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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $114.81/cwt ≈ $724/hd at 631 lb · 93 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $118.90/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 939 lb · 55 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.12/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 718 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,098 671 540
Feeder cattle 950 518 376
Slaughter cattle 73 81 82
Replacement cattle 75 72 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to firm. 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
304 304 8 173.00 $173.00 $526 —
380–383 382 4 170.00–172.00 $171.50 $655 +6.00
413 413 13 152.00 $152.00 $628 -2.00
500–519 508 25 148.50–151.50 $149.85 $761 +5.79
556 value added 556 14 153.50 $153.50 $853 -4.00
605–636 623 14 132.00–133.00 $132.42 $825 +0.72
664 value added 664 5 135.00 $135.00 $896 -2.41
676 676 14 129.50 $129.50 $875 —
706 value added 706 20 131.25 $131.25 $927 —
704–748 727 27 125.50–129.50 $127.55 $927 +1.38
767 767 5 124.00 $124.00 $951 -1.00
832 value added 832 18 121.00 $121.00 $1,007 —
848 848 15 117.00 $117.00 $992 —
939 value added 939 55 118.90 $118.90 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 150.00 $150.00 $484 —
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
546 546 18 143.00 $143.00 $781 —
568 568 10 140.00 $140.00 $795 +6.41
602–635 613 3 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $756 —
700–740 728 33 95.00–122.50 $120.25 $875 +2.23
847 847 11 119.50 $119.50 $1,012 —
861–885 871 14 118.00–118.75 $118.42 $1,031 +2.42
955–970 958 6 103.00–108.00 $107.16 $1,027 +1.16
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 10 114.00 $114.00 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 130.00–134.00 $132.04 $446 —
356 356 5 151.00 $151.00 $538 +21.67
428–430 429 4 122.00–128.00 $126.49 $543 +4.49
514–537 529 36 115.00–126.50 $121.65 $644 —
608–642 631 93 108.00–116.00 $114.81 $724 —
657 657 4 118.50 $118.50 $779 —
710–736 720 28 97.00–116.50 $105.82 $762 -0.12
796 796 5 110.00 $110.00 $876 +2.00
825 825 2 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
875 875 1 102.00 $102.00 $892 —
900–908 906 5 90.00–96.00 $94.81 $859 —
961 961 8 113.50 $113.50 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 170.00 $170.00 $490 +18.00
325–347 337 15 170.00 $170.00 $573 —
381 381 7 148.00 $148.00 $564 —
416 416 20 145.00 $145.00 $603 +4.88
468–483 471 27 140.50–143.00 $141.07 $664 +5.07
503 value added 503 7 137.50 $137.50 $692 —
523–544 534 39 130.00–134.00 $132.36 $707 +1.86
557 557 17 120.00 $120.00 $668 -4.01
643 643 5 122.50 $122.50 $788 +5.87
690 690 27 117.75 $117.75 $812 —
836 836 7 107.00 $107.00 $895 -0.62
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 9 110.00 $110.00 $645 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 12 173.00 $173.00 $526 —
352 352 10 170.00 $170.00 $598 +3.35
419 419 20 156.00 $156.00 $654 —
470–490 478 18 150.00–156.00 $153.61 $734 -2.39
514 514 22 145.00 $145.00 $745 +2.00
564 564 4 132.50 $132.50 $747 +9.50
627–635 633 33 123.75–125.50 $124.22 $786 +14.22
708 708 26 111.75 $111.75 $791 +7.75
938 938 4 94.25 $94.25 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 160.00 $160.00 $573 +10.00
511–530 518 11 125.00–129.00 $126.49 $655 -4.51
554 554 4 119.00 $119.00 $659 —
637 637 3 111.00 $111.00 $707 —
775 775 10 105.00 $105.00 $814 +9.00
800 800 1 86.00 $86.00 $688 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1050 1012 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 870.00–1,150.00 $1,026.18 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 2 102.00 $102.00 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1150 80-85% 2 43.50–45.00 $44.35 $510 -8.15
942–1675 1270 80-85% 39 50.00–63.00 $56.06 $712 -0.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1050 975 85-90% 2 24.00–28.00 $25.85 $252 —
900–1035 980 85-90% 10 32.00–45.00 $38.94 $382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1220 1102 3 75.00–76.00 $75.37 $831 —
1335–2130 1775 13 80.00–90.00 $86.57 $1,537 —
1805 1805 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,706 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1110 1004 (<2 yrs)Open 5 60.00–75.00 $67.47 $677

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 810.00–910.00 $885.00
1025–1065 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–1,030.00 $907.39
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–1,160.00 $1,040.95
1100–1150 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–830.00 $814.67
1100–1200 1162 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 780.00–950.00 $863.06
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1000 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–910.00 $835.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00–880.00 $832.63

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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
1100–1150 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,126.11 -24.21
1125–1305 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 830.00–1,200.00 $1,014.61 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 91.00 $91.00 $282 —

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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.