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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

672 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.83/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 522 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.20/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 362 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.30/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 519 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 672 550 449
Feeder cattle 474 408 351
Slaughter cattle 128 69 60
Replacement cattle 70 73 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
350 350 1 181.00 $181.00 $634 —
401 401 13 164.50 $164.50 $660 +20.95
463 463 4 150.00 $150.00 $694 +8.36
504–541 519 24 145.00–148.00 $146.30 $759 +6.33
563 563 11 137.00 $137.00 $771 -0.68
615 615 9 130.00 $130.00 $800 -7.00
665 665 7 132.00 $132.00 $878 +3.32
735 735 6 134.00 $134.00 $985 ±0.00
759 759 6 134.25 $134.25 $1,019 —
840 840 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,042 -1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–315 314 2 143.00–150.00 $146.48 $460 —
545 545 2 136.00 $136.00 $741 +36.00
565 565 1 128.00 $128.00 $723 +10.00
625–640 633 2 126.00–129.00 $127.48 $807 —
650–652 651 2 126.00 $126.00 $820 +18.00
708 708 2 132.00 $132.00 $935 +18.00
775 775 3 124.00 $124.00 $961 —
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 5 155.00 $155.00 $409 -1.00
352–387 362 24 138.00–147.00 $144.20 $522 +4.20
405 405 7 140.00 $140.00 $567 +1.33
470 470 14 132.00 $132.00 $620 -7.00
519 519 20 135.00 $135.00 $701 +7.44
519–535 value added 527 12 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $751 +0.09
577 577 20 129.00 $129.00 $744 +5.96
641 641 7 121.50 $121.50 $779 -5.00
653–665 658 10 125.00–125.50 $125.30 $824 +7.55
707–709 708 19 119.00–127.00 $122.78 $869 +7.26
765 765 7 126.00 $126.00 $964 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 124.00 $124.00 $559 —
508–517 514 9 116.00 $116.00 $596 +6.00
604–635 612 8 106.00–117.00 $114.15 $699 —
680 680 3 125.00 $125.00 $850 +37.00
878 878 2 104.00 $104.00 $913 —
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 3 158.00 $158.00 $480 +9.96
353 353 7 155.00 $155.00 $547 +14.48
416 416 9 143.00 $143.00 $595 +13.00
463 463 2 138.00 $138.00 $639 +0.50
518 518 23 133.25 $133.25 $690 +8.08
557 557 17 129.75 $129.75 $723 +2.88
618–624 623 15 120.00–123.00 $122.40 $763 +2.82
718 718 9 117.75 $117.75 $845 +5.65
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 152.00 $152.00 $380 +41.00
330–348 345 7 145.00 $145.00 $500 +23.00
418–440 422 5 132.00–134.00 $132.42 $559 +42.42
488 488 3 131.00 $131.00 $639 —
511–515 513 10 125.00–133.00 $129.81 $666 —
601 601 9 111.00 $111.00 $667 —
784 784 7 102.00 $102.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1110 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 910.00–940.00 $925.07 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1160 1049 80-85% 5 38.00–46.00 $41.23 $433 —
975–1444 1277 80-85% 61 44.00–57.00 $50.11 $640 -7.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1025 959 85-90% 9 32.00–46.00 $37.56 $360 —
900–1125 1013 85-90% 2 25.00–32.00 $28.89 $293 —
1152 1152 85-90% 14 45.75 $45.75 $527 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1244–1515 1446 75-80% 13 54.00–55.50 $54.18 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1540 1341 5 74.00–80.00 $77.57 $1,040 —
1525 1525 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,525 —
1401–2085 1764 13 82.00–93.00 $86.70 $1,529 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1000 950 (<2 yrs)Open 2 65.00 $65.00 $618

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1000–1065 1019 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 810.00–1,060.00 $936.96
1168–1245 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 850.00–960.00 $903.24
1120–1450 1234 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 770.00–910.00 $850.42
1145–1270 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–860.00 $833.09
1160–1300 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 860.00–980.00 $904.76
1255–1256 1256 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 760.00–770.00 $765.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 300.00–820.00 $404.00
950 950 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.