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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.44/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 712 lb · 33 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.75/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 746 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.50/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 520 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 625 715
Feeder cattle 326 568 567
Slaughter cattle 30 40 132
Replacement cattle 4 17 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs 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
322 322 2 175.00 $175.00 $564 —
415 415 1 164.00 $164.00 $681 +5.00
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 —
512 512 4 155.00 $155.00 $794 -4.00
555 value added 555 2 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
575–590 583 8 146.00–147.00 $146.49 $854 -11.51
620 620 4 137.50 $137.50 $852 -1.35
665–678 676 14 142.00–143.00 $142.86 $966 —
729 729 4 129.00 $129.00 $940 —
748–749 value added 749 28 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $1,041 —
775 value added 775 14 140.50 $140.50 $1,089 —
804 804 5 130.50 $130.50 $1,049 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 166.00 $166.00 $531 —
470–485 478 2 142.00 $142.00 $679 —
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 ±0.00
800 800 2 124.50 $124.50 $996 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–288 285 7 153.00–162.00 $160.78 $458 —
353 value added 353 6 161.50 $161.50 $570 —
420 420 1 144.00 $144.00 $605 +1.01
519 value added 519 14 142.00 $142.00 $737 -2.27
524 524 6 137.00 $137.00 $718 -1.07
564–568 567 16 134.00–138.50 $135.68 $769 +9.28
605–641 634 10 126.00–128.00 $126.38 $801 +2.15
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 —
700–729 value added 705 24 134.00–135.00 $134.17 $946 —
731 731 9 131.50 $131.50 $961 —
771 771 9 124.50 $124.50 $960 -1.00
881–891 884 13 115.50–116.50 $116.19 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 136.00 $136.00 $521 +16.00
434 434 4 127.00 $127.00 $551 -6.00
503 503 6 131.00 $131.00 $659 +14.00
570 570 2 127.00 $127.00 $724 +5.00
605–618 609 3 96.00–113.00 $107.25 $653 —
788 788 2 114.00 $114.00 $898 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 160.00 $160.00 $579 ±0.00
418 418 2 160.00 $160.00 $669 +4.50
455 455 1 153.00 $153.00 $696 -4.00
507 507 3 144.00 $144.00 $730 -11.00
563 563 2 138.00 $138.00 $777 ±0.00
609 609 7 125.00 $125.00 $761 ±0.00
670 670 3 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 144.00 $144.00 $612 +13.00
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 -9.71
635–640 638 2 110.00–125.00 $117.47 $749 +8.97
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 —
812 812 2 92.00 $92.00 $747 ±0.00
924 924 2 85.00 $85.00 $785 —
985 985 1 87.00 $87.00 $857 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1385 1223 80-85% 11 60.00–71.00 $65.10 $796 —
1437 1437 80-85% 11 72.25 $72.25 $1,038 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–910 903 85-90% 3 50.00–60.00 $56.01 $506 +3.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2265 1661 6 95.00–101.50 $98.27 $1,632 -1.87
1955 1955 1 105.50 $105.50 $2,063 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.