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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.56/cwt -4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 671 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.93/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 626 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.25/cwt -6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 690 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 879 791 575
Feeder cattle 704 696 482
Slaughter cattle 84 52 47
Replacement cattle 91 43 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 219.00 $219.00 $646 —
345 345 1 191.00 $191.00 $659 -23.00
376 376 5 193.00 $193.00 $726 +8.00
440 440 3 181.00 $181.00 $796 +1.00
450–486 471 14 168.00–170.00 $169.18 $797 -12.76
507 507 7 165.00 $165.00 $837 —
568 568 17 160.00 $160.00 $909 -7.06
600 600 9 154.00 $154.00 $924 -6.27
618–627 value added 624 24 160.00–160.50 $160.19 $1,000 -9.81
689–691 690 27 152.50–157.00 $155.83 $1,075 -5.49
691 value added 691 21 154.50 $154.50 $1,068 —
715 value added 715 26 153.00 $153.00 $1,094 —
714–740 719 22 142.00–148.00 $147.17 $1,058 -4.79
790 790 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,161 —
943 943 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,150 -19.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
773 773 4 128.00 $128.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–349 340 15 158.00–160.00 $159.64 $543 +4.64
365 365 9 169.00 $169.00 $617 +7.84
418 418 11 158.00 $158.00 $660 +2.93
466–486 477 28 150.00–160.00 $155.46 $742 -6.37
503–539 527 45 151.00–155.00 $152.75 $805 -0.15
561 561 13 152.00 $152.00 $853 +0.92
588 value added 588 10 157.00 $157.00 $923 —
625 value added 625 17 145.25 $145.25 $908 -3.50
618–647 626 32 145.50–147.00 $146.29 $916 +12.29
660–691 671 51 140.00–145.50 $142.56 $957 -1.94
702–703 703 15 142.00–143.50 $143.20 $1,007 +5.05
760 760 8 139.50 $139.50 $1,060 +0.79
959 959 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 378 4 138.00–153.00 $147.60 $558 +15.36
400 400 11 149.00 $149.00 $596 +12.00
468–495 492 17 120.00–139.50 $137.32 $676 -3.68
533 533 7 141.00 $141.00 $752 +5.00
573–583 578 4 122.00–128.00 $124.97 $722 -7.55
629–631 630 11 130.00–135.00 $133.63 $842 —
650 650 2 118.00 $118.00 $767 —
725 725 2 128.00 $128.00 $928 +7.00
774 774 4 117.00 $117.00 $906 -9.00
800 800 3 115.00 $115.00 $920 —
860 860 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,023 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 180.00 $180.00 $520 -10.50
355 355 8 174.00 $174.00 $618 -8.00
408–415 411 17 172.00–182.50 $178.13 $732 +4.65
458 458 12 163.50 $163.50 $749 -9.50
510 510 13 151.50 $151.50 $773 +3.06
533 value added 533 24 161.50 $161.50 $861 -8.50
562 562 17 144.50 $144.50 $812 -15.50
618 618 4 140.00 $140.00 $865 -17.50
684 684 13 137.50 $137.50 $940 —
724 724 6 125.00 $125.00 $905 -2.19
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
320 320 1 167.00 $167.00 $534 +19.50
407 407 20 165.50 $165.50 $674 —
478–493 487 5 132.00–156.00 $141.42 $689 —
593 593 5 130.00 $130.00 $771 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1205 1074 80-85% 6 59.00–65.00 $63.49 $682 —
985–1430 1282 80-85% 45 66.00–80.00 $74.79 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 933 85-90% 3 54.00–55.00 $54.68 $510 -14.51
988–1054 1031 85-90% 3 57.00–65.00 $62.44 $644 —
1102–1161 1156 85-90% 11 67.00–71.50 $71.11 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1500 1223 3 85.00–95.00 $90.72 $1,110 —
1200–1950 1692 4 114.00–125.00 $120.04 $2,031 +33.79
1910–2050 1985 3 105.00–110.00 $107.00 $2,124 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1100 953 (<2 yrs)Open 3 78.00–91.00 $84.99 $810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1065–1340 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 860.00–1,140.00 $1,002.61
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 940.00 $940.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00 $820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
900–1260 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 770.00–1,220.00 $955.29
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,390.00 $1,390.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00 $650.00
825–900 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 640.00–650.00 $646.86

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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.