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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.50/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 734 lb · 64 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.25/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 771 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.00/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 695 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 323 8,144 17,208
Feeder cattle 287 6,505 14,231
Slaughter cattle 35 1,362 2,310
Replacement cattle 1 277 667

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 152.00–159.00 $155.59 $599 -5.54
560 560 9 149.00 $149.00 $834 +8.69
624 624 30 141.50 $141.50 $883 +4.65
695 695 37 130.00 $130.00 $904 -0.36
771 771 62 127.25 $127.25 $981 +4.84
861 861 14 115.00 $115.00 $990 -3.23
1005 1005 1 88.00 $88.00 $884 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 114.00 $114.00 $735 —
780 780 3 112.00 $112.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 137.00 $137.00 $411 -3.45
383–395 387 3 129.00–137.00 $134.28 $520 -2.71
435 435 1 111.00 $111.00 $483 -25.39
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 +3.30
535–545 542 12 107.00–127.00 $121.86 $660 -4.05
613–625 613 32 116.00–117.50 $117.45 $720 +1.96
734 734 64 117.50 $117.50 $862 +8.18
873 873 7 91.00 $91.00 $794 -2.92
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 -12.22
670 670 1 63.00 $63.00 $422 -40.55
800 800 1 63.00 $63.00 $504 -30.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 +2.36
650 650 1 111.00 $111.00 $722 -5.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 92.00 $92.00 $681 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1255 1197 80-85% 5 69.00–75.00 $71.84 $860 —
1235–1595 1407 80-85% 5 79.00–82.00 $81.47 $1,146 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1680 1550 75-80% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.29 $1,136 —
1385–1910 1596 75-80% 8 78.00–84.00 $80.67 $1,287 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $369 —
840–985 902 85-90% 3 45.00–55.00 $51.05 $460 —
805–1105 937 85-90% 3 56.00–57.00 $56.68 $531 —
1195–1275 1235 85-90% 2 77.00–79.00 $77.97 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1580 1573 2 105.00–109.00 $106.99 $1,683 —
1730 1730 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,678 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.