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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.88/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 621 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.36/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 628 lb · 38 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.95/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 765 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 1,052 837
Feeder cattle 521 957 739
Slaughter cattle 76 61 68
Replacement cattle 38 34 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
415 415 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $726 +18.71
466 466 5 165.00 $165.00 $769 +3.43
520–542 528 21 150.00–155.00 $150.71 $796 —
554–575 567 13 145.00–151.00 $148.74 $843 -9.51
610–641 628 38 143.00–157.00 $153.36 $963 +0.13
653–682 667 20 143.00–152.50 $148.10 $988 +0.10
744–745 745 19 143.00–150.00 $145.21 $1,082 -2.64
765 value added 765 19 152.50 $152.50 $1,167 —
759–784 772 10 135.00–144.00 $139.57 $1,077 -5.30
804–825 818 29 140.00–142.00 $141.31 $1,156 -5.66
881–890 882 10 119.00–124.00 $123.50 $1,089 —
935 935 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 135.00 $135.00 $709 -9.88
555–585 569 4 129.00–133.00 $131.97 $751 -12.32
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 -14.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 143.00 $143.00 $436 —
417–426 423 6 138.00–141.00 $138.99 $588 -2.65
462 462 10 140.00 $140.00 $647 —
502–521 516 16 126.00–136.50 $133.95 $691 -1.72
557–598 572 33 132.50–136.00 $135.09 $773 -7.27
610–634 621 56 125.50–138.50 $130.88 $813 -4.04
675–696 687 16 130.00–134.00 $132.11 $908 -2.09
705–745 730 34 122.00–138.00 $132.28 $966 -1.97
753–761 757 16 127.50–135.50 $131.52 $996 —
771 value added 771 20 130.50 $130.50 $1,006 —
865 865 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,064 —
1002–1003 1003 5 103.50–106.50 $104.70 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 117.00 $117.00 $480 -19.19
450–495 473 2 121.00–125.00 $122.90 $581 —
540–545 543 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $584 -21.66
582 582 7 117.00 $117.00 $681 -3.50
648 648 2 114.00 $114.00 $739 —
665–680 673 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $781 -16.51
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 -5.00
895 895 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,002 —
913 913 4 98.00 $98.00 $895 —
1095 1095 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,095 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 13 159.00 $159.00 $681 +4.00
537 537 6 142.00 $142.00 $763 —
550 550 5 133.00 $133.00 $732 —
612 612 12 135.50 $135.50 $829 +7.50
655 655 1 127.00 $127.00 $832 —
713 713 3 123.00 $123.00 $877 +3.50
850 850 1 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
900 900 1 111.00 $111.00 $999 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1150 1117 80-85% 3 46.00–53.00 $48.72 $544 -10.64
1035–1400 1200 80-85% 15 55.50–63.50 $58.87 $706 —
1090–1383 1302 80-85% 20 65.00–72.00 $66.98 $872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–970 843 85-90% 6 62.00–67.00 $64.95 $548 —
850–935 891 85-90% 4 43.00–49.00 $45.03 $401 —
935–1015 975 85-90% 2 56.50–57.50 $57.02 $556 +10.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $938 —
1460–1495 1478 75-80% 2 65.50–66.00 $65.75 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1710 1420 2 80.00–84.00 $81.59 $1,159 —
1290–2180 1524 12 89.00–95.00 $92.25 $1,406 —
1885 1885 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,904 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 510.00 $510.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 74.00 $74.00 $648

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1150 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 680.00–790.00 $709.42
800–1425 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 550.00–1,140.00 $819.27

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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
880–1100 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 980.00–1,150.00 $1,036.67 —

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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.