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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.82/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 674 lb · 114 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.70/cwt ≈ $1,059/hd at 863 lb · 81 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.74/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 724 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 967 658 527
Feeder cattle 846 626 454
Slaughter cattle 91 20 45
Replacement cattle 30 12 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 158.00 $158.00 $427 —
350–398 383 7 156.00–165.00 $160.20 $614 —
415–420 418 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $650 -2.50
451 value added 451 19 165.00 $165.00 $744 +6.00
458–498 483 8 144.50–146.00 $145.03 $700 +2.03
517 517 5 144.00 $144.00 $744 +7.25
556–576 560 56 133.50–141.00 $138.87 $778 +1.97
621 621 5 129.50 $129.50 $804 -4.50
651–687 655 18 124.00–133.00 $128.48 $842 -4.81
712–730 724 70 120.00–125.00 $122.74 $889 -1.41
760–769 768 30 117.00–122.00 $121.51 $933 -3.98
801–842 830 42 116.00–123.50 $122.09 $1,013 +0.02
859 value added 859 63 122.90 $122.90 $1,056 —
877 877 18 122.00 $122.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
550 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 —
605 605 1 107.00 $107.00 $647 -19.00
660–690 675 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $739 —
735 735 3 111.00 $111.00 $816 —
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 -12.50
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 -8.50
905 905 1 95.00 $95.00 $860 -5.00
965 965 1 88.00 $88.00 $849 —
1010 1010 1 95.00 $95.00 $960 —
1055 1055 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,055 —

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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 1 132.00 $132.00 $350 —
275 fancy 275 3 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
346 346 11 144.00 $144.00 $498 —
370–375 373 2 123.00–126.00 $124.51 $464 -7.49
407–432 424 46 132.00–148.50 $143.54 $609 +3.54
457–465 459 27 140.50–144.75 $143.48 $659 +9.87
511–512 511 15 113.00–125.50 $119.66 $611 -2.41
552–588 567 45 116.50–125.00 $119.74 $679 -0.26
618–635 627 13 111.00–117.50 $113.96 $715 -6.38
671 value added 671 39 120.00 $120.00 $805 —
662–699 675 75 114.00–119.25 $118.20 $798 -2.89
728 728 21 108.00–118.25 $115.81 $843 -2.18
799 799 7 112.00 $112.00 $895 —
863 value added 863 69 116.00 $116.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 117.50 $117.50 $311 —
300 300 1 115.00 $115.00 $345 —
400–430 415 2 121.00–126.00 $123.59 $513 +0.59
496 496 9 125.00 $125.00 $620 —
505–535 525 3 111.00–112.00 $111.32 $584 -0.68
575 575 1 102.00 $102.00 $586 —
633 633 3 105.00 $105.00 $665 -8.20
735 735 1 94.00 $94.00 $691 +12.00
825–830 828 2 90.00–96.00 $92.99 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 161.00 $161.00 $470 —
325 325 1 177.00 $177.00 $575 +19.00
355–397 381 9 145.00–155.00 $152.11 $580 —
465 465 10 144.00 $144.00 $670 +2.00
510–528 522 16 118.00–129.50 $124.75 $651 +0.75
570 570 2 117.00 $117.00 $667 —
630 630 3 115.00 $115.00 $724 -2.00
675 675 2 111.00 $111.00 $749 —
710 710 1 104.00 $104.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 111.00 $111.00 $311 —
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
635 635 2 100.00 $100.00 $635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1400 1224 80-85% 10 42.50–50.50 $46.99 $575 —
1035–1450 1272 80-85% 18 52.00–60.50 $55.54 $706 -0.33
1095–1450 1381 80-85% 28 61.00–67.00 $62.44 $862 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1025 971 85-90% 6 50.00–56.50 $53.06 $515 —
1010–1045 1031 85-90% 5 43.50–46.00 $44.60 $460 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 53.50 $53.50 $829 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 71.50 $71.50 $1,126 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1825 1439 4 75.00–83.50 $80.17 $1,154 -7.23
1485–1895 1708 3 100.00–103.00 $101.39 $1,732 —
1795–2345 2030 6 88.00–97.00 $92.79 $1,884 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1055 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 70.00–72.00 $70.98 $733

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1075 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–770.00 $737.22
950–1250 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 500.00–940.00 $766.76
1025–1250 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 610.00–1,110.00 $797.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–975 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–1,000.00 $902.52

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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
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 83.00 $83.00 $465 —

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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.