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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.94/cwt -10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 553 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.46/cwt -5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 584 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.50/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 625 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 677 777 672
Feeder cattle 517 626 474
Slaughter cattle 95 101 128
Replacement cattle 65 50 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
365 365 2 173.00 $173.00 $631 -7.00
447 447 5 170.00 $170.00 $760 +4.00
457 457 10 163.50 $163.50 $747 -17.00
530 530 2 160.00 $160.00 $848 +2.85
560–597 584 35 151.50–154.00 $152.46 $890 -5.55
610–649 629 19 150.00–155.00 $152.22 $957 +4.52
667 667 9 148.00 $148.00 $987 ±0.00
741 741 8 151.00 $151.00 $1,119 —
783–793 789 10 144.00–151.00 $148.22 $1,169 +8.22
879–883 880 17 145.00–151.00 $149.58 $1,316 +7.65
1052 1052 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–440 440 8 151.00 $151.00 $664 —
495 495 2 130.00 $130.00 $644 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–342 338 15 140.00–145.00 $144.38 $488 -5.62
415–425 418 22 130.00–141.00 $137.95 $577 -10.05
453–461 458 22 132.00–140.00 $136.57 $625 -9.43
511–515 512 31 130.50–140.00 $138.15 $707 +6.97
565–579 578 18 135.00–139.00 $138.78 $802 -2.55
600–622 618 20 124.00–137.00 $134.47 $831 -3.53
691 691 20 154.00 $154.00 $1,064 —
704–737 713 14 134.00–145.00 $137.25 $979 -7.62
920 920 15 124.00 $124.00 $1,141 —
985 985 12 131.50 $131.50 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–530 517 4 110.00–113.00 $112.23 $580 —
580 580 2 110.00 $110.00 $638 -10.00
636 636 3 119.00 $119.00 $757 +4.00
748 748 3 125.00 $125.00 $935 —
870 870 1 111.00 $111.00 $966 —

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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 5 165.00 $165.00 $487 —
351–395 373 14 160.00–161.00 $160.53 $599 -3.96
440 440 13 155.00 $155.00 $682 +25.00
485–497 490 13 132.50–143.00 $136.60 $669 -18.90
511 511 16 147.00 $147.00 $751 +15.68
550–554 553 38 128.00–141.00 $137.94 $763 -10.06
617–628 625 33 122.00–135.00 $131.50 $822 +0.28
707 707 13 118.00 $118.00 $834 -3.00
832 832 2 105.00 $105.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 132.00 $132.00 $548 —
608 608 2 94.00 $94.00 $572 —
785 785 1 93.00 $93.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1385–1495 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,390.00–1,420.00 $1,404.43 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,256 —
1485–1605 1545 75-80% 2 65.00–66.50 $65.78 $1,016 —
1500–1955 1547 75-80% 23 68.00–75.00 $69.60 $1,077 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $873 —
1050–1400 1172 80-85% 6 58.00–63.00 $60.28 $706 -5.93
1100–1405 1255 80-85% 18 64.00–71.00 $67.69 $850 -17.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1025 947 85-90% 6 62.00–70.00 $64.78 $613 —
800–1035 968 85-90% 6 54.00–58.50 $56.53 $547 -0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1895 1631 5 95.00–100.00 $97.27 $1,586 —
1750–2000 1888 8 102.00–110.00 $105.17 $1,986 —
1950 1950 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,223 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1125 1042 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 660.00–830.00 $789.60
1000–1250 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 710.00–950.00 $807.97
1000–1300 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–990.00 $838.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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.