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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.17/cwt -10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 629 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.66/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 424 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.33/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 634 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 712 558
Feeder cattle 558 552 457
Slaughter cattle 102 128 71
Replacement cattle 15 32 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate 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
410 410 1 183.00 $183.00 $750 —
505 505 1 162.00 $162.00 $818 -8.00
573 573 11 168.50 $168.50 $966 -1.07
623–636 632 24 154.00–155.00 $154.33 $975 -10.67
679 679 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,052 -5.00
718 718 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,134 —
793 793 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,110 —
839 839 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 139.00 $139.00 $591 —
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,432 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 10 155.00 $155.00 $454 -15.00
355 355 21 152.00 $152.00 $540 -12.00
409–445 424 35 143.00–155.00 $151.66 $643 -8.34
455–467 465 24 140.00–154.00 $151.72 $705 -8.28
501–520 517 30 144.00–149.50 $148.61 $768 -5.39
558–562 561 30 145.00–148.50 $147.34 $827 -6.20
613–640 622 13 130.00–141.00 $138.23 $860 -17.98
632 value added 632 27 150.00 $150.00 $948 —
703–730 720 27 140.00–151.00 $146.58 $1,055 -7.90
800–830 814 4 133.00–143.00 $138.73 $1,129 -4.29
850 850 14 146.50 $146.50 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 —
435 435 2 135.00 $135.00 $587 -9.17
513 513 4 130.00 $130.00 $667 -14.00
612 612 3 122.00 $122.00 $747 -20.00
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 -27.00
1070 1070 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,134 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,370 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 168.00 $168.00 $496 -8.00
360–370 361 10 160.00–173.00 $171.67 $620 -15.33
422 422 19 170.00 $170.00 $717 -10.00
465 465 12 160.50 $160.50 $746 -10.00
514–516 515 31 153.50–157.00 $155.75 $802 -8.25
557 557 19 151.50 $151.50 $844 -3.00
630 630 13 128.00 $128.00 $806 -22.00
636 value added 636 20 150.00 $150.00 $954 —
706 706 10 135.50 $135.50 $957 -4.50
785 785 14 114.00 $114.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 145.00 $145.00 $563 -9.23
481 481 4 149.00 $149.00 $717 +11.50
519 519 11 135.00 $135.00 $701 -2.00
653 653 2 108.00 $108.00 $705 —
1025 1025 1 95.00 $95.00 $974 —

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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 93.00 $93.00 $995 —
1075–1400 1165 80-85% 14 65.00–73.50 $69.16 $806 +3.03
1035–1435 1309 80-85% 35 74.00–81.00 $77.26 $1,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–930 844 85-90% 6 75.00–80.00 $78.06 $659 —
800–1045 949 85-90% 11 66.50–71.50 $68.84 $653 +9.02
895–1035 985 85-90% 3 59.50–63.00 $61.03 $601 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,162 —
1745 1745 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1390 1302 3 96.00–100.00 $98.02 $1,276 —
1385–1900 1635 4 105.00–112.00 $109.24 $1,786 —
1800–1850 1825 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $2,199 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 920.00 $920.00
1060–1250 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00–930.00 $916.45

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 97.00 $97.00 $737 —

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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.