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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.13/cwt +7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 528 lb · 48 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.22/cwt +12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 768 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.67/cwt ≈ $836/hd at 520 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 302 753
Feeder cattle 516 239 635
Slaughter cattle 81 32 78
Replacement cattle 27 31 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–408 404 7 153.50–157.00 $154.51 $624 —
460 460 9 153.50 $153.50 $706 +8.50
505–539 518 32 157.00–162.00 $160.05 $829 —
532 value added 532 6 164.00 $164.00 $872 —
553–569 564 26 153.00–157.00 $156.55 $883 +6.05
620 620 32 151.50 $151.50 $939 +6.50
662–663 662 37 152.50–155.00 $154.39 $1,022 +27.39
756–778 768 43 143.56–145.00 $144.22 $1,108 +12.21
800 800 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,104 +2.75
910 910 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 465 3 135.00–148.00 $143.57 $668 +8.57
539 539 12 140.00 $140.00 $755 —
560 560 1 149.00 $149.00 $834 —
613 613 2 135.50 $135.50 $831 +15.50
695 695 1 142.00 $142.00 $987 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 +3.00
895 895 1 104.00 $104.00 $931 —
995 995 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 13 151.00 $151.00 $541 —
436–443 442 22 145.00–145.50 $145.09 $641 +8.77
467 467 10 144.00 $144.00 $672 -0.25
517–544 527 16 140.00–143.00 $141.84 $747 +4.54
528–534 value added 529 32 146.00–147.00 $146.78 $776 —
556 556 4 140.00 $140.00 $778 +4.00
603–638 630 21 143.50–144.00 $143.61 $905 +21.35
659–660 660 19 136.00–143.00 $141.58 $934 +13.27
710–735 727 6 125.00–133.00 $130.39 $948 +16.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 126.00 $126.00 $374 —
395 395 4 141.00 $141.00 $557 +15.00
443 443 6 137.00 $137.00 $607 —
452 452 5 140.00 $140.00 $633 +17.00
503–509 508 12 130.00–131.00 $130.25 $662 —
613–632 624 5 126.00–133.00 $130.25 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 161.00 $161.00 $589 —
428 428 3 157.00 $157.00 $672 +8.00
464 464 5 154.00 $154.00 $715 +6.00
519 519 6 154.00 $154.00 $799 +13.18
561 561 5 149.00 $149.00 $836 +8.00
616 616 3 143.00 $143.00 $881 +22.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 159.00 $159.00 $469 +11.50
412 412 6 142.50 $142.50 $587 —
525 525 1 123.00 $123.00 $646 —
600 600 5 136.00 $136.00 $816 —
714 714 1 116.00 $116.00 $828 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
880 880 1 98.00 $98.00 $862 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $670 —
1040–1550 1210 80-85% 20 62.00–72.00 $66.19 $801 —
1185–1469 1334 80-85% 26 74.50–75.50 $74.74 $997 +3.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $342 -29.50
880–1000 923 85-90% 4 51.00–55.00 $53.47 $494 -14.03
924–945 935 85-90% 2 59.00–63.00 $60.98 $570 -6.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1573–1845 1641 75-80% 4 72.00–72.50 $72.14 $1,184 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1660 1580 2 81.00–90.00 $85.27 $1,347 —
1390–1980 1612 10 104.00–109.00 $105.86 $1,706 —
1035–2185 1680 10 95.00–102.00 $99.24 $1,667 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
985–1210 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 770.00–960.00 $874.74
1085–1220 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 725.00–950.00 $886.44
1170–1245 1179 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 690.00–940.00 $834.59

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,340.00 $1,340.00 —
1220–1500 1319 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,360.00–1,430.00 $1,394.09 —
1240–1620 1372 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 860.00–1,120.00 $953.60 —

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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.