Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 30, 2024

2,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.48/cwt ≈ $1,844/hd at 677 lb · 103 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.28/cwt ≈ $1,533/hd at 574 lb · 89 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $294.54/cwt ≈ $1,374/hd at 466 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,473	590	18,452
Feeder cattle	1,782	31	16,103
Slaughter cattle	638	316	2,077
Replacement cattle	53	243	272

Market comments — USDA reporter

There are no trends available as most markets were closed for the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	355.00	$355.00	$816	—
335	335	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,240	—
350–397	375	8	350.00–370.00	$361.05	$1,354	—
390 fancy	390	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,580	—
401–430	411	11	332.50–365.00	$349.88	$1,438	—
405–440 fancy	428	4	370.00–400.00	$378.27	$1,619	—
455 fancy	455	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,729	—
455–495	475	20	310.00–360.00	$334.35	$1,588	—
500–545 value added	521	39	309.00–330.00	$323.76	$1,687	—
500–548	539	16	281.00–325.00	$292.94	$1,579	—
550–597	575	24	207.50–312.50	$288.65	$1,660	—
563–588 value added	575	27	305.00–320.00	$311.06	$1,789	—
601–645 value added	618	33	287.00–305.00	$289.65	$1,790	—
600–645	626	31	262.50–285.00	$281.04	$1,759	—
665–685	673	38	255.00–270.00	$261.70	$1,761	—
652–691 value added	679	65	275.00–290.00	$278.78	$1,893	—
700–724 value added	723	25	268.00	$268.00	$1,938	—
716–741	732	13	237.50–255.00	$246.10	$1,801	—
752–799	774	56	240.00–260.00	$252.52	$1,955	—
815 value added	815	64	261.00	$261.00	$2,127	—
810–842	825	12	232.50–250.00	$244.55	$2,018	—
870	870	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,044	—
887 value added	887	57	253.50	$253.50	$2,249	—
930	930	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,953	—
934 value added	934	58	240.00	$240.00	$2,242	—
1075–1080 value added	1075	48	212.00–220.00	$219.83	$2,363	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	320.00	$320.00	$832	—
305–310	308	2	290.00–310.00	$299.92	$924	—
440	440	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,408	—
450–490	466	7	297.50–320.00	$309.79	$1,444	—
575–590	578	10	267.50–295.00	$273.11	$1,579	—
660	660	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	265.00	$265.00	$517	—
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	—
375	375	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,050	—
465	465	1	152.50	$152.50	$709	—
545	545	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,553	—
660–695	683	3	254.00–257.00	$256.03	$1,749	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,614	—
660–695	678	5	240.00–250.00	$244.57	$1,658	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,436	—
530	530	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,431	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1425	1388	2	171.00–179.00	$174.89	$2,427	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,262	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145 fancy	145	1	407.50	$407.50	$591	—
150–180 fancy	165	2	400.00–410.00	$404.55	$668	—
210–230	223	4	270.00–315.00	$296.04	$660	—
230 fancy	230	1	330.00	$330.00	$759	—
250–265 fancy	255	5	335.00–347.50	$341.58	$871	—
270–280	274	6	262.00–307.00	$296.64	$813	—
315–330 fancy	322	6	330.00–345.00	$338.25	$1,089	—
300–345	333	15	277.50–317.50	$302.10	$1,006	—
350–397	371	23	246.00–329.00	$305.02	$1,132	—
403–445 fancy	423	7	300.00–310.00	$302.68	$1,280	—
425–435	430	12	257.50–292.50	$271.53	$1,168	—
450–476 fancy	459	30	300.00–314.00	$309.77	$1,422	—
455–468 value added	466	12	288.00–289.00	$288.92	$1,346	—
450–495	473	34	250.00–297.50	$283.08	$1,339	—
500–540	522	47	250.00–282.50	$263.59	$1,376	+38.59
509–543 value added	524	29	285.00–300.00	$292.02	$1,530	—
550–590 value added	571	31	273.00–293.00	$279.95	$1,599	—
550–597	575	58	247.50–267.50	$260.51	$1,498	—
603–645 value added	618	21	252.00–265.00	$259.67	$1,605	—
600–645	629	12	216.00–237.50	$230.45	$1,450	—
666–672	668	13	254.00–257.50	$256.15	$1,711	—
650–696	670	29	184.00–248.00	$233.06	$1,562	—
728	728	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,765	—
705–745	729	4	200.00–210.00	$206.23	$1,503	—
750–755	752	8	200.00–237.00	$212.53	$1,598	—
800–818	808	16	215.00–220.00	$217.21	$1,755	—
976	976	6	194.00	$194.00	$1,893	—
1028 value added	1028	49	207.00	$207.00	$2,128	—
1065	1065	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,651	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	252.50–290.00	$271.25	$624	—
275–285	280	2	200.00–275.00	$236.83	$663	—
350–390	373	3	262.50–285.00	$274.04	$1,022	—
440	440	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—
460–495	477	6	260.00–275.00	$268.44	$1,280	—
500–540	518	7	220.00–260.00	$249.74	$1,294	—
550–575	562	6	220.00–237.50	$230.04	$1,293	—
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—
612–620	615	3	210.00–225.00	$219.96	$1,353	—
670–695	681	5	210.00–220.00	$216.51	$1,474	—
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	—
750	750	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,350	—
850–890	870	2	175.00–184.00	$179.40	$1,561	—
985	985	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,674	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
336	336	5	278.00	$278.00	$934	—
350–380	365	2	250.00–300.00	$273.97	$1,000	—
400–440	422	5	225.00–294.00	$256.85	$1,084	—
465–495	481	8	237.50–281.00	$261.12	$1,256	—
500–545	520	5	205.00–264.00	$237.71	$1,236	—
555–591	580	7	195.00–240.00	$204.19	$1,184	—
610	610	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,220	—
660–675	668	4	120.00–215.00	$190.78	$1,274	—
775	775	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,496	—
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
500–517	510	4	232.50–242.50	$237.49	$1,211	—
595	595	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,324	—
645	645	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,338	—
680	680	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,479	—
705	705	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,463	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1200	1195	2	149.00–153.00	$151.01	$1,805	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	322.50	$322.50	$613	—
295	295	2	300.00–350.00	$325.00	$959	—
330–340	335	3	311.00–333.00	$323.07	$1,082	—
335 fancy	335	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	—
355–396	382	10	305.00–367.50	$331.51	$1,266	—
415 fancy	415	3	352.00	$352.00	$1,461	—
400–440	417	22	300.00–350.00	$336.74	$1,404	—
450–492	470	23	290.00–335.00	$318.03	$1,495	—
500–543	517	34	285.00–313.00	$298.04	$1,541	—
521 fancy	521	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,667	—
560–597	584	24	262.00–295.00	$274.91	$1,605	—
611 fancy	611	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,757	—
605–647	629	29	248.00–275.00	$265.57	$1,670	—
650–697	687	16	235.00–257.00	$248.32	$1,706	—
702–735	710	11	221.00–247.50	$240.56	$1,708	—
750–760	755	2	220.00–230.00	$224.97	$1,699	—
805–815	811	4	210.00–232.50	$219.59	$1,781	—
865–870	868	2	197.50–200.00	$198.75	$1,725	—
927	927	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	300.00	$300.00	$819	—
327–345	333	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,099	—
377–395	382	4	300.00–335.00	$314.01	$1,200	—
420–436	433	5	290.00–307.50	$299.45	$1,297	—
450–492	479	13	277.50–305.00	$296.59	$1,421	—
515	515	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,403	—
570–590	583	3	250.00–262.50	$255.84	$1,492	—
605–625	615	2	220.00–230.00	$224.92	$1,383	—
650	650	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	280.00–302.50	$290.34	$633	—
260–285	270	3	265.00–300.00	$281.73	$761	—
310–345	330	5	170.00–302.50	$256.77	$847	—
435	435	3	291.00	$291.00	$1,266	—
450–495	473	2	250.00–286.00	$268.86	$1,272	—
505–540	519	5	275.00–289.00	$283.77	$1,473	—
555–590	571	4	267.00–279.00	$271.24	$1,549	—
635	635	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,581	—
835–845	840	3	150.00–197.00	$178.24	$1,497	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,508	—
620	620	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,426	—
665	665	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1615	1242	80-85%	22	87.00–123.00	$112.97	$1,403	—
975–1690	1324	80-85%	73	94.00–136.00	$122.57	$1,623	-10.51
1070–1705	1326	80-85%	82	120.00–152.00	$136.67	$1,812	+3.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1390	1055	85-90%	42	62.00–109.00	$96.19	$1,015	—
745–1620	1082	85-90%	33	65.00–94.00	$78.90	$854	—
780–1500	1133	85-90%	56	75.00–119.00	$108.72	$1,232	+11.56
895–1525	1144	85-90%	23	100.00–149.00	$126.02	$1,442	+28.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1835	1560	75-80%	27	119.00–134.00	$125.45	$1,957	—
1345–2025	1574	75-80%	25	130.00–155.00	$137.19	$2,159	—
1560–1670	1615	75-80%	2	117.00–119.00	$118.03	$1,906	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1705	1292	13	124.00–140.00	$135.31	$1,748	—
1270–2330	1723	23	140.00–158.00	$150.06	$2,586	—
1375–2195	1938	11	157.00–177.00	$163.58	$3,170	+1.26

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1025	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	141.00–152.50	$145.93	$1,310

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1135	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,314.15
965–1230	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,912.07
790–1315	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,525.00–2,800.00	$2,213.13
1005–1480	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00–2,200.00	$1,992.99
1205–1225	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,535.00	$1,466.94
1275	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1035–1575	1369	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–2,700.00	$2,365.71
1240–1895	1568	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,680.00–2,150.00	$1,964.10

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
765–850	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,825.00	$1,718.42

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	155.00	$155.00	$581	—

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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
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1650	1650	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	—
545	545	1	179.00	$179.00	$976	—
575	575	1	161.00	$161.00	$926	—
675	675	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,029	—
730 value added	730	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,343	—
750	750	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,058	—
965–995	980	2	121.00–123.00	$122.02	$1,196	-7.98
1010	1010	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,364	±0.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1135	1083	3	131.00–145.00	$138.81	$1,503	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	85.00	$85.00	$434	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	210.00–227.50	$218.83	$565	—
427	427	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,140	—
503	503	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,122	-13.00
565	565	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,277	—
627	627	3	158.00	$158.00	$991	-56.00
695	695	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,348	—
770	770	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	—
788 value added	788	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,663	—
805	805	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,312	—
900	900	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,530	—
1015	1015	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,330	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,310	—
1140–1495	1346	4	140.00–161.00	$151.77	$2,043	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
655	655	1	132.50	$132.50	$868	—

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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.