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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

1,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.86/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 644 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.76/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 679 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.35/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 508 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,050 673 1,006
Feeder cattle 945 585 875
Slaughter cattle 70 70 101
Replacement cattle 35 18 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows and 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
360 360 8 182.00 $182.00 $655 —
403 403 8 172.00 $172.00 $693 -3.00
480 480 8 175.00 $175.00 $840 +8.14
524 524 8 172.50 $172.50 $904 -1.31
532 value added 532 12 178.00 $178.00 $947 —
558 value added 558 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,004 —
564–577 571 23 166.00–172.00 $169.42 $967 +2.92
626–631 629 26 155.50–158.00 $156.36 $984 -0.99
662 662 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,112 +8.42
672 value added 672 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,109 +3.00
725 725 17 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 -1.00
759 759 6 163.50 $163.50 $1,241 -2.50
792 value added 792 26 166.00 $166.00 $1,315 —
824 value added 824 27 163.50 $163.50 $1,347 —
1084 1084 16 138.50 $138.50 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 149.00 $149.00 $608 —
465–480 471 5 141.00–145.00 $142.63 $672 —
500–519 517 22 143.00–165.00 $163.07 $843 -0.62
680 680 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,054 +5.00
818–846 840 10 143.00–144.00 $143.81 $1,208 —
904 904 11 149.00 $149.00 $1,347 —
983 983 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,209 —
1030 1030 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,215 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 8 148.50 $148.50 $410 —
340 340 12 150.50 $150.50 $512 —
414 414 15 144.00 $144.00 $596 -1.00
472 472 35 145.00 $145.00 $684 -11.00
505–509 508 47 145.00–149.00 $146.35 $743 -3.65
576–577 576 27 143.00–149.50 $144.45 $832 +0.47
635–649 644 63 144.00–152.00 $147.86 $952 +5.46
656–693 679 49 146.50–152.00 $149.76 $1,017 +3.26
701–742 722 20 135.00–142.50 $138.86 $1,003 -5.98
750 750 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 —
784 value added 784 27 146.50 $146.50 $1,149 —
800 800 22 145.75 $145.75 $1,166 —
1078 1078 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 129.00 $129.00 $423 +14.00
431 431 7 130.00 $130.00 $560 —
511 511 4 138.50 $138.50 $708 -1.29
601–644 631 27 138.00–148.50 $142.25 $898 —
705 705 2 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
883 883 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 3 175.00–190.00 $179.59 $508 —
347 347 4 176.00 $176.00 $611 +14.00
408 408 7 170.00 $170.00 $694 —
467 467 7 164.50 $164.50 $768 —
521 521 30 150.00–153.00 $151.50 $789 +0.80
574 574 10 146.50 $146.50 $841 —
616 616 26 145.00 $145.00 $893 +5.00
700 700 18 130.00 $130.00 $910 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 4 140.00 $140.00 $573 —
495 495 4 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
509–517 511 14 137.00–137.50 $137.14 $701 +2.14
643 643 8 134.00 $134.00 $862 +12.41
656 656 2 117.00 $117.00 $768 +2.00
801 801 4 108.00 $108.00 $865 ±0.00
958–960 959 3 88.00–95.00 $92.66 $889 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $605 —
950–1420 1277 80-85% 40 57.50–70.00 $65.30 $834 -9.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–900 895 85-90% 2 42.00–48.00 $45.02 $403 —
900–1110 973 85-90% 6 52.00–58.00 $54.60 $531 +5.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $966 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2000 1595 5 90.00–101.50 $96.55 $1,540 —
1650 1650 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,732 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–845 817 (<2 yrs)Open 7 90.00–119.00 $113.29 $926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1200 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 840.00–980.00 $945.88
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1250–1300 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–870.00 $835.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–900 857 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 850.00 $850.00

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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.