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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.41/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 674 lb · 79 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.30/cwt ≈ $919/hd at 758 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.59/cwt ≈ $731/hd at 616 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 671 575 492
Feeder cattle 518 482 431
Slaughter cattle 81 47 53
Replacement cattle 72 46 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
377 377 3 165.50 $165.50 $624 —
420 420 1 154.00 $154.00 $647 -7.00
410–444 value added 436 9 163.00–166.00 $163.63 $713 —
475–485 478 3 148.00–149.00 $148.66 $711 -7.59
522 value added 522 7 151.00 $151.00 $788 —
500–545 534 8 141.00–145.00 $144.06 $769 -9.23
558 value added 558 26 157.50 $157.50 $879 —
573 573 6 134.50 $134.50 $771 —
601–630 620 25 130.00–133.50 $131.70 $817 -3.30
625 value added 625 6 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
652–682 value added 674 79 136.25–141.00 $137.41 $926 -2.49
701–737 725 14 126.00–128.50 $126.17 $915 —
767 767 10 125.00 $125.00 $959 +5.00
900–922 912 13 107.50–109.00 $108.32 $988 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–570 562 16 123.00–138.00 $133.59 $751 —
672 672 5 127.00 $127.00 $853 —
710–725 721 4 115.00–119.00 $118.02 $851 +3.02
805 805 1 105.00 $105.00 $845 -10.00
886 886 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,028 +2.00
902 902 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,001 —
980 980 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,039 —

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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 1 152.00 $152.00 $403 —
425–428 426 8 139.00–140.50 $140.12 $597 -0.88
464 464 7 136.00 $136.00 $631 +3.50
519–525 520 6 128.00–131.00 $130.50 $679 +1.40
556–563 561 18 122.50–128.00 $124.01 $696 +3.01
600–610 value added 605 20 120.50–121.00 $120.75 $731 —
619–629 626 22 116.00–118.00 $116.63 $730 —
663 value added 663 12 120.50 $120.50 $799 —
723 723 6 118.00 $118.00 $853 —
758 value added 758 69 121.30 $121.30 $919 —
806–817 810 8 107.00–108.00 $107.62 $872 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 127.50–131.00 $129.33 $489 —
410 410 1 122.00 $122.00 $500 +12.00
493 493 3 121.00 $121.00 $597 —
563–598 575 6 110.00–114.00 $112.61 $648 —
700–735 726 15 100.00–108.00 $105.94 $769 -0.06
795 795 3 108.00 $108.00 $859 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–377 375 3 165.00–170.00 $166.65 $625 +5.65
462 462 7 156.00 $156.00 $721 ±0.00
502 502 8 143.00 $143.00 $718 +3.00
571 571 4 123.00 $123.00 $702 -5.25
633 633 2 110.00 $110.00 $696 -7.60
650 650 10 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
739 739 7 104.00 $104.00 $769 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 138.00 $138.00 $414 —
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 +22.00
455 455 2 146.00 $146.00 $664 +25.50
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 —
765 765 1 96.00 $96.00 $734 +4.00
825 825 7 96.00 $96.00 $792 —
930 930 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,098.81 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 52.50 $52.50 $609 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $815 —
900–1596 1254 80-85% 32 51.50–60.00 $56.69 $711 -7.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1710 1510 75-80% 8 53.00–57.75 $57.01 $861 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 937 85-90% 5 42.00–49.50 $45.64 $428 +5.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2335 1578 9 84.50–97.00 $92.81 $1,465 —
1650 1650 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,320 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1090 970 (<2 yrs)Open 2 71.00–80.00 $74.94 $727

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1175 1021 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 885.00–980.00 $929.99
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
900–1175 1112 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 760.00–1,100.00 $919.58
1000–1150 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 710.00–850.00 $741.46
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
1065–1320 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,400.00 $1,150.32 —
1160–1210 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,338.29 +322.39
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.