Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 6
● As filed333 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 333 priced lines covering 24,085 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 25,471 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,506 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,009 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 6, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 25,471Last week 23,274Year ago 33,154
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,506Last week 2,515Year ago 2,721
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,009Last week 594Year ago 997

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes with heavy offerings and active buyer participation. Buyers showed best interest for weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady and slaughter bulls mostly steady with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
425—527126.00–151.50140.52
274—576125.50–153.00141.66
53—962140.95140.95
44—336152.00–156.00155.65
393—629126.50–152.40142.66
63—869118.00–145.00144.13
224—674128.00–150.00146.15
6—398146.00–150.00146.66
190—422131.00–160.00149.96
112—810120.00–144.50141.59
167—778130.00–149.00145.71
80—474133.00–145.00139.37
243—725123.00–149.90142.20
14—924121.50121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—700128.00128.00
11—868125.00–129.00126.43
1—1,025123.00123.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—500110.00110.00
2—335100.00100.00
1—645100.00100.00
2—690100.00100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—510127.00127.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—377125.00125.00
3—650122.00122.00
1—635110.00110.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—226120.00–135.00125.37
3—520105.00–120.00113.33
1—73590.0090.00
6—664101.00–117.00111.95
5—474110.00–125.00120.30
1—285122.50122.50
9—581102.00–120.00114.67
6—625107.00–116.00112.55
1—315122.00122.00
3—427110.00–125.00117.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
735—571115.00–145.00131.71
892—524118.00–147.00134.58
23—92396.00–118.00108.59
32—82395.00–131.00119.93
81—282126.00–158.00140.18
121—324119.00–158.00137.29
4—1,090101.00101.00
250—722107.00–140.50127.41
31—240130.00–164.00147.30
422—671109.00–140.50128.88
358—375120.00–158.00140.15
788—624111.00–148.25130.60
688—475120.00–149.50138.09
533—427121.00–157.00140.23
174—771102.00–133.25124.46
47—872105.00–121.00116.85
14—97892.00–118.00110.94
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—71080.0080.00
2—375100.00–132.50116.25
1—87070.0070.00
1—335104.00104.00
5—567101.00–124.00112.42
1—40080.0080.00
1—520113.00113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—86375.00–102.0090.73
52—377109.00–151.50129.28
75—66891.00–127.00114.97
21—77589.00–127.00107.70
22—323100.00–139.00124.43
93—525106.00–133.50119.56
114—57385.00–130.50119.59
49—72561.00–118.00100.94
14—270112.50–139.00125.41
21—91861.00–100.0082.43
3—97285.00–90.0087.68
78—47490.00–135.00121.48
19—81485.00–123.00102.45
1—1,00580.0080.00
8—224109.00–129.00119.53
65—62575.00–175.00113.42
69—435110.00–138.00124.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—62394.00–102.0097.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—315131.00131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—792121.00121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—1,02095.0095.00
2—842118.00118.00
3—971111.00111.00
4—713117.00–121.00117.99
1—880113.00113.00
1—770120.00120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—465143.00–156.00148.95
8—500142.00142.00
28—377136.00–152.50145.80
22—426147.00–147.50147.39
6—324136.00–144.00142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—32090.0090.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
58—892153.00153.00
45—420180.00–200.00193.79
3—235205.00205.00
34—375175.00–200.00189.66
16—966146.00146.00
8—318170.00–200.00189.18
9—620160.00160.00
240—827160.00–164.00162.14
10—530171.00–177.00173.23
68—477163.00–186.00180.97
2—270195.00–210.00202.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
493—878140.00–161.50158.47
498—722140.00–164.25155.85
381—571151.00–175.00163.47
63—1,021144.60144.60
639—920148.00–156.00151.42
50—1,088143.75143.75
36—371177.00–207.50187.93
501—818145.00–163.00159.22
660—769142.00–166.30159.12
15—327172.00–217.50189.16
277—521154.00–182.50167.64
594—672142.00–162.00156.07
223—969144.90–153.00150.29
78—422160.00–200.00173.70
123—464160.00–195.00176.24
457—625140.00–166.00157.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
72—625110.00–143.00131.58
36—422122.50–166.00147.43
57—575112.50–148.00137.26
6—322120.00–161.00151.03
10—815110.00–124.50119.39
1—1,05594.0094.00
5—887120.00–128.00125.20
38—724118.00–145.00129.96
50—674100.00–136.00129.38
2—963118.00–120.00118.99
1—93582.0082.00
14—282132.50–167.50147.46
62—480107.50–162.50146.81
19—376134.00–164.00156.40
2—218160.00–165.00162.70
15—763101.00–138.00124.13
46—528117.50–150.00136.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—636130.00–133.00130.73
5—342152.00152.00
14—656126.00–131.00129.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—870128.00128.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—320155.00155.00
7—536110.00–126.00119.78
4—616108.00–118.00113.50
1—655113.00113.00
8—428124.00–142.50138.52
4—471129.00–147.50140.75
2—575118.00–120.00119.02
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—478115.00–117.50116.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—220175.00–200.00188.35
692—622131.00–164.00150.56
2—1,180110.00110.00
135—868120.00–149.00142.19
1—1,235105.00105.00
121—422150.00–185.00167.59
52—321160.00–187.50175.22
214—828117.50–149.50143.13
250—474141.00–180.00167.04
376—529130.00–170.00157.32
40—968100.00–144.00135.06
1—195185.00185.00
17—268170.00–190.00181.92
3—1,277119.00–124.00122.33
644—675130.00–159.75149.41
563—573129.00–169.50153.80
378—771124.00–158.50145.99
2—1,103102.00–120.00111.02
485—726120.00–163.00146.98
6—1,091120.00–128.00121.30
83—375145.00–199.00173.49
10—1,022108.00–138.00126.12
42—920124.00–140.00133.88
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—505140.00140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—735120.00120.00
3—660130.00–135.00131.65
2—1,005110.00110.00
9—612139.00–141.00140.78
3—590134.00–141.00136.29
2—985125.00125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—40585.0085.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—550153.00153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—58488.00–106.50105.81
13—54160.00–105.50100.14
10—73295.5095.50
1—89565.0065.00
1—37093.0093.00
5—1,01775.0075.00
6—61370.00–89.0082.58
9—430103.50103.50
2—285100.00100.00
2—66071.0071.00
12—479100.00–114.75112.51
3—78168.00–73.0071.40
64—316119.00119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
60—862109.25109.25
61—672116.50116.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
101—854110.25110.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—608140.00–142.00141.51
4—417164.00–188.00178.62
6—525163.00–175.00168.89
19—455164.50–176.00165.93
1—315180.00180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—468149.00–190.00169.39
6—283166.00–192.50177.95
14—306185.00–192.00191.48
3—631134.50134.50
12—367179.00–202.00191.93
20—417175.00–196.00188.05
31—515149.00–166.00159.24
1—565164.00164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,15080.0080.00
6—87782.00–117.0098.53
44—57791.00–146.00128.40
3—91787.00–100.0092.28
52—475123.00–156.00137.38
72—522111.00–144.00128.05
13—276121.00–155.00142.69
6—97880.00–114.0092.57
19—72897.00–116.00107.07
17—776104.00–123.00110.98
1—1,03590.0090.00
24—326112.50–170.00141.11
55—425119.00–160.00140.82
15—83190.00–112.00105.19
10—234126.00–155.00140.73
54—630104.00–134.00116.47
28—675100.00–122.00115.68
31—378120.00–171.00145.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—687115.00115.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—560115.00–120.00117.46
6—466125.00–135.00129.90
1—530107.50107.50
4—414120.00–140.00131.95
4—621109.00–117.00114.94
8—677100.00–117.00110.57
2—208142.50–150.00146.11
9—267132.50–152.00142.01
2—338137.50–150.00143.61
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—570130.00–132.00130.96
4—631120.00–131.00123.70
1—430130.00130.00
1—83595.0095.00
2—687119.00119.00
1—720107.00107.00
2—785109.00–116.00112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
33—283145.00–196.00168.01
239—470137.00–173.00157.05
173—425140.00–180.00164.89
249—670116.00–143.00127.57
55—328140.00–199.00173.20
474—571124.00–164.00140.48
148—375145.00–198.00173.13
8—1,02485.00–109.0095.18
140—715107.50–138.00122.22
9—96994.00–116.00110.71
1—185175.00175.00
266—621118.00–148.00133.09
281—519125.00–160.00144.28
103—772102.50–139.00119.79
4—226150.00–183.00162.75
25—82597.00–122.00111.19
10—920102.00–114.00106.22
11—868103.00–115.00107.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—510107.00107.00
1—295120.00120.00
4—310120.00–130.00122.74
5—475111.00–126.00118.62
3—425100.00–120.00112.22
3—55385.00–122.00107.42
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—505133.00133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,232750.00750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11—1,111720.00–875.00799.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,070750.00–800.00777.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—975725.00725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)16—1,384660.00–1,125.00989.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)94—1,342600.00–1,250.00944.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)19—1,195510.00–1,020.00843.63
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)25—988575.00–1,150.00890.80
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18—1,185600.00–1,025.00810.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)10—1,319550.00–900.00825.93
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—1,000590.00–925.00781.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)84—1,215650.00–1,125.00912.76
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)7—1,094400.00–700.00603.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)25—1,233510.00–1,100.00942.04
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,240910.00–975.00935.95
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)68—1,165485.00–1,050.00713.36
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—780650.00650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—945840.00840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—983690.00–725.00709.33
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—875750.00750.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,019700.00–975.00925.32
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)12—970500.00–1,110.00841.26
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—650575.00575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—850925.00925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—916400.00–935.00680.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,185600.00–735.00676.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,04573.00–77.0075.38
Young (2-4 yrs)Open19—1,07363.00–98.0075.05
(<2 yrs)Open1—74070.0070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,10377.00–82.0079.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—803210.00–355.00301.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—870385.00385.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—875450.00450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open5—1,497820.00–1,000.00923.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11—1,389875.00–1,475.001,201.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open19—1,5391,050.00–1,450.001,279.99
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—9781,025.00–1,100.001,066.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,3951,025.00–1,175.001,097.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5931,125.00–1,250.001,189.36
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,335910.00–940.00926.52
Aged (>8 yrs)Open5—989775.00–1,100.00846.31
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—9501,175.001,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—900525.00525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,5501,100.001,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—885700.00700.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,560112.00112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A8—1,091685.00–1,210.00983.54
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A9—1,236885.00–1,475.001,143.91
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,1501,200.001,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
158—1,56754.50–73.5062.91
20—1,47334.00–54.5049.24
242—1,50446.00–62.5055.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
195—1,08132.50–60.0048.15
4—1,10825.00–30.0028.50
53—1,02047.00–65.0055.31
101—1,04127.00–49.0040.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
417—1,24944.00–60.0053.74
167—1,29653.50–70.0061.33
1—1,22037.5037.50
69—1,20240.00–52.0045.86
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,39590.0090.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,39071.0071.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
147—1,72970.00–99.0085.83
71—1,85286.00–109.0096.83
49—1,57564.00–86.0074.91
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.