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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.66/cwt ≈ $1,068/hd at 728 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.34/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 557 lb · 47 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.00/cwt ≈ $1,186/hd at 818 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 772 359 540
Feeder cattle 686 267 494
Slaughter cattle 70 63 35
Replacement cattle 16 29 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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
305 305 1 190.00 $190.00 $580 —
453 value added 453 13 188.00 $188.00 $852 —
454–462 456 23 175.00–180.00 $176.97 $807 -0.03
515–541 value added 525 18 181.00–183.00 $181.80 $954 -3.20
538 538 5 174.00 $174.00 $936 -7.63
555 555 8 164.50 $164.50 $913 —
603–629 609 24 155.00–161.50 $158.91 $968 -1.59
655–663 661 14 155.00–160.00 $157.93 $1,044 +3.43
672 value added 672 31 161.00 $161.00 $1,082 —
700–709 705 14 148.00–152.00 $149.99 $1,057 —
802–836 value added 818 47 145.00 $145.00 $1,186 —
1000 1000 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–534 519 13 151.00–167.00 $161.71 $839 -13.29
580 580 8 159.00 $159.00 $922 -9.00
643 643 3 133.00 $133.00 $855 —
671 671 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,033 +7.91
724 724 5 126.00 $126.00 $912 —
863 863 6 136.50 $136.50 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 303 3 165.00–170.00 $166.70 $505 —
358–371 361 20 163.50 $163.50 $590 —
400 400 3 167.50 $167.50 $670 +9.50
462 462 20 166.75 $166.75 $770 +7.75
518–520 518 37 155.00–160.00 $156.77 $812 -0.23
552–559 557 47 153.00–155.00 $153.34 $854 +0.34
601–627 614 12 142.50–144.00 $142.99 $878 +6.99
700–710 706 10 137.00 $137.00 $967 —
731 value added 731 72 148.00 $148.00 $1,082 —
815 815 5 133.50 $133.50 $1,088 —
879 879 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 143.00 $143.00 $622 -8.74
521 521 22 140.50–148.00 $142.55 $743 +1.28
638–648 640 18 133.00–135.50 $134.94 $864 +10.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 172.00 $172.00 $516 -2.27
352–360 357 6 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $619 —
400 400 2 172.00 $172.00 $688 +2.00
464 464 14 164.00 $164.00 $761 -3.00
518–535 520 11 160.00–162.50 $162.27 $844 +2.27
574 574 13 154.00 $154.00 $884 —
617 617 5 145.50 $145.50 $898 +3.50
704 704 8 129.00 $129.00 $908 —
900 900 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 1 161.00 $161.00 $428 —
435 435 4 136.00–160.00 $148.00 $644 -5.00
537 537 7 144.00 $144.00 $773 —
720 720 2 137.00 $137.00 $986 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044–1230 1128 80-85% 4 64.00–69.00 $65.94 $744 —
1045–1575 1269 80-85% 27 71.00–88.00 $78.90 $1,001 -4.99
1120–1620 1455 80-85% 4 91.00–92.00 $91.53 $1,332 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1995 1490 75-80% 14 83.00–86.00 $84.06 $1,252 -1.94
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $721 +0.34
910–1085 1005 85-90% 5 56.00–62.00 $58.83 $591 -12.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2000 1494 10 106.00–118.00 $111.64 $1,668 —
1300–1688 1494 2 82.00–95.00 $87.66 $1,310 —
1400–1820 1673 3 120.00–125.00 $123.21 $2,061 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 940.00 $940.00
1210–1234 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00–930.00 $879.51
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1350–1428 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,060.00–1,085.00 $1,066.52
1360–1405 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00–1,170.00 $1,081.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 838 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 720.00–840.00 $811.34
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 +85.23

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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.