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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.85/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 516 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.01/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 616 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.00/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 635 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 601 677 587
Feeder cattle 445 517 501
Slaughter cattle 122 95 61
Replacement cattle 34 65 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
303 303 2 160.00 $160.00 $485 —
397 397 4 174.00 $174.00 $691 +1.00
465–468 466 10 169.00–170.50 $170.20 $793 +6.70
503 503 5 161.00 $161.00 $810 +1.00
562–575 569 10 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $882 +2.53
615 615 5 150.00 $150.00 $922 -2.22
702–742 726 18 150.00–153.00 $151.87 $1,103 +0.87
771–786 781 15 152.00–155.00 $154.01 $1,203 +5.79
823 823 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878 878 9 124.50 $124.50 $1,093 —
1070 1070 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,252 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 141.00 $141.00 $489 -3.38
411 411 14 141.50 $141.50 $582 +3.55
472–473 473 18 140.00–140.50 $140.36 $664 +3.79
510 510 5 134.00 $134.00 $683 -4.15
517 value added 517 21 140.00 $140.00 $724 —
559 559 20 136.50 $136.50 $763 -2.28
602–618 616 26 137.50–142.00 $138.01 $850 +3.54
692 692 2 130.00 $130.00 $900 -24.00
711 711 8 129.00 $129.00 $917 -8.25
833 833 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,116 —
920–936 927 9 125.00–127.00 $125.90 $1,167 +1.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
359 359 7 127.00 $127.00 $456 —
412 412 2 130.00 $130.00 $536 —
453 453 2 130.00 $130.00 $589 —
515 515 6 129.00 $129.00 $664 +16.77
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 +15.00
608–614 612 6 110.00–127.00 $121.03 $741 +2.03
663 663 3 136.00 $136.00 $902 —
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
840 840 4 113.00 $113.00 $949 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 7 166.00 $166.00 $480 +1.00
338 338 7 161.00 $161.00 $544 —
415 415 8 163.50 $163.50 $679 +8.50
480 480 12 158.50 $158.50 $761 +21.90
511 511 12 148.00 $148.00 $756 +1.00
563 563 9 140.00 $140.00 $788 +2.06
635 635 21 135.00 $135.00 $857 +3.50
700 700 13 118.00 $118.00 $826 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 149.00 $149.00 $641 +17.00
455–495 479 5 122.00–136.00 $130.68 $626 —
601–629 612 16 128.00 $128.00 $783 +34.00
755 755 4 115.00 $115.00 $868 +22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $624 —
1014–1400 1213 80-85% 37 60.00–79.00 $66.28 $804 —
1322 1322 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,110 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1457–2100 1503 75-80% 14 65.00–70.00 $69.50 $1,045 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–900 893 85-90% 2 45.00–48.00 $46.51 $415 —
835–1060 936 85-90% 7 50.00–65.00 $55.36 $518 -9.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1724 1459 4 85.00–95.00 $90.78 $1,324 —
1655–2100 1951 5 100.00–109.00 $105.41 $2,057 -8.59
1920–2030 1975 2 110.00–114.00 $112.06 $2,213 -1.94

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1075 916 (<2 yrs)Open 4 75.00–94.00 $81.13 $743

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
910–1270 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 880.00–1,000.00 $931.16
1005–1300 1202 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–1,035.00 $868.85
1250–1275 1269 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,225.00 $1,172.04
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–735.00 $730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1020 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–925.00 $831.10
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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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.