Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.45/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 714 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.52/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 563 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.34/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 569 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 607 814 800
Feeder cattle 493 687 717
Slaughter cattle 79 82 58
Replacement cattle 35 45 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold Unevenly steady. Steady increases in CME corn futures has pressured cattle market down. 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
314 314 4 170.00 $170.00 $534 -2.00
423–435 425 5 167.00 $167.00 $710 +12.00
455 455 6 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
515 515 4 155.00 $155.00 $798 -3.43
563 563 13 142.00 $142.00 $799 -1.96
573 value added 573 16 146.25 $146.25 $838 —
611 611 4 138.00 $138.00 $843 -7.50
604–637 value added 622 9 142.50–143.50 $143.07 $890 —
670–682 679 23 132.00 $132.00 $896 -8.87
740–745 742 10 127.00–129.00 $127.60 $947 -8.08
801–843 815 19 120.00–122.50 $120.39 $981 -4.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 156.00 $156.00 $663 —
812–844 838 5 116.00–118.00 $117.61 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 133.00 $133.00 $472 -23.00
400–438 424 9 131.00–135.50 $133.38 $566 -17.95
461 461 10 132.00 $132.00 $609 -15.11
519 519 10 128.00 $128.00 $664 -11.30
556–591 563 34 128.00–132.00 $130.52 $735 -1.27
603–620 615 20 117.00–120.50 $119.47 $735 -10.23
700 value added 700 28 119.00 $119.00 $833 —
722–734 729 25 114.00–118.00 $115.71 $844 -5.59
831–839 836 11 109.00–110.00 $109.36 $914 -9.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 9 130.00 $130.00 $511 —
406 406 4 123.00 $123.00 $499 -12.22
507–545 529 14 121.00–123.50 $122.47 $648 -6.03
720 720 2 115.00 $115.00 $828 +9.00
815 815 2 105.00 $105.00 $856 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 170.00 $170.00 $536 -2.00
350–352 352 6 160.00 $160.00 $563 +4.00
408 408 8 158.00 $158.00 $645 —
466 466 18 145.00 $145.00 $676 -19.03
524 524 8 138.00 $138.00 $723 -7.00
562 562 11 135.00 $135.00 $759 —
626 626 11 126.00 $126.00 $789 -4.00
711 711 9 114.50 $114.50 $814 -3.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 147.00 $147.00 $507 —
376 376 5 144.00 $144.00 $541 —
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 -12.35
475–496 488 11 132.50–137.00 $134.09 $654 -7.91
600–601 601 9 113.00–119.00 $115.66 $695 +0.15
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 +9.00
852–882 873 10 101.00–103.50 $101.73 $888 +10.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1450 1193 80-85% 27 52.50–63.00 $57.61 $687 —
1205–1469 1366 80-85% 25 65.00–70.00 $65.67 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
902–930 921 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $48.65 $448 —
900–1005 944 85-90% 7 35.00–47.00 $40.93 $386 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1550 1530 75-80% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.48 $956 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1610 1430 2 70.00–75.00 $72.81 $1,041 —
1500–1580 1540 2 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $1,532 —
1080–2100 1784 6 84.00–94.00 $90.36 $1,612 -1.03

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1030 979 (<2 yrs)Open 4 70.00–85.00 $76.42 $748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1150 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,100.00 $1,071.80
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1010–1200 1101 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 710.00–890.00 $805.89
1124 1124 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1050–1300 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 790.00–1,050.00 $918.72
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00 $760.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00 -254.67

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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.