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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.60/cwt ≈ $867/hd at 639 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.56/cwt ≈ $715/hd at 583 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.75/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 512 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 661 466 710
Feeder cattle 576 386 635
Slaughter cattle 70 46 44
Replacement cattle 15 34 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. 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
390 390 1 164.00 $164.00 $640 -1.69
400–402 value added 402 4 162.00–164.00 $162.50 $653 —
410–415 411 7 157.00–160.00 $157.43 $647 —
462–485 465 9 157.00–160.00 $157.35 $732 +10.30
507–526 511 16 154.00–157.00 $156.42 $799 +15.42
519 value added 519 3 158.00 $158.00 $820 —
558 fancy 558 1 160.00 $160.00 $893 —
562–591 581 27 141.00–142.50 $141.80 $824 +0.80
609–648 636 36 133.00–138.00 $134.44 $855 —
620–648 value added 646 18 137.75–141.00 $137.92 $891 —
661–688 677 13 130.50–135.50 $132.51 $897 +6.51
700 700 5 130.00 $130.00 $910 +4.50
760–770 764 17 127.00–130.00 $128.93 $985 —
800–811 809 31 120.00–124.00 $120.89 $978 —
904 904 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–541 532 6 130.00–146.00 $138.14 $735 —
561–585 568 11 132.50–138.00 $134.05 $761 +2.05
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
765 765 1 114.00 $114.00 $872 —
1005 1005 3 89.00 $89.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 8 149.00 $149.00 $481 +4.00
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 +33.00
415–435 418 8 133.00–145.00 $134.56 $562 -2.44
470 470 5 131.00 $131.00 $616 ±0.00
505 value added 505 11 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
515 515 25 125.00 $125.00 $644 ±0.00
563–593 583 46 120.00–124.50 $122.56 $715 —
612–635 630 21 117.50–120.00 $118.08 $744 +0.63
669 value added 669 17 121.50 $121.50 $813 —
655–693 687 11 116.00–118.00 $116.86 $803 +1.27
708–720 717 21 107.00–108.00 $107.28 $769 +0.28
788 788 3 110.00 $110.00 $867 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 125.00 $125.00 $539 ±0.00
514–535 518 6 113.00–114.00 $113.17 $586 -1.70
551 551 7 119.00 $119.00 $656 —
627 627 4 116.00 $116.00 $727 +5.00
706–745 726 2 96.00–104.00 $99.89 $725 -4.11
766 766 6 102.00 $102.00 $781 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
990 990 2 94.00 $94.00 $931 —

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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 1 153.00 $153.00 $482 —
388 388 5 148.00 $148.00 $574 -12.00
425 425 4 150.00 $150.00 $638 +10.00
464 464 7 140.00 $140.00 $650 +2.00
500–549 527 14 134.00–142.50 $137.45 $724 +9.45
629 629 8 116.00 $116.00 $730 -5.00
694 694 5 108.00 $108.00 $750 —
700 700 11 108.50 $108.50 $760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–436 436 4 130.00–135.00 $133.75 $583 —
525 525 2 123.00 $123.00 $646 -2.00
634 634 6 113.00 $113.00 $716 -1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 4 115.00 $115.00 $649 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 50.50 $50.50 $566 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 67.50 $67.50 $834 —
900–1545 1237 80-85% 36 52.50–65.25 $60.41 $747 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1474 1474 75-80% 14 66.25 $66.25 $977 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1055 988 85-90% 3 36.00–44.00 $40.50 $400 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1516 1368 2 78.00–81.00 $79.66 $1,090 —
1620–2119 1881 5 84.50–95.00 $90.65 $1,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00 $710.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00 $950.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
990–1210 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–930.00 $858.50 —
1125–1145 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,270.00 $1,198.14 —

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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.