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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.14/cwt ≈ $1,198/hd at 767 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.15/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 522 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.05/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 629 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 802 1,107 866
Feeder cattle 672 968 740
Slaughter cattle 114 118 95
Replacement cattle 16 21 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 170.50 $170.50 $679 —
457 457 7 167.50 $167.50 $765 -14.50
521–524 523 10 160.00–165.00 $161.99 $847 -10.01
569–599 584 10 158.50–165.00 $161.83 $945 -11.62
620–634 627 18 153.00–163.00 $159.36 $999 -2.25
651 651 13 167.00 $167.00 $1,087 +5.91
750 750 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —
765–773 value added 770 53 154.50–161.00 $157.18 $1,210 —
840 840 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,319 +7.00
842 value added 842 22 155.00 $155.00 $1,305 —
914 914 18 149.50 $149.50 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
638 638 6 147.00 $147.00 $938 -8.00
660 660 3 146.00 $146.00 $964 -10.15
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1413 1413 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,611 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–342 318 10 139.00–143.00 $142.14 $452 -8.36
356 356 14 150.00 $150.00 $534 —
406 406 8 160.00 $160.00 $650 +11.29
464–485 471 30 145.00–146.00 $145.38 $685 -7.12
513–540 522 48 133.00–146.00 $141.15 $737 +1.15
562–585 566 27 132.00–139.00 $136.72 $774 -6.28
601–647 629 37 137.00–143.50 $139.05 $875 -3.03
652–669 662 31 140.00–146.00 $143.52 $950 -0.85
710 value added 710 26 142.50 $142.50 $1,012 —
725 725 9 132.00 $132.00 $957 -5.05
762–772 765 19 135.00–138.50 $136.12 $1,041 -6.38
814 814 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,123 -2.46
875–894 886 9 120.00–127.00 $123.93 $1,098 -10.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 3 126.00 $126.00 $294 —
342 342 2 110.00 $110.00 $376 —
422 422 4 126.00 $126.00 $532 +1.60
605 605 7 125.00 $125.00 $756 -1.00
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 4 163.00 $163.00 $509 -2.00
350–393 363 10 160.00–162.50 $160.81 $584 -5.19
471–496 479 16 152.00–162.50 $159.10 $762 -6.40
567 567 7 146.50 $146.50 $831 -0.50
625–637 630 18 124.00–141.00 $130.69 $823 -14.31
701 701 18 132.00 $132.00 $925 —
860 860 2 114.00 $114.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 121.00 $121.00 $499 -4.00
492 492 2 128.00 $128.00 $630 -12.00
508 508 3 128.00 $128.00 $650 -17.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1500 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,252.78 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059–1250 1107 80-85% 20 50.00–55.00 $52.60 $582 —
1050–1385 1263 80-85% 34 57.00–65.75 $61.77 $780 -5.78
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 4 68.00–73.00 $70.31 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 68.50 $68.50 $1,010 —
1512–1600 1518 75-80% 14 61.00–65.25 $64.93 $986 -6.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $581 —
640–895 816 85-90% 4 57.00–60.00 $59.20 $483 —
945–960 953 85-90% 2 48.00–53.50 $50.77 $484 -1.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1695 1458 4 87.00–90.50 $88.76 $1,294 +3.27
1435–1965 1694 7 91.50–98.50 $95.46 $1,617 —
1950 1950 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,999 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
800–1250 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 550.00–940.00 $806.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $675.00

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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.