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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.13/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 572 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.61/cwt +15.61 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 616 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.24/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 524 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 570 391
Feeder cattle 580 423 339
Slaughter cattle 65 67 45
Replacement cattle 22 80 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls 600lbs to 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
357–375 366 6 175.00–180.00 $177.44 $649 +4.55
454–469 464 11 168.50–170.00 $169.03 $784 +6.03
500–512 value added 511 11 166.50–176.00 $167.35 $855 +4.85
531–548 540 10 160.00–160.50 $160.25 $865 +6.25
559 value added 559 13 168.50 $168.50 $942 —
562 562 16 152.00–155.00 $152.75 $858 +0.84
624 value added 624 14 152.00 $152.00 $948 -1.25
630 630 4 142.50 $142.50 $898 -10.00
667 value added 667 2 144.50 $144.50 $964 —
681–688 686 20 138.50–143.50 $141.76 $972 -4.74
739 value added 739 25 139.00 $139.00 $1,027 —
744 744 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,042 +6.50
766 value added 766 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,061 —
802–836 819 24 130.00–132.50 $131.27 $1,075 +5.77
902 902 9 123.50 $123.50 $1,114 +3.50
965–987 985 9 117.00–117.50 $117.45 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 163.00 $163.00 $500 +12.00
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —
553–576 568 6 131.00–142.50 $138.77 $788 -6.73
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 150.00 $150.00 $540 +4.00
420 420 8 152.00 $152.00 $638 +5.00
463 463 22 151.50 $151.50 $701 ±0.00
516–534 524 33 143.00–146.00 $144.24 $756 -2.08
567–584 572 39 133.00–136.50 $135.13 $773 +0.13
603–627 value added 615 28 137.50–139.00 $138.26 $850 —
618 618 10 132.00 $132.00 $816 +11.00
656–689 669 28 125.00–131.50 $129.10 $864 +8.60
709 709 7 119.00 $119.00 $844 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 145.00–150.00 $147.58 $457 +16.58
370 370 4 155.00 $155.00 $574 +20.77
403–430 414 12 133.00–146.00 $142.68 $591 +9.36
475 475 3 146.00 $146.00 $694 +22.00
523 523 9 131.00 $131.00 $685 -0.50
550–594 580 10 115.00–129.50 $124.80 $724 +1.30
617–618 617 16 124.00–127.00 $124.38 $767 +8.38
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 +3.99
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 2 100.00 $100.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–327 325 6 165.00–170.00 $167.48 $544 —
374–395 378 5 160.00–169.00 $167.12 $632 -0.88
419 419 10 170.00 $170.00 $712 +9.00
461 461 12 169.00 $169.00 $779 +12.00
510 510 11 163.00 $163.00 $831 +13.00
570 570 6 149.00 $149.00 $849 +11.00
615 615 10 134.00 $134.00 $824 +8.00
712 712 6 124.00 $124.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 149.00 $149.00 $507 +4.00
390 390 2 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
518–535 529 3 125.00 $125.00 $661 -7.19
555–580 566 5 117.00–132.00 $124.48 $705 +5.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +225.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1680 1208 80-85% 9 45.00–54.50 $52.03 $629 —
1000–1645 1288 80-85% 27 55.00–67.75 $63.42 $817 +8.33
1256–1345 1301 80-85% 2 70.00–72.50 $71.29 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1446–1745 1486 75-80% 15 67.00–69.50 $67.39 $1,001 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 29.00 $29.00 $246 —
900 900 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $495 —
925–1050 996 85-90% 4 42.00–53.00 $46.70 $465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1875–1940 1908 2 100.00–105.50 $102.70 $1,960 —
2050–2100 2075 2 93.50–94.50 $94.01 $1,951 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–875 863 (<2 yrs)Open 2 70.00–90.00 $80.14 $692

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
912–1150 1091 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 810.00–1,040.00 $991.91
1025–1210 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–950.00 $836.29
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
851–875 869 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–850.00 $759.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1030 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–810.00 $804.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.