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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.52/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 620 lb · 51 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.22/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 688 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.25/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 520 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 791 781 0
Feeder cattle 696 713 0
Slaughter cattle 52 51 0
Replacement cattle 43 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
345 345 1 214.00 $214.00 $738 —
398 398 3 185.00 $185.00 $736 —
405 405 2 180.00 $180.00 $729 —
464–488 481 30 179.00–187.00 $181.94 $875 +2.55
555–595 575 21 165.50–169.00 $167.06 $961 +0.91
600–638 623 7 153.00–165.00 $160.27 $998 +4.77
640 value added 640 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 —
683–685 684 22 159.00–163.00 $161.32 $1,103 +6.32
718–747 734 9 148.00–155.00 $151.96 $1,115 +1.96
805 805 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,079 —
863 863 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,294 —
906–949 928 23 141.50–142.50 $141.97 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 176.00 $176.00 $625 —
499 499 11 168.00 $168.00 $838 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 +3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 9 163.00 $163.00 $484 +2.83
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 -6.23
355–365 364 7 156.00–162.00 $161.16 $587 -7.84
413 fancy 413 12 170.00 $170.00 $702 —
420–430 421 13 150.00–155.50 $155.07 $653 -0.93
475–480 478 19 159.00–165.00 $161.83 $774 +5.52
516 value added 516 6 161.00 $161.00 $831 —
516–527 521 30 150.00–155.50 $152.90 $797 +2.90
556–581 569 36 148.50–156.50 $151.08 $860 +6.36
613 value added 613 26 148.75 $148.75 $912 —
613–633 627 25 131.00–144.00 $134.00 $840 -7.79
652 652 6 144.50 $144.50 $942 —
695 value added 695 31 147.75 $147.75 $1,027 -2.25
717 value added 717 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,061 -3.00
709–740 723 23 130.50–145.00 $138.15 $999 -3.85
751–786 760 12 135.00–140.00 $138.71 $1,054 -5.79
812–837 818 18 126.00–137.00 $134.50 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–365 359 4 130.00–133.00 $132.24 $475 —
420 420 1 137.00 $137.00 $575 -14.00
490 490 3 141.00 $141.00 $691 —
535 535 4 136.00 $136.00 $728 -3.00
570–580 575 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $762 -4.48
730 730 4 121.00 $121.00 $883 -11.21
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 190.50 $190.50 $552 —
365 365 5 182.00 $182.00 $664 -7.00
407–410 409 21 170.50–181.00 $173.48 $710 -6.52
464 464 8 173.00 $173.00 $803 -8.00
511 value added 511 14 170.00 $170.00 $869 —
502–540 525 5 145.00–154.00 $148.44 $779 -6.56
558 558 8 160.00 $160.00 $893 +17.00
635 635 8 157.50 $157.50 $1,000 +11.50
720–736 723 15 126.00–127.50 $127.19 $920 +2.44
783 783 3 121.50 $121.50 $951 —
965 965 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.50 $147.50 $465 —
367–370 368 7 134.00–138.00 $135.15 $497 -6.85
525 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 -10.00
910 910 1 94.00 $94.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1575 1575 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1400 1235 80-85% 6 60.00–66.00 $63.20 $781 —
1061–1450 1243 80-85% 30 69.50–76.00 $72.51 $901 —
1100–1446 1332 80-85% 7 80.00–83.00 $80.57 $1,073 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1567 1562 75-80% 13 77.00–80.50 $77.26 $1,207 -6.74
1485–1741 1648 75-80% 5 72.50–78.50 $76.95 $1,268 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–940 861 85-90% 4 74.00–78.00 $75.58 $651 —
780–960 877 85-90% 5 62.00–64.50 $63.16 $554 —
875–1008 948 85-90% 6 65.00–73.00 $69.19 $656 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1955 1678 2 85.00–88.00 $86.25 $1,447 —
1325–2270 1771 4 95.00–104.00 $98.31 $1,741 —
1700–2100 1867 3 108.00–110.00 $109.25 $2,040 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $612

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1275 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 710.00–900.00 $797.11
900–1400 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 690.00–1,100.00 $859.70
1025–1325 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 800.00–900.00 $878.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
800–850 844 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 650.00–850.00 $799.63

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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
890–1015 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 760.00–1,175.00 $996.67 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 113.00 $113.00 $311 —

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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.