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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.15/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 619 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.32/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 517 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 417 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 570 667 461
Feeder cattle 423 564 393
Slaughter cattle 67 84 55
Replacement cattle 80 19 13

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 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–266 263 2 201.00–205.00 $203.02 $534 —
365–385 375 4 169.00–177.00 $172.89 $648 +2.39
460 460 4 163.00 $163.00 $750 —
510 510 2 154.00 $154.00 $785 -5.00
524 value added 524 8 162.50 $162.50 $852 —
560–585 575 16 148.00–153.50 $151.91 $873 —
619 value added 619 26 153.25 $153.25 $949 —
620 620 4 152.50 $152.50 $946 +9.23
652 652 9 146.50 $146.50 $955 —
736 736 7 133.50 $133.50 $983 -0.70
810 810 2 125.50 $125.50 $1,017 —
855 855 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 —
900 900 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 +2.50
1016 1016 10 117.50 $117.50 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 151.00 $151.00 $506 -6.00
573 573 9 145.50 $145.50 $834 —
925 925 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,064 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 166.00 $166.00 $460 —
362 362 6 146.00 $146.00 $529 +4.00
417 417 20 147.00 $147.00 $613 +0.50
469 469 13 151.50 $151.50 $711 +10.50
512–532 517 27 143.00–150.00 $146.32 $756 +6.16
567 567 8 135.00 $135.00 $765 +5.50
613 613 2 121.00 $121.00 $742 -2.16
673 673 4 120.50 $120.50 $811 -2.98
717 value added 717 5 120.00 $120.00 $860 -8.80
721 721 5 116.50 $116.50 $840 -4.99
832 832 13 113.00 $113.00 $940 —
895 895 5 108.00 $108.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 131.00 $131.00 $452 -9.00
355–388 370 11 129.00–139.00 $134.23 $497 -4.06
424–430 427 9 132.00–135.00 $133.32 $569 -2.68
455 455 2 124.00 $124.00 $564 -7.00
514 514 15 131.50 $131.50 $676 +4.71
574 574 8 123.50 $123.50 $709 +4.86
631 631 6 116.00 $116.00 $732 —
678–683 681 4 109.00–113.00 $111.01 $756 —
705 705 1 104.00 $104.00 $733 —
795 795 1 113.00 $113.00 $898 —
815 815 1 107.00 $107.00 $872 +2.95
850 850 1 109.00 $109.00 $926 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 205.00 $205.00 $543 +31.04
364 364 5 168.00 $168.00 $612 +12.00
423 423 12 161.00 $161.00 $681 -2.00
466 466 8 157.00 $157.00 $732 ±0.00
513 513 16 150.00 $150.00 $770 +3.00
559 559 7 138.00 $138.00 $771 +2.50
613 613 6 126.00 $126.00 $772 +1.00
695 695 16 122.00 $122.00 $848 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
850 850 3 108.00 $108.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 145.00 $145.00 $486 -8.43
421 421 4 145.00 $145.00 $610 -4.00
450 450 1 142.00 $142.00 $639 —
530–545 534 8 124.00–135.00 $132.19 $706 —
590 590 2 119.00 $119.00 $702 -12.00
615 615 5 115.00 $115.00 $707 -3.00
660 660 2 121.50 $121.50 $802 —
766 766 5 119.00 $119.00 $912 —
921 921 1 86.00 $86.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1200 1200 (<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
1020 1020 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $500 —
1115–1400 1276 80-85% 12 54.00–62.00 $55.09 $703 +0.08
1260–1678 1527 80-85% 17 65.00–70.00 $66.83 $1,020 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1160 1003 85-90% 7 41.00–47.00 $44.41 $445 +2.73
1000–1133 1116 85-90% 8 50.00–58.50 $57.55 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1555 1525 75-80% 2 61.00–62.50 $61.74 $942 +2.38
1634–1760 1697 75-80% 2 65.00 $65.00 $1,103 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1050 1043 2 82.00–83.00 $82.50 $860 —
1266–2135 1733 7 87.00–97.00 $90.66 $1,571 —
1750–2020 1885 2 100.00–105.00 $102.32 $1,929 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
922 922 (<2 yrs)Open 1 86.00 $86.00 $793

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1120 964 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 780.00–960.00 $832.20
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00 $700.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1085–1120 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,025.00 $957.63
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 770.00 $770.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 890.00 $890.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 690.00 $690.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 570.00 $570.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–900 884 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 740.00–950.00 $853.53
950 950 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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
1124 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1020–1245 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,160.00 $1,121.72 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
975–1320 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,575.00 $1,280.15 —
1150–1210 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.18 —

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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.