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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.21/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 573 lb · 63 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.20/cwt ≈ $1,099/hd at 857 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.98/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 619 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 515 283 472
Feeder cattle 445 224 387
Slaughter cattle 58 50 55
Replacement cattle 12 9 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
464 464 8 159.00 $159.00 $738 +9.00
504–533 520 22 156.50–160.00 $157.76 $820 +6.76
605 605 6 134.00 $134.00 $811 -3.50
612–636 value added 622 31 141.50–143.50 $142.33 $885 —
668–692 689 23 134.50–137.00 $136.68 $942 +3.68
740 740 10 128.50 $128.50 $951 —
857 857 56 128.20 $128.20 $1,099 —
995 995 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 138.00 $138.00 $755 -2.00
553–555 553 15 120.00–145.00 $143.33 $793 —
733–740 734 7 115.00–122.50 $121.42 $891 —
785–790 789 7 109.00–118.00 $116.72 $921 -2.28
835 835 9 122.00 $122.00 $1,019 —
895 895 1 106.00 $106.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 137.50 $137.50 $507 +1.50
427 427 4 140.50 $140.50 $600 -1.06
479 479 7 144.00 $144.00 $690 -2.00
508 508 8 137.00 $137.00 $696 +7.13
552 value added 552 9 136.50 $136.50 $753 —
559–590 576 54 125.50–130.00 $129.16 $744 +3.33
621 621 9 125.50 $125.50 $779 +7.00
643 value added 643 3 130.50 $130.50 $839 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 135.00 $135.00 $589 —
520–533 527 9 123.50–126.00 $124.60 $657 —
595 595 1 116.00 $116.00 $690 -4.00
600–643 621 7 117.00–120.00 $117.86 $732 —
725 725 7 109.50 $109.50 $794 -4.00
755 755 1 103.00 $103.00 $778 -7.00
923 923 3 92.00 $92.00 $849 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 150.00 $150.00 $600 -1.00
467 467 5 158.00 $158.00 $738 +14.00
525 525 2 152.00 $152.00 $798 +15.05
562 562 11 130.00 $130.00 $731 —
627 627 2 124.00 $124.00 $777 +1.00
703 703 9 115.00 $115.00 $808 +1.00
800 800 3 97.00 $97.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 135.00 $135.00 $583 +4.00
512–533 523 4 127.00 $127.00 $664 +5.00
627 627 2 120.00 $120.00 $752 +14.00
785 785 1 107.00 $107.00 $840 +7.00
855 855 1 91.00 $91.00 $778 —
905–945 926 5 90.00–97.00 $92.24 $854 —
955–980 968 2 88.00–97.00 $92.56 $896 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1125 1103 80-85% 2 48.50–53.00 $50.70 $559 —
925–1610 1294 80-85% 34 55.50–67.75 $64.02 $828 +13.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1680 1590 75-80% 6 60.50–67.00 $65.53 $1,042 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–945 915 85-90% 4 41.00–55.50 $46.30 $424 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1570 1257 3 76.00–78.00 $76.83 $966 —
1400–1810 1579 9 102.00–110.00 $105.50 $1,666 —
1110–2255 1683 2 85.00–96.00 $92.37 $1,555 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–965 868 (<2 yrs)Open 12 76.00–103.00 $91.28 $792
1095–1514 1374 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 68.50 $68.50 $941

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1300 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 790.00–1,120.00 $942.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.