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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.30/cwt ≈ $1,091/hd at 716 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.13/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 618 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.64/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 664 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 922 889 789
Feeder cattle 765 797 656
Slaughter cattle 132 69 89
Replacement cattle 25 23 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. A strong demand was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–385 382 4 170.00–180.00 $174.95 $668 —
407 407 5 157.00 $157.00 $639 —
510–538 521 17 151.00–157.00 $154.18 $803 +7.63
553–563 558 15 153.50–156.50 $155.11 $866 +21.11
603 value added 603 10 159.00 $159.00 $959 +9.00
606–620 617 18 145.50–155.00 $147.57 $911 +1.34
651 value added 651 10 156.50 $156.50 $1,019 +13.00
667 667 8 142.00 $142.00 $947 +5.00
706–716 value added 713 65 153.50–154.00 $153.84 $1,097 —
700–739 727 19 145.50–150.50 $147.02 $1,069 —
772 value added 772 13 150.00 $150.00 $1,158 +3.50
854 854 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,247 —
865 value added 865 11 142.50 $142.50 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 150.00 $150.00 $504 —
421 421 7 144.00 $144.00 $606 +4.00
463–468 466 6 141.00–151.00 $146.03 $680 +8.03
722 722 3 133.00 $133.00 $960 +3.00
786 786 5 127.00 $127.00 $998 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 10 149.50 $149.50 $448 —
360 value added 360 3 163.00 $163.00 $587 —
363 363 7 140.00 $140.00 $508 +5.99
414 414 10 140.00 $140.00 $580 +9.51
465–483 470 20 134.00–138.50 $135.39 $636 +13.39
505–509 508 25 130.00–137.00 $132.23 $672 +5.84
550–590 561 22 125.00–131.00 $127.51 $715 +5.51
587 value added 587 9 137.00 $137.00 $804 +9.00
600–628 618 41 125.50–136.50 $129.13 $798 +6.63
653–676 664 35 132.00–136.00 $134.64 $894 +4.64
708–715 710 16 124.50–125.00 $124.63 $885 +1.61
732 value added 732 15 136.50 $136.50 $999 —
753 753 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,017 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 361 4 110.00–130.00 $114.84 $415 -5.16
477 477 5 134.00 $134.00 $639 +24.00
504–540 511 18 113.00–123.00 $118.10 $603 +5.11
654 654 8 126.00 $126.00 $824 +36.00
805 805 2 100.00 $100.00 $805 -15.52
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 -10.38
1041 1041 3 91.00 $91.00 $947 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 157.00 $157.00 $554 +21.00
414–421 418 18 144.50–153.50 $147.96 $618 +16.96
465 465 17 147.50 $147.50 $686 +19.50
505–542 524 31 135.00–139.00 $136.86 $717 +6.86
628 628 13 133.50 $133.50 $838 +15.46
700 700 12 124.50 $124.50 $872 +15.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 132.00 $132.00 $337 +6.94
335 335 1 131.00 $131.00 $439 —
427 427 7 131.00 $131.00 $559 —
512 512 4 119.50 $119.50 $612 +4.50
815 815 11 109.00 $109.00 $888 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 44.00 $44.00 $458 —
930–1600 1224 80-85% 49 46.00–59.50 $52.83 $647 —
1025–1505 1257 80-85% 6 39.00–44.00 $42.54 $535 —
1172–1362 1267 80-85% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.39 $803 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1585 1487 75-80% 17 55.00–57.00 $55.11 $819 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–950 920 85-90% 4 40.00–44.50 $42.24 $389 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1725 1443 4 73.50–78.00 $75.54 $1,090 —
1080–2440 1634 15 80.00–89.00 $84.24 $1,376 —
1460–2010 1677 8 90.50–100.00 $94.95 $1,592 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1045–1120 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–740.00 $720.69
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1120–1200 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00–860.00 $844.48
1150–1200 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,010.00 $1,005.11
1145–1210 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 720.00–850.00 $786.79
1150–1410 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 870.00–1,200.00 $1,003.29
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.