Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.29/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 728 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.09/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 609 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.98/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 566 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 856 283
Feeder cattle 713 756 220
Slaughter cattle 78 72 48
Replacement cattle 24 28 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 206.00 $206.00 $556 —
315 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 +5.41
357–378 368 6 191.00 $191.00 $703 +14.00
425 425 2 170.00 $170.00 $722 -8.50
451 451 10 160.00 $160.00 $722 -4.56
500 fancy 500 30 170.00 $170.00 $850 —
519 519 12 155.50 $155.50 $807 -2.49
555–572 560 10 158.50–159.00 $158.65 $888 +0.25
600–618 value added 602 31 160.00–164.75 $164.12 $988 +7.62
604–636 619 23 148.00–152.00 $149.96 $928 -0.99
665 665 8 153.50 $153.50 $1,021 +4.05
715–729 value added 724 33 154.00–156.00 $154.72 $1,120 -0.94
732–742 734 22 145.00–150.00 $146.15 $1,073 -6.48
781 781 18 146.00 $146.00 $1,140 -3.57
841 841 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,161 -7.61
873 873 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,152 -2.00
941 941 10 129.00 $129.00 $1,214 -9.00
985 985 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,261 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
555 555 5 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
613 613 3 145.00 $145.00 $889 +19.00
660 660 3 146.00 $146.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 291 6 151.00–168.00 $153.73 $447 +4.73
349 349 10 151.00 $151.00 $527 —
377 377 10 154.00 $154.00 $581 +6.00
408–412 410 19 146.00–147.00 $146.48 $601 +5.48
454–480 470 27 142.50–148.50 $146.36 $688 +2.88
513 513 15 146.25 $146.25 $750 +3.87
556–571 566 44 138.50–144.00 $139.98 $792 +9.13
632 value added 632 18 140.00 $140.00 $885 -2.00
645 645 7 135.00 $135.00 $871 -2.31
670–694 679 17 134.50–136.00 $135.56 $920 -0.94
700–745 725 20 127.00–132.00 $129.31 $937 -0.51
766 value added 766 16 137.00 $137.00 $1,049 —
820 820 2 128.50 $128.50 $1,054 +1.50
862 862 12 118.00 $118.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 145.00 $145.00 $612 —
450 450 4 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
516–521 519 9 131.00–140.00 $133.98 $695 —
556–591 575 11 125.00–136.00 $129.83 $747 +9.83
633–644 636 14 128.00–129.00 $128.29 $816 +8.29
665 665 2 134.00 $134.00 $891 —
724 724 8 121.00 $121.00 $876 —
907 907 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,061 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 7 175.00 $175.00 $537 +2.00
369 369 7 165.00 $165.00 $609 -7.00
417 417 3 163.00 $163.00 $680 +5.00
452 452 14 159.50 $159.50 $721 —
512 512 27 140.00–148.25 $146.42 $750 -2.08
559 559 6 146.00 $146.00 $816 +5.50
631 631 20 142.50 $142.50 $899 +9.50
714 714 10 126.50 $126.50 $903 +3.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–373 370 7 154.00–160.00 $154.82 $573 +5.82
445 445 4 151.00 $151.00 $672 —
641 641 8 130.50 $130.50 $837 —
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 980.00 $980.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1250 1156 80-85% 6 50.00–57.00 $54.29 $628 -12.41
1210–1395 1318 80-85% 3 72.00–75.00 $73.36 $967 —
1000–1610 1321 80-85% 30 58.00–71.50 $63.99 $845 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1585 1510 75-80% 13 61.00–71.50 $70.44 $1,064 —
1745 1745 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,309 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $296 -31.94
900–1090 964 85-90% 5 40.00–55.00 $50.82 $490 -12.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1200 1154 4 83.00–90.00 $86.34 $996 —
1695 1695 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,271 —
1640–2210 1833 3 104.00–110.00 $107.01 $1,961 +13.57

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,064

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1222 1222 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1210–1500 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,030.00–1,050.00 $1,035.85
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–930 890 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–880.00 $864.33
950–960 953 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–930.00 $894.76
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1100–1150 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 880.00–1,235.00 $1,053.56 —

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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.