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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.48/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 568 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.73/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 464 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.94/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 630 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 734 667
Feeder cattle 336 475 580
Slaughter cattle 72 123 65
Replacement cattle 18 136 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
373 373 3 181.00 $181.00 $675 —
464 464 4 183.00 $183.00 $849 +13.00
500 500 2 175.00 $175.00 $875 —
561–578 568 20 165.00–167.50 $166.48 $946 -1.27
618–643 630 15 146.00–155.00 $150.94 $951 +1.81
874 874 9 134.00 $134.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–545 530 5 130.00–155.00 $145.82 $773 -12.18
565 565 13 155.00 $155.00 $876 +3.00
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
713 713 2 114.00 $114.00 $813 —
841 841 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,152 —
850 850 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,173 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 164.00 $164.00 $438 +7.00
355–358 357 10 169.00–171.00 $170.60 $609 +10.60
417 417 5 169.00 $169.00 $705 +14.00
463–470 464 16 159.50–166.00 $160.73 $746 +6.73
514–537 529 11 154.00 $154.00 $815 +14.00
575 575 6 149.50 $149.50 $860 +10.74
622 622 5 135.00 $135.00 $840 +5.00
689 689 6 130.00 $130.00 $896 —
808 808 8 125.00 $125.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–306 304 7 147.00–157.00 $154.18 $469 +13.18
437 437 9 153.00 $153.00 $669 +6.00
501–537 506 8 140.00–142.00 $141.73 $717 +3.88
620–625 623 12 120.00–136.00 $133.18 $830 +8.18
765 765 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,017 +19.00
890 890 1 105.00 $105.00 $934 —
990 990 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–301 301 11 181.50–185.00 $183.41 $552 —
356 356 4 179.00 $179.00 $637 +6.50
406 406 4 189.00 $189.00 $767 +19.00
466 466 7 180.00 $180.00 $839 +16.00
511 fancy 511 6 170.00 $170.00 $869 —
515 515 2 158.00 $158.00 $814 +0.66
575 575 7 150.00 $150.00 $862 -2.50
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 -0.50
667 667 10 145.00 $145.00 $967 —
714 714 8 137.00 $137.00 $978 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
455 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 —
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 -1.40
618 618 3 135.00 $135.00 $834 +6.76
905 905 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1245 1115 80-85% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,004 ±0.00
1200–1405 1303 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.54 $854 —
1065–1791 1374 80-85% 61 70.00–86.00 $78.63 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 962 85-90% 3 55.00–62.00 $58.36 $561 +1.28
900–1041 971 85-90% 2 65.00–69.00 $67.15 $652 +10.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1255 1200 2 85.00–95.00 $89.77 $1,077 —
1385–2050 1822 3 110.00–112.00 $110.74 $2,018 —
1825–2070 1948 2 120.50–125.00 $122.61 $2,388 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 740.00 $740.00
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 985.00 $985.00
998–1210 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 885.00–940.00 $928.14
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 835.00 $835.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 660.00 $660.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.