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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

672 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.69/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 522 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.14/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 517 lb · 31 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.19/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 806 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 672 663 620
Feeder cattle 557 596 521
Slaughter cattle 90 57 58
Replacement cattle 25 10 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
274 274 2 174.00 $174.00 $477 +1.00
300 300 2 174.00 $174.00 $522 -2.00
383 383 7 170.00 $170.00 $651 +1.20
428 428 5 162.50 $162.50 $696 +6.50
453–485 466 12 155.00–160.00 $157.83 $735 —
506–543 522 33 150.00–160.00 $153.69 $802 -0.81
553 553 8 150.00 $150.00 $830 +1.02
629 629 7 150.00 $150.00 $944 +4.27
667 667 3 140.00 $140.00 $934 -1.88
750–791 765 8 140.00–140.50 $140.19 $1,072 -3.56
821–823 822 8 132.00–138.00 $135.00 $1,110 +2.00
895 895 4 130.50 $130.50 $1,168 —
936–947 942 13 132.50–134.50 $133.42 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 5 138.00 $138.00 $872 —
675 675 4 137.00 $137.00 $925 —
708–725 710 7 125.00–129.00 $128.42 $912 —
800 800 1 118.00 $118.00 $944 —
897 897 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,121 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 151.00 $151.00 $442 —
374–382 375 15 140.00–145.00 $144.32 $541 -3.18
425 425 17 140.00 $140.00 $595 -5.50
463 463 22 137.50 $137.50 $637 -6.84
516–518 517 31 135.00–135.50 $135.14 $699 -3.94
562 562 24 134.50 $134.50 $756 -7.00
610–627 612 16 130.00–134.75 $134.14 $821 -11.86
761 761 6 128.50 $128.50 $978 -4.75
800–809 806 26 132.00–132.50 $132.19 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
425 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 -10.58
504 504 9 127.00 $127.00 $640 -5.75
580 580 4 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
692 692 6 126.00 $126.00 $872 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 171.00 $171.00 $470 -2.23
356 356 12 169.00 $169.00 $602 +5.27
416 416 10 150.00 $150.00 $624 -7.00
468 468 23 148.50 $148.50 $695 -7.50
512 512 14 142.00 $142.00 $727 +0.16
552 552 11 138.00 $138.00 $762 -6.65
630 630 20 135.00 $135.00 $850 -7.23
706 706 9 120.00 $120.00 $847 -11.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 139.00 $139.00 $382 —
417–443 430 8 142.00–143.00 $142.48 $613 -8.52
510–512 511 4 126.00–136.00 $131.01 $669 +11.01
635 635 5 122.00 $122.00 $775 —
860 860 2 91.00 $91.00 $783 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1160 1155 80-85% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.50 $560 —
935–1475 1199 80-85% 45 53.00–64.00 $60.63 $727 —
1350–1455 1368 80-85% 6 65.00–67.00 $65.35 $894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 50.50 $50.50 $475 —
1010–1080 1043 85-90% 3 40.50–43.00 $42.19 $440 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1160 1150 2 81.00–82.00 $81.50 $937 —
1435–1665 1595 4 100.00–105.00 $101.38 $1,617 —
1254–1890 1606 7 85.00–97.00 $90.80 $1,458 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1124–1355 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 970.00–1,110.00 $1,018.79
1140–1375 1258 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–900.00 $845.61
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
912 912 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.