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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.95/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 839 lb · 116 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.05/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 713 lb · 58 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.00/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 762 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 967 774
Feeder cattle 482 846 670
Slaughter cattle 47 91 80
Replacement cattle 46 30 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no sale last week .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 12 161.00 $161.00 $665 +5.50
467–470 468 4 156.00–157.00 $156.25 $731 +11.22
509–543 519 13 152.00–156.00 $153.29 $796 +9.29
600 600 5 135.00 $135.00 $810 +5.50
656–667 value added 660 15 139.75–140.00 $139.90 $923 —
664 664 4 136.00 $136.00 $903 +7.52
757–765 762 23 120.00 $120.00 $914 -1.51
810–832 828 20 120.00–120.50 $120.10 $994 -1.99
862 862 20 120.00 $120.00 $1,034 -2.00
1055 1055 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 8 144.00 $144.00 $746 +18.00
713 713 3 115.00 $115.00 $820 +4.00
839 839 7 115.00 $115.00 $965 +10.00
879 879 8 114.00 $114.00 $1,002 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 322 5 140.00–141.00 $140.62 $453 -3.38
402 402 7 141.00 $141.00 $567 -2.54
478 478 8 132.50 $132.50 $633 -10.98
505–537 524 12 128.50–129.50 $129.10 $676 +9.44
570–571 571 15 120.50–122.00 $121.00 $691 +1.26
669 669 10 117.00 $117.00 $783 -1.20
700–717 value added 713 58 119.50–123.00 $122.05 $870 —
839 value added 839 116 116.95 $116.95 $981 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 110.00 $110.00 $459 -13.59
510–526 523 5 110.00–113.50 $112.82 $590 +1.50
607–614 610 14 111.50–116.00 $114.29 $697 +9.29
682 682 10 109.00 $109.00 $743 —
705 705 2 106.00 $106.00 $747 +12.00
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —
845 845 4 94.00 $94.00 $794 +1.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 -17.00
360 360 4 161.00 $161.00 $580 +8.89
400 400 3 147.00 $147.00 $588 —
453 453 3 156.00 $156.00 $707 +12.00
521 521 11 140.00 $140.00 $729 +15.25
568 568 16 128.25 $128.25 $728 +11.25
619–630 624 13 116.00–119.00 $117.60 $734 +2.60
718 718 2 107.00 $107.00 $768 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 128.00 $128.00 $467 -7.00
488 488 2 120.50 $120.50 $588 —
632 632 2 101.00 $101.00 $638 +1.00
793 793 4 92.00 $92.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
944 944 80-85% 1 43.00 $43.00 $406 —
900–1451 1256 80-85% 45 55.00–66.00 $64.50 $810 +8.96
1280 1280 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $896 +14.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–980 945 85-90% 2 39.00–41.00 $40.04 $378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,370 —
1380–1400 1390 2 80.00–82.00 $80.99 $1,126 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–950 925 (<2 yrs)Open 2 68.00–74.00 $70.92 $656

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,080.00 $1,080.00
950–1120 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 890.00–1,000.00 $959.41
1010–1260 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–950.00 $903.96
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1140–1210 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 960.00–1,070.00 $1,043.71
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
924 924 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
1145–1250 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 970.00–1,100.00 $1,015.90 —

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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.