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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.50/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,798/hd at 787 lb · 70 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.00/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,720/hd at 886 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 539 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 fancy 208 2 740.00 $740.00 $1,539 —
260 fancy 260 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,820 +148.65
370 fancy 370 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,220 +68.81
390 390 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,184 +47.90
430 430 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,150 +7.39
490 490 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,303 +8.84
572 572 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,431 +7.81
787 value added 787 70 355.50 $355.50 $2,798 -11.14
875 875 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,078 -89.15
980 980 1 312.50 $312.50 $3,062 +15.45
1147 1147 46 274.00 $274.00 $3,143 +24.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,673 —
1885 1885 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,676 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,400 +5.68
330–345 338 2 262.50–435.00 $346.83 $1,172 -97.70
370 370 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 +7.74
405–425 411 4 410.00–440.00 $429.77 $1,766 +1.03
521 value added 521 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,084 +0.03
540 540 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 +3.99
886 value added 886 60 307.00 $307.00 $2,720 -12.00
1156 1156 48 254.00 $254.00 $2,936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 +5.67
480 480 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 -30.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 350.00 $350.00 $822 -156.49
250 250 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,375 +61.89
270 fancy 270 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,181 -106.71
355 fancy 355 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,917 +66.11
357 357 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,785 +21.75
457–485 471 6 272.50–420.00 $389.64 $1,835 -50.86
530–540 535 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 +2.12
555 555 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,942 -29.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,305 +15.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 385.00 $385.00 $886 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1300 1263 80-85% 2 110.00–129.00 $119.78 $1,513 —
1030–1790 1353 80-85% 55 170.00–212.00 $179.58 $2,430 —
1105–1725 1359 80-85% 9 140.00–154.00 $149.23 $2,028 —
1025–1795 1389 80-85% 56 154.00–170.00 $164.31 $2,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–915 865 85-90% 6 84.00–124.00 $103.45 $895 —
845–1325 1042 85-90% 13 110.00–139.00 $131.84 $1,374 +2.04
800–1585 1126 85-90% 48 127.00–155.00 $146.28 $1,647 —
795–1540 1194 85-90% 45 140.00–183.00 $163.36 $1,951 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,417 +13.88
1495–1855 1653 75-80% 4 159.00–169.00 $165.88 $2,742 —
1550–2010 1724 75-80% 9 175.00–194.00 $183.21 $3,159 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1840 1250 4 155.00–174.00 $166.54 $2,082 —
1390–1855 1572 8 175.00–195.00 $183.72 $2,888 —
1470–2190 1664 4 196.00–210.00 $202.05 $3,362 +15.38

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,361 —

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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.