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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.02/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 632 lb · 92 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt +14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 668 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.20/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 520 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 625 540 484
Feeder cattle 568 494 390
Slaughter cattle 40 35 65
Replacement cattle 17 11 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a high quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 163.00 $163.00 $440 -27.00
375 375 2 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
440 440 1 159.00 $159.00 $700 +1.08
517 517 9 159.00 $159.00 $822 +6.74
524 value added 524 11 165.50 $165.50 $867 —
570 570 8 158.00 $158.00 $901 +18.17
610–648 631 40 135.00–142.00 $138.85 $876 -0.77
632 value added 632 52 148.00 $148.00 $935 —
700 value added 700 12 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
762 762 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,006 +7.00
825 825 8 126.50 $126.50 $1,044 —
929 929 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 7 150.00 $150.00 $600 +9.00
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
565 565 5 142.00 $142.00 $802 —
610 610 1 121.00 $121.00 $738 —
709 709 6 119.00 $119.00 $844 —
863 863 6 124.75 $124.75 $1,077 +7.75
940 940 1 105.00 $105.00 $987 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 145.00 $145.00 $439 +1.00
365 365 9 152.50 $152.50 $557 +7.54
413–415 414 12 139.00–147.00 $142.99 $592 +2.28
475 475 14 146.00–149.00 $148.57 $706 +6.57
500–514 507 16 133.00–143.00 $138.07 $700 -4.33
507–545 value added 527 32 144.00–145.00 $144.27 $760 +1.27
560–596 581 17 126.00–127.00 $126.40 $734 +4.40
610–628 622 27 123.00–125.00 $124.23 $773 +1.06
638 value added 638 20 137.50 $137.50 $877 —
668 value added 668 56 136.00 $136.00 $908 —
758 758 8 125.50 $125.50 $951 —
838 838 3 113.00 $113.00 $947 —
966 966 4 103.00 $103.00 $995 +9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 131.00 $131.00 $308 —
325–340 333 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $448 —
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -11.01
443 443 4 133.00 $133.00 $589 —
535 535 1 117.00 $117.00 $626 -3.00
563 563 4 122.00 $122.00 $687 +5.00
693 693 3 114.00 $114.00 $790 -5.50
739 739 5 114.00 $114.00 $842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 289 6 163.00–165.00 $164.70 $476 -25.30
353 353 4 160.00 $160.00 $565 -2.00
411 411 6 155.50 $155.50 $639 +8.00
452 452 6 157.00 $157.00 $710 +12.00
500 500 6 155.00 $155.00 $775 +12.81
559 559 7 138.00 $138.00 $771 +4.89
615 615 9 125.00 $125.00 $769 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 -5.00
365 365 2 146.00 $146.00 $533 -3.00
430–445 433 5 131.00 $131.00 $567 -10.75
455 455 1 143.00 $143.00 $651 —
506–540 515 11 125.00–133.00 $130.71 $673 +7.71
565 565 2 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
632 632 5 108.50 $108.50 $686 +0.50
693 693 3 114.00 $114.00 $790 —
823 823 3 92.00 $92.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $902 —
1000–1610 1161 80-85% 15 59.00–67.50 $63.63 $739 —
1312 1312 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $722 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1322 1322 75-80% 8 75.00 $75.00 $992 +5.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $350 —
900–910 905 85-90% 2 47.50–57.00 $52.22 $473 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1520 1250 4 80.00–89.00 $86.13 $1,077 —
1345–2070 1669 7 90.00–104.50 $100.14 $1,671 +1.42
1975–2155 2050 4 107.00–117.00 $111.34 $2,282 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1040 945 (<2 yrs)Open 5 70.00–110.00 $87.66 $828

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Bred Cows

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) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1000–1010 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 830.00–860.00 $844.93
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1270–1325 1298 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–800.00 $780.42
1265–1355 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–1,020.00 $913.78

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 660.00 $660.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.