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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.50/cwt ≈ $1,190/hd at 847 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.69/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 524 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $121.82/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 620 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 906 361
Feeder cattle 617 813 266
Slaughter cattle 82 73 65
Replacement cattle 21 20 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Good demand for weaned and vaccinated feeders . 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
461 461 6 142.00 $142.00 $655 —
526 526 12 140.00 $140.00 $736 -4.04
551–569 557 19 152.25–157.50 $153.94 $857 +2.58
578 value added 578 2 162.00 $162.00 $936 —
612–617 615 10 140.00–144.00 $142.01 $873 -0.47
613–632 value added 626 10 150.00–151.50 $150.44 $942 -5.81
700–721 712 19 131.00–143.25 $137.57 $979 -6.84
841 841 20 138.00 $138.00 $1,161 +5.50
900 900 9 131.75 $131.75 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 1 122.00 $122.00 $381 -24.00
400 400 5 144.00 $144.00 $576 -1.00
568–570 569 8 125.00–136.00 $133.24 $758 -12.41
645 645 7 145.00 $145.00 $935 —
659 659 6 138.00 $138.00 $909 +5.49
725 725 1 131.00 $131.00 $950 —
818 818 6 131.50 $131.50 $1,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–293 291 14 135.00–138.00 $136.94 $398 -2.06
352 352 18 134.00 $134.00 $472 —
412 412 14 136.00 $136.00 $560 -0.50
460 460 11 132.00 $132.00 $607 -2.52
518–537 524 33 125.00–126.00 $125.69 $659 -8.19
565 565 18 124.00 $124.00 $701 -9.66
625 625 2 135.00 $135.00 $844 +1.00
683–694 688 15 130.00–135.00 $132.35 $911 -2.65
712 712 6 117.00 $117.00 $833 -4.00
847 value added 847 62 140.50 $140.50 $1,190 —
988 988 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,186 —
1056 1056 3 98.00 $98.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 131.00 $131.00 $447 +18.95
430 430 2 117.00 $117.00 $503 -1.00
532 532 9 120.00 $120.00 $638 -3.54
560 560 6 125.00 $125.00 $700 -3.00
600–624 620 27 120.50–123.50 $121.82 $755 -4.07
653–678 660 7 116.00–124.00 $121.65 $803 -6.85
735 735 3 120.00 $120.00 $882 +2.00
866 866 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,169 —
934 934 1 83.00 $83.00 $775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 8 150.00 $150.00 $422 —
368 368 4 145.00 $145.00 $534 ±0.00
420 420 5 142.00 $142.00 $596 +2.00
518 518 18 133.00 $133.00 $689 +2.00
560 560 11 129.50 $129.50 $725 -21.00
625 625 14 123.50 $123.50 $772 -2.87
655 655 1 122.00 $122.00 $799 —
715 715 14 112.00 $112.00 $801 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 141.00 $141.00 $519 —
405–422 418 4 125.00–134.00 $131.82 $551 +3.38
450 450 3 142.00 $142.00 $639 —
531 531 8 123.00 $123.00 $653 +6.34
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 -7.95
800 800 10 86.00 $86.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1365 1232 80-85% 8 35.50–44.50 $42.18 $520 —
930–1471 1281 80-85% 44 47.00–57.50 $54.06 $693 +0.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1452–1607 1509 75-80% 19 55.00–56.00 $55.39 $836 -4.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 2 30.00–36.00 $33.00 $297 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,090 —
1600–2025 1830 7 78.00–88.00 $83.62 $1,530 —
1940 1940 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,765 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1145 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 3 62.00–90.00 $72.84 $736

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1080 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,000.00 $874.39
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1045–1350 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 710.00–940.00 $870.42
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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.