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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.37/cwt ≈ $1,048/hd at 716 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.07/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 518 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.34/cwt ≈ $1,010/hd at 763 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 426 814
Feeder cattle 421 336 687
Slaughter cattle 71 72 82
Replacement cattle 5 18 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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
368–383 374 5 196.00–200.00 $197.64 $739 +16.64
420 420 1 184.00 $184.00 $773 —
479 479 6 172.00 $172.00 $824 -11.00
515–540 526 19 174.50–183.00 $175.38 $922 +0.38
556 556 6 162.00 $162.00 $901 -4.48
640 640 1 150.00 $150.00 $960 -0.94
662–699 688 13 144.00–147.00 $144.89 $997 —
700–742 711 8 140.00–145.00 $143.69 $1,022 —
717 value added 717 34 147.00 $147.00 $1,054 —
800–830 815 2 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $995 —
816 value added 816 24 140.75 $140.75 $1,149 —
915–918 917 4 122.00–133.00 $124.74 $1,144 —
962 962 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 133.00 $133.00 $891 —
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 7 162.00 $162.00 $457 -2.00
355 355 2 171.00 $171.00 $607 +0.40
408–412 411 16 160.00–173.00 $169.77 $698 +0.77
461 461 16 164.00 $164.00 $756 +3.27
512–535 518 37 141.00–156.00 $151.07 $783 -2.93
566–573 571 15 147.50–154.00 $149.22 $852 -0.28
600–616 610 10 133.00–139.00 $137.60 $839 +2.60
655–670 662 8 125.00–135.00 $132.63 $878 +2.63
706–746 731 8 131.00–134.00 $132.09 $966 —
754–787 763 31 125.00–134.00 $132.34 $1,010 —
817 817 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,013 -1.00
858 858 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,021 —
953 953 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 5 137.50 $137.50 $818 —
647 647 2 121.00 $121.00 $783 -12.18
695 695 1 121.00 $121.00 $841 —
1035 1035 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,128 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 174.00 $174.00 $515 —
370 370 10 188.50 $188.50 $697 +9.50
405 405 1 183.00 $183.00 $741 -6.00
462 462 11 179.00 $179.00 $827 -1.00
522 522 10 172.00 $172.00 $898 +14.00
552–570 561 4 157.00–162.00 $159.54 $895 +9.54
618 618 23 143.00 $143.00 $884 +2.00
695 695 3 124.00 $124.00 $862 -21.00
792 792 4 116.00 $116.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 158.00 $158.00 $727 +11.00
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 ±0.00
595 595 2 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1200 1175 80-85% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.53 $958 —
1100–1400 1192 80-85% 6 63.50–68.50 $65.97 $786 —
1175–1350 1226 80-85% 14 71.00–74.50 $73.90 $906 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1521–1562 1554 75-80% 15 75.00–78.00 $77.41 $1,203 —
1475–1579 1562 75-80% 6 80.00 $80.00 $1,250 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $676 —
845 845 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $507 —
900 900 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $621 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1900 1825 2 95.00–100.00 $97.60 $1,781 -13.14
1775–2015 1881 6 110.00–117.00 $113.41 $2,133 —
1950–2110 2030 2 120.00–126.00 $122.88 $2,494 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
950–1350 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 580.00–710.00 $656.30

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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.