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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $119.72/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 806 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.70/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 639 lb · 31 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.21/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 705 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 1,098 355
Feeder cattle 423 950 288
Slaughter cattle 35 73 50
Replacement cattle 16 75 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steadyGroups of 20 head or more: Steers: Heifers: 20 hd 630 lbs 140.25 blk 22 hd 705 lbs 128.75 mix 25 hd 638 lbs 123.50 mix 30 hd 800 lbs 120.00 mix

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 343 4 167.00–170.00 $167.71 $575 —
415 415 4 168.00 $168.00 $697 +16.00
450–486 468 22 160.00–167.00 $164.29 $769 —
500 500 5 151.00 $151.00 $755 +1.15
515 value added 515 7 158.50 $158.50 $816 —
626 626 5 133.50 $133.50 $836 +1.08
631 value added 631 20 140.25 $140.25 $885 —
661 value added 661 6 138.50 $138.50 $915 +3.50
668–691 683 20 129.00–136.50 $131.57 $899 +2.07
701 701 7 122.50 $122.50 $859 -5.05
705–730 value added 706 23 128.25–137.00 $128.64 $908 -2.61
801 801 4 116.00 $116.00 $929 —
800–829 value added 806 38 120.00–120.50 $120.11 $968 -0.89
875 875 1 111.00 $111.00 $971 —
900 900 1 105.00 $105.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 +25.00
365 365 1 158.00 $158.00 $577 —
435 435 2 131.00 $131.00 $570 -14.00
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 +6.00
500–515 505 3 125.00–133.00 $127.72 $645 —
565–574 572 11 125.00–135.00 $133.21 $762 -6.79
771 771 5 117.00 $117.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 159.00 $159.00 $517 -11.00
376 376 7 162.00 $162.00 $609 +14.00
403 403 8 151.00 $151.00 $609 +6.00
465 465 6 146.00 $146.00 $679 +4.93
503 503 3 129.00 $129.00 $649 -3.36
505–517 value added 513 20 135.00–139.50 $136.33 $699 -1.17
571–572 571 11 121.00–122.00 $121.27 $692 +1.27
638–644 639 31 123.50–124.50 $123.70 $790 +1.20
659 659 5 121.50 $121.50 $801 +3.75
701–704 702 14 116.00–116.50 $116.32 $817 —
752–784 761 14 112.50–115.00 $114.26 $870 —
805 805 5 104.00 $104.00 $837 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 130.00 $130.00 $488 -21.00
443 443 5 138.00 $138.00 $611 +11.51
565–590 573 3 112.00–117.00 $115.28 $661 —
828 828 9 99.00 $99.00 $820 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 205.00 $205.00 $512 —
320–347 340 4 161.00–166.00 $164.82 $560 —
424 fancy 424 4 161.00 $161.00 $683 —
446 446 3 153.00 $153.00 $682 -3.00
510 510 4 143.00 $143.00 $729 -2.00
556 556 3 138.00 $138.00 $767 +5.50
629 629 5 124.00 $124.00 $780 -0.22
733 733 6 115.00 $115.00 $843 +3.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
838 838 8 102.00 $102.00 $855 —
950 950 6 88.00 $88.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1150 1050 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,085.00–1,160.00 $1,118.93 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $722 +17.65
1065–1375 1173 80-85% 10 46.00–58.00 $52.17 $612 +7.82
1360–1485 1433 80-85% 3 42.00–46.00 $44.33 $635 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1555 1484 75-80% 7 51.50–57.50 $56.64 $841 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1020 954 85-90% 4 33.00–49.00 $40.73 $389 +14.88
910–1000 955 85-90% 2 32.00 $32.00 $306 +6.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1845 1581 7 80.00–86.00 $82.93 $1,311 —
2400 2400 1 94.00 $94.00 $2,256 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $480

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
950–1065 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00–850.00 $840.57
1010–1135 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–990.00 $901.92
1200–1325 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 905.00–1,050.00 $981.09
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.