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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

1,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.00/cwt ≈ $1,096/hd at 843 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.26/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 525 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.99/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 576 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,137 789 947
Feeder cattle 990 656 742
Slaughter cattle 89 89 174
Replacement cattle 58 44 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
362 362 7 145.00 $145.00 $525 —
403–410 407 12 142.00–147.00 $144.94 $590 -9.23
463–468 466 6 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $664 —
509–532 515 18 136.00–143.00 $138.01 $711 +3.97
552–571 564 15 131.00–134.50 $133.80 $755 -0.26
613 613 16 126.50 $126.50 $775 -4.13
635 fancy 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 —
659–684 671 17 124.50–131.00 $125.52 $842 -2.14
713–738 721 13 120.00–121.00 $120.32 $868 -3.16
763 763 7 120.00 $120.00 $916 -5.35
843 843 61 130.00 $130.00 $1,096 —
860–866 865 32 120.00 $120.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 6 125.00 $125.00 $666 —
567 567 2 114.00 $114.00 $646 -4.63
620–623 621 8 110.00–122.00 $117.49 $730 -10.51
953 953 12 114.00 $114.00 $1,086 —

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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 9 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
366–373 368 18 121.00–133.00 $128.95 $475 +2.95
400–421 417 17 128.00–130.00 $128.34 $535 +0.34
466 466 27 126.00 $126.00 $587 ±0.00
510–512 512 31 120.00–123.00 $122.90 $629 -2.60
548–549 value added 548 17 127.50–131.00 $129.56 $710 —
560–593 576 46 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $697 -0.26
615–625 624 27 112.00–119.00 $112.77 $704 -8.95
656 value added 656 20 123.50 $123.50 $810 —
708–742 725 24 111.00–114.00 $113.00 $819 —
829 829 18 110.50 $110.50 $916 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–438 430 19 112.00–115.00 $113.61 $489 -7.39
483–493 490 13 106.50–120.00 $110.60 $542 —
508–535 521 19 106.00–114.00 $112.75 $587 -1.25
553–592 580 23 105.00–117.50 $108.81 $631 -11.19
606 606 8 104.00 $104.00 $630 -10.22
688 688 2 94.00 $94.00 $647 -22.75
714 714 24 103.50 $103.50 $739 -4.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 11 147.00 $147.00 $441 —
363 363 3 145.00 $145.00 $526 —
422 422 9 140.00 $140.00 $591 -11.00
458 458 17 138.00 $138.00 $632 +1.50
513 513 28 125.50 $125.50 $644 -0.50
560–564 563 30 122.00–133.00 $124.92 $703 +1.17
630 630 24 114.00 $114.00 $718 ±0.00
712 712 19 105.00 $105.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 128.00 $128.00 $433 —
370 370 1 133.00 $133.00 $492 -1.02
441 441 7 121.00 $121.00 $534 -22.00
500–544 512 15 116.00–120.00 $118.87 $609 +0.93
560 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 +10.00
625 625 7 108.00 $108.00 $675 +1.00
650 650 8 100.00 $100.00 $650 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 101.00 $101.00 $431 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1050 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 810.00–1,100.00 $966.15 —
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912–1200 1067 80-85% 3 40.00–44.00 $41.50 $443 —
1110 1110 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $666 —
900–1575 1215 80-85% 38 45.00–57.00 $50.62 $615 +3.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1542–2090 1589 75-80% 13 53.00–55.00 $53.36 $848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
904 904 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $271 +5.00
900–1040 953 85-90% 8 32.00–42.50 $35.72 $340 -2.24
960 960 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $432 +7.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1915 1808 2 70.50–73.50 $72.09 $1,303 -6.79
1180–2350 1895 11 78.00–89.00 $83.81 $1,588 —
2247 2247 1 93.50 $93.50 $2,101 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1140 1035 (<2 yrs)Open 2 62.00–65.00 $63.35 $656

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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) 1 750.00 $750.00
1085–1400 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 700.00–1,250.00 $839.92
988–1400 1309 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 680.00–910.00 $793.03
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 720.00 $720.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 680.00 $680.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–890 888 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $724.93

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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
1090–1156 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,270.00 $1,066.17 —

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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.