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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.73/cwt -11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 528 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.10/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 619 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.91/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 575 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 565 667
Feeder cattle 537 475 564
Slaughter cattle 122 66 84
Replacement cattle 26 24 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
315–347 342 6 183.00–191.00 $189.77 $649 -13.23
350–394 390 12 187.50–203.00 $188.66 $736 —
436 436 5 181.00 $181.00 $789 -8.22
453–476 466 16 171.00–177.50 $174.74 $814 -16.76
508–542 528 39 162.00–175.00 $166.73 $880 -11.41
572 572 11 173.00 $173.00 $990 +1.00
607–640 619 38 165.00–169.00 $167.10 $1,034 +7.10
652–698 672 22 150.00–161.00 $156.31 $1,050 +11.31
703 value added 703 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,111 +5.00
725–745 735 4 135.00–143.00 $139.05 $1,022 -3.85
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 -3.52
839 839 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,175 ±0.00
858 858 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,158 +3.00
900–905 904 4 130.00–135.00 $131.24 $1,186 —
979–995 982 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 1 164.00 $164.00 $512 —
510–528 521 5 145.00–148.00 $146.18 $762 -18.82
580 580 2 154.00 $154.00 $893 —
940 940 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,119 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 165.50 $165.50 $493 —
355–382 368 14 162.00–167.00 $164.77 $606 +8.25
418–419 419 24 155.00–164.00 $159.12 $667 +4.17
455–462 459 27 160.00–160.50 $160.30 $736 -0.24
505–516 511 32 145.00–154.50 $153.06 $782 -0.40
560–596 575 35 142.00–148.00 $146.91 $845 +3.30
600–612 604 11 136.00–143.00 $141.73 $856 +11.31
665–696 687 10 134.00 $134.00 $921 +0.26
715–726 725 8 116.00–128.00 $126.52 $917 -5.48
795 795 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,026 —
800–845 810 13 114.00–126.00 $120.70 $978 -2.30
891 891 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,034 —
905–925 915 2 114.00–123.00 $118.55 $1,085 +1.55
962 962 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 147.00 $147.00 $416 —
480 480 4 143.00 $143.00 $686 —
520 520 1 128.00 $128.00 $666 -9.00
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 +5.00
735 735 1 111.00 $111.00 $816 ±0.00
785 785 1 105.00 $105.00 $824 —
805–840 823 2 106.00–108.00 $106.98 $880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
365 365 8 174.00 $174.00 $635 -11.00
458 458 16 165.00 $165.00 $756 -5.00
500–513 505 22 148.00–160.00 $152.98 $773 -4.08
571 571 13 158.00 $158.00 $902 +8.26
635 635 6 157.00 $157.00 $997 +14.76
700 700 1 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
789 789 5 122.00 $122.00 $963 —
880 880 1 106.00 $106.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 167.00 $167.00 $434 +10.00
310 310 1 162.00 $162.00 $502 +9.00
408 408 12 158.50 $158.50 $647 +2.00
502–530 511 3 130.00–133.00 $131.96 $674 +2.96
587 587 6 139.00 $139.00 $816 —
730 730 1 119.00 $119.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1400 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,225.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1350 1205 80-85% 5 65.00–70.00 $67.08 $808 -6.17
1075–1400 1253 80-85% 27 72.50–78.00 $76.46 $958 —
1150–1411 1342 80-85% 31 81.00–87.50 $84.46 $1,133 -6.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–995 882 85-90% 6 80.00–89.00 $82.82 $730 —
760–965 895 85-90% 7 71.00–79.00 $75.18 $673 —
850–1040 949 85-90% 5 60.00–67.00 $63.23 $600 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1488 1485 75-80% 4 89.00–93.00 $89.99 $1,336 —
1485 1485 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,040 —
1626 1626 75-80% 4 80.00 $80.00 $1,301 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1975 1790 4 108.00–114.00 $111.35 $1,993 —
1650–2175 1981 4 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $2,377 —
1850–2195 2023 2 133.50–141.00 $137.57 $2,783 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1150 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–940.00 $866.35
1050–1300 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 760.00–975.00 $874.32
1055–1275 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–900.00 $785.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1000 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 790.00–1,090.00 $936.15

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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
990–1050 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 885.00–1,100.00 $995.66 —
1150–1200 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,230.00–1,410.00 $1,318.09 —

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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.