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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.77/cwt ≈ $669/hd at 573 lb · 25 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.05/cwt ≈ $944/hd at 720 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $118.26/cwt ≈ $607/hd at 513 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 678 1,046
Feeder cattle 351 — 909
Slaughter cattle 60 — 117
Replacement cattle 38 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
410–443 420 10 131.00–140.00 $137.15 $576
544 544 5 135.00 $135.00 $734
568 568 12 130.00 $130.00 $738
639 639 7 130.00 $130.00 $831
706–733 720 18 128.50–133.50 $131.05 $944
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
358 358 6 127.00 $127.00 $455
512 512 3 127.00 $127.00 $650
608 608 4 126.00 $126.00 $766
671 671 3 122.00 $122.00 $819
900 900 3 111.00 $111.00 $999

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
294 294 5 135.00 $135.00 $397
350 350 2 131.00 $131.00 $458
424 424 8 125.00 $125.00 $530
466–493 478 16 120.00–124.50 $122.03 $583
521 521 11 116.00 $116.00 $604
563 value added 563 6 120.00 $120.00 $676
574–585 576 19 115.00–118.50 $115.75 $667
600–638 622 7 112.50–116.50 $114.15 $710
668 668 6 115.00 $115.00 $768
705–707 706 5 112.00–114.00 $113.20 $799
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
365 365 1 117.00 $117.00 $427
449 449 8 114.00 $114.00 $512
511 511 5 112.00 $112.00 $572
590 590 3 110.00 $110.00 $649
700 700 10 108.00 $108.00 $756

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
293 293 2 150.00 $150.00 $440
368 368 5 143.00 $143.00 $526
420 420 1 132.00 $132.00 $554
458 458 7 130.00 $130.00 $595
508 508 8 122.50 $122.50 $622
560 560 10 121.00 $121.00 $678
604–637 618 12 118.00–118.50 $118.29 $731
723 723 9 112.00 $112.00 $810
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
438 438 2 118.00 $118.00 $517
495 495 2 115.00 $115.00 $569
506–525 513 17 115.00–120.50 $118.26 $607
608–631 623 6 110.00–112.00 $111.35 $694
796 796 10 100.00 $100.00 $796

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1008–1050 1029 80-85% 2 43.00–44.00 $43.49 $448
1000–1358 1180 80-85% 10 47.00–54.75 $51.23 $605
1265 1265 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $810
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1582 1582 75-80% 7 55.00 $55.00 $870
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1070 995 85-90% 6 35.00–47.00 $43.00 $428

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1200–1280 1240 2 62.00–68.00 $65.10 $807
1265–1975 1577 6 75.00–81.50 $78.42 $1,237
1840–1905 1873 2 83.50–85.00 $84.24 $1,578

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 63.00 $63.00 $536
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 64.00 $64.00 $640

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 730.00–880.00 $799.23
910–1260 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–880.00 $783.55
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1165–1260 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 910.00–990.00 $958.78
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.