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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.73/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 676 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.42/cwt +18.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 586 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.25/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 734 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 625 302
Feeder cattle 393 519 239
Slaughter cattle 61 76 32
Replacement cattle 10 30 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly 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 1 173.00 $173.00 $484 —
328 328 2 200.00 $200.00 $656 —
355 355 4 182.00 $182.00 $646 —
415–447 438 7 170.00–181.00 $172.98 $758 -0.52
507 value added 507 9 189.50 $189.50 $961 —
515–517 516 7 175.00–180.50 $178.93 $923 +10.93
555–595 586 24 170.00–185.00 $183.42 $1,075 +18.29
692 692 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,107 —
728–735 734 20 161.00–163.50 $163.25 $1,198 +6.44
1090 1090 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 161.00 $161.00 $744 —
715 715 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 —
825 825 9 145.00 $145.00 $1,196 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 9 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
415–438 420 14 163.00–168.00 $164.12 $689 +16.19
453 453 3 168.00 $168.00 $761 +12.19
511–514 513 11 155.00–159.00 $157.19 $806 +5.00
569 569 5 151.50 $151.50 $862 -0.11
614 614 16 160.00 $160.00 $982 +15.67
656 656 15 152.50 $152.50 $1,000 +8.72
689 value added 689 24 151.25 $151.25 $1,042 -2.50
703 703 5 142.00 $142.00 $998 +0.13
848 848 10 135.50 $135.50 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 327 3 138.00–153.00 $143.28 $469 +3.28
485–491 490 13 144.00–152.00 $150.17 $736 +6.17
538 538 4 147.00 $147.00 $791 —
740 740 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 +28.00
835 835 2 115.00 $115.00 $960 +5.00
872 872 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,090 —
1008 1008 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,079 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 198.00 $198.00 $541 +24.50
344 344 10 175.50 $175.50 $604 —
412 412 8 168.00 $168.00 $692 +9.36
461 461 12 161.00 $161.00 $742 +1.00
512 512 10 158.00 $158.00 $809 +2.88
563 563 2 152.00 $152.00 $856 -4.00
643 643 5 146.00 $146.00 $939 +0.29
710 710 4 131.00 $131.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +37.50
528 528 5 144.50 $144.50 $763 +17.50
816 816 4 104.00 $104.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,462.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1222 1204 80-85% 9 80.00–85.00 $82.58 $994 +28.60
1000–1513 1306 80-85% 32 60.00–77.00 $73.92 $965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1060 970 85-90% 6 54.00–62.00 $57.17 $555 -16.86
1004–1080 1042 85-90% 2 50.00–52.00 $50.96 $531 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1753 1728 75-80% 6 68.00–77.00 $75.61 $1,307 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1905 1450 3 75.00–94.00 $84.02 $1,218 —
1700–1935 1815 3 102.00–112.00 $106.78 $1,938 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $900

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1125 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 730.00–770.00 $755.68
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00 $770.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00 $770.00

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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.