Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

10,242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.63/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 832 lb · 512 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.58/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 523 lb · 432 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.96/cwt +12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 621 lb · 401 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,242	9,785	13,131
Feeder cattle	8,673	8,153	11,258
Slaughter cattle	1,253	1,324	1,524
Replacement cattle	316	308	349

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend is available. Most markets were closed in observance of the 4th of July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	226	6	162.50–180.00	$176.32	$398	+16.32
270–298	290	18	165.00–186.00	$177.50	$515	+4.93
305–345	324	21	154.00–187.50	$170.79	$553	+7.63
377 fancy	377	5	163.00	$163.00	$615	-11.00
350–395	382	35	143.00–188.00	$169.96	$649	+5.02
400–448	428	104	136.00–185.00	$165.45	$708	+8.37
410–448 value added	432	6	167.00–172.00	$168.43	$728	+0.52
433–444 fancy	439	19	166.00–171.50	$168.28	$739	—
453–491 value added	471	11	160.00–176.00	$173.52	$817	+1.17
450–492	472	122	130.00–171.00	$161.67	$763	+0.56
480–495 fancy	484	7	163.00–173.00	$169.14	$819	-0.86
500–548 value added	524	71	156.00–175.00	$163.81	$858	-2.75
500–549	530	163	132.00–170.00	$158.94	$842	+3.13
530 fancy	530	3	169.50	$169.50	$898	+4.50
550–598	572	170	132.00–167.00	$155.47	$889	+3.59
553–595 value added	573	34	151.00–170.00	$162.31	$930	+1.34
598 fancy	598	8	165.00	$165.00	$987	+0.99
600–645 value added	619	55	142.00–160.00	$152.81	$946	-3.38
600–646	627	193	128.00–160.00	$151.07	$947	+6.43
632 fancy	632	2	158.00	$158.00	$999	+4.55
650–697	670	125	130.00–157.50	$145.30	$974	+4.46
660–690 value added	680	37	144.00–152.00	$148.24	$1,008	-0.19
703–747	722	139	128.00–145.50	$139.81	$1,009	+4.63
705–746 value added	722	179	135.00–155.20	$150.42	$1,086	+7.41
750–795	766	32	118.00–142.00	$135.38	$1,037	+2.31
781–797 value added	794	125	135.00–144.80	$141.49	$1,123	+2.69
803–847	823	72	91.00–140.00	$133.77	$1,101	-3.59
806–847 value added	834	440	140.25–154.00	$147.57	$1,231	+7.02
861–890	876	53	110.00–139.00	$132.99	$1,165	+8.45
866–896 value added	879	300	139.00–148.00	$144.56	$1,271	+3.15
905 fancy	905	57	143.95	$143.95	$1,303	—
900–944 value added	921	263	137.00–146.90	$143.37	$1,320	+4.53
900–948	921	31	100.00–133.50	$129.90	$1,196	+6.68
952–989 value added	969	116	138.00–147.60	$142.63	$1,382	+0.63
957–982	973	24	114.00–128.50	$124.40	$1,210	+0.62
1006 fancy	1006	50	137.95	$137.95	$1,388	+6.45
1010	1010	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,222	+2.21
1006–1041 value added	1037	104	129.00–139.80	$139.01	$1,442	—
1050	1050	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,113	+6.00
1058 value added	1058	156	133.00	$133.00	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	313	3	125.00–150.00	$135.53	$424	-12.22
353–395	372	7	137.00–150.00	$146.82	$546	+3.15
405–447	432	7	117.50–148.00	$133.92	$579	-10.32
460–495	480	10	110.00–147.50	$134.40	$645	-9.96
500–545	522	12	120.00–155.00	$139.34	$727	+11.68
550–595	574	20	118.00–144.50	$137.44	$789	+1.85
600–645	625	14	110.00–136.00	$126.58	$791	-4.87
665–690	679	9	120.00–137.00	$128.88	$875	+0.51
700–745	718	3	112.00–129.00	$122.80	$882	+3.22
760–780	769	4	100.00–126.00	$114.16	$878	-8.98
830	830	1	118.00	$118.00	$979	+2.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	520	2	129.00	$129.00	$671	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	2	120.00	$120.00	$838	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,188	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	120.00	$120.00	$198	-91.00
200–237	220	8	142.50–173.00	$156.72	$345	+18.47
250–255 fancy	253	2	157.50–161.00	$159.27	$403	-10.73
255–290	276	15	137.50–170.00	$145.10	$400	-9.06
300–345	322	53	120.00–156.00	$143.56	$462	-5.63
365–372 value added	370	9	150.00–155.00	$151.65	$561	+11.47
350–397	375	65	130.00–159.00	$141.74	$532	-4.46
415 fancy	415	1	152.00	$152.00	$631	+1.00
400–448	426	128	120.00–150.00	$142.09	$605	-1.38
406–445 value added	430	14	144.00–163.00	$151.29	$651	+3.43
458–499 value added	473	42	140.00–165.00	$158.58	$750	+14.71
450–497	475	236	127.00–155.00	$143.16	$680	+3.01
500–542 value added	520	194	137.00–158.50	$151.62	$788	+8.55
500–548	526	238	121.00–150.00	$138.85	$730	-1.29
550–598	572	256	122.00–159.50	$137.41	$786	+1.72
553–595 value added	581	44	138.00–154.25	$145.75	$847	+3.28
603–648 value added	617	207	132.00–161.95	$151.88	$937	+16.94
600–648	626	194	115.00–142.50	$131.37	$822	+4.06
652–665 value added	656	107	135.00–147.10	$145.36	$954	+5.60
665–672	669	9	130.00–134.00	$131.32	$879	+1.39
650–695	673	161	113.00–140.30	$132.94	$895	+3.01
700	700	2	117.00–127.00	$122.00	$854	-2.55
700–747	720	70	106.00–134.00	$123.90	$892	+3.20
700–749 value added	740	254	119.00–138.25	$136.33	$1,009	-0.37
750–797	768	93	95.00–134.50	$129.95	$998	+11.22
750–775 value added	770	223	119.00–142.30	$139.71	$1,076	+2.38
770	770	1	121.00	$121.00	$932	+2.27
800–841	821	26	91.00–129.00	$120.70	$991	+2.06
815–843 value added	832	32	118.00–127.25	$123.74	$1,030	-8.55
851–860	854	12	106.00–118.00	$114.75	$980	+7.99
850–888	880	7	112.00–117.00	$115.44	$1,016	+1.53
909–935	915	18	111.00–118.50	$116.80	$1,069	+0.80
965	965	1	98.00	$98.00	$946	-17.50
1064	1064	7	102.00	$102.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	122.50	$122.50	$263	-16.50
260–295	279	6	100.00–135.00	$123.98	$346	-8.29
320–340	330	4	110.00–135.00	$125.72	$415	-4.09
350–390	369	12	122.00–145.00	$135.73	$501	+2.04
400–445	427	22	110.00–143.00	$128.53	$549	-2.72
455–495	475	12	110.00–142.00	$123.66	$587	-2.49
500–548	526	29	101.00–135.00	$125.54	$660	+2.55
555–595	573	14	100.00–128.00	$119.32	$684	-3.23
605–645	621	12	108.00–121.00	$116.59	$724	-0.76
650–695	684	14	102.00–120.00	$110.05	$753	+0.15
700–740	713	7	91.00–110.00	$100.31	$715	-10.12
750–790	763	8	92.00–112.00	$101.92	$778	-3.92
800	800	1	89.00	$89.00	$712	-11.00
880	880	1	100.00	$100.00	$880	+3.95
925	925	1	87.00	$87.00	$805	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	458	3	125.00–133.00	$130.24	$596	—
522	522	2	125.00	$125.00	$652	—
615	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	-11.00
200 fancy	200	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	+25.63
225	225	—	—	1	153.00	$153.00	$344	-10.35
260–295	276	—	—	8	140.00–198.00	$153.33	$423	-13.51
310–348	330	—	—	37	142.00–201.00	$172.14	$568	+11.43
358–375 fancy	361	—	—	6	166.00–169.00	$168.48	$608	-1.54
350–391	372	—	—	45	152.50–190.00	$168.20	$626	+8.14
401–445	423	—	—	104	140.00–169.00	$156.65	$663	+1.98
462 fancy	462	—	—	6	160.00	$160.00	$739	-6.31
450–498	475	—	—	130	136.00–168.00	$152.87	$726	+3.89
520 fancy	520	—	—	3	162.50	$162.50	$845	+1.70
500–545	526	—	—	99	122.00–160.00	$143.97	$757	+0.24
520–532 value added	528	—	—	3	154.00–156.00	$154.66	$817	-0.34
550–598	568	—	—	119	122.00–165.00	$146.88	$834	+8.01
600–645	625	—	—	80	121.00–149.00	$135.96	$850	+4.49
654 value added	654	—	—	5	141.00	$141.00	$922	-1.50
650–695	673	—	—	116	121.00–149.00	$134.17	$903	+5.81
700–745	725	—	—	26	94.00–138.00	$123.14	$893	+4.08
750–790	771	—	—	15	91.00–129.00	$118.73	$915	+2.08
800–840	818	—	—	15	100.00–119.00	$108.53	$888	-3.23
850–895	865	—	—	21	88.50–116.00	$105.16	$910	+2.09
960–990	980	—	—	4	91.00–106.00	$98.19	$962	+2.19
1005	1005	—	—	1	99.00	$99.00	$995	—
1100	1100	—	—	3	97.00	$97.00	$1,067	—
1175–1185	1180	—	—	2	92.00–95.00	$93.51	$1,103	—
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	122.00	$122.00	$299	—
350–395	380	10	112.50–170.00	$142.95	$543	-4.14
415–445	430	6	113.00–153.00	$135.00	$580	-5.53
450–495	470	9	107.00–141.00	$132.67	$624	-2.66
500–545	524	14	125.00–145.00	$135.42	$710	+5.94
565–590	579	14	110.00–143.00	$127.55	$739	+1.91
600–645	627	6	103.00–125.50	$114.19	$716	-4.11
675–695	688	4	81.00–117.00	$103.87	$715	-11.07
760–770	767	3	100.00–107.00	$103.33	$793	-0.01
835	835	1	91.00	$91.00	$760	+10.00
896	896	3	80.50	$80.50	$721	-10.82
935	935	1	88.50	$88.50	$827	-3.16
957–965	960	3	86.50–88.00	$87.00	$835	+1.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	3	133.00	$133.00	$700	—
600	600	1	123.00	$123.00	$738	-7.00
655–657	656	3	127.00	$127.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652–690	665	3	110.00–112.00	$110.69	$736	—
855	855	2	89.00	$89.00	$761	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	111.00–125.00	$117.67	$500	-9.67
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	+6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305–1420	1363	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,550.00–1,575.00	$1,561.97	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1700	1249	80-85%	166	52.00–76.00	$66.74	$834	-0.68
1015–1695	1265	80-85%	132	63.00–86.00	$73.37	$928	+0.01
1030–1630	1271	80-85%	31	47.00–64.50	$56.48	$718	-16.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1670	1332	75-80%	3	59.00–66.00	$63.76	$849	—
1110–1840	1442	75-80%	81	59.00–77.00	$68.33	$985	—
985–2100	1476	75-80%	81	64.00–88.00	$73.69	$1,088	+5.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1355	1000	85-90%	35	37.00–61.00	$53.21	$532	-13.25
770–1270	1055	85-90%	36	59.00–74.00	$67.01	$707	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$212	—
800–1450	1089	85-90%	92	50.00–69.00	$61.57	$670	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1548	1548	65-75%	3	77.00	$77.00	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2020	1506	23	80.00–93.50	$87.37	$1,316	—
1055–2365	1673	71	90.00–105.00	$97.84	$1,637	—
1175–2505	1823	76	95.00–115.00	$105.84	$1,929	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–920	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	87.00–97.50	$91.73	$780
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$664
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	102.00	$102.00	$913

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1610	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	700.00–1,125.00	$823.97
1010–1050	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	590.00–740.00	$663.54
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
1185–1255	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	790.00–1,050.00	$933.33
925–1760	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	850.00–1,250.00	$973.62
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
1185–1695	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	725.00–1,225.00	$1,065.28
965–1609	1399	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	875.00–1,210.00	$1,116.32
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
970	970	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1200	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,085.00–1,475.00	$1,255.31	—
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,073.26	—
1140–1350	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	885.00–1,200.00	$1,087.06	-103.79
1135–1500	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,035.00–1,425.00	$1,219.59	—
1235–1515	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,425.00	$1,264.14	+68.40
850–1796	1452	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	610.00–1,600.00	$1,374.63	—
1000–1810	1513	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,525.00	$1,360.47	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–343	327	7	120.00	$120.00	$392	—
358	358	5	150.00	$150.00	$537	+50.00
440–444	444	41	100.00–124.50	$123.91	$550	—
450–480	470	15	105.00–123.00	$120.77	$568	+20.11
509	509	9	123.00	$123.00	$626	+29.00
552–580	560	7	76.00–120.00	$106.98	$599	+17.81
625–642	631	7	101.00–110.50	$105.82	$668	—
670	670	2	89.00–93.00	$91.00	$610	+1.00
735	735	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$687	+10.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	3	92.00	$92.00	$389	—

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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.