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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.87/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 624 lb · 53 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.36/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 477 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.91/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 528 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 866 470
Feeder cattle 460 740 375
Slaughter cattle 97 95 55
Replacement cattle 100 31 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 143.00 $143.00 $436 -17.00
398 398 5 165.00 $165.00 $657 —
425–442 436 3 155.00–157.50 $155.81 $679 —
459 459 12 149.00 $149.00 $684 -3.00
509 509 8 145.00 $145.00 $738 -5.00
567 567 5 145.00 $145.00 $822 -2.21
600–623 609 20 152.50–158.00 $155.75 $949 +8.56
669–698 684 24 146.00–156.00 $151.11 $1,034 +3.52
719 719 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,007 -1.91
770 value added 770 14 153.00 $153.00 $1,178 —
862 862 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,103 —
950 950 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 115.00 $115.00 $351 —
445 445 1 101.00 $101.00 $449 -39.00
501 501 5 123.00 $123.00 $616 —
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 131.00 $131.00 $453 —
415 fancy 415 1 141.00 $141.00 $585 —
400–425 417 3 123.00–127.00 $124.28 $518 -23.47
465–495 477 31 120.00–136.00 $134.36 $641 -3.92
514–547 528 27 127.50–135.00 $131.91 $696 -2.62
564 564 5 141.00 $141.00 $795 +9.87
617–629 624 53 120.00–134.00 $127.87 $798 +3.27
748 748 6 127.00 $127.00 $950 -1.44
808–827 818 10 100.00–116.00 $106.20 $869 —
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
925 925 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 -6.00
978 978 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,095 +4.00
1035–1040 1038 2 98.00–100.00 $99.00 $1,028 —
1080 1080 6 92.00 $92.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 117.00 $117.00 $404 —
466 466 15 90.00 $90.00 $419 —
633 633 2 100.00 $100.00 $633 —
747 747 2 105.00 $105.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 170.00 $170.00 $549 —
353 353 3 165.00 $165.00 $582 +3.00
411–440 417 10 140.00–155.00 $151.83 $633 -9.17
450 450 4 145.00 $145.00 $652 -11.00
500–540 514 24 121.00–135.00 $129.15 $664 -10.85
574 574 12 132.50 $132.50 $761 -4.50
628 628 14 128.00 $128.00 $804 ±0.00
701–715 703 18 114.00–132.00 $117.05 $823 -0.45
850 850 3 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
375 375 3 141.00 $141.00 $529 —
435 435 6 111.00 $111.00 $483 -29.00
995 995 1 80.00 $80.00 $796 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1170 1083 80-85% 16 56.00–60.00 $58.73 $636 —
1210–1215 1213 80-85% 2 41.50–45.50 $43.50 $528 —
1085–1414 1274 80-85% 41 47.00–55.50 $52.52 $669 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–875 863 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $345 —
950–1045 991 85-90% 5 44.00–50.50 $47.90 $475 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–2065 1493 6 82.00–90.00 $85.21 $1,272 -0.10
1490–1850 1675 3 75.00–80.00 $78.32 $1,312 —
1950 1950 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,833 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 680.00 $680.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1100 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–750.00 $656.41
875–1450 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 61 500.00–1,300.00 $979.84
1075–1300 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 670.00–1,250.00 $988.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 620.00–1,030.00 $905.36
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00 $450.00

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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
1175–1300 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 710.00–1,060.00 $834.90 —

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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.