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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.89/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 685 lb · 39 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.65/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 363 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.30/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 624 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 639 515
Feeder cattle 515 566 439
Slaughter cattle 121 55 61
Replacement cattle 94 18 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feed heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 172.00 $172.00 $506 —
407 407 4 161.00 $161.00 $655 —
457–482 471 9 154.50–159.00 $157.06 $740 -0.94
528 528 6 158.00 $158.00 $834 -2.00
553–576 557 17 146.50–156.75 $154.88 $863 +4.88
602–625 621 15 135.00–141.00 $139.80 $868 -15.06
683 value added 683 27 156.00 $156.00 $1,065 -2.75
683–696 688 12 131.00–145.50 $139.39 $959 +1.55
704–736 718 9 130.00–141.00 $135.01 $969 -7.99
825–845 840 4 126.00–130.00 $129.02 $1,084 -13.98
910 910 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,065 —
1000–1020 1010 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
333 333 3 140.00 $140.00 $466 —
495 495 1 133.00 $133.00 $658 —
518–530 522 3 128.00–130.00 $129.32 $675 -21.68
593 593 2 129.50 $129.50 $768 -17.00
638 638 4 127.00 $127.00 $810 -14.00
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 —
925 925 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 8 165.50 $165.50 $478 —
335 335 1 143.00 $143.00 $479 —
350 fancy 350 15 169.00 $169.00 $592 —
370–395 376 16 140.00–149.50 $147.01 $553 -13.49
411 411 6 144.00 $144.00 $592 -9.00
450–455 454 24 130.00–146.50 $141.73 $643 -9.27
504–535 520 25 134.00–148.00 $144.87 $753 —
553–594 567 20 130.00–143.00 $138.24 $784 -5.07
611–627 624 31 131.00–135.00 $133.30 $832 -4.58
660–695 680 13 114.00–126.00 $123.68 $841 —
744 744 12 133.50 $133.50 $993 —
819 819 4 118.00 $118.00 $966 -13.77
855 855 1 115.00 $115.00 $983 -9.66
926 926 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 144.00 $144.00 $310 —
377 377 4 130.00 $130.00 $490 -15.00
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 -3.00
517 517 11 130.00 $130.00 $672 -8.00
569 569 4 119.50 $119.50 $680 —
685–690 688 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $760 —
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
1075 1075 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,021 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 161.00 $161.00 $551 -7.00
362 362 2 147.00 $147.00 $532 -18.50
419–430 421 19 141.00–153.00 $150.42 $633 —
461 461 6 159.00 $159.00 $733 +11.00
519–530 522 10 143.00–154.00 $150.65 $786 +7.76
573 573 8 141.00 $141.00 $808 +15.00
614–615 614 23 122.00–139.00 $126.44 $776 -12.56
705 705 14 125.00 $125.00 $881 +5.00
831 831 4 106.00 $106.00 $881 -1.00
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —
905 905 3 94.00 $94.00 $851 —
980 980 1 90.00 $90.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 146.00 $146.00 $384 —
406 406 4 139.00 $139.00 $564 -6.50
457 457 2 130.00 $130.00 $594 —
875 875 1 91.00 $91.00 $796 +4.00
1000 1000 1 85.00 $85.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1395 1227 80-85% 6 50.00–58.00 $54.36 $667 —
1025–1444 1251 80-85% 59 59.00–67.25 $65.45 $819 —
1350–1445 1398 80-85% 2 68.00–71.00 $69.45 $971 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1550 1512 75-80% 3 60.00–65.00 $61.80 $934 —
1617 1617 75-80% 10 70.50 $70.50 $1,140 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $480 —
725–975 860 85-90% 5 41.00–48.00 $45.06 $388 —
750–985 917 85-90% 5 53.50–60.00 $57.62 $528 +6.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1450 1216 4 81.00–83.00 $82.17 $999 —
1170–1655 1434 4 92.00–101.00 $95.44 $1,369 —
1545–1925 1744 4 103.50–110.00 $107.17 $1,869 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $939

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1355 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 43 640.00–1,080.00 $911.10
830–1350 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 780.00–1,190.00 $1,031.83
1025–1475 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 820.00–1,090.00 $954.48

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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
1025–1425 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 660.00–1,535.00 $1,186.73 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 3 86.00 $86.00 $526 —

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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.