Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.72/cwt +11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 705 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.89/cwt +15.89 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 583 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.05/cwt +12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 676 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 332 360
Feeder cattle 429 263 326
Slaughter cattle 62 59 30
Replacement cattle 14 10 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
362–377 374 11 167.00–173.50 $172.36 $645 —
478 478 3 169.00 $169.00 $808 —
515 515 6 163.50 $163.50 $842 +13.50
554–595 583 49 167.50–171.00 $168.89 $985 +15.89
610 610 7 150.00 $150.00 $915 -10.00
662–688 676 30 158.25–160.00 $159.05 $1,075 +12.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 9 173.00 $173.00 $652 —
429 429 4 140.00 $140.00 $601 —
555–563 559 4 136.00–155.00 $145.43 $813 —
632 632 11 145.00 $145.00 $916 —
710 710 2 129.00 $129.00 $916 —
1008 1008 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,169 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 171.00 $171.00 $528 +20.00
373 373 7 155.50 $155.50 $580 —
421 421 9 159.00 $159.00 $669 +13.00
462 462 7 155.00 $155.00 $716 +11.80
527 527 7 150.50 $150.50 $793 +10.50
566–585 570 17 150.75–154.00 $151.53 $864 +8.86
625–628 value added 626 20 153.25–154.75 $153.70 $962 —
626 626 7 140.00 $140.00 $876 -1.44
652 652 9 145.50 $145.50 $949 —
700 value added 700 49 144.00 $144.00 $1,008 —
727 727 11 142.50 $142.50 $1,036 +10.00
806 806 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 141.00 $141.00 $468 —
464 464 5 150.00 $150.00 $696 +16.52
518–537 522 13 136.00–141.00 $137.19 $716 +8.21
600–626 620 9 132.50–135.00 $133.04 $825 +13.04
684 684 5 124.00 $124.00 $848 —
749 749 6 128.00 $128.00 $959 —
835–845 840 2 121.00–125.00 $122.99 $1,033 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 170.00 $170.00 $525 -1.00
354 354 10 163.00 $163.00 $577 —
415–444 443 21 156.50–161.00 $156.70 $694 +1.70
454 454 6 160.00 $160.00 $726 —
517 517 8 153.00 $153.00 $791 +3.00
563 563 5 148.50 $148.50 $836 -6.00
613 613 8 140.75 $140.75 $863 -0.75
700 700 5 135.00 $135.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
538 538 3 133.00 $133.00 $716 ±0.00
640 640 4 134.00 $134.00 $858 —
800 800 2 106.00 $106.00 $848 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1650 1184 80-85% 13 75.00–88.50 $83.87 $993 —
1244–1350 1297 80-85% 2 94.00–100.00 $96.88 $1,257 +19.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1638 1606 75-80% 8 82.00–91.00 $90.03 $1,446 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $498 —
900–1165 1069 85-90% 6 68.00–74.00 $71.01 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2005 1676 5 100.00–123.00 $111.51 $1,869 —
1750–2360 2055 2 130.00–138.00 $133.41 $2,742 +0.94

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 —
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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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.