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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.51/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 739 lb · 42 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.32/cwt ≈ $1,341/hd at 806 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $173.84/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 516 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 538 451
Feeder cattle 453 455 378
Slaughter cattle 100 74 55
Replacement cattle 26 9 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
330 330 1 184.00 $184.00 $607 -6.00
402 402 6 203.00 $203.00 $816 +1.47
470 470 3 183.00 $183.00 $860 —
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 -1.26
557–577 567 4 179.00–185.00 $182.05 $1,032 +1.26
625 value added 625 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,181 +1.50
646 646 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,082 +2.50
663 663 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,114 +5.00
702–724 714 11 170.50–175.00 $172.99 $1,235 —
785–794 793 16 163.00–172.00 $170.89 $1,355 +8.04
801–818 806 38 166.00–167.00 $166.32 $1,341 —
910 910 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,538 +33.00
955 955 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,337 +7.00
1000 1000 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,300 —
1071 1071 3 120.50 $120.50 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 —
810 810 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,029 —
885 885 1 108.00 $108.00 $956 -3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 6 194.00 $194.00 $555 +14.00
352–366 355 13 164.00–172.00 $170.10 $604 —
417–442 423 25 161.00–171.00 $168.76 $714 -2.24
463 463 8 170.00 $170.00 $787 -5.50
505–517 512 22 156.00–168.00 $161.38 $826 -3.65
555–565 560 19 155.00–165.00 $163.41 $915 -2.14
612–628 622 11 150.00–157.00 $154.50 $961 -11.58
656–665 662 17 158.00–162.00 $160.36 $1,062 -7.39
700–735 717 9 135.00–145.50 $143.71 $1,030 -12.63
745 value added 745 33 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —
981 981 16 122.50 $122.50 $1,202 -2.50
1041 1041 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 141.00–143.00 $141.96 $664 —
520 520 1 149.00 $149.00 $775 —
620 620 1 119.00 $119.00 $738 -19.41
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 -12.00
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 -17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 212.50 $212.50 $531 +7.50
305–349 343 7 187.50–196.00 $194.92 $669 +2.92
353–370 359 6 175.00–182.00 $179.59 $645 —
404 404 7 190.00 $190.00 $768 -9.00
466 466 7 182.00 $182.00 $848 ±0.00
500–547 516 26 164.00–176.50 $173.84 $897 +7.84
632–635 633 11 149.00–164.00 $157.16 $995 +1.66
737 737 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,164 +40.00
815 815 4 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 152.50 $152.50 $785 +11.50
638 638 1 129.00 $129.00 $823 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
730 730 1 131.00 $131.00 $956 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1250 1158 80-85% 6 75.00–81.50 $78.63 $911 -2.74
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 2 94.00–101.00 $97.23 $1,264 —
1030–1435 1301 80-85% 33 83.50–91.00 $88.09 $1,146 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1000 925 85-90% 6 73.00–80.00 $76.36 $706 +8.35
845–1100 955 85-90% 5 65.00–71.50 $67.81 $648 —
900–1030 985 85-90% 3 81.00–84.00 $82.21 $810 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1495 1485 75-80% 2 85.50–93.00 $89.28 $1,326 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1900 1556 5 104.00–111.00 $107.87 $1,678 —
1500–2100 1758 6 112.00–123.00 $117.35 $2,063 —
2300 2300 1 136.00 $136.00 $3,128 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1100 1036 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 550.00–1,110.00 $829.99
1025–1050 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–1,020.00 $916.27
900–1350 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 570.00–1,170.00 $909.07

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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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
900–1100 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 885.00–1,190.00 $1,052.75 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
1205 1205 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,265 —

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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.