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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.00/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 514 lb · 32 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 848 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.67/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 617 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 605 879 1,098
Feeder cattle 483 704 950
Slaughter cattle 77 84 73
Replacement cattle 45 91 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no report last week;

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 fancy 345 1 204.00 $204.00 $704 —
413 413 6 176.00 $176.00 $727 -5.00
466 466 7 170.00 $170.00 $792 +0.82
506–511 509 9 173.00 $173.00 $881 +8.00
600 value added 600 4 150.00 $150.00 $900 -10.19
613–628 620 21 158.00–160.00 $159.13 $987 +5.13
662–693 676 16 150.00–151.50 $150.88 $1,020 -4.95
706–722 716 10 144.00–147.00 $145.18 $1,039 -1.99
796 796 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,091 -10.00
848 value added 848 27 140.00 $140.00 $1,187 —
925 925 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,249 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 4 171.00 $171.00 $534 —
451–470 465 7 162.00–165.00 $162.83 $757 —
575 575 9 153.00 $153.00 $880 —
620–638 626 6 131.00 $131.00 $820 —
710 710 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 —
913 913 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,068 —
1020 1020 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,122 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–349 340 16 160.00–162.00 $160.46 $546 +0.82
415 415 4 166.00 $166.00 $689 +8.00
457 457 9 154.00 $154.00 $704 -1.46
514 514 17 150.00 $150.00 $771 -2.75
515 value added 515 15 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
555 555 6 145.50 $145.50 $808 -6.50
609–640 624 23 130.00–135.00 $131.96 $823 -14.33
656–660 658 9 135.00 $135.00 $888 -7.56
706 value added 706 8 135.50 $135.50 $957 —
747 747 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,031 —
850 850 16 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 —
1046 1046 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
387 387 9 161.00 $161.00 $623 +13.40
425–440 433 4 137.00–148.00 $142.60 $617 -6.40
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -11.00
565 565 15 158.50 $158.50 $896 +33.53
700–725 712 10 120.00–134.00 $127.03 $904 -0.97
790 790 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,011 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 170.00 $170.00 $532 —
353 353 6 170.00 $170.00 $600 -4.00
406–407 407 7 160.00–165.00 $162.86 $663 -15.27
450 450 3 165.00 $165.00 $742 +1.50
524 524 16 156.00 $156.00 $817 +4.50
555 555 6 151.00 $151.00 $838 +6.50
633 633 8 142.00 $142.00 $899 +2.00
711–712 712 16 126.00–129.00 $127.69 $909 +2.69
813 813 2 117.00 $117.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 8 145.00 $145.00 $719 +3.58
633 633 5 135.50 $135.50 $858 —
710 710 3 122.00 $122.00 $866 —
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1595 1305 80-85% 25 65.00–76.50 $73.39 $958 —
1205–1386 1373 80-85% 14 80.00–84.00 $80.25 $1,102 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–912 906 85-90% 2 55.00–59.00 $57.01 $517 +2.33
900–944 922 85-90% 2 61.00–65.00 $62.95 $580 +8.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1115 1092 3 80.00–88.00 $84.31 $921 —
1145–1725 1477 6 101.00–110.00 $105.63 $1,560 —
1685–1755 1720 2 118.00–130.00 $124.12 $2,135 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–885 804 (<2 yrs)Open 4 75.00–95.00 $85.77 $690

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00 $750.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1085–1250 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 940.00–1,220.00 $1,042.34
900–1650 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 980.00–1,170.00 $1,102.94
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 685.00 $685.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 640.00 $640.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–900 890 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–890.00 $856.57
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.