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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.15/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 531 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.19/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 632 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.27/cwt -11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 515 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 777 675 550
Feeder cattle 626 558 408
Slaughter cattle 101 102 69
Replacement cattle 50 15 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
310 310 1 181.00 $181.00 $561 —
381 381 5 180.00 $180.00 $686 —
420 fancy 420 1 183.00 $183.00 $769 —
445 445 4 166.00 $166.00 $739 -17.00
489 489 5 180.50 $180.50 $883 —
509–549 531 45 155.00–160.00 $157.15 $834 -4.85
568–578 575 15 156.00–159.00 $158.01 $909 -10.49
633–643 639 7 146.00–150.00 $147.70 $944 -6.63
663 663 6 148.00 $148.00 $981 -7.00
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
809 value added 809 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,230 —
860 value added 860 10 154.50 $154.50 $1,329 —
867–896 884 21 134.00–146.50 $141.93 $1,255 —
986 986 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 —
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,245 —

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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 12 151.00 $151.00 $423 -4.00
338 338 10 150.00 $150.00 $507 —
391 391 8 140.00 $140.00 $547 —
414 414 18 148.00 $148.00 $613 -3.66
461 461 7 146.00 $146.00 $673 -5.72
502–523 513 14 128.00–134.50 $131.18 $673 -17.43
516 value added 516 18 142.00 $142.00 $733 —
560–578 566 31 141.00–142.00 $141.33 $800 -6.01
620 620 17 138.00 $138.00 $856 -0.23
641 value added 641 23 150.50 $150.50 $965 +0.50
700–730 705 17 133.00–147.00 $144.87 $1,021 -1.71
797 797 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,084 —
833 833 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,145 -1.23
863–890 865 14 125.00–132.00 $131.49 $1,137 -15.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 125.00 $125.00 $434 —
434 434 6 128.50 $128.50 $558 -6.50
599 599 5 120.00 $120.00 $719 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -7.00
665 665 1 104.00 $104.00 $692 —
985 985 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,074 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 —
351–355 351 10 160.00–165.00 $164.49 $577 -7.18
411 fancy 411 7 161.00 $161.00 $662 —
423 423 14 130.00 $130.00 $550 -40.00
463 463 16 155.50 $155.50 $720 -5.00
500–510 507 12 130.00–137.00 $131.32 $666 -24.43
536 fancy 536 17 154.50 $154.50 $828 —
552 552 11 148.00 $148.00 $817 -3.50
605–627 620 23 121.50–139.50 $131.22 $814 +3.22
710 710 12 121.00 $121.00 $859 -14.50
775 775 1 127.00 $127.00 $984 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 126.00 $126.00 $724 —
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 —
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,670.00 $1,670.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1325 1175 80-85% 10 62.00–68.50 $66.21 $778 -2.95
1180–1400 1261 80-85% 3 82.00–88.00 $84.98 $1,072 —
1050–1442 1369 80-85% 47 70.00–78.00 $72.68 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–830 777 85-90% 3 80.00–82.00 $81.29 $632 —
800–1045 952 85-90% 9 61.50–69.00 $65.16 $620 +4.13
850–1020 956 85-90% 6 54.00–60.00 $56.60 $541 -4.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,200 —
1485–2030 1758 75-80% 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,442 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2010 1519 8 100.00–103.00 $101.68 $1,545 —
1685–1750 1718 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $2,018 —
1575–1950 1733 10 107.00–112.00 $110.07 $1,908 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1400 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 640.00–1,100.00 $882.43
1015–1200 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 730.00–1,150.00 $920.79
900–1370 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 740.00–1,155.00 $942.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 640.00–795.00 $743.33
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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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 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
950–1400 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 740.00–1,460.00 $1,160.35 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.