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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.74/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 511 lb · 34 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.89/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 830 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $123.41/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 513 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 558 505 688
Feeder cattle 457 400 600
Slaughter cattle 71 65 67
Replacement cattle 30 40 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, with instances of 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 161.00 $161.00 $502 —
471 471 7 147.00 $147.00 $692 —
520 520 10 140.00 $140.00 $728 -10.00
600–620 606 13 141.00–143.00 $142.37 $863 +0.37
723–726 724 16 136.00–137.25 $136.70 $990 -2.80
762 762 2 138.50 $138.50 $1,055 -3.50
808–847 830 25 137.75–139.75 $138.89 $1,153 +3.59
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 571 12 134.00–135.00 $134.84 $770 -7.24
661 661 4 133.00 $133.00 $879 -4.00
815 815 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 —
990 990 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 141.00 $141.00 $486 —
415 415 7 134.00 $134.00 $556 -3.91
460 460 5 130.00 $130.00 $598 -6.71
495 value added 495 3 140.00 $140.00 $693 —
504–514 511 34 132.00–133.00 $132.74 $678 -1.19
554 554 10 127.00 $127.00 $704 —
606–628 620 20 126.00–132.00 $129.32 $802 -1.18
763–793 774 19 123.50–130.00 $127.55 $987 -3.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 147.00 $147.00 $426 —
332–345 341 7 133.00–137.00 $135.89 $463 —
512–514 513 22 120.00–125.00 $123.41 $633 -1.84
580 580 2 102.00 $102.00 $592 —
656 656 4 110.00 $110.00 $722 -22.00
728 728 14 118.50 $118.50 $863 -5.50
770 770 2 105.00 $105.00 $808 -20.00
820 820 2 104.00–107.00 $105.50 $865 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 6 161.00 $161.00 $483 —
383 383 7 151.50 $151.50 $580 -0.96
417 417 9 144.00 $144.00 $600 -1.00
477 477 13 139.00 $139.00 $663 -4.00
509 509 7 130.00 $130.00 $662 -8.00
563 563 17 133.25 $133.25 $750 -4.75
623 623 17 127.50 $127.50 $794 -3.25
716 716 9 117.00 $117.00 $838 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
409 409 5 134.00 $134.00 $548 —
455 455 6 131.00 $131.00 $596 +6.96
524 524 8 121.00–124.00 $122.50 $642 -7.75
589 589 8 123.00 $123.00 $724 —
658 658 4 109.00 $109.00 $717 -1.00
836 836 4 86.00 $86.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 920.00 $920.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1286 1220 80-85% 13 51.00–54.00 $53.14 $648 —
955–1510 1320 80-85% 23 55.00–65.00 $60.54 $799 -1.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1469 1469 75-80% 10 63.75 $63.75 $936 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1050 987 85-90% 3 37.00–45.00 $41.97 $414 —
1216 1216 85-90% 4 55.00 $55.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1320 1240 2 74.00–82.00 $78.26 $970 —
1695–2095 1866 6 87.00–97.00 $90.38 $1,686 -12.62

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1100 989 (<2 yrs)Open 6 61.00–94.00 $68.18 $674

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
950–1145 1048 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–710.00 $660.12
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 860.00 $860.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 930.00 $930.00
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 810.00 $810.00
1255–1600 1439 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 770.00–940.00 $885.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.