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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.18/cwt ≈ $965/hd at 614 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.14/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 463 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.29/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 731 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 403 472
Feeder cattle 392 324 392
Slaughter cattle 55 54 60
Replacement cattle 5 25 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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
275 275 1 161.00 $161.00 $443 —
300–325 313 3 150.00–163.00 $157.69 $494 —
385 385 1 151.00 $151.00 $581 —
466 466 3 152.00 $152.00 $708 -8.00
513–545 521 4 141.00–150.00 $147.65 $769 -3.02
570 570 6 160.00 $160.00 $912 +6.54
604 value added 604 19 164.00 $164.00 $991 —
620–638 629 12 140.00–152.00 $146.39 $921 —
655–697 680 5 136.00–143.00 $140.30 $954 -4.69
715–738 731 25 144.00–148.00 $147.29 $1,077 +5.80
843 843 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,130 +6.49
878 878 10 135.50 $135.50 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 -8.00
560–575 565 3 129.00–132.00 $130.16 $735 +2.16
725 725 1 127.00 $127.00 $921 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 3 145.50 $145.50 $445 +1.50
355–360 356 8 147.00–154.50 $152.61 $543 -6.39
405–430 414 11 144.00–150.50 $148.60 $615 -4.00
462–475 463 10 146.00–150.00 $146.41 $678 +6.54
463 value added 463 20 156.50 $156.50 $725 —
510–515 514 15 131.50–142.00 $139.92 $719 +3.29
556 556 13 135.50 $135.50 $753 +0.50
617–628 619 14 122.50–130.00 $128.37 $795 -0.90
652 652 2 126.00 $126.00 $822 +3.06
716–735 727 12 125.00–132.00 $129.13 $939 -3.39
757–778 765 11 124.00–135.50 $130.41 $998 —
810 810 8 116.00 $116.00 $940 +1.50
930 930 1 105.00 $105.00 $976 —
995 995 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,065 —
1060 1060 7 106.00 $106.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
355 355 1 128.00 $128.00 $454 -10.00
448 448 3 130.00 $130.00 $582 —
460–488 479 3 125.00–127.00 $126.36 $605 —
523 523 3 125.00 $125.00 $654 -3.00
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
610–625 618 2 114.00–118.00 $115.98 $717 -0.02
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
715 715 1 101.00 $101.00 $722 —
1165 1165 3 93.00 $93.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–365 362 7 151.00–165.00 $162.98 $590 —
420–436 425 10 155.00–157.00 $155.62 $661 -8.38
450–463 459 16 140.00–148.50 $147.21 $676 -2.32
504–545 510 12 133.00–147.75 $145.59 $743 +2.59
566 value added 566 11 143.25 $143.25 $811 —
556–588 574 7 127.00–129.50 $128.04 $735 -12.46
630 630 15 136.00 $136.00 $857 +1.44
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
715 715 12 123.00 $123.00 $879 -5.00
790 790 1 108.00 $108.00 $853 —
830 830 1 106.00 $106.00 $880 +5.00
900–945 923 2 90.00–99.00 $94.61 $873 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 —
400 400 1 142.50 $142.50 $570 +25.50
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
515 515 1 129.00 $129.00 $664 —
625 625 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $744 —
677 677 3 111.00 $111.00 $751 —
805 805 2 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
900 900 1 86.00 $86.00 $774 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1218 1175 80-85% 6 52.00–56.00 $55.06 $647 -1.75
1150–1500 1273 80-85% 11 63.00–70.00 $66.01 $840 -4.99
1275 1275 80-85% 2 71.00–71.50 $71.25 $908 +0.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1473 1472 75-80% 14 70.00–71.50 $71.39 $1,051 +15.89
1500 1500 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $900 -6.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $578 —
850–1015 933 85-90% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.37 $517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2120 1708 4 96.50–104.00 $101.22 $1,729 —
1865–2155 1998 3 105.00–107.00 $105.66 $2,111 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1200 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 460.00–840.00 $716.30

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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
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.