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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.75/cwt +17.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 779 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.56/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 566 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.76/cwt -8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 575 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 685 570
Feeder cattle 475 537 423
Slaughter cattle 123 122 67
Replacement cattle 136 26 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 9 188.00 $188.00 $598 -1.77
400–433 414 12 174.00–180.00 $177.38 $734 -3.62
476 476 4 170.00 $170.00 $809 -4.74
557 value added 557 20 171.00 $171.00 $952 —
568–585 577 16 166.00–173.00 $167.75 $968 -5.25
613–617 616 8 146.00–151.00 $149.13 $919 -17.97
665 665 4 146.00 $146.00 $971 -10.31
707–735 722 21 140.00–147.00 $143.26 $1,034 +4.21
779 value added 779 69 147.75 $147.75 $1,151 —
806 806 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,080 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 153.00 $153.00 $688 —
500 500 15 158.00 $158.00 $790 +11.82
560 560 2 152.00 $152.00 $851 -2.00
906 906 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,060 -2.00
1008 1008 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
291 291 10 157.00 $157.00 $457 -8.50
361 361 15 160.00 $160.00 $578 -4.77
407 407 8 155.00 $155.00 $631 -4.12
461 461 18 154.00 $154.00 $710 -6.30
505 505 5 140.00 $140.00 $707 -13.06
572–583 575 30 130.00–142.00 $138.76 $798 -8.15
630 630 3 130.00 $130.00 $819 -11.73
736 736 10 130.00 $130.00 $957 +3.48
871 871 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,054 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 141.00 $141.00 $460 —
418 418 16 147.00 $147.00 $614 —
462–469 468 21 144.00–148.50 $147.87 $692 +4.87
512–521 519 11 132.00–140.00 $137.85 $715 +9.85
645 645 2 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
690 690 1 121.00 $121.00 $835 —
706 706 5 127.00 $127.00 $897 +16.00
760–790 786 7 114.00 $114.00 $896 +9.00
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 +7.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 283 4 180.00–205.00 $185.64 $525 —
365 365 21 172.50 $172.50 $630 -1.50
422 422 8 170.00 $170.00 $717 —
458 458 9 164.00 $164.00 $751 -1.00
500–503 501 15 156.00–160.00 $157.34 $788 +4.36
572 572 4 152.50 $152.50 $872 -5.50
622 622 8 141.50 $141.50 $880 -15.50
718 718 6 128.00 $128.00 $919 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 151.00 $151.00 $669 -7.50
509–510 510 10 146.00–147.00 $146.40 $747 +14.44
612–618 614 8 123.00–130.00 $128.24 $787 —
750–794 785 5 111.00–116.00 $115.04 $903 —
950 950 1 104.00 $104.00 $988 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1040 1020 80-85% 2 63.00–68.00 $65.55 $669 —
1146 1146 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,031 —
985–1334 1206 80-85% 61 63.00–81.00 $76.83 $927 +9.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1060 972 85-90% 11 42.00–65.00 $57.08 $555 —
940–1020 1003 85-90% 9 70.00–75.00 $71.32 $715 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1544–1675 1610 75-80% 6 71.00–85.00 $78.32 $1,261 -1.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1688 1468 5 88.00–97.00 $91.30 $1,340 —
1320–2005 1575 4 122.00–131.00 $125.85 $1,982 —
1250–2160 1748 8 105.00–118.00 $114.73 $2,005 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1100 1040 (<2 yrs)Open 7 72.00–112.00 $84.48 $879

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
900–975 946 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 870.00–940.00 $900.79
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–885 868 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–900.00 $826.51
921 921 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,124.00 $1,124.00 —
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
950–1165 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,110.00–1,475.00 $1,251.04 —

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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.