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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.67/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 570 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.19/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 516 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $126.87/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 557 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 550 558 678
Feeder cattle 408 457 567
Slaughter cattle 69 71 80
Replacement cattle 73 30 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
225 225 1 166.00 $166.00 $374 —
245 fancy 245 3 182.00 $182.00 $446 —
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
410–435 418 12 138.00–150.00 $143.55 $600 —
470–498 479 13 132.00–144.00 $141.64 $678 -5.36
520–543 528 6 138.00–144.00 $139.97 $739 -0.03
577–597 580 19 136.00–138.00 $137.68 $799 —
623 623 8 137.00 $137.00 $854 -5.37
655–675 667 3 124.00–137.00 $128.68 $858 —
710 710 3 134.00 $134.00 $951 -2.70
803–815 806 4 125.00–127.00 $125.51 $1,012 -13.38
1055–1065 1058 3 111.00–114.00 $112.99 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 115.00 $115.00 $504 —
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 —
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -16.84
650 650 1 108.00 $108.00 $702 -25.00
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 156.00 $156.00 $413 —
300–335 318 2 132.00–140.00 $135.78 $432 -5.22
380 380 13 140.00 $140.00 $532 —
415–422 419 23 132.00–141.00 $138.67 $581 +4.67
486 486 3 139.00 $139.00 $676 +9.00
508–523 511 31 120.00–135.00 $127.56 $652 -5.18
511–534 value added 527 14 141.00–143.00 $142.45 $751 —
569 value added 569 50 143.00 $143.00 $814 —
563–595 576 10 116.00–128.00 $123.04 $709 -3.96
626 626 8 126.50 $126.50 $792 -2.82
664–675 668 4 113.00–126.00 $117.75 $787 —
708 value added 708 6 129.50 $129.50 $917 —
700–745 723 2 115.00–116.00 $115.52 $835 —
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 -13.55
779 value added 779 18 125.00 $125.00 $974 —
865 865 1 115.00 $115.00 $995 —
975 975 5 102.00 $102.00 $994 —
1000–1025 1013 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $1,018 —
1050 1050 6 103.00 $103.00 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 113.00 $113.00 $356 -22.89
396 396 5 103.00 $103.00 $408 —
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 -13.41
575 575 1 102.00 $102.00 $586 ±0.00
670 670 1 88.00 $88.00 $590 -22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.00 $142.00 $405 —
300–308 307 6 138.00–150.00 $148.04 $454 -12.96
370–398 384 6 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $540 -10.98
420–426 425 5 130.00 $130.00 $552 -14.00
467 467 12 137.50 $137.50 $642 -1.50
500–522 512 12 121.00–131.00 $125.17 $641 -4.83
555–557 557 23 113.00–127.50 $126.87 $707 -6.38
605–617 616 8 113.00–120.50 $119.58 $737 -7.92
715–732 731 12 102.00–113.00 $112.10 $819 -4.90
805 805 2 103.00 $103.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 111.00 $111.00 $311 —
345 345 1 122.00 $122.00 $421 —
440 440 1 90.00 $90.00 $396 -44.00
450 450 1 105.00 $105.00 $472 -26.00
557–585 571 6 108.00 $108.00 $617 -15.00
700 700 1 95.00 $95.00 $665 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 810.00 $810.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1275 1212 80-85% 3 43.50–46.50 $45.13 $547 -8.01
1035–1445 1240 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $868 +16.86
1110–1410 1278 80-85% 28 55.00–60.00 $57.76 $738 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1534 1534 75-80% 8 61.00 $61.00 $936 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–901 840 85-90% 3 45.00–51.00 $47.14 $396 —
950–1045 998 85-90% 2 37.50–42.50 $39.88 $398 -2.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1500 1398 3 70.00–77.50 $74.65 $1,044 —
1670–1850 1743 3 86.00–92.50 $90.20 $1,572 —
2000 2000 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,000 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1150 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 660.00–750.00 $698.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 690.00–850.00 $816.68
950–1300 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 570.00–950.00 $755.17
900–1485 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 820.00–990.00 $913.18

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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
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 713 2 82.00 $82.00 $585 —
1050 1050 1 72.00 $72.00 $756 —

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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.