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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.04/cwt +7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 635 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.84/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 508 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.70/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 613 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 663 518 429
Feeder cattle 596 479 389
Slaughter cattle 57 29 30
Replacement cattle 10 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–278 277 3 173.00 $173.00 $479 -10.00
310 310 1 176.00 $176.00 $546 +0.65
353–367 362 8 165.00–171.00 $168.80 $611 -1.20
440 440 2 156.00 $156.00 $686 -9.50
507–509 508 34 153.50–155.50 $154.50 $785 -3.50
552–593 571 19 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $851 -6.46
603–624 612 25 143.00–147.50 $145.73 $892 -5.77
614 value added 614 14 154.00 $154.00 $946 -0.50
657–694 681 17 140.00–143.00 $141.88 $966 -14.62
786 786 17 143.75 $143.75 $1,130 —
830 830 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,104 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–510 504 4 130.00–140.00 $137.47 $693 —
565–587 579 16 130.00–147.00 $141.82 $821 +2.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 147.50 $147.50 $546 -1.83
432 432 9 145.50 $145.50 $629 +2.50
462–468 466 23 144.00–145.00 $144.34 $673 -0.66
510–534 521 27 138.00–140.50 $139.08 $725 -1.92
563 563 12 141.50 $141.50 $797 +2.50
628–632 value added 631 59 140.25–146.00 $144.35 $911 —
640 640 42 146.00 $146.00 $934 —
670 670 6 137.00 $137.00 $918 +2.00
700 700 6 127.00 $127.00 $889 -5.55
765–792 776 22 131.50–134.50 $133.25 $1,034 +5.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–427 425 6 123.00–144.00 $140.58 $597 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 -4.00
500–543 516 15 122.00–136.00 $132.75 $685 +5.08
615–635 628 3 105.00–115.00 $108.26 $680 -17.99
710–715 713 2 116.00–118.00 $117.00 $834 —
810 810 2 115.00 $115.00 $932 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–276 270 4 173.00–174.00 $173.23 $468 +3.23
352–360 354 8 160.00–165.00 $163.73 $580 -0.67
417 417 5 157.00 $157.00 $655 -3.00
459 459 18 156.00 $156.00 $716 -3.00
500–537 508 40 140.00–145.00 $141.84 $721 -10.16
550–556 556 14 140.00–145.00 $144.65 $804 -8.35
610–636 631 30 139.00–143.00 $142.23 $897 -4.77
700 700 7 131.50 $131.50 $920 +8.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 167.00 $167.00 $367 —
415 415 6 151.00 $151.00 $627 —
528 528 4 120.00 $120.00 $634 -14.00
551 551 9 133.00 $133.00 $733 +9.00
870 870 3 98.00 $98.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1447 1345 80-85% 19 53.00–65.00 $62.20 $837 —
1455–1620 1538 80-85% 2 51.00–52.00 $51.47 $792 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1120 989 85-90% 4 43.50–46.00 $44.94 $444 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1585 1336 4 65.00–85.00 $77.99 $1,042 —
1195–1785 1505 3 100.00–103.00 $101.72 $1,531 -6.28
1315–1940 1715 9 89.00–97.00 $93.63 $1,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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.