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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.14/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 724 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.41/cwt ≈ $902/hd at 681 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.71/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 404 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,107 1,025 922
Feeder cattle 968 869 765
Slaughter cattle 118 129 132
Replacement cattle 21 27 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no sale for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–444 422 20 173.50–179.00 $176.39 $744 —
480 480 6 182.00 $182.00 $874 +15.00
500 500 12 172.00 $172.00 $860 +7.00
553–591 577 26 172.50–178.00 $173.45 $1,001 +6.80
611–612 611 18 161.00–162.00 $161.61 $987 -0.35
663–689 677 34 160.00–162.25 $161.09 $1,091 +0.59
718–727 value added 723 47 165.00–166.00 $165.58 $1,197 —
729 729 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,126 -6.95
830 830 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 33 147.00 $147.00 $751 -11.50
622–634 626 17 155.00 $155.00 $970 +3.31
657–680 666 16 155.00–158.00 $156.15 $1,040 +2.15
720 720 2 128.00 $128.00 $922 -25.00
922 922 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,235 —
1014 1014 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 10 150.50 $150.50 $524 +8.00
403–404 404 38 146.50–150.00 $148.71 $601 +6.21
464 464 30 152.50 $152.50 $708 +8.00
522 522 38 140.00 $140.00 $731 -4.43
565 565 33 143.00 $143.00 $808 -0.89
627–643 637 38 141.50–143.00 $142.08 $905 -4.98
658 value added 658 8 150.00 $150.00 $987 —
685–687 686 27 142.00–146.00 $144.37 $990 —
721–728 724 27 135.00–140.00 $137.05 $992 -3.95
781 781 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,113 —
805–816 813 16 139.25–141.00 $140.46 $1,142 —
868 868 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,163 —
919 919 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 8 145.00 $145.00 $438 —
380 380 2 140.00 $140.00 $532 +8.89
437–445 440 5 124.00–125.00 $124.40 $547 —
512–517 515 7 123.00–138.00 $131.61 $678 -15.39
616 616 7 126.00 $126.00 $776 —
658 658 5 121.00 $121.00 $796 -26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 172.00 $172.00 $490 +4.00
300 300 3 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
354 354 10 166.00 $166.00 $588 +3.00
400–421 410 33 161.00–166.50 $163.74 $671 +3.74
479 479 15 165.50 $165.50 $793 +13.50
518 518 22 156.00 $156.00 $808 +8.00
555 555 6 147.00 $147.00 $816 +2.59
626 626 29 145.00 $145.00 $908 +0.79
679–684 681 42 132.00–133.00 $132.41 $902 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 379 9 138.00–151.00 $146.08 $554 -3.92
440 440 2 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
487 487 11 140.00 $140.00 $682 +2.00
509–521 517 14 141.00–148.00 $145.54 $752 +7.54
614 614 16 127.00 $127.00 $780 —
655 655 2 111.00 $111.00 $727 —
840 840 10 110.00 $110.00 $924 -3.00
910 910 1 96.00 $96.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1310 1244 80-85% 6 46.00–59.00 $53.87 $670 —
954–2150 1293 80-85% 57 61.00–72.50 $67.55 $873 —
1420–1460 1457 80-85% 13 75.00–75.50 $75.04 $1,093 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 64.50 $64.50 $580 —
850–985 902 85-90% 6 33.00–47.00 $38.04 $343 —
875–1264 975 85-90% 11 50.00–57.00 $52.38 $511 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1655 1531 75-80% 4 70.00–74.00 $71.91 $1,101 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 77.50 $77.50 $1,267 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1655 1471 4 81.50–87.50 $85.49 $1,258 —
1410–2090 1774 14 88.00–101.50 $95.24 $1,690 —
1570–2075 1823 2 105.00–106.50 $105.85 $1,930 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1050–1150 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–850.00 $719.32
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00 $780.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 4 102.00 $102.00 $629 —

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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.