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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.64/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 616 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.34/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 521 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.14/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 555 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 464 624
Feeder cattle 333 393 516
Slaughter cattle 62 61 81
Replacement cattle 20 10 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
270 270 1 172.00 $172.00 $464 -1.00
300–340 334 7 190.00–194.00 $190.51 $636 -9.49
388 388 2 171.00 $171.00 $663 -11.00
427 427 2 175.00 $175.00 $747 +2.02
530–540 533 6 163.00–175.00 $170.95 $911 -7.98
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —
680–698 694 8 151.00–168.00 $163.83 $1,137 +3.83
726 726 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,147 -5.25
753–790 772 2 141.00–152.00 $146.63 $1,132 —
865 865 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 111.00 $111.00 $397 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
1045 1045 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,223 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
301–325 317 9 162.00–164.00 $162.63 $516 -2.37
387 387 4 152.00 $152.00 $588 —
432–443 441 9 161.00–164.50 $161.76 $713 -2.36
485–495 488 10 155.00–164.50 $157.89 $771 -10.11
510–529 value added 521 47 167.50–169.00 $168.34 $877 —
552–557 555 15 151.00–155.00 $153.14 $850 +1.64
614 value added 614 45 162.50 $162.50 $998 —
623–625 624 9 144.00–156.00 $151.34 $944 -8.66
688 688 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,039 -1.50
701–713 707 6 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $1,053 +6.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 145.00 $145.00 $500 +1.72
415 415 7 151.00 $151.00 $627 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -17.00
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,095 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 181.00 $181.00 $416 —
290 290 3 184.00 $184.00 $534 -14.00
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 +4.50
377 377 2 174.00 $174.00 $656 —
405 405 3 173.00 $173.00 $701 +5.00
453 453 9 168.50 $168.50 $763 +7.50
514–520 516 10 154.50–160.00 $158.34 $817 +0.34
602 602 9 154.50 $154.50 $930 —
675 675 2 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
402 402 7 155.00 $155.00 $623 —
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 -9.50
570–575 573 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $633 —
837 837 2 110.00 $110.00 $921 +6.00
920 920 1 107.00 $107.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1425 1271 80-85% 5 86.00–90.00 $88.36 $1,123 —
1125–1400 1275 80-85% 4 69.00–75.00 $72.73 $927 —
1145–1441 1328 80-85% 15 76.50–84.00 $79.44 $1,055 +5.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–950 896 85-90% 4 55.00–61.50 $59.15 $530 —
780–1015 911 85-90% 5 77.00–82.00 $80.08 $730 —
935–985 965 85-90% 3 65.50–70.00 $67.19 $648 +10.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1900 1700 2 101.00–102.50 $101.66 $1,728 —
1455–1975 1742 6 108.50–116.00 $111.60 $1,944 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1272 1131 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 910.00–990.00 $960.00
1050–1250 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,060.00 $964.13
1050–1200 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,070.00 $1,010.52

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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
1250–1255 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,650.00 $1,591.86 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1207 1207 5 91.50 $91.50 $1,104 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.