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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.57/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 788 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.63/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 519 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.27/cwt -14.34 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 634 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 624 382
Feeder cattle 324 516 302
Slaughter cattle 54 81 49
Replacement cattle 25 27 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower except for 700 lb. heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 158.00 $158.00 $660 +3.49
467 467 2 160.00 $160.00 $747 +6.50
520–545 526 4 144.00–153.00 $150.67 $793 -9.38
555–573 562 14 153.00–153.50 $153.46 $862 -3.09
671–690 679 10 141.50–149.00 $144.99 $984 -9.40
721–730 728 11 132.00–145.00 $141.49 $1,030 —
760 760 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,079 -2.22
792 value added 792 65 147.20 $147.20 $1,166 —
820–838 834 4 126.00–128.00 $127.51 $1,063 -10.49
925 925 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,045 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 140.00 $140.00 $686 -3.57
515 515 1 133.00 $133.00 $685 -7.00
555 555 1 128.00 $128.00 $710 -21.00
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -10.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1340 1308 2 94.00–97.00 $95.54 $1,250 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 144.00 $144.00 $446 —
356–380 371 8 159.00 $159.00 $590 +8.00
415–433 421 9 148.00–155.00 $152.60 $642 +7.51
463–465 463 12 133.00–140.50 $139.87 $648 -4.13
518–521 519 22 130.50–138.00 $136.63 $709 -5.21
565 565 14 135.00 $135.00 $763 -5.00
626–642 634 19 127.25–132.50 $129.27 $820 -14.34
655–687 682 6 120.00–123.50 $122.94 $838 -18.64
708–731 716 12 131.50–134.50 $132.52 $949 +2.13
815 815 2 114.50 $114.50 $933 —
850 850 1 101.00 $101.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 138.00 $138.00 $515 -3.00
521 521 5 128.00 $128.00 $667 -2.25
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 -14.25
820 820 1 107.00 $107.00 $877 —

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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 2 165.00 $165.00 $564 —
411 411 3 164.00 $164.00 $674 +7.00
470–494 481 11 141.00–157.00 $149.53 $719 -4.47
511 511 13 143.00 $143.00 $731 -11.00
560 560 9 140.50 $140.50 $787 -8.50
600–618 615 6 133.50–140.00 $134.56 $828 -8.44
706 706 8 128.00 $128.00 $904 —
832 832 2 101.00 $101.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 117.00 $117.00 $415 —
400 400 1 117.00 $117.00 $468 -25.50
795 795 2 100.00 $100.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1350 1183 80-85% 9 54.50–61.50 $56.81 $672 -0.69
1060–1327 1235 80-85% 8 64.00–70.50 $67.25 $831 +1.06
1275 1275 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $905 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $819 —
1502–1530 1516 75-80% 12 63.50–70.00 $66.72 $1,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $472 —
830 830 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $540 —
965–1045 1005 85-90% 2 54.50–55.50 $54.98 $553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1480 1363 2 80.00–82.00 $81.09 $1,105 —
1485–2000 1752 3 102.00–105.00 $103.18 $1,808 —
1425–2090 1816 5 94.00–100.00 $97.66 $1,774 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $754

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1365 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 610.00–1,050.00 $924.33
950–1300 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 770.00–940.00 $899.84
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1050–1300 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 685.00–1,440.00 $1,055.80 —

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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.