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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.23/cwt +12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 705 lb · 59 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.43/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 674 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.46/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 525 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 361 774
Feeder cattle 712 266 657
Slaughter cattle 74 65 88
Replacement cattle 84 30 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
357 357 10 150.00 $150.00 $536 —
458–480 467 5 144.00–150.00 $146.47 $684 —
507–545 525 37 138.50–147.00 $142.45 $748 +2.45
566–567 566 14 131.50–136.00 $134.07 $759 +4.07
623–627 626 15 123.00–126.00 $125.00 $782 -0.50
669 value added 669 10 132.00 $132.00 $883 —
650–679 675 37 122.00–130.00 $126.19 $852 +1.19
705 value added 705 38 136.75 $136.75 $964 —
817 value added 817 27 126.25 $126.25 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 124.00 $124.00 $444 —
717 717 5 120.00 $120.00 $860 —
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
915 915 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,016 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 7 139.00 $139.00 $402 —
372 372 10 133.50 $133.50 $497 +0.50
439 439 3 129.00 $129.00 $566 +1.00
473 473 14 122.50 $122.50 $579 +0.83
500–519 value added 516 27 125.50–126.00 $125.93 $650 —
540 540 15 119.00 $119.00 $643 -5.00
555–596 579 24 120.00–127.00 $122.67 $710 —
600 value added 600 17 123.50 $123.50 $741 —
648 648 10 113.75 $113.75 $737 +3.00
655 value added 655 10 121.50 $121.50 $796 —
659 659 10 116.00 $116.00 $764 —
700–711 705 59 110.00–122.00 $116.23 $819 +12.49
800 value added 800 20 119.00 $119.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 123.00 $123.00 $451 +9.30
419 419 7 116.50 $116.50 $488 +8.02
488 488 5 108.00 $108.00 $527 -10.00
508 508 10 115.00 $115.00 $584 +6.22
565–580 566 20 114.50–115.00 $114.53 $648 +3.53
614 614 12 104.00 $104.00 $639 —
850 850 1 110.00 $110.00 $935 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 12 153.00 $153.00 $441 —
358 358 5 150.00 $150.00 $537 +3.17
420 420 12 143.00 $143.00 $601 +2.00
468 468 16 136.50 $136.50 $639 +3.18
510–511 510 19 127.50–132.50 $130.92 $668 —
563 563 12 125.50 $125.50 $707 +4.80
630 630 24 117.25 $117.25 $739 +1.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 124.00 $124.00 $444 +29.00
430 430 1 113.00 $113.00 $486 -1.00
514–530 523 16 113.00–115.00 $114.14 $597 +8.45
602–632 626 15 107.00–112.00 $107.96 $676 —
860 860 6 87.00 $87.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1645 1211 80-85% 40 47.00–55.00 $51.88 $628 +11.69
1130–1400 1258 80-85% 6 35.00–44.50 $40.95 $515 -10.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1484–1670 1501 75-80% 15 48.50–55.75 $54.82 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1020 953 85-90% 5 35.00–40.50 $38.02 $362 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1345 1273 2 70.00–74.00 $72.11 $918 —
1250–1760 1513 3 72.50–82.50 $77.22 $1,168 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1010 933 (<2 yrs)Open 3 55.00–70.00 $60.10 $561

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1100 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 690.00–870.00 $754.44
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1000–1350 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 630.00–800.00 $724.21
1125–1455 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 750.00–1,045.00 $911.29
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–950 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 611.00–640.00 $625.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 963 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–790.00 $770.78
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1485 1485 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.