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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.54/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 472 lb · 49 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.88/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 829 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.14/cwt +18.14 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 523 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 565 819 721
Feeder cattle 475 694 540
Slaughter cattle 66 114 130
Replacement cattle 24 11 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
255–265 262 3 191.00 $191.00 $500 -12.00
330 330 1 203.00 $203.00 $670 +30.50
410–444 434 9 181.00–193.00 $189.22 $821 +9.22
493 493 14 191.50 $191.50 $944 +28.50
510–534 523 28 175.00–183.00 $178.14 $932 +18.14
565 565 2 172.00 $172.00 $972 +9.78
645 645 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,032 +5.53
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 -3.50
701 value added 701 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,073 —
713–735 720 10 137.00–145.50 $142.90 $1,029 +4.90
751 value added 751 10 145.75 $145.75 $1,095 —
763–777 771 9 130.00–138.00 $133.52 $1,029 —
823 value added 823 29 137.00 $137.00 $1,128 —
842 842 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,179 +5.20
850 850 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,122 —
1135 1135 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–476 461 10 175.00 $175.00 $807 —
546 546 3 165.00 $165.00 $901 —
733–735 734 4 123.00–126.00 $125.25 $919 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1330 1277 3 120.00–121.00 $120.65 $1,541 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–262 261 5 150.00–158.00 $156.43 $408 —
343 343 3 154.00 $154.00 $528 +4.00
358–380 371 7 153.00–159.00 $156.52 $581 +0.52
405–443 431 25 151.00–158.00 $154.95 $668 -7.80
451–491 472 49 157.00–165.00 $160.54 $758 +4.04
500–530 518 22 144.00–156.00 $153.46 $795 +7.35
561–596 574 13 140.00–146.00 $143.61 $824 -2.84
623–645 631 9 128.00–132.00 $130.42 $823 -5.57
680–689 686 7 128.00–136.00 $133.74 $917 —
707 707 2 132.00 $132.00 $933 -6.59
759 759 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,017 -2.00
840 840 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,033 -9.00
910 910 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,065 —
1074 1074 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 132.00 $132.00 $396 —
375 375 1 134.00 $134.00 $502 —
442 442 7 141.00 $141.00 $623 -1.40
518 518 8 137.00 $137.00 $710 +0.50
588 588 2 120.00 $120.00 $706 —
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 +16.00
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 -16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 11 185.00 $185.00 $727 +11.00
419 419 8 180.00 $180.00 $754 +18.00
471 471 9 170.00 $170.00 $801 +8.00
509–530 517 13 151.00–161.00 $157.06 $812 +7.06
560–595 569 12 149.00–150.00 $149.74 $852 +4.74
610–613 612 15 138.50–145.50 $142.24 $871 -0.26
695 695 10 131.50 $131.50 $914 —
1000–1045 1023 2 104.00–105.00 $104.51 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 157.00 $157.00 $400 -8.00
300 300 2 153.00 $153.00 $459 —
428 428 5 156.50 $156.50 $670 +1.50
535 535 1 129.00 $129.00 $690 -9.87
695 695 2 119.00 $119.00 $827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1350 1199 80-85% 7 79.00–84.00 $82.13 $985 —
1150–1325 1238 80-85% 8 70.00–78.00 $73.25 $907 —
1260–1400 1333 80-85% 3 88.00–95.00 $90.98 $1,213 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 8 83.50 $83.50 $1,332 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $612 —
880–1035 958 85-90% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.46 $790 —
945–1050 982 85-90% 3 59.00–64.00 $60.93 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–2125 1646 9 108.00–115.00 $111.99 $1,843 —
1625–1755 1702 3 100.00–106.00 $103.40 $1,760 —
1610–1940 1724 5 120.00–127.00 $122.53 $2,112 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–980.00 $892.66
1100–1150 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–810.00 $805.11
1075–1300 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 800.00–1,050.00 $932.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–850.00 $680.30
850–950 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 670.00–860.00 $786.92

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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
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 —

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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.