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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $120.70/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 575 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.67/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 476 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.00/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 521 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 744 823
Feeder cattle 266 593 680
Slaughter cattle 65 120 123
Replacement cattle 30 31 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows 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
420–440 433 3 143.00–158.00 $147.85 $640 —
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 +15.00
566 566 9 130.00 $130.00 $736 +7.00
606 606 5 125.50 $125.50 $761 +4.50
653 653 6 125.00 $125.00 $816 —
731 731 9 126.00 $126.00 $921 +6.00
836 836 4 116.50 $116.50 $974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 105.00 $105.00 $892 ±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
300 300 5 137.00 $137.00 $411 —
352 352 3 133.00 $133.00 $468 —
420 420 5 128.00 $128.00 $538 +4.86
475–476 476 18 121.00–123.00 $121.67 $579 +2.67
521 521 16 124.00 $124.00 $646 +4.00
627 627 13 110.75 $110.75 $694 +3.35
735–745 738 4 100.00–105.00 $103.74 $766 +7.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 373 8 107.00–123.00 $113.70 $424 -8.30
425–438 432 2 107.00–110.00 $108.48 $469 —
453 453 3 118.00 $118.00 $535 +11.14
502–534 522 13 105.00–111.00 $108.78 $568 +5.87
580 580 3 111.00 $111.00 $644 —
652–695 666 3 100.00–101.00 $100.65 $670 -1.35
711 711 4 94.00 $94.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 153.00 $153.00 $483 —
353–358 356 5 142.00–150.00 $146.83 $523 +5.83
425 425 1 141.00 $141.00 $599 +7.00
483–495 487 6 132.00–134.00 $133.32 $649 +7.32
556–583 575 29 120.00–121.00 $120.70 $694 —
645 645 6 116.00 $116.00 $748 +6.58
727 727 4 96.00 $96.00 $698 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 116.00 $116.00 $336 —
390 390 2 95.00 $95.00 $370 -35.00
440 440 1 114.00 $114.00 $502 +9.47
490 490 2 121.00 $121.00 $593 —
510–535 518 3 105.00–107.00 $105.69 $547 -0.34
560–598 590 5 107.00–112.00 $107.95 $637 +7.95
700 700 1 88.00 $88.00 $616 —
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 835.00 $835.00 -85.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1332 1207 80-85% 4 32.00–43.00 $40.19 $485 —
912–1690 1282 80-85% 31 42.00–55.00 $51.25 $657 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912 912 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $274 —
914–1255 1041 85-90% 8 35.00–45.00 $41.21 $429 -3.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1446 1446 75-80% 9 56.00 $56.00 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 58.00 $58.00 $716 —
1120–1875 1561 6 74.00–84.50 $80.40 $1,255 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 (<2 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $735
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $956

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 980.00 $980.00
1000–1060 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–840.00 $744.87
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 860.00 $860.00
980–1355 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 730.00–840.00 $772.04
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1225–1300 1244 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–935.00 $899.72
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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) 3 820.00 $820.00

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00 —
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 110.00 $110.00 $444 —

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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.