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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.39/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 518 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.65/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 620 lb · 35 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.88/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 713 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 360 0
Feeder cattle 446 326 0
Slaughter cattle 69 30 0
Replacement cattle 10 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers a feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
406 406 7 157.00 $157.00 $637 -7.00
456 456 4 152.50 $152.50 $695 +1.50
510 value added 510 7 158.00 $158.00 $806 —
505–547 518 10 149.00–151.00 $150.37 $779 -4.63
563 563 11 146.50 $146.50 $825 +0.01
595 value added 595 4 160.00 $160.00 $952 —
612 612 8 141.00 $141.00 $863 +3.50
608–617 value added 613 15 152.00–153.50 $152.69 $936 —
650 650 8 148.00 $148.00 $962 +5.14
708–709 value added 708 20 142.00–145.00 $143.80 $1,018 —
730 730 6 135.50 $135.50 $989 +6.50
783 783 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 117.00 $117.00 $620 -13.00
551 551 12 131.00 $131.00 $722 —
669 669 4 132.00 $132.00 $883 —
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 —
753 753 2 127.00 $127.00 $956 —
801 801 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,017 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 151.00 $151.00 $430 -9.78
306 306 8 159.00 $159.00 $487 —
359 359 5 159.00 $159.00 $571 —
422 422 5 147.50 $147.50 $622 +3.50
503–515 value added 509 23 143.00–144.00 $143.53 $731 +1.53
506–539 528 21 137.00–140.00 $139.04 $734 +2.04
570 570 11 135.50 $135.50 $772 -0.18
610–634 value added 620 17 134.50–135.00 $134.79 $836 —
615–638 620 18 128.00–131.00 $128.69 $798 +2.31
653–679 value added 670 18 130.50–138.00 $132.94 $891 —
705–706 706 19 123.00–125.00 $123.63 $873 -7.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -6.00
415–441 437 7 117.00–135.00 $132.56 $579 +5.56
460–495 469 4 139.00–140.00 $139.74 $655 —
609 609 7 120.00 $120.00 $731 +12.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 171.00 $171.00 $453 —
372 372 5 155.00 $155.00 $577 -5.00
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 -10.00
473–475 474 4 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $711 -3.00
507 507 11 150.00 $150.00 $760 +6.00
553 553 2 143.00 $143.00 $791 +5.00
640 640 8 130.50 $130.50 $835 +5.50
724 724 11 117.00 $117.00 $847 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 146.00 $146.00 $482 —
415–427 426 8 140.00–142.00 $141.76 $604 -2.24
470 470 1 138.00 $138.00 $649 —
521 521 3 139.00 $139.00 $724 +18.00
611 611 6 114.50 $114.50 $700 -2.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212 1212 80-85% 1 52.50 $52.50 $636 -12.60
1077–1615 1348 80-85% 22 65.00–70.00 $68.44 $923 —
1165–1412 1355 80-85% 14 72.00–73.25 $73.11 $991 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1125 1030 85-90% 4 46.50–55.50 $52.49 $541 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 66.50 $66.50 $864 —
1895 1895 75-80% 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,374 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1550 1400 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,204 —
1075–1915 1633 6 90.00–100.00 $95.24 $1,555 —
1610–2195 1879 4 101.00–106.00 $103.68 $1,948 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
1100–1125 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–990.00 $945.51 —

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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.