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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 1, 2024

1,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.72/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,147/hd at 808 lb · 85 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.89/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 714 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.35/cwt +7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 534 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,338 18,644 3,719
Feeder cattle 756 15,378 3,146
Slaughter cattle 527 2,142 437
Replacement cattle 55 1,124 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

There is no comparison available as most markets were closed for 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 +30.64
303 303 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,023 +9.35
355 355 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,384 +56.47
390 fancy 390 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,431 +11.42
400 value added 400 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,500 +18.98
400 fancy 400 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,440 +2.75
405–445 416 6 317.00–335.00 $329.00 $1,369 +1.20
450–465 458 2 290.00–322.50 $306.52 $1,404 -11.29
515–545 525 6 305.00–322.00 $310.83 $1,632 +5.36
510–541 fancy 536 31 324.50–325.00 $324.58 $1,740 -0.45
570–595 584 5 291.00–314.00 $303.62 $1,773 +6.69
600–645 617 15 281.00–312.00 $295.52 $1,823 +12.41
655–673 667 24 274.00–292.00 $282.12 $1,882 +9.03
713 value added 713 35 276.00 $276.00 $1,968 +1.50
700–745 722 3 245.00–257.00 $249.33 $1,800 -10.69
760–775 762 10 247.00–257.00 $255.28 $1,945 +0.74
805 fancy 805 68 269.00 $269.00 $2,165 +4.00
800–821 820 17 246.00–253.00 $252.60 $2,071 +9.76
850–880 865 2 193.00–242.00 $217.92 $1,885 -23.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 347.50 $347.50 $921 —
330–335 333 2 285.00–302.50 $293.82 $978 +6.33
380 380 1 260.00 $260.00 $988 +35.33
450–485 464 9 285.00–312.50 $300.45 $1,394 +56.05
505 505 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,217 -35.69
553–590 566 17 255.00–300.00 $286.10 $1,619 +27.90
600–645 621 4 260.00–278.00 $270.11 $1,677 +20.99
650–675 660 5 250.00–270.00 $258.77 $1,708 +13.89
850 850 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,828 +0.09
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 152.00 $152.00 $973 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 -3.23
285 285 1 318.00 $318.00 $906 +19.25
312–342 333 9 282.50–295.00 $290.15 $966 -6.53
355–390 374 5 282.50–295.00 $288.56 $1,079 -9.37
412–428 value added 420 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,323 +13.02
415–449 431 21 237.00–306.00 $285.41 $1,230 -6.36
430–440 fancy 435 2 253.00–326.00 $289.92 $1,261 -26.28
450–491 475 13 270.00–300.00 $285.86 $1,358 +0.48
502–540 519 12 254.00–284.00 $273.79 $1,421 +4.07
525 fancy 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 —
561–597 579 34 175.00–265.00 $259.24 $1,501 -1.75
602–640 615 12 230.00–249.00 $240.96 $1,482 -7.14
627 fancy 627 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,630 -24.35
650–687 670 16 154.00–244.00 $232.05 $1,555 -10.19
730 730 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,862 +24.64
760 760 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 -13.99
815 815 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,646 -10.08
942 942 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,743 -21.92
1030 1030 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,875 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 225.00–290.00 $258.64 $737 -14.55
310–345 328 4 230.00–270.00 $256.95 $843 -0.57
355–390 373 6 225.00–277.50 $249.55 $931 -0.94
415–440 430 4 175.00–262.50 $234.63 $1,009 -11.65
450–495 474 11 205.00–265.00 $246.38 $1,168 -3.85
525–545 530 9 100.00–262.00 $223.12 $1,183 -18.11
555–597 575 13 227.00–247.50 $237.77 $1,367 +6.20
612–645 622 4 170.00–232.00 $201.01 $1,250 -21.35
655–685 668 6 133.00–235.00 $207.15 $1,384 -6.94
815 815 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,524 -0.72
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,098 —
855 855 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,257 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,104 +37.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 210 3 248.00–300.00 $264.51 $555 -60.19
255 fancy 255 1 310.00 $310.00 $790 -41.94
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 +15.83
300–340 323 4 330.00–420.00 $352.16 $1,137 +28.98
360–375 fancy 368 3 372.50–405.00 $392.42 $1,444 +47.90
362–388 374 8 265.00–385.00 $329.89 $1,234 -0.59
400–425 fancy 410 3 287.00–355.00 $322.61 $1,323 -10.12
405–445 428 16 300.00–352.00 $323.60 $1,385 +5.68
450–492 475 14 200.00–317.00 $289.94 $1,377 -18.24
500–540 519 12 209.00–302.00 $276.29 $1,434 -17.35
522 fancy 522 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,644 +13.96
550–595 569 18 252.00–288.00 $274.52 $1,562 +4.42
600–645 618 15 245.00–276.00 $266.12 $1,645 +6.93
650–695 679 12 245.00–263.00 $255.35 $1,734 +11.72
715–730 725 3 240.00–248.00 $243.97 $1,769 +7.10
750–770 760 2 215.00–243.00 $228.82 $1,739 +0.33
805–825 812 3 200.00–205.00 $203.31 $1,651 -19.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 246.00 $246.00 $827 -15.23
350–380 367 7 255.00–312.00 $289.48 $1,062 +29.81
400–440 426 4 195.00–290.00 $260.02 $1,108 +6.76
455–465 462 6 254.00–285.00 $276.55 $1,278 +28.96
510–530 522 3 250.00–272.00 $259.08 $1,352 +8.66
580–590 588 4 220.00–239.00 $227.20 $1,336 -18.85
615–630 623 4 210.00–235.00 $224.82 $1,401 -3.83
680–685 683 2 233.00–239.00 $236.01 $1,612 +6.63
740 740 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,665 +8.24
810 810 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,677 +20.29
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 151.00 $151.00 $732 —
505 505 1 128.00 $128.00 $646 -131.00
573 573 3 126.00 $126.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1445 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1260 1098 80-85% 3 100.00–115.00 $109.49 $1,202 —
900–1615 1205 80-85% 20 120.00–139.00 $126.56 $1,525 -13.17
915–1790 1277 80-85% 89 130.00–159.00 $142.87 $1,824 -10.07
955–1570 1297 80-85% 30 148.00–180.00 $157.94 $2,048 +56.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1285 984 85-90% 25 100.00–119.00 $111.17 $1,094 +0.76
570–1565 1019 85-90% 61 120.00–135.00 $126.67 $1,291 -1.68
625–1350 1034 85-90% 19 56.00–98.00 $77.63 $803 -50.72
755–1355 1049 85-90% 34 120.00–156.00 $138.53 $1,453 +10.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,964 -15.90
1460–1890 1612 75-80% 9 147.00–160.00 $151.96 $2,450 —
1310–1835 1613 75-80% 12 130.00–148.00 $139.34 $2,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1295 1108 14 122.00–149.00 $140.96 $1,562 —
900–2155 1568 31 150.00–176.00 $164.64 $2,582 —
1395–2230 1777 17 166.00–200.00 $177.52 $3,155 -4.54

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1230 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 168.00–180.00 $173.38 $1,933

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00
940–1192 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,785.00 $1,457.47
1000–1135 1072 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,275.00–1,600.00 $1,463.53
1010–1300 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,825.00 $1,639.18
930–1415 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–2,000.00 $1,702.56
1030–1350 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,375.00–2,010.00 $1,689.71
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,010.00 $2,010.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,512 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,555 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895–1100 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00–2,425.00 $2,133.40 +255.50
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 -125.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 ±0.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,275 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,519 —
1280–1850 1535 80-85% 3 120.00–135.00 $129.92 $1,994 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–905 857 3 128.00–133.00 $130.61 $1,119 —
995–1045 1020 2 128.00–135.00 $131.59 $1,342 +7.36
1095–1165 1135 4 141.00–149.00 $146.20 $1,659 —
1300–1685 1433 3 160.00–165.00 $161.96 $2,321 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —
725–745 735 2 110.00–113.00 $111.52 $820 +0.52
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 142.00 $142.00 $987 +6.00
900 900 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,242 +13.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 151.00 $151.00 $921 -40.37
680–690 685 2 125.00–162.00 $143.64 $984 -18.07
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 -22.83
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,523 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,060 -4.00

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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.