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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.81/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 767 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.55/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 524 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.93/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 626 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 889 1,006 963
Feeder cattle 797 875 822
Slaughter cattle 69 101 110
Replacement cattle 23 30 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Plain quality feeders sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
519–526 524 40 139.00–150.00 $146.55 $768 +7.55
567 567 5 134.00 $134.00 $760 -4.19
583 value added 583 4 153.50 $153.50 $895 +3.50
600–640 620 22 141.00–149.00 $146.23 $907 +5.92
622–642 value added 634 18 150.00 $150.00 $951 —
654 value added 654 7 143.50 $143.50 $938 —
691 691 9 137.00 $137.00 $947 -8.38
765 value added 765 51 146.50 $146.50 $1,121 —
764–790 772 22 135.50–143.50 $140.90 $1,088 —
817 817 18 137.00–138.50 $137.92 $1,127 —
915 915 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–447 433 13 140.00 $140.00 $606 —
488 488 3 138.00 $138.00 $673 +26.00
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 —
567 567 7 141.00 $141.00 $799 —
740 740 7 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
755 755 2 128.00 $128.00 $966 +5.00
805–826 822 5 101.00–126.00 $121.10 $995 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–358 357 15 130.00–135.00 $134.01 $478 +2.01
405–414 410 26 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $535 +0.49
463 463 21 122.00 $122.00 $565 -5.00
508–539 514 31 124.00–127.00 $126.39 $650 -5.29
561 value added 561 13 128.00 $128.00 $718 —
563 563 24 122.00 $122.00 $687 -6.50
641 641 8 122.50 $122.50 $785 +2.50
679 679 13 130.00 $130.00 $883 +3.52
713–741 732 16 121.00–125.00 $123.02 $901 -2.98
768 768 4 126.00 $126.00 $968 —
869 869 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,043 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 -8.84
492 492 2 110.00 $110.00 $541 -4.00
502–530 506 13 90.00–115.00 $112.99 $572 -8.01
589–590 589 9 110.00–119.00 $118.00 $695 -9.75
633 633 16 117.00 $117.00 $741 —
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 -31.50
717–735 731 15 110.00–113.50 $112.81 $825 -4.06
791 791 4 114.00 $114.00 $902 —
816–832 820 9 107.00–118.00 $115.52 $947 —
860–868 863 5 109.00–118.00 $114.38 $987 -2.95
965–997 984 5 100.00–109.00 $105.47 $1,038 +1.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 136.00 $136.00 $496 -4.00
405 405 13 131.00 $131.00 $531 -5.50
461 461 14 128.00 $128.00 $590 —
510 510 24 130.00 $130.00 $663 -5.00
553 553 13 124.50 $124.50 $688 -3.50
615–619 616 33 115.00–122.00 $118.04 $727 -4.61
708–734 715 30 109.00–110.00 $109.27 $781 -1.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–260 255 3 122.00–131.00 $125.06 $319 —
360–370 367 3 100.00–121.00 $114.13 $419 -10.87
520 520 4 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
558–578 568 8 105.00–120.00 $112.63 $640 -6.87
725 725 1 80.00 $80.00 $580 —
820 820 13 97.00 $97.00 $795 +6.00
880 880 1 88.00 $88.00 $774 —
982 982 1 83.00 $83.00 $815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1165 1118 80-85% 4 40.00–44.50 $43.10 $482 +0.72
1020–1550 1371 80-85% 39 47.00–57.00 $53.26 $730 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1100 1009 85-90% 8 32.00–39.00 $34.95 $353 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $484 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 51.00 $51.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1710 1296 5 72.00–77.00 $74.24 $962 —
1345–2140 1733 3 96.00 $96.00 $1,664 —
1235–2205 1784 8 80.00–88.00 $85.14 $1,519 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 967 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–700.00 $674.14
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 770.00 $770.00
1000–1120 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–720.00 $656.60
900–1320 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 730.00–865.00 $796.48
1000–1400 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00 $710.00
1425 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 580.00 $580.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 651.00 $651.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 720.00–1,000.00 $948.57
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.