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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.68/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 560 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.84/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 535 lb · 33 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.75/cwt ≈ $1,289/hd at 717 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 655 615 663
Feeder cattle 550 519 596
Slaughter cattle 85 68 57
Replacement cattle 20 28 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 9 204.00 $204.00 $749 -4.05
416 416 9 200.00 $200.00 $832 +5.00
451 451 8 189.50 $189.50 $855 -1.50
525–541 535 33 182.00–185.00 $183.84 $984 -0.16
550 value added 550 10 192.00 $192.00 $1,056 —
569 569 6 182.50 $182.50 $1,038 +2.04
630 630 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,052 -19.00
648 value added 648 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,115 —
663 value added 663 20 182.00 $182.00 $1,207 —
717 value added 717 33 179.75 $179.75 $1,289 —
849 849 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 23 184.00 $184.00 $861 +11.74
773 773 3 153.50 $153.50 $1,187 —
938 938 2 136.50 $136.50 $1,280 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 172.00 $172.00 $516 —
355–376 363 20 172.50–175.00 $173.97 $632 -14.53
422 422 10 168.00 $168.00 $709 -8.50
459 459 24 174.50 $174.50 $801 +2.34
514 514 23 171.00 $171.00 $879 -0.50
561–590 576 18 166.00–167.00 $166.49 $959 +0.49
691 691 8 140.50 $140.50 $971 —
695 value added 695 21 160.00 $160.00 $1,112 —
701 701 4 142.50 $142.50 $999 -10.00
705 value added 705 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,086 —
760 760 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,102 -10.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–440 430 14 137.00–163.00 $156.07 $671 —
456 456 8 164.00 $164.00 $748 +14.00
531 531 7 148.00 $148.00 $786 —
601–640 622 16 122.00–148.00 $143.74 $894 -9.26
733 733 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,063 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 192.00 $192.00 $576 —
356 356 8 183.00 $183.00 $651 -5.44
402 402 10 198.50 $198.50 $798 +8.50
471 471 5 175.00 $175.00 $824 -5.99
510 510 15 171.50 $171.50 $875 -0.50
550–571 560 34 160.00–167.50 $162.68 $911 -7.32
626 626 11 152.50 $152.50 $955 -4.90
713 713 6 146.50 $146.50 $1,045 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 -15.00
455–468 464 8 140.00–170.00 $152.42 $707 +23.92
550–558 555 3 140.00–143.00 $142.01 $788 —
652 652 6 141.00 $141.00 $919 —
758 758 4 118.00 $118.00 $894 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1285 1054 80-85% 5 61.00–66.00 $63.18 $666 -26.82
988–1340 1229 80-85% 65 70.00–85.00 $78.40 $964 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1040 990 85-90% 5 62.50–71.00 $66.65 $660 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1883 1789 75-80% 3 72.00–75.50 $74.46 $1,332 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,227 —
1600–2044 1839 10 110.00–125.50 $117.57 $2,162 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 114.00 $114.00 $912

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
988–1110 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–1,040.00 $978.78
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
851 851 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +25.56

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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.