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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.45/cwt ≈ $1,101/hd at 713 lb · 71 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.55/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 727 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.72/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 602 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 451 551
Feeder cattle 479 378 459
Slaughter cattle 29 55 71
Replacement cattle 10 18 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 183.00 $183.00 $458 +5.00
300–320 310 4 171.00–180.00 $175.35 $544 +0.77
386 386 7 170.00 $170.00 $656 -5.00
443 443 10 165.50 $165.50 $733 —
447 value added 447 7 163.00 $163.00 $729 —
500 500 3 158.00 $158.00 $790 +1.41
554–561 559 19 154.50–157.50 $155.44 $869 -0.82
600 value added 600 20 154.50 $154.50 $927 —
606 606 7 151.50 $151.50 $918 +0.50
658 658 13 156.50 $156.50 $1,030 —
706–712 value added 711 67 152.00–155.60 $155.01 $1,102 —
745 745 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,080 —
780 value added 780 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,139 —
820 820 1 121.00 $121.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 131.00 $131.00 $576 —
458 458 2 158.00 $158.00 $724 —
549 549 2 141.00 $141.00 $774 —
570–585 581 4 135.00–141.00 $139.53 $811 -15.47
760 760 1 131.00 $131.00 $996 +6.00
920 920 1 105.00 $105.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 317 5 142.00–149.00 $146.00 $463 -9.99
350–351 351 9 148.00–151.00 $149.33 $524 —
412 412 13 143.00 $143.00 $589 -7.50
471 471 9 145.00 $145.00 $683 +1.25
516 516 17 141.00 $141.00 $728 +1.67
569 569 22 139.00 $139.00 $791 +2.20
600 600 8 138.00 $138.00 $828 —
650 650 17 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
700–744 727 31 121.00–136.00 $132.55 $964 —
794 794 11 127.50 $127.50 $1,012 -4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
452 452 3 129.00 $129.00 $583 -6.00
520 520 6 125.00–133.00 $127.67 $664 -6.42
588 588 4 137.00 $137.00 $806 —
615–630 624 11 124.00–129.00 $126.25 $788 +3.25
803 803 2 110.00 $110.00 $883 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 170.00 $170.00 $490 -8.00
334 334 4 180.00 $180.00 $601 +20.00
376–395 379 7 161.00–165.00 $164.40 $623 -3.60
412–425 415 4 160.00 $160.00 $664 -3.50
468 468 6 159.00 $159.00 $744 +0.40
521 521 6 152.00 $152.00 $792 -7.50
559 559 13 153.00 $153.00 $855 +5.00
623 623 12 147.00 $147.00 $916 +1.40
723 723 6 123.00 $123.00 $889 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–488 473 4 135.00–141.00 $137.90 $652 —
515 515 2 134.00 $134.00 $690 -5.25
560 560 2 124.00 $124.00 $694 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $870 —
1145–1400 1240 80-85% 10 59.00–70.00 $67.39 $836 +0.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $615 +6.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,620 —
1654–1915 1788 5 95.00–101.50 $97.59 $1,745 +0.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 (<2 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $652

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1230 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 990.00–1,120.00 $1,038.02
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 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.