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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.36/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 673 lb · 47 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.90/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 763 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.00/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 463 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 605 527 787
Feeder cattle 518 407 637
Slaughter cattle 65 100 109
Replacement cattle 22 20 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
280 280 4 200.00 $200.00 $560 —
410–447 442 7 182.00–190.00 $183.06 $809 +1.48
507 507 6 171.00 $171.00 $867 +7.24
622 value added 622 13 166.00 $166.00 $1,033 —
632 632 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,011 +7.98
745 745 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,095 +7.87
756–768 761 29 141.00–145.00 $143.91 $1,095 +3.95
769 value added 769 11 147.50 $147.50 $1,134 —
800 800 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 ±0.00
863 863 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,195 —
1042 1042 24 123.00 $123.00 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 131.00 $131.00 $688 -4.00
550 550 1 156.00 $156.00 $858 +21.00
750 750 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 —
820 820 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 —
855 855 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 184.00 $184.00 $515 —
355 355 10 165.00 $165.00 $586 -10.29
407 407 10 162.00 $162.00 $659 -5.56
463 463 23 159.00 $159.00 $736 +4.65
510 510 18 153.50 $153.50 $783 +2.38
565 565 12 151.00 $151.00 $853 +1.09
616 616 11 138.25 $138.25 $852 +3.05
669–689 value added 672 34 139.00–140.00 $139.85 $940 —
655–688 677 13 131.00–137.00 $134.46 $910 -1.04
700–746 722 22 130.50–138.00 $134.51 $971 +4.51
778–788 782 15 130.00–133.50 $132.09 $1,033 +17.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 150.00 $150.00 $532 -1.00
410–437 424 15 151.50–154.00 $152.63 $647 +2.63
460 460 4 135.00 $135.00 $621 -12.00
512 512 12 148.00 $148.00 $758 —
603–620 607 4 120.00–131.00 $128.19 $778 +5.19
759–760 759 7 121.00–130.00 $128.71 $977 —
820–825 823 2 117.00–127.00 $122.02 $1,004 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 184.00 $184.00 $519 —
339 339 6 178.00 $178.00 $603 -2.00
406 406 4 175.00 $175.00 $710 +5.61
470 470 9 165.00 $165.00 $776 -2.50
524 524 10 158.50 $158.50 $831 +1.17
624–626 625 20 143.00–149.00 $145.70 $911 +1.20
715 715 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,051 +15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 10 150.00–164.00 $157.00 $589 +4.50
524–530 527 22 141.00–145.00 $143.19 $755 +4.50
590 590 3 155.00 $155.00 $914 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1595 1286 80-85% 35 70.00–86.00 $80.67 $1,037 -5.63
1100–1515 1381 80-85% 6 94.00–100.00 $96.75 $1,336 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1060 951 85-90% 9 55.00–75.00 $65.71 $625 +10.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1950 1538 9 95.00–118.00 $107.98 $1,661 —
1675–1900 1797 5 120.00–130.00 $123.77 $2,224 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–900 835 (<2 yrs)Open 4 90.00–118.00 $102.07 $852

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
900–1210 1131 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–1,030.00 $908.81
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,130.00 $1,130.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 789.00 $789.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 670.00–800.00 $733.28
878 878 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 115.00 $115.00 $384 —

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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.