Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.58/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 690 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $118.00/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 518 lb · 25 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.25/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 670 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 449 772
Feeder cattle 286 351 611
Slaughter cattle 45 60 138
Replacement cattle 31 38 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly with gains and losses. CME futures traded lower this week causing demand to be less stable. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 148.00 $148.00 $488 —
377 377 8 143.00 $143.00 $539 —
470 470 2 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
557 557 2 126.00 $126.00 $702 -4.00
600 600 2 124.00 $124.00 $744 —
658–692 690 37 128.50–130.00 $128.58 $887 —
717 717 7 121.50 $121.50 $871 -9.55
756 756 4 125.00 $125.00 $945 —
873 873 5 112.00 $112.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 6 124.50 $124.50 $825 +2.50
855 855 3 107.00 $107.00 $915 —
955 955 1 97.00 $97.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 125.00 $125.00 $406 —
366 366 6 127.00 $127.00 $465 -4.00
411 411 6 123.00 $123.00 $506 -2.00
452 452 7 120.00 $120.00 $542 -2.03
514–537 522 9 111.00–116.00 $112.72 $588 -3.28
555–585 564 13 108.00–114.00 $109.91 $620 -5.84
670 670 25 118.25 $118.25 $792 +3.25
750–753 751 11 106.00–108.50 $107.14 $805 —
850 850 3 96.00 $96.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 110.00 $110.00 $471 -4.00
478 478 2 101.00 $101.00 $483 —
593 593 3 106.50 $106.50 $632 -3.50
653 653 2 108.50 $108.50 $709 —
733 733 2 85.00 $85.00 $623 -23.00
805 805 1 102.00 $102.00 $821 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 133.00 $133.00 $549 +1.00
469 469 9 130.50 $130.50 $612 +0.50
518 518 25 118.00 $118.00 $611 -4.50
571 571 8 115.00 $115.00 $657 -6.00
626 626 4 116.00 $116.00 $726 -2.29
707 707 6 108.00 $108.00 $764 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 131.00 $131.00 $511 —
440 440 2 110.00 $110.00 $484 -8.00
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -1.35
677 677 2 102.00 $102.00 $691 —
945 945 1 84.00 $84.00 $794 —
990 990 3 85.00 $85.00 $842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1344 1206 80-85% 3 45.00–46.00 $45.26 $546 —
1005–1400 1213 80-85% 14 45.00–55.00 $51.00 $619 —
1526 1526 80-85% 10 56.25 $56.25 $858 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1067 85-90% 3 40.50–45.00 $43.59 $465 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2025 1775 2 76.00–78.50 $77.07 $1,368 —
1864–2040 1938 3 84.50–85.50 $85.00 $1,647 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–950 900 (<2 yrs)Open 3 55.00–63.00 $57.98 $522

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1150–1275 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 550.00–875.00 $780.38
1200–1300 1259 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 770.00–980.00 $888.39
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00 $730.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,280.00 $1,280.00 +180.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —

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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.