Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 7
● As filed299 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2193

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kentucky reported 299 priced lines covering 12,963 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,269 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,612 head. replacement cattle receipts at 536 head. Counted as USDA files them — 96 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Mar 7, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)
Feeder CattleReceipts 13,269Last week 15,462Year ago 28,799
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,612Last week 1,547Year ago 2,912
Replacement CattleReceipts 536Last week 673Year ago 1,027

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for all feeders with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher with good to very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—672141.00–144.00143.55
6—757133.00–140.00137.16
9—458158.00–176.00168.35
13—423165.00–186.00173.21
10—523157.00–174.00162.37
5—725134.00–139.00135.80
9—616145.00–155.00150.06
9—558153.50–167.50156.48
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—480135.00135.00
1—420144.00144.00
1—600142.00142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
156—370145.00–210.00179.30
193—430142.50–197.50169.04
174—477141.00–186.00167.31
131—672120.00–152.00139.04
59—329142.50–200.00171.51
11—819102.00–125.00114.32
9—908104.00–115.00110.00
200—525135.00–172.00157.35
2—1,020100.00–102.00100.99
76—719110.00–140.00129.49
1—1,070110.00110.00
11—226140.00–200.00167.24
111—625130.00–157.00144.13
240—569138.00–170.00152.95
38—274140.00–202.00179.90
36—777105.00–127.00119.60
4—98697.00–130.00105.78
12—873105.00–121.00113.93
1—135162.50162.50
1—1,13089.0089.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—280180.00–194.00189.24
3—383190.00–210.00196.87
23—438171.00–205.00181.39
1—500176.00176.00
2—342197.50197.50
4—473162.00–195.00178.24
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—493121.00–131.00126.03
1—265140.00140.00
1—200132.50132.50
1—580124.00124.00
1—350121.00121.00
1—330127.50127.50
1—545127.50127.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—295160.00160.00
4—533132.50–143.00140.49
7—348151.00151.00
2—465162.50162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
19—321141.00–186.00165.54
25—573123.00–146.00135.06
16—677108.00–137.00124.63
16—425130.00–177.50148.11
8—278122.50–175.00147.67
8—87690.00–111.00101.04
48—477121.00–175.00151.04
10—774100.00–123.00115.10
15—717110.00–125.00117.47
3—91098.00–100.0098.66
2—823107.00–110.00108.48
11—629120.00–140.00131.95
6—228135.00–157.00147.37
1—1,06095.0095.00
2—98282.5082.50
46—371122.00–176.00163.83
18—526102.50–155.00136.41
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—595128.00128.00
1—310147.50147.50
4—546135.50135.50
1—360140.00140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—228140.00–180.00155.38
301—674116.00–140.00132.12
246—378135.00–175.50157.35
460—572129.00–154.75144.76
171—330135.00–177.50159.85
2—135165.00–181.00172.41
435—624117.00–147.00136.47
2—1,02694.00–124.00109.30
34—856103.00–129.00121.72
63—269135.00–184.00158.67
3—1,11081.0081.00
87—821106.00–136.00124.55
4—914106.00–125.00112.04
449—467130.00–166.50156.14
358—425128.00–174.00157.44
128—724109.00–138.00129.62
530—526128.00–160.00148.42
89—768108.00–126.00121.75
7—969104.00–121.50117.45
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—615114.00114.00
1—460122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—322150.00–185.00168.01
182—773123.25–140.00131.30
1—845131.00131.00
272—629134.00–153.00146.78
4—286155.00–165.00157.45
123—682132.00–147.00142.23
198—518145.00–161.50151.98
2—223160.00–165.00162.64
22—913121.75121.75
30—369150.00–174.00162.87
76—467147.00–170.00155.14
154—576137.00–155.00147.78
102—431150.00–170.00161.72
201—725124.00–144.00138.22
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—661125.00–126.00125.67
1—785110.00110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
81—57490.00–159.00134.57
1—1,08590.0090.00
6—86785.00–113.00103.58
3—81792.00–120.00103.50
42—671110.00–129.50121.94
34—627104.00–137.00125.69
6—233119.00–154.00142.27
46—378124.00–161.00147.88
9—283127.50–155.00139.93
20—77490.00–128.00115.98
46—72483.00–134.00118.08
35—323120.00–158.00138.07
48—473120.00–152.00141.59
48—523116.00–146.00133.01
3—922107.00–110.00108.67
62—424121.00–169.00144.15
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—660113.00113.00
1—375138.00138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—750122.00122.00
2—933114.00–115.00114.50
3—97196.0096.00
1—885118.00118.00
3—836114.00–126.00118.04
5—718127.00–131.00128.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—502157.50157.50
8—374171.00–180.00175.53
1—185229.00229.00
1—445157.00157.00
9—324170.00–180.00177.85
4—231180.00–225.00193.77
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—500142.00142.00
3—488145.00145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—471176.00–210.00196.24
22—428189.00–222.00207.31
4—288199.00–208.00204.64
3—233192.50192.50
13—371211.00211.00
5—345204.00204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,060105.50105.50
56—578110.00–161.00148.91
3—917115.00–117.00116.33
14—319140.00–183.00163.20
1—250176.00176.00
13—374154.00–187.50168.05
2—890100.00–130.00115.08
8—229123.00–182.00164.46
95—70698.00–143.00139.35
40—625125.00–155.00138.68
14—427152.50–187.00176.64
4—1,016110.00–112.00110.74
12—813124.00–135.00133.27
35—474147.00–179.00166.99
24—676110.00–152.00136.00
32—521123.00–168.50154.61
8—764125.00–136.00132.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
59—424163.00–191.50182.21
282—618147.00–177.75165.12
76—476160.00–195.00177.29
174—768136.50–151.00146.12
124—823139.00–143.00141.30
191—716139.00–153.00148.39
118—571161.00–192.00174.21
5—365188.00–195.00192.32
155—676145.00–161.00153.96
161—528164.00–191.00176.96
131—868131.00–144.25142.27
1—315190.00190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
212—719124.00–152.00142.24
28—277182.50–215.00200.33
141—425152.50–205.00182.45
2—1,125111.00111.00
46—323160.00–214.00188.69
197—477155.00–197.00176.50
3—220205.00205.00
294—678139.00–169.00151.10
249—573143.00–182.00167.19
38—968116.00–134.00123.58
6—1,072117.00–124.00121.16
36—872119.00–140.00133.67
40—920118.00–135.00126.89
170—765114.50–149.00139.10
249—620142.00–175.00158.91
251—525150.00–184.00170.20
4—1,012116.00–120.00118.97
71—378160.00–217.50191.01
120—831125.00–140.00134.64
3—1,158112.00–113.00112.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—771138.00–139.00138.67
1—695148.00148.00
4—928134.00134.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—440157.00–157.50157.17
1—735130.00130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—678152.00152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—70572.0072.00
10—55759.00–134.50124.54
1—210125.00125.00
3—253111.00111.00
2—1,16885.00–87.0086.01
17—666114.00–131.00129.09
2—92594.0094.00
1—500133.00133.00
15—980110.25110.25
1—86560.0060.00
1—390130.00130.00
4—45182.0082.00
1—63587.5087.50
10—819121.25121.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,117550.00–1,210.00868.60
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—925800.00–875.00846.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—955700.00–930.00810.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)12—1,042630.00–1,210.00890.39
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,125835.00835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)3—1,058600.00–925.00842.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,027785.00–1,150.00983.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,140875.00–935.00898.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)3—1,005500.00–885.00762.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,317925.00–1,235.001,044.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)15—1,147610.00–1,175.001,016.40
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—992750.00–1,075.00807.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)22—1,177635.00–1,375.001,061.32
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)15—1,174610.00–1,140.00791.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,6901,700.001,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)13—1,138875.00–1,325.001,069.62
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,260875.00875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)26—1,179560.00–1,275.001,042.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)8—1,044660.00–1,100.00926.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)2—1,4551,175.00–1,500.001,329.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,090925.00–1,200.001,075.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—910600.00600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—795630.00630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—963550.00–600.00574.94
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)4—830675.00–825.00760.59
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—770625.00625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—770750.00750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)2—865835.00835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—728535.00–750.00687.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—705525.00525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—895650.00–800.00718.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,006700.00–825.00746.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,075730.00–740.00734.95
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—820625.00625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—950910.00910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—800685.00685.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—940640.00640.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—899650.00–900.00838.47
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—745675.00675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—959685.00–1,000.00858.99
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—9451,450.001,450.00
(<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)1—821860.00860.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—971800.00–1,275.00933.43
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—985725.00–1,100.00962.73
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)2—635235.00–440.00362.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,08574.00–93.0080.37
(<2 yrs)Open4—80475.00–95.0085.77
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,155885.00885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,179825.00–850.00831.31
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open3—745750.00750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,3151,350.001,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open6—1,165925.00–1,100.00991.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,0501,200.001,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11—1,439825.00–1,450.001,281.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11—1,3221,175.00–1,725.001,507.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open12—1,111950.00–1,550.001,236.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10—1,318790.00–1,500.001,232.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open19—1,184940.00–1,775.001,283.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—1,0601,160.001,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—914875.00–1,075.00937.93
Young (2-4 yrs)Open6—1,183800.00–1,925.001,627.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—875975.00975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,198975.00–1,075.001,030.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—9251,075.001,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3—800950.00950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—9751,300.001,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—707635.00–775.00698.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—785875.00875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—860760.00760.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A6—1,056935.00–1,450.001,231.08
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A5—1,245810.00–1,660.001,221.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
32—1,40574.50–98.0087.99
96—1,821100.00–131.00115.99
96—1,64387.00–119.50102.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
111—1,56175.00–94.5085.64
12—1,55260.00–75.0070.93
145—1,51269.00–89.0078.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
59—1,18056.00–77.0067.79
151—1,31573.00–100.5085.60
291—1,25462.00–89.0077.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
136—1,09548.00–77.5068.19
18—99725.00–60.0047.81
73—1,03945.00–71.0059.54
77—1,08760.00–90.0078.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,08689.00–104.0094.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,23098.0098.00
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.