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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.61/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 574 lb · 56 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.26/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 735 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.26/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 417 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 625 1,271 730
Feeder cattle 519 1,028 515
Slaughter cattle 76 174 121
Replacement cattle 30 69 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. 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
417 417 6 173.50 $173.50 $723 +2.50
520 520 2 168.00 $168.00 $874 +5.49
586–592 587 17 155.00–166.50 $165.13 $969 -3.14
633–640 635 14 158.00–161.50 $160.49 $1,019 +7.68
706–723 711 22 155.00–157.50 $156.81 $1,115 +2.26
760 760 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,178 ±0.00
814 value added 814 20 156.00 $156.00 $1,270 —
816 816 10 161.50 $161.50 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 137.00 $137.00 $856 —
1060 1060 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2405 2405 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,309 —

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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 10 159.00 $159.00 $448 —
350 350 4 157.00 $157.00 $550 -10.00
413 value added 413 22 158.00 $158.00 $653 —
405–433 423 13 146.00–156.00 $147.93 $626 -10.08
455–493 468 21 151.00–157.00 $155.81 $729 +2.28
506–515 509 19 152.00–152.50 $152.19 $775 +3.14
563–590 574 56 146.00–154.50 $151.61 $870 +6.61
623–627 623 21 138.00–145.00 $144.33 $899 -1.49
661–677 665 8 142.00–149.00 $143.78 $956 -8.22
690 value added 690 19 153.75 $153.75 $1,061 +1.75
703–727 724 17 138.50–147.00 $141.87 $1,027 +1.87
745 value added 745 20 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
772–792 787 13 138.00–140.75 $138.62 $1,091 —
912 912 8 122.00 $122.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 4 140.00 $140.00 $465 -3.64
495 495 2 144.00 $144.00 $713 —
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +3.01
720 720 1 122.00 $122.00 $878 -2.54
847 847 6 110.00 $110.00 $932 -23.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 7 173.50 $173.50 $498 +12.50
367 367 11 165.00 $165.00 $606 ±0.00
405–410 408 13 151.00–162.00 $158.64 $647 -7.86
462 462 8 160.00 $160.00 $739 -1.50
500–521 504 15 154.50–157.50 $155.12 $782 -1.83
563 563 3 156.00 $156.00 $878 +0.25
607–633 621 24 143.50–147.50 $145.71 $905 -1.04
683 683 4 144.00 $144.00 $984 —
856 856 4 110.00 $110.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 127.50 $127.50 $389 —
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 -11.50
550 550 1 133.00 $133.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -290.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1225 1213 80-85% 2 52.00–56.00 $53.98 $655 —
1270 1270 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $940 —
1085–1433 1296 80-85% 37 63.00–71.75 $70.10 $908 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–985 925 85-90% 11 60.00–69.00 $62.34 $577 +12.57
850–1005 955 85-90% 7 53.00–58.00 $55.58 $531 —
970–995 983 85-90% 2 72.00–76.00 $74.03 $728 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1845 1615 3 100.00–102.00 $100.89 $1,629 —
1335–2245 1799 5 105.00–111.00 $107.88 $1,941 —
1990 1990 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,488 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1150 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–740.00 $683.98
1000–1200 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 620.00–800.00 $718.18
900–1325 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 600.00–1,000.00 $829.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
800–1175 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 710.00–1,070.00 $891.87 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–468 462 3 90.00–95.00 $93.38 $431 —
615 615 1 92.00 $92.00 $566 —

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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.