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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report, Upton, KY

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.21/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 535 lb · 47 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.17/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 419 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.64/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 623 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 415 403
Feeder cattle 334 333 324
Slaughter cattle 71 62 54
Replacement cattle 14 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
388–398 390 9 203.50–210.00 $204.97 $799 +33.97
477–485 479 5 181.50–191.00 $183.43 $879 —
518 518 5 180.00 $180.00 $932 +9.05
563 563 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,008 —
616 616 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,066 +13.00
670 670 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,045 -7.83
710 710 11 155.00–165.00 $162.27 $1,152 +4.27
807 807 8 155.50 $155.50 $1,255 —
850 850 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 5 156.00 $156.00 $791 —
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 —
635 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 —
845 845 1 105.00 $105.00 $887 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 310 5 161.00–175.00 $171.93 $533 +9.30
363 363 4 163.00 $163.00 $592 +11.00
400–440 419 29 156.00–172.50 $166.17 $696 +4.41
492 492 6 154.00 $154.00 $758 -3.89
515–548 535 47 152.00–169.00 $165.21 $884 —
590 590 1 143.00 $143.00 $844 -10.14
610–635 623 17 156.00–160.00 $157.64 $982 +6.30
650 650 5 148.00 $148.00 $962 —
739 739 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,046 -7.49
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
836 836 11 122.00 $122.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 143.00 $143.00 $468 -2.00
565 565 1 137.00 $137.00 $774 +17.00
615 615 2 141.00 $141.00 $867 +16.00
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
875–895 885 2 114.00–117.00 $115.52 $1,022 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 101.50 $101.50 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 175.00 $175.00 $481 -9.00
300 300 5 175.00–182.00 $179.20 $538 -0.80
355 355 3 187.00 $187.00 $664 +13.00
409 409 11 183.00 $183.00 $748 +10.00
459 459 6 180.00 $180.00 $826 +11.50
512 512 13 165.00 $165.00 $845 +6.66
575 575 11 161.50 $161.50 $929 —
616–644 637 8 144.50–152.50 $150.57 $959 -3.93
705 705 2 139.00 $139.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 153.00 $153.00 $505 —
363 363 4 161.00 $161.00 $584 —
440 440 2 148.00 $148.00 $651 —
470–488 481 12 152.00–154.50 $153.02 $736 —
545 545 1 124.00 $124.00 $676 -11.00
616 616 1 132.00 $132.00 $813 —
725 725 1 102.00 $102.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 -110.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1250 1145 80-85% 8 70.00–75.00 $72.33 $828 —
1072–1375 1222 80-85% 18 78.00–85.50 $83.18 $1,016 —
1100–1414 1351 80-85% 10 86.00–90.00 $86.74 $1,172 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1422 1422 75-80% 7 88.00 $88.00 $1,251 —
1475–1480 1478 75-80% 2 80.00–86.00 $82.99 $1,227 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $646 —
850–970 923 85-90% 3 57.00–59.50 $58.62 $541 -21.46
940–950 945 85-90% 2 83.00–86.00 $84.49 $798 +4.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1675 1457 3 102.00–103.00 $102.29 $1,490 —
1500–2155 1774 8 106.00–116.00 $109.08 $1,935 —
2000–2200 2100 2 122.00–130.00 $125.81 $2,642 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 580.00–740.00 $653.85
1025–1075 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 790.00–970.00 $836.20
1055–1385 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 780.00–1,170.00 $1,016.26

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 -331.86

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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.