1,650.001,538.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3——1,350.00–1,750.001,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—8531,650.00–1,950.001,805.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,0331,600.00–2,250.001,927.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—9902,050.002,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,0072,050.00–2,200.002,097.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open5—1,1253,825.00–4,250.004,157.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,0462,100.00–4,275.003,056.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,2003,375.003,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,9003,550.003,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open4—1,3142,500.00–3,250.002,869.41
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,4002,950.002,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,1233,375.00–4,025.003,833.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,0852,175.002,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open9—1,0503,825.00–4,325.004,061.11
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—9952,900.002,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—7601,800.001,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—8152,100.002,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—8652,000.002,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—8951,875.001,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9852,275.002,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2——2,950.00–3,000.002,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—9302,400.002,400.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—8031,775.00–2,550.002,048.85
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—8852,250.002,250.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—8602,700.002,700.00
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)2—7471,975.001,975.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—9612,450.00–2,800.002,607.54
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8251,550.001,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—8701,500.001,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—8802,250.002,250.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—7251,850.001,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,0701,750.001,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11—1,1151,700.00–2,900.002,106.48
(<2 yrs)Open1—935234.00234.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,250200.00200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—1,0861,700.00–2,100.001,836.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open2—1,305148.00–181.00163.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10—971132.00–245.00184.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2——1,300.00–1,400.001,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—984171.00–237.50205.69
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—735925.00925.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—8601,800.001,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—895205.00205.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2——2,950.00–3,650.003,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—8202,000.002,000.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,065194.00194.00
(<2 yrs)N/A3—978204.00–222.50211.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A2—1,0532,250.00–2,550.002,396.79
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1——3,200.003,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A6—1,2682,025.00–3,650.002,773.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66—1,300117.00–153.00141.20
41—1,206157.00–186.00169.89
15—1,28081.00–139.00122.70
159—1,270130.00–179.00155.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37—1,034140.00–172.00154.98
126—1,155120.00–165.00141.44
55—1,06580.00–130.00116.23
67—1,068100.00–148.00128.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,305154.00154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,270178.00–180.00179.03
1—1,300160.00160.00
1—1,335155.00155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,511126.00–151.00142.12
1—1,265120.00120.00
34—1,422150.00–184.00167.14
69—1,520132.00–169.00155.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,085144.00144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
89—1,692180.00–220.00204.56
31—1,428173.00–198.00188.45
19—1,805190.00–236.00220.71
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1—2,155213.00213.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,485210.00210.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,490170.00–220.00189.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,335195.00–200.00197.80
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,680142.00142.00
2—1,600119.00–134.00126.90
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,480157.00157.00
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.