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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.21/cwt +14.21 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 720 lb · 92 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.69/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 739 lb · 74 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.10/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 806 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 721 607
Feeder cattle 564 540 467
Slaughter cattle 84 130 128
Replacement cattle 19 51 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
235 235 1 210.00 $210.00 $494 —
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 +3.00
376 376 4 170.50 $170.50 $641 —
430 430 2 168.00 $168.00 $722 +3.00
528 528 4 159.00 $159.00 $840 +6.00
609–624 621 33 142.00–144.00 $143.27 $890 +2.54
700–715 710 11 128.00–137.00 $134.20 $953 -1.80
735–746 value added 744 63 140.00–140.80 $140.65 $1,046 —
793 793 6 125.00 $125.00 $991 -7.99
806 value added 806 61 132.10 $132.10 $1,065 —
913 913 11 117.50 $117.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 157.00 $157.00 $487 —
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 —
505 505 3 139.00 $139.00 $702 +4.00
615–635 627 5 124.00–134.00 $127.92 $802 —
670 670 2 125.00 $125.00 $838 -2.00
710 710 4 129.00 $129.00 $916 +7.85
793 793 3 108.50 $108.50 $860 -10.50
910 910 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,065 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 144.00 $144.00 $441 -18.00
359 359 5 142.00 $142.00 $510 -23.00
411 411 5 146.50 $146.50 $602 +11.50
467 467 12 141.00 $141.00 $658 +3.61
519–526 524 24 139.00–143.00 $140.16 $734 +6.52
557 557 3 129.50 $129.50 $721 +1.50
630–638 633 24 119.50–125.50 $123.16 $780 +4.29
657–675 669 15 122.50–125.50 $123.48 $826 +2.48
709–730 720 20 119.50–122.50 $121.49 $875 +8.49
720 value added 720 72 128.80 $128.80 $927 —
756 756 7 125.00 $125.00 $945 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 140.00 $140.00 $466 -0.48
375–395 388 3 137.00–141.00 $138.29 $537 -5.67
400 400 6 136.00 $136.00 $544 —
475 475 1 131.00 $131.00 $622 —
507–520 508 11 115.00–128.00 $126.79 $644 +0.52
557–593 578 7 116.00–120.50 $118.64 $686 +2.43
815–835 822 3 101.00–110.00 $104.05 $855 +6.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 170.00–178.00 $173.96 $492 -38.04
300 300 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 +1.89
367 367 3 156.00 $156.00 $573 -1.36
411 411 5 163.00 $163.00 $670 +7.35
474 474 12 157.00 $157.00 $744 -1.66
524 524 6 147.00 $147.00 $770 +1.00
573 573 8 135.50 $135.50 $776 -2.50
623 623 8 125.00 $125.00 $779 -1.50
724 724 13 120.50 $120.50 $872 +6.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 151.00–156.00 $153.43 $514 —
353 353 3 157.00 $157.00 $554 —
433 433 3 149.00 $149.00 $645 +14.00
582 582 2 131.00 $131.00 $762 —
600 600 4 118.00 $118.00 $708 —
714 714 5 109.00 $109.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1210 1127 80-85% 3 32.00–58.00 $44.68 $504 -0.99
1160 1160 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $754 —
912–1510 1274 80-85% 27 32.00–57.50 $55.01 $701 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1065 988 85-90% 2 29.00 $29.00 $287 —
900–1168 1016 85-90% 14 32.50–48.50 $41.68 $423 —
1200 1200 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $600 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1488–1650 1503 75-80% 16 53.50–60.00 $59.36 $892 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1685 1650 2 76.00–77.00 $76.49 $1,262 —
2170 2170 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,083 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1120 968 (<2 yrs)Open 3 65.00–85.00 $72.18 $699

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1100–1124 1112 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,250.00 $1,101.62
975–1160 1121 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–1,225.00 $1,053.03
1000–1260 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–950.00 $897.84
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,160.00 $1,105.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.