Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 29, 2025

2,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.29/cwt ≈ $2,483/hd at 617 lb · 113 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.52/cwt ≈ $3,086/hd at 928 lb · 113 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.51/cwt ≈ $2,849/hd at 827 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,270	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235 fancy	228	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,254	—
240	240	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,044	—
250–295 fancy	268	5	500.00–615.00	$557.00	$1,493	—
250–290	272	3	450.00–485.00	$460.74	$1,253	—
315	315	2	410.00–430.00	$420.00	$1,323	—
318–348 fancy	336	13	470.00–550.00	$504.60	$1,695	—
380–385	383	2	410.00–420.00	$415.03	$1,590	—
350–398 fancy	387	24	450.00–555.00	$476.59	$1,844	—
415–435	427	5	395.00–477.50	$421.39	$1,799	—
402–447 fancy	428	37	425.00–500.00	$472.18	$2,021	—
450–492 fancy	470	45	420.00–490.00	$455.76	$2,142	—
452–495	473	14	380.00–415.00	$399.23	$1,888	—
520	520	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,924	—
505–548 value added	527	48	380.00–455.00	$433.44	$2,284	—
550–597 value added	573	20	380.00–425.00	$404.33	$2,317	—
570–577	576	6	370.00–373.00	$372.51	$2,146	—
600–645 value added	617	110	365.00–420.00	$403.86	$2,492	—
610–645	623	3	335.00–355.00	$344.81	$2,148	—
665–680 value added	672	19	365.00–392.50	$383.52	$2,577	—
670–695	681	16	340.00–360.00	$351.22	$2,392	—
704–745	710	18	320.00–345.00	$339.41	$2,410	—
704–748 value added	722	71	350.00–370.00	$361.44	$2,610	—
750–780	762	9	320.00–345.00	$331.79	$2,528	—
777–789 value added	789	65	350.00–380.00	$379.09	$2,991	—
825	825	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,702	—
816–831 value added	827	91	342.50–350.00	$344.70	$2,851	—
910–944 value added	928	113	330.00–334.75	$332.52	$3,086	—
957	957	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,967	—
1000	1000	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,850	—
1132 value added	1132	45	289.75	$289.75	$3,280	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	535	3	333.00–353.00	$343.68	$1,839	—
550–585	562	3	340.00–347.50	$342.60	$1,925	—
700	700	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,065	—
780	780	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,340	—
825–845	831	4	250.00–310.00	$292.48	$2,431	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	1	207.00	$207.00	$3,240	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245 fancy	238	5	465.00–490.00	$476.93	$1,135	—
230–245	238	2	325.00–419.00	$370.52	$882	—
265–275 fancy	270	3	445.00–485.00	$468.09	$1,264	—
270–295	280	3	405.00–425.00	$416.85	$1,167	—
302–345	322	14	385.00–427.00	$409.30	$1,318	—
300–345 fancy	331	11	420.00–465.00	$445.25	$1,474	—
360–395	380	21	390.00–465.00	$417.44	$1,586	—
365–389 fancy	383	20	420.00–450.00	$435.30	$1,667	—
402–445 fancy	425	22	385.00–425.00	$407.93	$1,734	—
420–447	442	9	370.00–392.50	$376.59	$1,665	—
450–495 fancy	471	27	385.00–420.00	$403.46	$1,900	—
455–495	477	15	355.00–397.50	$375.94	$1,793	—
502–546 value added	524	68	360.00–400.00	$387.41	$2,030	—
500–549	534	21	340.00–357.50	$350.70	$1,873	—
550–595	568	26	330.00–357.50	$350.94	$1,993	—
555–592 value added	578	41	359.00–384.00	$370.11	$2,139	—
600–645	618	41	190.00–340.00	$326.72	$2,019	+74.22
600–643 value added	619	47	345.00–357.50	$349.17	$2,161	—
650–675	656	12	320.00–327.50	$321.63	$2,110	—
700–725	713	6	300.00–320.00	$314.94	$2,246	—
801	801	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,123	—
897	897	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,422	—
919 value added	919	56	307.25	$307.25	$2,824	—
922–925	923	3	220.00–235.00	$229.99	$2,123	—
1162 value added	1162	46	249.50	$249.50	$2,899	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	302.50	$302.50	$635	—
270–295	283	2	275.00–370.00	$324.60	$919	—
305–340	323	3	322.00–390.00	$346.19	$1,118	—
420–440	430	2	335.00–360.00	$347.21	$1,493	—
455–495	479	5	335.00–364.00	$350.29	$1,678	—
545	545	1	313.00	$313.00	$1,706	—
555–590	568	4	310.00–331.00	$320.76	$1,822	—
620–640	633	5	300.00–310.00	$303.00	$1,918	—
670–695	684	6	265.00–310.00	$286.77	$1,962	—
700	700	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,065	—
762–785	771	7	250.00–280.00	$270.03	$2,082	—
810–835	823	2	230.00–262.50	$246.00	$2,025	—
855–885	862	6	210.00–242.50	$234.58	$2,022	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,915	—
935–980	958	2	156.00–169.00	$162.65	$1,558	—
940–1127	1065	3	182.00–215.00	$205.29	$2,186	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,598	—
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	400.00	$400.00	$640	—
205–245	225	3	350.00–440.00	$411.00	$925	—
262–270 fancy	267	5	460.00–470.00	$463.93	$1,239	—
295	295	1	432.00	$432.00	$1,274	—
300–345	322	8	400.00–439.00	$412.63	$1,329	—
325–335 fancy	330	2	430.00–455.00	$442.69	$1,461	—
350–390	368	7	385.00–427.50	$413.99	$1,523	—
365–380 fancy	376	8	430.00–475.00	$435.69	$1,638	—
410–447 fancy	429	11	410.00–485.00	$444.21	$1,906	—
400–448	435	8	370.00–435.00	$424.59	$1,847	+194.59
450–470 fancy	456	12	417.50–425.00	$422.69	$1,927	—
455–495	480	14	370.00–405.00	$385.62	$1,851	—
505–525 fancy	513	22	390.00–420.00	$401.09	$2,058	—
511–545	521	13	353.00–380.00	$362.26	$1,887	—
577–597	589	13	320.00–380.00	$364.48	$2,147	—
615–645	626	6	329.00–352.50	$340.15	$2,129	—
600–647 fancy	629	14	355.00–367.50	$357.28	$2,247	—
660–695	677	6	325.00–345.00	$329.96	$2,234	—
703 fancy	703	10	340.00	$340.00	$2,390	—
725–732	728	5	305.00–330.00	$316.97	$2,308	+96.95
750–774	770	6	305.00–310.00	$305.81	$2,355	—
805	805	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,294	—
1112	1112	2	217.00	$217.00	$2,413	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	420.00	$420.00	$966	—
305	305	1	217.00	$217.00	$662	—
365–385	378	5	350.00–385.00	$374.25	$1,415	—
400	400	1	381.00	$381.00	$1,524	—
455	455	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,774	—
547	547	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,816	—
550–595	575	6	320.00–345.00	$333.40	$1,917	—
600	600	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—
680	680	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,176	—
715	715	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,074	—
835	835	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,275	—
950–970	960	2	236.00–260.00	$247.88	$2,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1107	1107	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1840	1840	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1760	1316	80-85%	74	150.00–190.00	$168.02	$2,211	-5.22
1105–1715	1320	80-85%	40	127.50–149.00	$141.29	$1,865	-31.95
1220–1570	1361	80-85%	4	110.00–130.00	$123.54	$1,681	-36.67
990–1785	1379	80-85%	144	129.00–167.00	$156.27	$2,155	-3.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1040	934	85-90%	16	80.00–114.00	$102.49	$957	—
675–1250	993	85-90%	37	114.00–130.00	$123.93	$1,231	—
835–1525	1111	85-90%	68	100.00–149.00	$138.26	$1,536	+13.43
795–1560	1120	85-90%	63	146.00–173.00	$155.82	$1,745	+2.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1965	1634	75-80%	27	155.00–182.00	$167.15	$2,731	—
1295–2070	1728	75-80%	19	144.00–165.00	$155.06	$2,679	-3.02
1835	1835	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,018	-35.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2130	1537	14	149.00–186.00	$171.64	$2,638	—
1320–2340	1733	19	200.00–221.00	$206.15	$3,573	—
1130–2505	1766	25	180.00–208.00	$193.34	$3,414	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,708
855–1380	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	184.00–208.00	$197.93	$2,090

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1130	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,175.00–2,500.00	$2,385.23
1045–1225	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,750.00	$2,455.52
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1040–1435	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,875.00–2,400.00	$2,216.00
1025–1395	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,075.00	$2,043.23
1175–1275	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,450.00	$2,994.39
1030–1621	1363	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	2,000.00–3,400.00	$2,721.80
1540	1540	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–810	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,700.00	$1,636.72
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,224	—

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1750	1750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	182.50	$182.50	$794	—
520	520	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,001	—
845	845	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,521	—
875–895	885	2	153.00–180.00	$166.65	$1,475	-3.35
915–945	932	3	187.00–199.00	$192.03	$1,790	+16.40
1005–1035	1020	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,836	+2.48

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1385	1268	6	170.00–188.00	$175.95	$2,231	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	—
530	530	1	132.50	$132.50	$702	-17.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	215.00	$215.00	$624	+12.50
395	395	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,215	—
400–417	411	4	190.00–280.00	$241.13	$991	—
462	462	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,294	—
523–535	529	4	165.00–260.00	$213.04	$1,127	—
570–575	572	5	253.00–265.00	$260.17	$1,488	+77.67
635–642	640	3	202.50–255.00	$237.63	$1,521	—
687	687	4	258.50	$258.50	$1,776	—
703–745	717	3	190.00–218.00	$208.30	$1,494	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	180.00	$180.00	$810	—
750	750	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,088	—

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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.