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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report, Upton, KY

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.90/cwt +8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 528 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.16/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 460 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.00/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 518 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 579 518
Feeder cattle 519 453 479
Slaughter cattle 68 100 29
Replacement cattle 28 26 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 196.00–209.00 $203.00 $463 —
305–325 315 2 195.00–218.00 $206.13 $649 +22.13
351–360 354 6 205.00–214.00 $208.05 $736 —
444 444 15 195.00 $195.00 $866 —
473 473 8 191.00 $191.00 $903 +8.00
515 515 12 184.00 $184.00 $948 +4.00
533 value added 533 28 191.00 $191.00 $1,018 —
568–569 569 13 180.00–181.00 $180.46 $1,027 -1.59
607 607 11 186.00 $186.00 $1,129 —
786 786 11 166.50 $166.50 $1,309 -4.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
440 440 1 157.00 $157.00 $691 +27.00
470–485 476 5 161.00–180.00 $172.26 $820 —
605 605 3 133.00–149.00 $138.33 $837 —
658 658 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,040 +33.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 8 181.00 $181.00 $507 -13.00
369 369 10 188.50 $188.50 $696 +18.40
407 407 5 176.50 $176.50 $718 +7.74
452–484 460 33 172.00–173.00 $172.16 $792 +2.16
510 510 18 171.50 $171.50 $875 +10.12
559 559 14 166.00 $166.00 $928 +2.59
620 620 3 155.00 $155.00 $961 +0.50
700 700 5 152.50 $152.50 $1,068 +8.79
778 778 12 155.25 $155.25 $1,208 —
1000 1000 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 146.00 $146.00 $380 —
327–338 333 6 154.00–168.00 $161.12 $537 —
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +8.04
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —
608 608 2 153.00 $153.00 $930 +34.00
675 675 1 133.00 $133.00 $898 —
735 735 5 134.00 $134.00 $985 +9.00
773 773 2 150.50 $150.50 $1,163 +30.50
825 825 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 —
855 855 1 111.00 $111.00 $949 +11.00
920 920 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,012 —
973 973 16 129.00 $129.00 $1,255 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 7 190.00 $190.00 $545 —
365–391 379 13 186.00–191.50 $188.44 $714 +8.85
414 414 5 190.00 $190.00 $787 ±0.00
455–472 461 21 180.00–181.50 $180.99 $834 -1.01
518 518 29 172.00 $172.00 $891 -1.84
569 569 25 170.00 $170.00 $967 —
608–620 616 22 155.00–158.50 $157.40 $970 +0.24
702 702 10 147.50 $147.50 $1,035 -10.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
405 405 3 157.00 $157.00 $636 —
477 477 6 128.50 $128.50 $613 —
512–538 524 12 128.00–148.00 $142.03 $744 -10.47
617 617 5 139.00 $139.00 $858 +10.00
828 828 2 113.00 $113.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $963 —
1070–1140 1113 80-85% 3 50.00–67.00 $59.00 $657 —
1030–1500 1298 80-85% 44 70.00–80.00 $77.16 $1,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1000 925 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $52.16 $482 -24.20
850–1035 934 85-90% 15 60.00–70.00 $65.38 $611 -10.98
1010 1010 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $798 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1548 1548 75-80% 9 80.00 $80.00 $1,238 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1590 1550 2 101.00–105.00 $103.05 $1,597 -4.82
1490–2190 1864 7 112.00–125.00 $118.23 $2,204 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1000 994 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 1,110.00–1,270.00 $1,232.49
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
1100–1150 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,074.44 —

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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.