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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.95/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 470 lb · 27 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.00/cwt +9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 750 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.43/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 591 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 676 1,229
Feeder cattle 220 595 1,152
Slaughter cattle 48 51 57
Replacement cattle 15 30 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady to 2.00 higher on a lite test. Moderate to good demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 327 4 161.00–179.00 $174.73 $571 —
365 365 1 166.00 $166.00 $606 -5.96
410–415 413 2 143.00–146.00 $144.51 $597 —
450–455 451 4 133.00–146.00 $138.27 $624 -9.86
520 520 5 134.00 $134.00 $697 +3.00
553–598 591 18 128.00–132.50 $129.43 $765 -1.38
648 648 11 131.00 $131.00 $849 +4.75
650–689 681 5 124.00–125.50 $125.21 $853 -2.29
750 750 20 127.00 $127.00 $952 +9.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 142.00 $142.00 $348 —
280 280 1 131.00 $131.00 $367 -34.00
359 359 6 139.00 $139.00 $499 -0.50
408–440 417 11 129.00–133.00 $131.85 $550 +2.85
456–490 470 27 127.50–132.50 $128.95 $606 +6.45
510–535 530 5 120.00–128.50 $126.86 $672 +3.17
570–585 579 5 117.00–121.00 $118.58 $687 +5.58
606–624 616 17 114.00–117.50 $115.86 $714 +3.66
680 680 3 115.50 $115.50 $785 +0.83
739 739 4 113.50 $113.50 $839 -0.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 127.00 $127.00 $451 -3.50
455 455 2 118.00 $118.00 $537 —
535–547 545 6 109.00–116.00 $114.85 $626 +2.31
603 603 2 106.00 $106.00 $639 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 176.00 $176.00 $484 —
370 370 4 155.00 $155.00 $574 ±0.00
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 ±0.00
468 468 4 141.00 $141.00 $660 +3.50
522 522 6 129.00 $129.00 $673 +12.00
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 +1.50
641 641 7 114.00 $114.00 $731 +1.00
724 724 6 105.00 $105.00 $760 +2.00
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $445 —
870 870 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $218 —
855–1175 1002 85-90% 9 31.00–45.50 $39.18 $393 +6.33
875–1056 1026 85-90% 6 46.00 $46.00 $472 +13.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1425 1306 80-85% 4 43.50–50.00 $46.52 $608 -9.48
1200–1625 1398 80-85% 13 51.00–55.75 $54.13 $757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1475 1429 75-80% 13 51.00–57.00 $53.86 $770 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1335 1298 3 61.50–77.00 $70.21 $911 —
1465–1790 1632 3 98.00–102.00 $100.66 $1,643 —
1585–1705 1645 2 81.50 $81.50 $1,341 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
975 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 920.00 $920.00
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 780.00 $780.00 —

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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.