Cattle.com

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

  1. Cattle.com
  2. Market Reports
  3. Kentucky
  4. Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Archived Report

5/13/2023

Total Run: 17,237

Market Notes

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls below 500 lbs sold unevenly steady ranging mostly 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Steers above 500 lbs were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower with instances to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower with good demand.

Supply included: 82% Feeder Cattle (37% Steers, 6% Dairy Steers, 41% Heifers, 16% Bulls, 0% Dairy Heifers); 14% Slaughter Cattle (0% Steers, 0% Dairy Steers, 0% Heifers, 87% Cows, 12% Bulls); 4% Replacement Cattle (8% Stock Cows, 53% Bred Cows, 5% Bred Heifers, 29% Cow-Calf Pairs, 5% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 42%.

LIVESTOCK SUMMARY Current Week Last Reported 5/1/2023 Last Year Total Receipts: 17,237 16,765 17,243 Feeder Cattle: 14,208(82.4%) 13,442(80.2%) 14,261(82.7%) Slaughter Cattle: 2,424(14.1%) 2,552(15.2%) 2,352(13.6%) Replacement Cattle: 605(3.5%) 771(4.6%) 630(3.7%)

Feeder Steers

Weight Min Avg Max Approx*
200-300 195 240 270 $601
300-400 180 243 275 $850
400-500 195 238 263 $1,072
500-600 170 239 276 $1,314
600-700 $--
700-800 $--

Feeder Heifers

Weight Min Avg Max Approx*
200-300 $--
300-400 $--
400-500 $--
500-600 $--
600-700 $--
700-800 $--

*Approx is the middle weight of the weight group multiplied by the mid point of the high and low for the group. It's meant as a quick method to see what cattle of that weight class are bringing per head.

Cows & Bulls

Type Min Avg Max
Slaughter Bulls $81 $117 $147

Total Run

2023-05-06
2023-05-20
View Full Report

Past Reports

Location