Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.36/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 565 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.00/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 613 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.00/cwt ≈ $697/hd at 567 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 837 1,305 1,177
Feeder cattle 739 1,167 1,008
Slaughter cattle 68 103 108
Replacement cattle 30 35 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeders steers and heifers 700 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Rising corn and soybean prices are pressuring yearling prices 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
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 +15.00
400–447 411 13 155.00–160.00 $156.26 $642 +1.26
463 463 9 143.50 $143.50 $664 -2.50
500–519 508 9 138.00–142.00 $139.81 $710 +1.30
500–520 value added 508 8 145.00–150.00 $148.08 $752 —
553–594 565 57 135.00–139.50 $136.81 $773 +6.08
567 value added 567 10 140.50 $140.50 $797 —
624 624 5 135.00 $135.00 $842 +3.08
655–687 677 35 124.00–127.00 $125.82 $852 -5.29
709–730 721 22 124.00–127.00 $125.79 $907 -2.50
750–784 766 26 120.00–130.00 $124.81 $956 +2.06
848 848 3 114.00 $114.00 $967 —
930 930 2 107.00 $107.00 $995 -12.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 137.00 $137.00 $577 —
525–526 526 10 118.00–134.00 $132.40 $696 —
580 580 2 125.00 $125.00 $725 +9.00
610–646 626 11 118.50–126.50 $122.52 $767 -4.48
685 685 2 112.00 $112.00 $767 —
839 839 4 113.00 $113.00 $948 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
312 fancy 312 1 140.00 $140.00 $437 —
343 343 6 133.00 $133.00 $456 —
419 419 20 132.50 $132.50 $555 +6.00
464 464 24 126.00 $126.00 $585 +0.47
526 value added 526 11 125.00 $125.00 $658 -5.00
518–545 527 20 118.00–121.50 $119.27 $629 -5.51
554 554 4 120.00 $120.00 $665 -1.18
600–627 613 52 112.00–123.50 $118.00 $723 -2.52
657–668 660 22 116.50–120.00 $119.03 $786 +0.94
736 736 12 113.00 $113.00 $832 -3.50
751 751 5 113.00 $113.00 $849 —
813 813 6 101.50 $101.50 $825 -12.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 —
433–434 433 13 114.00–121.00 $117.77 $510 +1.27
509–541 527 30 112.00–117.50 $115.22 $607 —
563–589 568 38 109.00–116.50 $114.74 $652 -6.26
680 680 2 113.00 $113.00 $768 +16.00
702–711 709 11 105.50–109.00 $106.45 $755 +1.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
364 364 7 153.00 $153.00 $557 +2.76
408 408 4 145.00 $145.00 $592 ±0.00
472 472 16 140.00 $140.00 $661 +3.00
507 507 20 128.00 $128.00 $649 +3.00
567 567 41 123.00 $123.00 $697 —
627 627 20 117.50 $117.50 $737 -1.50
650 650 2 110.00 $110.00 $715 -5.00
725 725 21 107.00 $107.00 $776 -0.45
768 768 6 107.00 $107.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 140.00 $140.00 $487 —
427 427 4 137.00 $137.00 $585 —
465 465 1 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
504–530 520 21 114.00–115.00 $114.63 $596 -0.37
606 606 8 112.00 $112.00 $679 —
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 -2.00
725 725 7 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
809 809 7 96.00 $96.00 $777 +1.00
931 931 2 105.00 $105.00 $978 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1264 1205 80-85% 7 33.00–43.00 $38.86 $468 —
1020–1610 1311 80-85% 36 45.00–57.00 $50.82 $666 -0.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 29.00 $29.00 $261 —
975–1005 990 85-90% 2 33.00–43.00 $38.08 $377 +2.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1558 1267 6 65.00–77.00 $72.80 $922 —
1465–2170 1808 11 84.00–96.00 $89.90 $1,625 +0.10
2100–2160 2130 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $2,141 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 86.00 $86.00 $731
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 68.00 $68.00 $643

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1130 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 780.00–840.00 $825.30
1100–1520 1322 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 840.00–880.00 $863.28
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,030.00 $1,030.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 +275.00

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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.