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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.63/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 724 lb · 44 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.50/cwt ≈ $1,214/hd at 752 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.18/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 569 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 792 505
Feeder cattle 552 668 400
Slaughter cattle 128 104 65
Replacement cattle 32 20 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
300 300 2 190.00 $190.00 $570 -1.00
458–476 465 22 181.00–182.00 $181.58 $844 —
514 514 13 170.00 $170.00 $874 -14.31
548 value added 548 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,003 —
566–585 574 32 168.00–173.00 $169.57 $973 -12.10
616 616 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,016 -16.19
630 value added 630 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,102 —
679 679 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,086 -20.00
858 858 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 151.00 $151.00 $815 -21.37
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 8 170.00 $170.00 $473 —
350 350 12 164.00 $164.00 $574 -3.60
426 426 19 160.00 $160.00 $682 -4.50
456 456 23 160.00 $160.00 $730 -4.00
510 510 11 154.00 $154.00 $785 -10.80
566–567 567 26 152.00–154.50 $153.54 $871 -8.33
574 value added 574 8 160.50 $160.50 $921 —
600–622 618 25 155.00–156.50 $156.21 $965 +4.21
655 655 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 +2.50
700–707 704 18 150.00–159.00 $154.48 $1,088 +6.98
738 value added 738 26 161.50 $161.50 $1,192 +6.50
752 value added 752 38 161.50 $161.50 $1,214 —
803–815 808 17 140.00–149.00 $143.02 $1,156 -3.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
412–433 416 10 122.00–150.00 $144.17 $600 -0.83
486 486 11 140.00 $140.00 $680 -16.93
508 508 4 144.00 $144.00 $732 -7.77
575 575 4 145.00 $145.00 $834 ±0.00
625 625 1 142.00 $142.00 $888 +7.48
688 688 4 140.00 $140.00 $963 —
716 716 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,017 —
785 785 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 —
855 855 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 +2.00
965 965 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 176.00 $176.00 $502 —
355 355 2 187.00 $187.00 $664 +1.00
407 407 11 180.00 $180.00 $733 -2.00
460 460 8 170.50 $170.50 $784 -6.50
506 506 14 164.00 $164.00 $830 -4.64
569 569 11 154.50 $154.50 $879 -14.50
632 632 12 150.00 $150.00 $948 -12.00
702 702 7 140.00 $140.00 $983 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 366 5 144.00–170.00 $154.23 $564 +3.23
442 442 5 140.00 $140.00 $619 —
473 473 2 137.50 $137.50 $650 -8.50
527 527 3 137.00 $137.00 $722 —
620 620 13 132.00 $132.00 $818 -8.00
776 776 7 128.00 $128.00 $993 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1510 1169 80-85% 5 62.00–69.00 $66.13 $773 —
900–1355 1209 80-85% 100 70.00–85.00 $78.43 $948 +13.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $378 —
887–1010 941 85-90% 5 51.50–65.50 $59.82 $563 —
1055–1134 1095 85-90% 2 72.00–72.50 $72.24 $791 +2.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1650 1305 75-80% 2 72.00–73.50 $72.95 $952 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2002 1695 11 95.00–116.00 $106.86 $1,811 —
1740 1740 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,088 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–890 883 (<2 yrs)Open 4 86.00–90.00 $86.97 $768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
900–1100 979 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 770.00–930.00 $848.30
900–1000 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 910.00–990.00 $977.80
1050–1150 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–980.00 $923.58
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–945 898 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 770.00–1,000.00 $850.65
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,070.00 $1,070.00

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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.