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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.15/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 558 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.95/cwt -6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.83/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 565 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 787 356
Feeder cattle 224 637 294
Slaughter cattle 50 109 55
Replacement cattle 9 41 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher on a high quality offering of slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 168.00 $168.00 $573 —
418–438 429 7 151.00–155.00 $152.67 $655 +0.41
470 470 10 150.00 $150.00 $705 ±0.00
505 505 1 151.00 $151.00 $763 -0.12
553–575 558 13 143.00–145.00 $143.15 $799 -6.09
608–615 612 11 137.50 $137.50 $842 -2.93
653 value added 653 3 142.00 $142.00 $927 —
667 667 5 133.00 $133.00 $887 -1.00
755 755 2 129.00 $129.00 $974 +2.35
958 958 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
775 775 2 119.00 $119.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 136.00 $136.00 $499 +1.00
415–440 434 8 137.00–143.00 $141.56 $614 +2.65
472 472 7 146.00 $146.00 $689 +11.94
522–535 526 7 129.00–132.00 $129.87 $683 +3.69
565–566 565 12 125.50–126.50 $125.83 $711 +3.37
630 630 12 118.50 $118.50 $747 +0.27
680 680 3 117.00 $117.00 $796 ±0.00
815 815 1 108.00 $108.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 120.00 $120.00 $684 +4.00
731 731 5 113.50 $113.50 $830 +4.00
765 765 4 110.00 $110.00 $842 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 151.00–158.00 $154.63 $425 -0.37
340–345 343 2 153.00–156.00 $154.49 $530 —
418 418 3 151.00 $151.00 $631 +6.00
460 460 5 144.00 $144.00 $662 +2.00
514–547 522 12 134.00–138.00 $136.95 $715 -6.05
620 620 6 123.00 $123.00 $763 +2.00
700 700 4 114.00 $114.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 131.00 $131.00 $583 -6.57
490 490 1 128.00 $128.00 $627 —
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 -4.00
575 575 2 119.00 $119.00 $684 —
625 625 1 106.00 $106.00 $662 -13.00
795 795 2 100.00 $100.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1350 1234 80-85% 20 56.50–68.00 $63.55 $784 +1.12
1285 1285 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $655 —
1260–1394 1377 80-85% 8 70.00 $70.00 $964 -0.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 12 70.75 $70.75 $1,036 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1060 1001 85-90% 7 46.00–57.00 $53.22 $533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1455 1438 2 75.00–81.00 $77.96 $1,121 —
1565–2160 1799 7 87.00–96.00 $91.93 $1,654 -1.23
1790–2100 1918 10 100.00–110.00 $106.32 $2,039 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1065 1038 (<2 yrs)Open 2 78.00–90.00 $84.16 $874
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $728

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1175 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–970.00 $919.83
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–915 908 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00 $780.00
985 985 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.