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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.30/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 832 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.07/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 711 lb · 55 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.50/cwt ≈ $978/hd at 854 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 676 837 768
Feeder cattle 595 739 689
Slaughter cattle 51 68 61
Replacement cattle 30 30 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. All other feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
255 255 1 182.50 $182.50 $465 —
375–385 380 2 169.00–175.00 $171.96 $653 +6.96
458–460 459 8 147.00–150.00 $148.13 $680 +4.63
500 500 2 131.00 $131.00 $655 -8.81
558–594 578 36 129.50–131.50 $130.81 $756 -6.00
624–625 624 10 125.50–128.00 $126.25 $788 -8.75
660 660 3 127.50 $127.50 $842 +1.68
704–711 value added 709 46 127.00–127.50 $127.16 $902 —
712–725 720 9 120.50 $120.50 $868 -5.29
750–793 774 17 115.50–118.50 $117.78 $912 -7.03
832 value added 832 63 123.30 $123.30 $1,026 —
881 881 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,013 —
938 938 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,013 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 155.00 $155.00 $561 —
417 417 4 134.00 $134.00 $559 -3.00
458 458 6 140.00 $140.00 $641 —
500 500 2 124.00 $124.00 $620 -8.40
578–583 581 8 110.00–126.50 $118.21 $687 -6.79
659–671 666 9 115.00–121.00 $118.36 $788 +6.36
718–733 727 7 116.50–118.00 $117.14 $852 —
760 760 11 117.00 $117.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 -5.00
304 304 5 147.50 $147.50 $448 —
335–344 fancy 338 9 150.00–160.00 $153.79 $520 +13.79
355 fancy 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 —
366 366 7 139.50 $139.50 $511 —
400 400 5 129.00 $129.00 $516 -3.50
473 473 6 122.50 $122.50 $579 -3.50
510–548 533 13 120.00–126.00 $123.69 $659 +4.42
564 564 10 113.00 $113.00 $637 -7.00
620–647 636 17 111.00–114.00 $112.20 $714 -5.80
659–660 659 9 114.50–115.00 $114.67 $756 -4.36
690 value added 690 28 117.50 $117.50 $811 —
700–728 714 26 110.00–114.75 $113.98 $814 +0.98
792 792 5 114.00 $114.00 $903 —
854 value added 854 41 114.50 $114.50 $978 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 130.50 $130.50 $509 —
418–445 428 8 118.00–120.00 $118.78 $508 +1.01
493 493 2 107.00 $107.00 $528 —
510–525 519 12 109.00–115.00 $112.54 $584 -2.68
624 624 7 102.00 $102.00 $636 —
701–706 706 10 95.00–101.00 $100.40 $709 -6.05
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806 —
852 852 3 104.00 $104.00 $886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 169.00 $169.00 $512 -11.00
360 360 5 155.00 $155.00 $558 +2.00
415 415 3 140.00 $140.00 $581 -5.00
459 459 5 137.50 $137.50 $631 -2.50
505 505 12 117.00 $117.00 $591 -11.00
570 570 11 116.50 $116.50 $664 -6.50
643 643 12 113.00 $113.00 $727 -4.50
726 726 15 103.00 $103.00 $748 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 134.00 $134.00 $560 -3.00
457 457 2 110.00 $110.00 $503 -25.00
529 529 6 110.00 $110.00 $582 -4.63
587 587 5 110.00 $110.00 $646 —
622 622 2 105.00 $105.00 $653 -7.00
841 841 4 90.00 $90.00 $757 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1480 1212 80-85% 19 44.50–51.00 $46.13 $559 +7.27
1010–1420 1219 80-85% 7 40.00–43.00 $41.57 $507 +2.71
1320 1320 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $739 +5.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 9 54.00 $54.00 $788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $254 -12.08
990–1120 1034 85-90% 4 31.00–35.00 $32.85 $340 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,064 —
1290–2010 1553 6 86.00–96.00 $91.07 $1,414 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1130 1008 (<2 yrs)Open 2 55.00–82.00 $66.86 $674

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1100–1300 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–875.00 $791.11
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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) 1 820.00 $820.00
988–1000 994 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 870.00–900.00 $885.09

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 8 80.50 $80.50 $716 —

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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.