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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.90/cwt ≈ $1,122/hd at 913 lb · 114 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.70/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 805 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.16/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 671 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 283 989
Feeder cattle 626 220 859
Slaughter cattle 20 48 88
Replacement cattle 12 15 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 159.00 $159.00 $525 -15.73
400 400 2 158.00 $158.00 $632 +13.49
466 value added 466 11 159.00 $159.00 $741 —
470 470 2 143.00 $143.00 $672 +4.73
515–528 519 11 135.50–140.00 $136.75 $710 +2.75
572–579 576 19 135.00–138.00 $136.90 $789 +7.47
620 value added 620 6 136.50 $136.50 $846 —
600–644 627 18 132.50–135.00 $134.00 $840 +3.00
655–682 value added 669 34 133.50–135.75 $134.60 $900 —
668–678 676 17 133.00–134.25 $133.29 $901 +8.08
702 value added 702 11 133.25 $133.25 $935 —
708–747 734 9 123.75–125.00 $124.15 $911 —
752–777 769 36 125.25–126.00 $125.49 $965 -1.51
817–836 822 35 121.50–122.50 $122.07 $1,003 —
913 value added 913 114 122.90 $122.90 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 4 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
823 823 3 117.50 $117.50 $967 —
858 858 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,017 —
910 910 1 100.00 $100.00 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 132.00 $132.00 $465 -7.00
426 426 4 140.00 $140.00 $596 +8.15
460 value added 460 10 138.00 $138.00 $635 —
462–494 476 21 130.00–136.50 $133.61 $636 +4.66
530–548 537 13 120.50–124.50 $122.07 $656 -4.79
556 556 4 120.00 $120.00 $667 +1.42
606 value added 606 15 124.00 $124.00 $751 —
605–643 628 15 118.50–121.50 $120.34 $756 +4.48
668–682 677 14 118.50–122.50 $121.09 $820 +5.59
719–735 731 27 116.50–118.50 $117.99 $863 +4.49
805 value added 805 61 118.70 $118.70 $956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 121.00 $121.00 $454 -6.00
410 410 2 123.00 $123.00 $504 —
545 545 1 112.00 $112.00 $610 -2.85
608–628 614 10 108.00–115.50 $113.20 $695 +7.20
660 660 4 105.00 $105.00 $693 —
715 715 1 82.00 $82.00 $586 —
760 760 8 114.50 $114.50 $870 —
858–885 862 7 90.00–111.00 $107.92 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 158.00 $158.00 $526 —
468 468 2 142.00 $142.00 $665 +1.00
530 530 5 124.00 $124.00 $657 -5.00
620 620 10 117.00 $117.00 $725 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 121.00 $121.00 $593 —
780 780 3 99.00 $99.00 $772 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1453 1283 80-85% 11 54.00–60.00 $55.87 $717 —
1658 1658 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,061 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 75-80% 5 58.50 $58.50 $942 —
1785 1785 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,107 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1500 1445 2 85.00–90.00 $87.40 $1,263 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 (<2 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $959

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1125 1106 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00 $950.00
1075–1246 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,020.00 $928.74
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.