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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.69/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 521 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.41/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 569 lb · 43 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.16/cwt -6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 728 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 963 870 1,051
Feeder cattle 822 712 901
Slaughter cattle 110 74 120
Replacement cattle 31 84 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
304 304 4 158.00 $158.00 $480 —
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 +20.00
440 440 1 162.00 $162.00 $713 —
465–481 469 15 140.00–145.00 $141.37 $663 -5.10
512–531 523 33 140.00–145.00 $142.91 $747 +0.46
552–591 569 43 131.50–138.50 $136.41 $776 +2.34
621–649 628 31 127.00–133.00 $129.36 $812 +4.36
657–690 680 22 128.50–133.00 $131.53 $894 +5.34
717–739 728 41 127.50–133.00 $130.16 $948 —
753 753 9 123.00 $123.00 $926 —
821 821 9 122.50 $122.50 $1,006 —
900 900 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 2 122.00 $122.00 $544 —
525–539 536 14 116.00–138.00 $133.38 $715 —
661 661 12 121.00 $121.00 $800 —
723 723 2 115.00 $115.00 $831 -5.00
758–780 762 5 110.00–124.00 $121.14 $923 —
815–845 835 3 112.00–115.00 $114.02 $952 +4.02
998 998 6 104.00 $104.00 $1,038 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1236 1236 13 98.00 $98.00 $1,211 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 125.00 $125.00 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 6 137.00 $137.00 $371 -2.00
304–310 306 4 136.00–137.00 $136.75 $418 —
360 360 22 135.50 $135.50 $488 +2.00
410 410 13 133.50 $133.50 $547 +4.50
459–492 474 28 126.50–128.50 $127.46 $604 +4.96
510–541 521 55 125.00–127.50 $126.69 $660 +7.69
556–573 567 35 117.00–125.00 $119.68 $679 -2.99
628–636 629 35 115.00–120.50 $116.35 $732 +2.60
685 685 12 122.00 $122.00 $836 +6.00
701–705 702 25 116.00–117.50 $117.14 $822 +0.91
891 891 9 108.00 $108.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 123.00 $123.00 $424 —
383 383 2 127.00 $127.00 $486 +4.00
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 -6.50
453 453 3 120.00 $120.00 $544 +12.00
527 527 8 119.00 $119.00 $627 +4.00
591 591 6 117.00 $117.00 $691 +2.47
618 618 6 109.00 $109.00 $674 +5.00
652 652 6 113.00 $113.00 $737 —
719 719 15 105.00 $105.00 $755 —
801 801 5 105.00 $105.00 $841 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 5 107.00 $107.00 $535 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 158.00 $158.00 $480 —
368 368 17 155.00 $155.00 $570 +5.00
418 418 2 155.00 $155.00 $648 +12.00
472 472 7 134.00 $134.00 $632 -2.50
500–510 505 28 128.50–130.00 $129.24 $653 -1.68
571–576 574 16 124.50–126.00 $125.35 $720 -0.15
632 632 24 120.00 $120.00 $758 +2.75
718 718 28 110.00 $110.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 7 140.00–144.00 $143.43 $430 —
363–390 379 5 138.00 $138.00 $523 +14.00
446 446 3 123.00 $123.00 $549 +10.00
608–629 619 25 106.00–115.00 $111.82 $692 +3.86
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —
829 829 12 92.00 $92.00 $763 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1210 1138 80-85% 5 37.00–43.50 $40.35 $459 —
900–1610 1374 80-85% 41 45.50–55.50 $51.99 $714 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1045 952 85-90% 10 34.50–45.50 $41.32 $393 +3.30
1010 1010 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $475 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1610 1577 75-80% 3 48.00–53.50 $51.37 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 66.00 $66.00 $742 —
1320–2135 1611 7 75.00–84.50 $78.84 $1,270 —
1730–2400 2065 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,858 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1215 1063 (<2 yrs)Open 3 62.00–72.00 $67.82 $721

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00 $560.00
1000–1165 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 685.00–950.00 $858.84
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00 $700.00

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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.