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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.58/cwt +12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 711 lb · 44 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.82/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 714 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 516 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 574 601 906
Feeder cattle 504 445 813
Slaughter cattle 49 122 73
Replacement cattle 21 34 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 168.00 $168.00 $659 -6.00
457 457 3 166.00 $166.00 $759 -4.20
508 508 4 165.00 $165.00 $838 +4.00
576 576 9 155.00 $155.00 $893 +0.01
600–645 624 17 153.00–156.00 $154.40 $963 +4.40
701–733 711 11 151.00–157.00 $154.85 $1,101 +2.98
716 value added 716 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,146 —
832 832 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,356 +17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 145.00 $145.00 $502 +4.00
412 412 13 145.00 $145.00 $597 +3.50
469 469 15 140.00 $140.00 $657 -0.36
513–543 526 19 141.00–143.00 $141.87 $746 +7.87
564 564 14 138.50 $138.50 $781 +2.00
582 value added 582 6 142.00 $142.00 $826 —
600–624 620 22 137.00–140.00 $137.53 $853 -0.48
700–718 711 44 136.00–145.00 $141.58 $1,007 +12.58
756 756 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 321 5 115.00–135.00 $124.24 $399 —
417 417 5 142.00 $142.00 $592 +12.00
461 461 4 130.00 $130.00 $599 ±0.00
500–522 517 12 130.00–134.00 $133.03 $688 +4.03
626 626 15 128.00 $128.00 $801 +6.97
734 734 3 119.00 $119.00 $873 —
910 910 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,046 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 336 11 160.00–169.00 $167.54 $563 +6.54
408 408 4 168.00 $168.00 $685 +4.50
459 459 9 164.00 $164.00 $753 +5.50
516 516 24 162.00 $162.00 $836 +14.00
568 568 14 145.00 $145.00 $824 +5.00
628 628 14 134.00 $134.00 $842 -1.00
688 688 10 128.00 $128.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–430 411 7 130.00–149.00 $136.62 $562 -12.38
458 458 2 135.00 $135.00 $618 +4.32
512 512 2 123.00 $123.00 $630 —
600 600 11 127.00 $127.00 $762 -1.00
772 772 3 120.00 $120.00 $926 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–1100 1029 80-85% 3 43.00–58.00 $50.90 $524 —
1020–1456 1320 80-85% 29 60.00–75.00 $66.31 $875 -17.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $405 —
900–975 925 85-90% 3 52.00–54.00 $52.65 $487 -2.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1885 1548 6 91.00–100.00 $95.84 $1,484 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1250 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 770.00–990.00 $933.53
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00 $770.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–850 842 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 685.00–875.00 $785.79

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 2 91.00 $91.00 $562 —

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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.