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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.98/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 577 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.02/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 666 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.50/cwt ≈ $1,014/hd at 692 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 574 720
Feeder cattle 585 504 617
Slaughter cattle 70 49 82
Replacement cattle 18 21 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
405 405 4 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
476–482 480 16 165.00–170.00 $166.86 $801 +0.86
514–546 533 34 170.00–175.25 $173.81 $926 +8.81
571 571 17 166.50 $166.50 $951 +11.50
618–622 619 26 157.00–158.00 $157.35 $974 +2.95
652 value added 652 28 162.00 $162.00 $1,056 —
686–687 687 19 158.00–160.00 $159.58 $1,096 —
730 730 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,153 +3.15
791 791 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,313 —
838 838 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,316 -6.00
855 855 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,240 —
858 value added 858 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–531 518 7 159.00–167.00 $163.69 $848 —
573 573 3 168.00 $168.00 $963 —
689 689 12 150.00 $150.00 $1,034 —
713 713 2 130.00 $130.00 $927 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 8 143.00 $143.00 $528 —
417 417 5 145.00 $145.00 $605 ±0.00
459–462 460 18 154.00–157.00 $156.00 $718 +16.00
525 525 9 150.00 $150.00 $788 +8.13
566–591 577 48 142.50–147.00 $143.98 $831 +5.48
609–636 625 21 139.00–148.00 $142.40 $890 +4.87
692 692 39 146.50 $146.50 $1,014 —
710–724 715 11 143.00–148.00 $144.84 $1,036 +3.26
911–928 919 11 123.00 $123.00 $1,130 —
1017 1017 13 127.50 $127.50 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 7 142.00 $142.00 $412 —
320 320 4 115.00 $115.00 $368 -9.24
450 450 5 151.00 $151.00 $680 +21.00
507–518 513 17 137.00–143.00 $139.79 $717 +6.76
585 585 2 126.00 $126.00 $737 —
808 808 4 114.00 $114.00 $921 —
924 924 7 102.00 $102.00 $942 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 1 135.00 $135.00 $678 +12.00
616–625 619 19 120.00–125.00 $121.59 $753 -5.41
690 690 3 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
805 805 2 108.00 $108.00 $869 —
932 932 2 89.00 $89.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 162.00 $162.00 $556 -5.54
365 365 1 190.00 $190.00 $694 —
448 448 4 171.00 $171.00 $766 —
515–547 542 7 150.50–152.00 $150.70 $817 -11.30
627 627 6 140.00 $140.00 $878 +6.00
705 705 4 119.00 $119.00 $839 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088–1400 1224 80-85% 5 45.50–58.00 $52.16 $638 —
1200–1345 1260 80-85% 3 74.00–76.00 $75.04 $946 —
990–1600 1303 80-85% 39 60.00–72.00 $66.84 $871 +0.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $340 —
900–1060 986 85-90% 7 46.00–54.50 $49.28 $486 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1275 1210 3 80.00–82.00 $81.04 $981 —
1600–2150 1912 5 91.00–100.00 $97.02 $1,855 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1245 1098 (<2 yrs)Open 3 83.00–96.00 $88.25 $969

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1115–1490 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,210.00–1,310.00 $1,267.20

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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.