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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.68/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 525 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.92/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 623 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.31/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 520 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 792 655 672
Feeder cattle 668 550 557
Slaughter cattle 104 85 90
Replacement cattle 20 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and 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
300 300 4 191.00 $191.00 $573 —
356–372 363 16 192.00–194.00 $193.10 $701 -10.90
441 441 17 184.00 $184.00 $811 -16.00
500–543 520 22 184.00–185.00 $184.31 $958 +0.47
553–555 553 18 181.00–187.00 $181.67 $1,005 -0.83
605–624 618 19 180.50–181.50 $181.19 $1,120 +14.19
653 653 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
490 490 2 170.00 $170.00 $833 -14.00
503–519 510 15 170.00–175.00 $172.37 $879 —
629–637 634 17 165.00–172.00 $169.14 $1,072 —
773 773 12 167.00 $167.00 $1,291 +13.50
879 879 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,371 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–363 363 15 164.00–170.00 $167.60 $608 -6.37
412 412 15 164.50 $164.50 $678 -3.50
474 474 21 164.00 $164.00 $777 -10.50
500–548 518 44 160.00–170.00 $164.80 $854 -6.20
536 value added 536 29 164.50 $164.50 $882 —
559–560 560 16 160.00–165.00 $161.87 $906 -4.62
603–629 value added 623 31 162.00–163.00 $162.22 $1,011 —
624 624 9 152.00 $152.00 $948 —
690 690 10 157.50 $157.50 $1,087 +17.00
711 711 9 147.50 $147.50 $1,049 +5.00
715 value added 715 9 155.00 $155.00 $1,108 +1.00
827 827 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,216 —
977–990 982 8 121.00–134.00 $129.08 $1,268 —
1028 1028 14 138.00 $138.00 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 —
419 419 4 145.00 $145.00 $608 -11.07
450–463 458 5 153.00–163.00 $156.93 $719 -7.07
510–546 522 21 149.50–156.00 $151.77 $792 +3.77
553 553 3 145.00 $145.00 $802 —
600–635 616 8 123.00–144.00 $134.52 $829 -9.22
800 800 2 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
857 857 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,028 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 313 4 183.00–185.00 $183.54 $574 -8.46
360 360 2 186.00 $186.00 $670 +3.00
405 fancy 405 5 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
409 409 5 182.00 $182.00 $744 -16.50
457 457 8 177.00 $177.00 $809 +2.00
508–533 515 21 163.00–171.00 $168.64 $868 -2.86
553 553 6 169.00 $169.00 $935 +6.32
619–620 620 18 161.00–163.00 $162.00 $1,004 +9.50
721 721 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,031 -3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 151.00 $151.00 $574 —
457 457 5 146.00 $146.00 $667 -6.42
552 552 7 164.00 $164.00 $905 +21.99
600 600 6 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
829 829 4 110.50 $110.50 $916 —
985 985 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1177–1265 1221 80-85% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.52 $788 -13.88
1025–1545 1273 80-85% 74 71.00–82.00 $76.80 $978 —
1635 1635 80-85% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,651 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1145 1046 85-90% 6 56.00–66.00 $62.46 $653 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $749 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,474 —
1890 1890 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1635 1457 5 94.00–101.00 $97.01 $1,413 —
1570–1730 1650 2 120.00–124.00 $122.10 $2,015 —
1605–2040 1814 9 105.00–123.00 $113.68 $2,062 -3.89

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–975 870 (<2 yrs)Open 3 89.00–111.00 $97.72 $850

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 980.00 $980.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,540.00 $1,540.00 —
1350–1410 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,251.09 —

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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.