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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.21/cwt +11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 637 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.64/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 512 lb · 36 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.85/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $398/hd at 275 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 672 362
Feeder cattle 501 474 286
Slaughter cattle 61 128 45
Replacement cattle 25 70 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 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
375–393 391 10 168.00–170.00 $168.19 $658 —
500–502 501 15 140.00–141.00 $140.67 $705 -5.63
657 657 18 144.75 $144.75 $951 +12.75
710 710 2 135.00 $135.00 $958 +1.00
926 926 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 -11.00
558 558 6 133.00 $133.00 $742 +5.00
658 658 6 136.00 $136.00 $895 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–281 275 26 138.00–147.00 $144.85 $398 -10.15
356 356 6 150.50 $150.50 $536 +6.30
425 425 14 138.00 $138.00 $586 -2.00
470 470 21 131.00 $131.00 $616 -1.00
504 value added 504 4 145.00 $145.00 $731 +2.46
504–515 513 32 135.00–143.00 $136.72 $701 +1.72
563 563 15 133.00 $133.00 $749 +4.00
613 613 13 125.50 $125.50 $769 +4.00
646 value added 646 36 136.00 $136.00 $879 —
713 713 5 122.50 $122.50 $873 -0.28
754 754 7 130.50 $130.50 $984 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 134.00 $134.00 $436 —
411–435 416 9 122.00–128.00 $123.39 $513 —
505 505 7 120.00 $120.00 $606 +4.00
624 624 6 116.00 $116.00 $724 +1.85
655 655 2 113.00 $113.00 $740 -12.00
960 960 2 100.00 $100.00 $960 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 155.50 $155.50 $442 —
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
355 355 7 160.00 $160.00 $568 +5.00
416 416 10 150.00 $150.00 $624 +7.00
472 472 14 135.00 $135.00 $637 -3.00
508 508 15 132.00 $132.00 $671 -1.25
557 557 9 130.50 $130.50 $727 +0.75
603 603 24 126.25 $126.25 $761 +3.85
723 723 11 115.50 $115.50 $835 -2.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 135.00–153.00 $144.18 $531 —
465 465 5 138.50 $138.50 $644 +7.50
515 515 2 117.00 $117.00 $603 -12.81
589 589 9 120.00 $120.00 $707 —
703 703 3 100.00 $100.00 $703 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1150 1090 80-85% 3 35.00–48.50 $41.28 $450 —
900–1505 1231 80-85% 46 43.00–58.00 $51.08 $629 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1411 1411 75-80% 9 55.00 $55.00 $776 +0.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1045 963 85-90% 6 36.00–40.00 $37.47 $361 -0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 72.00 $72.00 $958 -5.57
1100–2465 1835 5 75.00–92.00 $85.79 $1,574 —
2200 2200 1 95.00 $95.00 $2,090 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 970.00 $970.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 930.00 $930.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00 $830.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1100–1550 1364 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 840.00–1,020.00 $913.99
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,125.00 $1,014.80 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.