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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.57/cwt ≈ $1,054/hd at 755 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.99/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 625 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.75/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 419 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 819 605 474
Feeder cattle 694 483 423
Slaughter cattle 114 77 35
Replacement cattle 11 45 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 203.00 $203.00 $558 —
345 345 1 172.50 $172.50 $595 —
400 400 5 180.00 $180.00 $720 +4.00
473 473 5 163.00 $163.00 $771 -7.00
508 508 3 160.00 $160.00 $813 -13.00
553–595 576 20 159.00–165.00 $162.22 $934 —
619–630 626 14 152.00–159.00 $154.47 $967 -4.66
678 678 7 148.50 $148.50 $1,007 -2.38
706 706 8 138.00 $138.00 $974 -7.18
813–833 817 10 134.00–135.00 $134.80 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–588 573 9 154.00–156.00 $154.86 $887 +1.86
615–648 630 9 142.00–143.00 $142.46 $897 +11.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 150.00 $150.00 $477 -10.46
357 357 10 156.00 $156.00 $557 —
419 419 42 162.75 $162.75 $682 -3.25
465 465 18 156.50 $156.50 $728 +2.50
511 value added 511 8 152.50 $152.50 $779 +2.50
513–538 528 15 140.00–150.00 $146.11 $771 -3.89
568–591 579 23 144.00–150.00 $146.45 $848 +0.95
617–638 625 43 133.50–138.00 $135.99 $850 +4.03
720–733 723 41 134.00–139.50 $138.59 $1,002 +0.59
753 value added 753 67 140.00 $140.00 $1,054 —
776 776 8 136.00 $136.00 $1,055 —
834 834 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 150.00 $150.00 $398 —
422–436 434 25 141.00–153.00 $142.40 $618 -0.20
522 522 9 136.50 $136.50 $713 +6.50
633 633 4 126.00 $126.00 $798 —
657 657 3 108.00 $108.00 $710 —
724 724 8 127.00 $127.00 $919 -0.03
994 994 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 9 174.00 $174.00 $639 +4.00
420 420 14 162.00 $162.00 $680 -0.86
465 465 18 162.00 $162.00 $753 -3.00
524 524 5 150.00 $150.00 $786 -6.00
562 562 16 145.00 $145.00 $815 -6.00
624 624 13 142.50 $142.50 $889 +0.50
721 721 12 127.00 $127.00 $916 -0.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 165.00 $165.00 $475 —
435 435 12 155.00 $155.00 $674 —
500–530 511 11 137.00–140.00 $138.87 $710 —
654 654 17 137.00 $137.00 $896 —
831 831 8 110.00 $110.00 $914 —
935 935 3 106.00 $106.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,390.00 $1,390.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1250 1200 80-85% 2 60.00–63.50 $61.68 $740 —
910–1630 1288 80-85% 45 63.00–83.00 $75.00 $966 —
1208–1445 1415 80-85% 8 78.50–88.00 $79.51 $1,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
902–940 924 85-90% 3 43.00–59.00 $49.56 $458 -13.39
945–1075 1011 85-90% 4 61.00–65.00 $62.54 $632 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2000 1225 21 80.00–95.50 $92.72 $1,136 —
1285–2305 1533 15 112.00–126.00 $115.29 $1,767 —
1122–1950 1585 8 101.00–111.00 $107.46 $1,703 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1250 956 (<2 yrs)Open 5 88.00–121.00 $101.13 $967

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1302 1302 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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.