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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

1,052 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.20/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 640 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.67/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 524 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.92/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 615 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,052 657 1,305
Feeder cattle 957 460 1,167
Slaughter cattle 61 97 103
Replacement cattle 34 100 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Holidays

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–441 434 7 150.00–165.00 $156.29 $678 +0.48
450–479 471 15 160.00–172.00 $161.57 $761 +12.57
500 value added 500 18 164.00 $164.00 $820 —
579–596 value added 583 23 160.75–162.50 $161.22 $940 —
593 593 6 158.25 $158.25 $938 +13.25
606 value added 606 34 167.25 $167.25 $1,014 —
610–643 625 28 150.00–159.50 $153.23 $958 -2.52
662 662 7 148.00 $148.00 $980 -3.11
682 value added 682 13 151.00 $151.00 $1,030 —
700–732 719 34 146.50–148.75 $147.85 $1,063 +7.85
734 value added 734 18 147.75 $147.75 $1,084 —
759–760 760 54 142.00–146.50 $144.87 $1,101 —
830–841 837 48 146.00–147.50 $146.97 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 155.00 $155.00 $674 +54.00
496 496 5 140.00 $140.00 $694 —
500–543 521 31 143.00–152.00 $144.88 $755 +21.88
563–564 563 14 142.00–150.00 $144.29 $812 —
620 620 11 143.25 $143.25 $888 —
691 691 6 130.00 $130.00 $898 +19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–292 286 11 142.50–152.00 $144.06 $412 —
425 value added 425 22 147.00 $147.00 $625 —
412–448 431 19 140.00–143.00 $141.64 $610 +17.36
500–523 value added 518 35 141.75–142.50 $142.36 $737 —
512–543 529 43 134.00–138.00 $135.67 $718 +3.76
554–580 570 39 130.50–156.00 $142.36 $811 +1.36
622–645 640 50 132.00–138.00 $134.92 $863 +7.05
630–646 value added 640 33 130.00–138.00 $133.10 $852 —
660–689 668 29 133.50–135.50 $134.20 $896 —
690 value added 690 13 135.00 $135.00 $932 —
702–706 704 16 133.50–135.00 $134.25 $945 —
741 value added 741 16 132.00 $132.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–421 416 10 135.00–137.00 $136.19 $567 —
505–516 510 19 128.00–130.00 $129.15 $659 —
581 581 4 120.50 $120.50 $700 —
652 652 6 132.50 $132.50 $864 —
715 715 5 121.00 $121.00 $865 +16.00
750–782 774 4 105.00–126.50 $121.29 $939 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 162.00 $162.00 $505 -8.00
359 359 11 160.50 $160.50 $576 -4.50
435 435 3 155.00 $155.00 $674 +3.17
466 466 7 155.00 $155.00 $722 +10.00
612 612 11 128.00 $128.00 $783 ±0.00
707 707 9 119.50 $119.50 $845 +2.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–388 383 12 137.00–154.00 $147.09 $563 +6.09
475 475 3 121.00–130.00 $124.00 $589 —
577 577 3 128.00 $128.00 $739 —
621 621 12 120.00 $120.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1123 80-85% 6 58.00–62.00 $59.36 $667 —
944–1554 1263 80-85% 4 30.00–46.00 $39.77 $502 -12.75
1045–1495 1350 80-85% 31 48.00–57.00 $53.65 $724 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1020 934 85-90% 4 38.50–44.00 $41.01 $383 —
912–1000 956 85-90% 2 45.00–48.00 $46.43 $444 -1.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1650 1588 75-80% 2 51.50–54.00 $52.70 $837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 75.00 $75.00 $750 —
1240–1585 1399 9 92.00–100.00 $94.37 $1,320 —
1475–1700 1588 2 84.50–91.50 $88.25 $1,401 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1020 931 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 55.00–96.00 $72.56 $676

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00–770.00 $730.00
900–1100 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 720.00–950.00 $847.63
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1525 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 695.00 $695.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
885–950 918 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–890.00 $812.76
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 990.00 $990.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.