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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.97/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 512 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $142.66/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 501 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.92/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 682 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 476 605 283
Feeder cattle 350 518 224
Slaughter cattle 106 65 50
Replacement cattle 20 22 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 190.00 $190.00 $703 —
409 409 2 180.00 $180.00 $736 -3.06
477 477 2 160.00 $160.00 $763 —
507 507 20 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $844 -4.50
562 562 7 163.50 $163.50 $919 —
608–625 613 15 156.00–157.00 $156.60 $960 -3.40
709 709 11 151.00 $151.00 $1,071 —
859 859 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,228 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 177.00 $177.00 $549 —
481 481 1 153.00 $153.00 $736 —
895 895 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,074 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 5 174.00 $174.00 $524 —
410–443 431 12 152.00–167.00 $158.82 $685 -3.18
510–517 512 23 157.00–158.50 $157.97 $809 +4.47
564–587 576 14 154.00–155.50 $154.76 $891 +3.76
600–618 611 16 141.00–146.00 $142.84 $873 +4.59
674–685 682 20 138.25–140.50 $138.92 $947 +4.46
731 731 9 133.00 $133.00 $972 -1.51
758 758 3 130.50 $130.50 $989 -1.59
878 878 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 151.00 $151.00 $480 —
433 433 7 156.50 $156.50 $678 +3.87
500–520 501 21 125.00–145.50 $142.66 $715 -5.34
550 550 1 136.00 $136.00 $748 —
608–644 621 14 124.00–138.00 $134.17 $833 +5.98
813 813 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,000 +0.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 181.00 $181.00 $624 +3.00
415 415 6 172.50 $172.50 $716 -2.50
470 470 2 171.00 $171.00 $804 +6.00
500 500 4 169.50 $169.50 $848 +11.00
564 564 8 154.00 $154.00 $869 —
630 630 11 146.50 $146.50 $923 +0.80
925 925 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 163.00 $163.00 $587 +6.00
480 480 6 157.00 $157.00 $754 —
600–605 601 8 130.00–137.50 $136.56 $821 —
745 745 1 113.00 $113.00 $842 —
806 806 3 118.00 $118.00 $951 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1120 1063 80-85% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.67 $730 —
900–1630 1297 80-85% 72 70.00–95.00 $83.02 $1,077 +2.35
1250–1400 1317 80-85% 3 101.00–107.00 $102.97 $1,356 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124–1655 1435 75-80% 14 72.00–80.50 $79.59 $1,142 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1124 1087 85-90% 2 71.00–72.00 $71.52 $777 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–2200 1582 5 107.00–126.50 $119.59 $1,892 —
1990 1990 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,468 —
2025–2310 2130 3 128.00–140.00 $133.73 $2,848 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1105 965 (<2 yrs)Open 2 106.00–120.00 $111.98 $1,081

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1124 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1060–1300 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–1,300.00 $1,134.38
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
950–1020 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 980.00–990.00 $985.18 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —

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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.