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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.63/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 724 lb · 100 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 698 lb · 84 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.35/cwt +25.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 859 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 635 676
Feeder cattle 756 521 595
Slaughter cattle 72 76 51
Replacement cattle 28 38 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
326–340 329 5 193.00–195.00 $194.59 $640 —
390 390 1 177.00 $177.00 $690 —
400 400 6 178.50 $178.50 $714 +3.50
460 fancy 460 6 185.00 $185.00 $851 —
450–495 465 17 153.00–168.00 $164.56 $765 -0.44
508–513 511 9 157.00–160.00 $157.99 $807 +7.28
560–595 590 20 148.00–160.00 $158.40 $935 +9.66
606–625 616 26 147.00–155.00 $150.95 $930 -2.41
617 value added 617 26 156.50 $156.50 $966 —
662–680 671 21 148.00–151.00 $149.45 $1,003 +1.35
711–724 value added 715 33 155.00–156.00 $155.66 $1,113 —
726–736 728 67 143.00–154.25 $152.63 $1,111 +7.42
756–770 760 39 148.50–150.00 $149.57 $1,137 +10.00
814–840 833 26 141.00–147.25 $145.61 $1,213 +4.30
859 value added 859 61 149.60 $149.60 $1,285 —
885 885 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,186 +10.50
908 908 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,253 +11.00
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —
1005 1005 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,226 —
1275 1275 1 121.50 $121.50 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 —
1015 1015 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,177 —
1165 1165 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 149.00 $149.00 $410 —
391 391 10 148.00 $148.00 $579 —
403–418 409 23 135.00–145.00 $141.00 $577 +2.01
469–492 473 12 141.00–144.00 $143.48 $679 +3.48
500–537 516 29 130.00–145.50 $142.38 $735 +8.43
579 value added 579 15 142.00 $142.00 $822 —
578–586 582 9 126.00–137.00 $130.85 $762 -4.24
601–640 611 32 132.00–140.00 $137.31 $839 +6.43
629 value added 629 11 142.00 $142.00 $893 —
693–698 696 7 136.50 $136.50 $950 +4.39
698 value added 698 77 142.50 $142.50 $995 —
719–747 732 17 125.50–134.50 $129.82 $950 -2.46
735 value added 735 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,044 —
846 846 8 127.00 $127.00 $1,074 —
950 950 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,112 —
1031 1031 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,248 +16.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 122.50 $122.50 $306 —
360 360 1 122.00 $122.00 $439 —
480–495 490 4 121.00–128.00 $125.04 $613 +2.14
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 +3.00
613 613 5 120.00 $120.00 $736 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–312 309 4 173.00 $173.00 $535 —
360 360 1 172.00 $172.00 $619 —
425 425 8 158.00 $158.00 $672 -1.00
516 516 10 148.50 $148.50 $766 +6.50
563 563 4 140.50 $140.50 $791 +7.50
605 605 5 133.00 $133.00 $805 -2.50
703–709 704 6 118.00–124.00 $122.99 $866 -0.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 132.50 $132.50 $404 —
373 373 8 149.00 $149.00 $556 —
481 481 3 145.00 $145.00 $697 —
935 935 1 99.00 $99.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1474–1475 1474 75-80% 13 73.25–74.00 $73.31 $1,081 +7.56
1475–1569 1547 75-80% 11 66.00–71.00 $70.21 $1,086 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1385 1165 80-85% 12 63.00–70.00 $66.70 $777 —
1075–1375 1182 80-85% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.70 $670 —
1095–1390 1239 80-85% 6 72.00–75.00 $72.83 $902 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1035 912 85-90% 3 42.50–48.00 $44.18 $403 —
900–1050 980 85-90% 4 59.00–65.00 $62.94 $617 +5.92
975–1040 1005 85-90% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.33 $697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1800 1490 5 82.00–86.00 $83.53 $1,245 —
1695–1950 1823 2 100.00–102.00 $100.93 $1,840 —
1355–2205 1828 3 92.00–95.00 $93.44 $1,708 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1085 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 670.00–775.00 $731.46
975–1610 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 620.00–1,040.00 $859.01
1125–1595 1251 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 720.00–995.00 $832.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1025 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–930.00 $901.97

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 90.00 $90.00 $297 —
605 605 1 80.00 $80.00 $484 —
1012 1012 3 85.00 $85.00 $860 —

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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.