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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.88/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 773 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.78/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 731 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.71/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 629 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 963 892
Feeder cattle 656 822 808
Slaughter cattle 89 110 65
Replacement cattle 44 31 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to last weeks Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–434 411 6 151.00–160.00 $154.17 $634 -7.83
503–549 525 17 131.50–136.50 $134.04 $704 -8.87
561–573 564 29 133.75–135.00 $134.06 $756 -2.35
601–646 624 16 130.00–131.50 $130.63 $815 +1.27
668–684 675 30 127.00–128.00 $127.66 $862 -3.87
702–725 714 14 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $882 -6.68
741 value added 741 23 132.00 $132.00 $978 —
754–772 value added 767 46 133.25–134.75 $134.30 $1,030 —
773–795 790 17 124.00–125.75 $125.35 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 122.00 $122.00 $445 —
440 440 2 140.00 $140.00 $616 +18.00
572–591 580 12 110.00–125.00 $118.63 $688 —
637 637 11 128.00 $128.00 $815 —
658 658 6 125.00 $125.00 $822 +4.00
770 770 1 108.00 $108.00 $832 -13.14
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 +0.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 144.00 $144.00 $408 +7.00
355 355 2 126.00 $126.00 $447 -9.50
428 428 10 128.00 $128.00 $548 -5.50
454–468 460 22 126.00 $126.00 $580 -1.46
518 518 21 125.50 $125.50 $650 -1.19
557–593 580 24 120.00–124.00 $121.25 $703 +1.57
617–624 619 13 120.00–122.50 $121.72 $753 +5.37
636 value added 636 20 125.00 $125.00 $795 —
773 773 22 122.50 $122.50 $947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 5 121.00 $121.00 $506 +11.00
501 501 4 114.00 $114.00 $571 -5.00
583 583 13 120.00 $120.00 $700 +3.00
616–647 618 26 110.00–116.00 $114.22 $706 +5.22
665–693 685 12 115.00–118.00 $116.75 $800 +3.75
702–718 705 14 106.00–114.50 $107.85 $760 +2.85
805 805 3 93.00–100.00 $97.67 $786 -7.33
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 93.00 $93.00 $476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
360–385 368 4 121.00–142.00 $134.02 $493 -3.98
415 415 2 143.00 $143.00 $593 +20.00
521–522 521 16 117.50–118.50 $117.94 $614 —
590 590 2 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
629 629 12 107.00 $107.00 $673 -4.82
690 690 15 107.50 $107.50 $742 —
826 826 9 93.00 $93.00 $768 +1.00
938 938 2 86.00 $86.00 $807 —
984 984 1 84.00 $84.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 152.00 $152.00 $517 —
410 410 5 151.00 $151.00 $619 -4.00
454 454 7 136.50 $136.50 $620 +2.50
519 519 11 126.00 $126.00 $654 -3.24
556 556 15 123.75 $123.75 $688 -1.60
635 635 9 114.00 $114.00 $724 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 42.50 $42.50 $495 —
1010–1575 1248 80-85% 40 42.50–53.50 $47.53 $593 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $690 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1463–1725 1485 75-80% 12 51.00–55.00 $51.39 $763 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $225 —
900–1155 968 85-90% 6 35.00–42.50 $37.96 $367 -3.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1910 1806 6 75.00–81.00 $78.88 $1,425 —
2100 2100 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,869 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1050 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 2 60.00–65.00 $62.44 $640

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1085–1200 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 580.00–740.00 $664.03
1010–1285 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–840.00 $787.19
1100–1300 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 760.00–890.00 $848.15
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
900–930 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 675.00–690.00 $682.02

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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
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —

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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.