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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.03/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 513 lb · 25 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.34/cwt +14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 732 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.08/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 612 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 538 419 452
Feeder cattle 455 334 392
Slaughter cattle 74 71 55
Replacement cattle 9 14 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good 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
300 300 1 190.00 $190.00 $570 —
405–446 435 14 191.00–205.00 $201.53 $877 —
507–547 533 15 176.50–190.00 $181.26 $966 +1.26
558–561 559 19 180.00–182.50 $180.79 $1,011 +1.79
624 value added 624 8 187.50 $187.50 $1,170 —
633 633 13 165.00 $165.00 $1,044 -8.00
655 655 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,068 +7.00
711 value added 711 19 181.75 $181.75 $1,292 —
766–770 767 7 156.00–164.00 $162.85 $1,249 —
916 916 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,246 —
965 965 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,283 —
1100–1106 value added 1105 45 144.25 $144.25 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 3 130.00 $130.00 $784 -17.00
855 855 1 111.00 $111.00 $949 —
1100 1100 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,270 —
1215–1730 1473 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,547 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 5 180.00 $180.00 $529 —
321–346 337 12 158.00–170.00 $164.80 $555 -7.13
412 412 5 171.00 $171.00 $705 +4.83
463 463 8 175.50 $175.50 $813 +21.50
506–529 513 25 158.00–168.50 $165.03 $847 -0.18
561–589 571 14 165.00–166.50 $165.55 $945 +22.55
608–614 612 22 163.00–167.50 $166.08 $1,016 +8.44
691 691 17 167.75 $167.75 $1,159 —
715–736 732 23 156.00–158.00 $156.34 $1,144 +14.84
840 840 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,033 +1.00
965 965 10 125.00 $125.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 153.00 $153.00 $375 —
428 428 4 152.00 $152.00 $651 —
610–617 614 5 136.00–140.00 $138.41 $850 -2.59
730 730 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 +12.00
865 865 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,012 +1.48
975 975 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 205.00 $205.00 $576 +30.00
335 335 3 192.00 $192.00 $643 +12.80
402 402 6 199.00 $199.00 $800 +16.00
453 453 15 182.00 $182.00 $824 +2.00
510 510 6 166.00 $166.00 $847 +1.00
562 562 2 161.00 $161.00 $905 -0.50
625 625 2 155.50 $155.50 $972 +4.93
672–682 678 9 126.00–137.00 $130.85 $887 —
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 159.00 $159.00 $501 +6.00
365 365 3 168.00 $168.00 $613 +7.00
430–448 444 5 140.00–141.00 $140.81 $625 -7.19
498 498 4 162.00 $162.00 $807 +8.98
527 527 2 141.00 $141.00 $743 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1290 1082 80-85% 10 70.00–72.00 $70.29 $761 —
1100 1100 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,100 —
1050–1169 1151 80-85% 10 75.00–85.00 $81.37 $937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–950 895 85-90% 2 75.00–80.00 $77.35 $692 —
610–1020 911 85-90% 5 66.00–70.00 $68.01 $620 +9.39
900–1100 1000 85-90% 4 61.00–65.00 $62.87 $629 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 9 92.00 $92.00 $1,251 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1790 1474 4 121.00–125.00 $123.08 $1,814 +20.79
1100–1940 1548 4 104.00–114.00 $107.43 $1,663 —
1470–2080 1742 5 128.00–132.00 $130.48 $2,273 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1200–1400 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–1,080.00 $904.62

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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
1125–1325 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,253.40 -6.60

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 —

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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.