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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.93/cwt ≈ $1,190/hd at 804 lb · 73 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.24/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 772 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.33/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 663 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 639 525 641
Feeder cattle 566 446 518
Slaughter cattle 55 69 78
Replacement cattle 18 10 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to 4 th of July Holiday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 181.00 $181.00 $588 —
400 value added 400 6 167.00 $167.00 $668 —
446 446 7 157.50 $157.50 $702 —
463 463 4 158.00 $158.00 $732 +5.50
533 533 2 160.00 $160.00 $853 +9.63
577 577 3 150.00 $150.00 $866 +3.50
590 value added 590 14 160.00 $160.00 $944 ±0.00
610–633 631 14 153.00–155.00 $154.86 $977 +13.86
650 value added 650 20 158.75 $158.75 $1,032 —
680–690 686 11 135.50–142.00 $137.84 $946 —
714–749 735 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,051 +7.50
770–784 772 21 130.00–143.50 $141.54 $1,093 +5.54
772 value added 772 31 147.75 $147.75 $1,141 —
800 value added 800 62 148.80 $148.80 $1,190 —
829 829 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,185 —
868 868 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,128 —
1053 1053 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 412 10 147.00–151.00 $150.22 $619 —
512 512 4 151.00 $151.00 $773 +34.00
567 567 5 146.50 $146.50 $831 +15.50
610 610 1 141.00 $141.00 $860 —
657 657 5 143.50 $143.50 $943 +11.50
890 890 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,006 —
960 960 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 161.00 $161.00 $394 —
376 376 9 160.50 $160.50 $603 +1.50
419 419 6 153.00 $153.00 $641 +5.50
461 461 11 151.00 $151.00 $696 —
550–569 558 28 140.00–146.00 $143.31 $800 +7.81
621–646 636 18 137.50–138.50 $137.88 $877 +9.19
687 value added 687 30 140.30 $140.30 $964 +7.36
772–785 781 10 130.00–133.25 $132.29 $1,033 —
800–830 812 15 130.00–133.00 $131.77 $1,070 —
861–880 864 13 124.50–125.50 $124.66 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 151.00 $151.00 $393 —
338 338 4 151.00 $151.00 $510 —
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 +15.00
405 405 5 144.00 $144.00 $583 +11.44
494 494 7 133.00 $133.00 $657 -6.74
527 527 6 138.00 $138.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 168.00 $168.00 $585 —
380–385 383 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $634 +10.50
451 451 4 148.00 $148.00 $667 -2.00
513–525 514 9 142.00–143.00 $142.89 $734 -7.11
580 580 23 126.00 $126.00 $731 -17.00
606 606 13 139.00 $139.00 $842 +8.50
700 700 3 120.00 $120.00 $840 +3.00
830 830 1 107.00 $107.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 155.00 $155.00 $547 —
440 440 12 145.50 $145.50 $640 +3.74
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 +1.00
781 781 3 101.00 $101.00 $789 —
857 857 3 87.00 $87.00 $746 —
900 900 1 99.00 $99.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $554 —
970–1325 1190 80-85% 23 60.00–70.00 $67.15 $799 —
1235–1650 1472 80-85% 5 75.00–80.00 $77.92 $1,147 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1568 1568 75-80% 12 75.00 $75.00 $1,176 —
1670 1670 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,086 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883–1130 944 85-90% 5 47.00–54.50 $51.52 $486 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 4 80.50 $80.50 $930 —
1017–1990 1596 6 90.00–100.00 $94.28 $1,505 —
2050–2190 2120 2 104.50–109.00 $106.68 $2,262 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–970 908 (<2 yrs)Open 4 80.00–90.00 $86.06 $781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1115–1500 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 920.00–1,090.00 $1,017.18
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–925 908 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 860.00–970.00 $932.66

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.