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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 518 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 688 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.59/cwt ≈ $769/hd at 665 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 607 448
Feeder cattle 386 493 386
Slaughter cattle 46 79 50
Replacement cattle 34 35 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while limited classes of feeders sold steady. The CME corn futures continue to increase ,increasing feed cost and lowering demand for cattle.. 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
360–384 379 9 160.00–174.00 $165.69 $628 —
465–480 473 7 143.00–150.00 $147.05 $696 -12.95
505–538 533 7 141.00 $141.00 $752 -14.00
567–586 575 13 141.00 $141.00 $811 -1.00
688 688 17 126.00 $126.00 $867 -6.00
706 value added 706 11 132.50 $132.50 $935 —
715 715 4 125.50 $125.50 $897 -2.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 1 133.00 $133.00 $416 —
440 440 2 138.00 $138.00 $607 -18.00
456–480 463 7 124.00–131.00 $128.93 $597 —
578 578 1 132.00 $132.00 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 5 145.00 $145.00 $441 —
362 362 4 122.00 $122.00 $442 -11.00
411 value added 411 10 151.00 $151.00 $621 —
416 416 4 137.00 $137.00 $570 +3.62
472 472 10 131.00 $131.00 $618 -1.00
500–547 518 21 125.00 $125.00 $648 -3.00
616–628 622 10 112.00–123.00 $117.45 $731 -2.02
650–688 665 15 115.00–116.00 $115.59 $769 —
737 737 3 107.00 $107.00 $789 -8.71
784 784 10 110.00 $110.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 136.00 $136.00 $394 —
355 355 4 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
420 420 2 125.00 $125.00 $525 +2.00
468 468 3 120.00 $120.00 $562 —
509–536 519 8 111.00–121.00 $114.87 $596 -7.60
645 645 4 111.00 $111.00 $716 —
715 715 4 104.00 $104.00 $744 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
383 383 6 160.00 $160.00 $613 ±0.00
426 426 4 140.00 $140.00 $596 -18.00
467 467 12 138.00 $138.00 $644 -7.00
518 518 3 128.00 $128.00 $663 -10.00
567 567 6 134.50 $134.50 $763 -0.50
635 635 6 121.00 $121.00 $768 -5.00
816 816 11 106.00 $106.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 —
340 340 8 148.00 $148.00 $503 +1.00
369–380 373 6 130.00–140.00 $136.60 $510 -7.40
517 517 4 125.00 $125.00 $646 —
590 590 5 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
632 632 5 114.00 $114.00 $720 -1.66
670 670 2 106.00 $106.00 $710 -7.00
725 725 1 106.00 $106.00 $768 —
823 823 8 90.00 $90.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1265 1082 80-85% 3 36.00–44.00 $41.45 $448 —
1010–1280 1192 80-85% 20 52.00–63.00 $60.61 $722 +3.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $450 +1.35
880–1002 929 85-90% 7 36.00–44.00 $41.20 $383 -7.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1445 1253 75-80% 2 55.00–60.50 $58.17 $729 —
1420 1420 75-80% 6 65.25 $65.25 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1200 1154 7 71.00–75.00 $72.31 $834 —
1410–1985 1597 6 85.00–94.00 $89.17 $1,424 —
2020 2020 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,929 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1100 1027 (<2 yrs)Open 3 57.00–67.00 $63.13 $648

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00
924–1065 1037 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 630.00–690.00 $679.31
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1134 1134 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1100–1250 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 830.00–960.00 $863.64

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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 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.