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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.75/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 780 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.44/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 504 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.88/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 623 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 744 362 1,096
Feeder cattle 593 286 962
Slaughter cattle 120 45 112
Replacement cattle 31 31 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 9 154.00 $154.00 $704 +24.00
516 516 8 125.00 $125.00 $645 —
527 value added 527 12 137.00 $137.00 $722 —
560 560 5 123.00 $123.00 $689 -3.00
618 618 4 121.00 $121.00 $748 -3.00
622–629 value added 624 32 132.50–135.00 $134.37 $838 —
713 713 7 120.00 $120.00 $856 -1.50
780 value added 780 66 126.75 $126.75 $989 —
800 800 7 115.00 $115.00 $920 —
946 946 12 113.50 $113.50 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
440 440 3 106.00 $106.00 $466 —
569 569 4 110.00 $110.00 $626 —
650–676 657 14 112.00–115.00 $114.12 $750 -10.38
703 703 6 116.00 $116.00 $815 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
850 850 2 105.00 $105.00 $892 -2.00
983 983 6 97.00 $97.00 $954 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 5 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
341 341 10 130.00 $130.00 $443 +5.00
418–429 426 17 123.00–123.20 $123.14 $525 +0.14
467 467 20 119.00 $119.00 $556 -1.00
502 502 16 120.00 $120.00 $602 +7.28
505 value added 505 20 128.00 $128.00 $646 —
562–564 563 21 108.00–116.00 $112.58 $634 +2.67
623–634 628 16 106.00–108.50 $107.40 $674 —
732 732 9 96.00 $96.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 337 5 111.00–114.00 $111.56 $376 —
372 372 5 122.00 $122.00 $454 —
454–467 459 8 105.00–108.00 $106.86 $490 +5.86
502–523 516 26 101.00–105.00 $102.91 $531 —
600–606 603 10 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $621 —
671 671 7 102.00 $102.00 $684 -6.50
825 825 2 95.00 $95.00 $784 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 166.00 $166.00 $481 —
360 360 8 141.00 $141.00 $508 —
415 415 7 134.00 $134.00 $556 +1.00
462 462 10 126.00 $126.00 $582 -4.50
521 521 9 117.50 $117.50 $612 -0.50
618–633 622 28 108.00–110.00 $109.42 $681 -6.58
713 713 6 97.00 $97.00 $692 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 -1.00
418–446 440 9 102.00–114.00 $104.53 $460 -5.47
508–516 513 14 105.50–107.00 $106.03 $544 —
555 555 2 100.00 $100.00 $555 —
631–634 633 11 99.00–102.00 $99.82 $632 -10.18
845 845 5 90.00 $90.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 920.00 $920.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1130 1120 80-85% 2 42.50–43.00 $42.75 $479 —
1000–1666 1305 80-85% 61 45.00–59.50 $53.45 $698 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1113 1022 85-90% 19 35.00–49.00 $44.90 $459 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1486–1678 1563 75-80% 4 50.50–52.50 $51.59 $806 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 74.50 $74.50 $1,144 —
1050–2225 1698 14 72.00–83.50 $77.63 $1,318 —
1765–2080 1923 2 85.00–85.50 $85.27 $1,640 +0.27

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
908–912 910 (<2 yrs)Open 4 58.00–79.00 $69.24 $630

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1100–1300 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 770.00–940.00 $863.99
1170–1265 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–840.00 $829.20
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 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 $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.