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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.85/cwt ≈ $860/hd at 730 lb · 144 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.59/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 719 lb · 116 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.49/cwt ≈ $1,003/hd at 787 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,305 470 1,307
Feeder cattle 1,167 375 1,166
Slaughter cattle 103 55 125
Replacement cattle 35 40 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Christmas Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 150.00 $150.00 $546 -20.00
413 413 2 155.00 $155.00 $640 +15.00
460 460 6 146.00 $146.00 $672 +6.00
503–513 509 22 137.50–140.00 $138.51 $705 +4.23
562–578 569 17 130.00–131.25 $130.73 $744 +0.73
602–639 618 56 130.00–134.00 $131.92 $815 —
659–664 660 27 131.00–132.00 $131.11 $865 +5.61
667–696 value added 681 45 133.50–136.25 $134.62 $917 —
700–727 716 20 125.50–131.00 $128.29 $919 +4.29
713–740 value added 720 96 134.00–135.75 $134.69 $970 +2.44
780 780 11 122.75 $122.75 $957 —
786–788 value added 788 69 128.00–129.25 $128.24 $1,011 —
800 800 12 125.75 $125.75 $1,006 —
828 value added 828 11 129.50 $129.50 $1,072 —
855 value added 855 12 124.75 $124.75 $1,067 —
923 923 14 119.25 $119.25 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 5 116.00 $116.00 $686 —
622 622 7 127.00 $127.00 $790 —
825 825 2 110.00–118.00 $114.00 $940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 9 130.00 $130.00 $488 -2.00
423 423 10 126.50 $126.50 $535 -4.50
465–494 483 27 123.50–128.50 $125.53 $606 -1.47
502–541 525 37 122.00–129.25 $124.78 $655 +2.78
538 value added 538 20 130.00 $130.00 $699 —
567–591 572 52 119.50–123.00 $121.18 $693 -2.32
608–624 622 42 119.00–122.50 $120.52 $750 +7.52
658–660 659 8 117.00–118.75 $118.09 $778 —
689 value added 689 34 122.25 $122.25 $842 —
720 720 35 116.50 $116.50 $839 —
715–744 value added 733 109 117.50–120.00 $118.28 $867 —
808–812 value added 810 54 114.25–114.75 $114.50 $927 —
810–831 824 21 112.00–115.00 $114.02 $940 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 9 116.50 $116.50 $493 -7.50
490 490 7 111.00 $111.00 $544 —
577 577 11 121.00 $121.00 $698 +6.50
600 value added 600 17 121.25 $121.25 $728 —
605–626 617 24 108.00–116.00 $112.84 $696 +7.84
652 652 1 97.00 $97.00 $632 +1.68
700–713 711 15 102.00–105.50 $105.04 $747 —
900 900 2 103.00 $103.00 $927 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–363 360 4 150.00–151.00 $150.24 $541 -27.76
421 421 6 145.00 $145.00 $610 -8.92
468 468 6 137.00 $137.00 $641 -3.00
524 524 6 125.00 $125.00 $655 -8.00
620 620 10 119.00 $119.00 $738 +3.38
664 664 1 115.00 $115.00 $764 —
717–741 726 31 107.00–108.25 $107.45 $780 +1.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 8 115.00 $115.00 $590 +1.00
585 585 2 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
645 645 2 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
651 651 2 102.00 $102.00 $664 —
823 823 2 95.00 $95.00 $782 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1147 80-85% 3 35.00–38.00 $36.05 $413 —
1141–1500 1270 80-85% 3 57.00 $57.00 $724 —
1000–1680 1343 80-85% 58 44.00–55.00 $51.04 $685 +1.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1035 983 85-90% 11 32.00–38.00 $35.89 $353 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–2155 1751 75-80% 8 52.00–54.50 $52.77 $924 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2255 1834 9 83.00–96.00 $89.80 $1,647 —
1850–2050 1947 3 99.00–106.00 $101.68 $1,980 +12.58

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1000 917 (<2 yrs)Open 6 57.00–82.00 $67.59 $620

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1135 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–910.00 $825.69
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1025–1250 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,020.00 $1,017.09
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00

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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 1 675.00 $675.00 —
1265–1300 1283 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,475.00 $1,449.66 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -110.00

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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.