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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.17/cwt +12.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 686 lb · 93 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.49/cwt +13.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 746 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.29/cwt +15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 760 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 738 967
Feeder cattle 713 587 846
Slaughter cattle 51 113 91
Replacement cattle 17 38 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and some instances sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 208.00 $208.00 $582 —
355 355 8 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
384 value added 384 7 200.00 $200.00 $768 —
460–463 461 5 174.00–183.00 $179.39 $827 +19.39
500–507 value added 502 23 179.00–183.00 $181.77 $912 +11.77
507 507 5 162.00 $162.00 $821 +9.00
561–574 569 11 164.00–170.00 $166.15 $945 —
591 value added 591 16 170.50 $170.50 $1,008 —
600 value added 600 11 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 —
644 644 8 155.50 $155.50 $1,001 —
653 653 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,012 +6.37
680 value added 680 18 154.00 $154.00 $1,047 —
700–709 704 12 150.00 $150.00 $1,056 +5.08
755–763 759 32 150.00–153.00 $152.03 $1,154 —
834 value added 834 25 148.75 $148.75 $1,241 —
926 value added 926 28 140.25 $140.25 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 -1.00
680 680 1 137.00 $137.00 $932 —
831 831 3 138.50 $138.50 $1,151 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 156.00–165.00 $160.17 $432 +18.17
300–332 327 6 161.00–162.50 $161.23 $527 —
371 371 5 169.00 $169.00 $627 +23.00
403 403 2 156.00 $156.00 $629 +11.00
466–476 472 21 154.00–158.00 $156.31 $738 +13.64
515 515 10 150.00 $150.00 $772 +9.62
554–585 571 9 144.50–145.00 $144.72 $826 +4.82
584 value added 584 14 153.00 $153.00 $894 —
600–638 625 28 135.50–145.00 $141.79 $886 +6.18
685 value added 685 72 150.00 $150.00 $1,028 —
685–692 688 21 140.00–143.50 $141.90 $976 +5.90
741 741 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,052 +4.97
746 value added 746 67 151.00 $151.00 $1,126 —
750 750 24 144.50 $144.50 $1,084 +15.06
768 value added 768 27 146.00 $146.00 $1,121 —
834 value added 834 26 139.25 $139.25 $1,161 —
867 867 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,110 —
1072 1072 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 145.00 $145.00 $464 +16.25
414 414 12 151.00 $151.00 $625 +13.00
526 526 5 139.00 $139.00 $731 +3.85
576–585 579 13 137.00 $137.00 $793 —
700–708 704 9 130.00–135.00 $132.21 $931 —
828 828 2 125.50 $125.50 $1,039 —
870 870 2 132.50 $132.50 $1,153 —
995 995 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 184.00 $184.00 $580 —
368 368 3 189.00 $189.00 $696 +29.00
423 423 3 180.00 $180.00 $761 —
466 466 7 181.00 $181.00 $843 +32.00
538 538 5 155.00 $155.00 $834 +8.50
573 573 3 143.00 $143.00 $819 -1.19
631 631 12 146.00 $146.00 $921 +7.00
700–701 701 10 124.50–125.00 $124.75 $874 +0.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
390 390 1 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
461 461 9 153.00 $153.00 $705 +7.79
547 547 3 137.00 $137.00 $749 —
600–601 601 8 122.00–130.00 $128.00 $769 —
840 840 3 105.00 $105.00 $882 -3.25
960 960 1 88.00 $88.00 $845 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1545 1274 80-85% 21 64.00–78.00 $70.13 $893 +1.32
1311–1576 1484 80-85% 14 81.00–87.00 $84.08 $1,248 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 36.00 $36.00 $342 -26.28
900–1200 1050 85-90% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.57 $667 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $470 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,331 +16.33
1805 1805 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 89.00 $89.00 $983 —
1530–1615 1573 2 100.00–107.00 $103.59 $1,629 —
2025 2025 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,288 +8.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 89.00 $89.00 $703

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 980.00 $980.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1100–1250 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00–970.00 $943.29
1100–1300 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,140.00 $1,037.08
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 810.00 $810.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —
510 510 1 97.00 $97.00 $495 —

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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.