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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.00/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 830 lb · 62 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.68/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 805 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.03/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 572 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 816 802 657
Feeder cattle 714 672 460
Slaughter cattle 82 114 97
Replacement cattle 20 16 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 170.00 $170.00 $658 -0.50
462 462 6 172.00 $172.00 $795 +4.50
525 525 4 165.00 $165.00 $866 +3.01
594 594 6 165.00 $165.00 $980 +3.17
631–646 640 33 162.00–168.00 $164.92 $1,055 +5.56
665–671 669 8 156.00–161.00 $159.14 $1,065 -7.86
768 value added 768 32 164.00 $164.00 $1,260 +6.82
778 778 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,198 +4.00
830 value added 830 62 163.00 $163.00 $1,353 +8.00
911 value added 911 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 174.00 $174.00 $461 —
561–585 563 16 140.00–150.00 $149.35 $841 —
756 756 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,089 —
920 920 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 7 147.00 $147.00 $401 —
346 346 8 150.00 $150.00 $519 +7.86
350 350 11 154.00 $154.00 $539 +4.00
400–434 414 20 146.00–148.00 $146.84 $608 -13.16
460 460 18 145.00 $145.00 $667 -0.38
485 value added 485 4 155.00 $155.00 $752 —
512–542 517 28 141.00–147.50 $142.22 $735 +1.07
548 value added 548 3 150.00 $150.00 $822 —
570–575 572 35 140.50–146.00 $143.03 $818 +6.31
600–641 623 16 143.50–145.00 $143.68 $895 +4.63
635 value added 635 15 157.50 $157.50 $1,000 —
653 653 8 148.00 $148.00 $966 +4.48
732 value added 732 26 147.00 $147.00 $1,076 +4.50
782 782 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,024 -5.12
800 800 9 138.00 $138.00 $1,104 ±0.00
806 value added 806 29 152.00 $152.00 $1,225 —
948 948 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 132.00 $132.00 $459 +22.00
360 360 1 136.00 $136.00 $490 —
510–549 534 13 120.00–144.00 $130.46 $697 —
553–578 566 8 118.00–140.00 $130.70 $740 —
621 621 19 137.00 $137.00 $851 +12.00
705 705 10 134.00 $134.00 $945 —
750–778 771 4 128.00–135.00 $133.30 $1,028 —
800–825 813 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $1,036 +22.46
900–912 910 7 88.00–133.50 $127.07 $1,156 —
1039 1039 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,247 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 7 170.00 $170.00 $488 —
350–387 362 9 161.00–170.00 $164.20 $594 +3.39
412 412 15 165.00 $165.00 $680 —
522 522 15 150.00 $150.00 $783 —
567 567 14 146.00 $146.00 $828 -0.50
632 632 7 145.00 $145.00 $916 +14.31
719 719 6 137.00 $137.00 $985 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
345 345 4 133.00 $133.00 $459 —
418 418 3 155.00 $155.00 $648 +34.00
540 540 1 147.50 $147.50 $796 +19.50
601–631 614 9 113.00–137.00 $123.96 $761 —
725 725 2 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
833 833 3 106.00 $106.00 $883 —
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
925 925 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020–1250 1135 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,010.00–1,375.00 $1,210.99 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1150 1085 80-85% 2 47.50–56.00 $51.50 $559 —
988–1464 1364 80-85% 23 60.00–69.00 $65.88 $899 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–975 929 85-90% 3 34.00–38.00 $36.37 $338 —
905–1030 957 85-90% 6 46.50–53.00 $50.28 $481 -0.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 75-80% 8 65.00 $65.00 $1,069 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–2000 1504 6 83.00–90.00 $86.95 $1,308 —
1170–2140 1689 17 90.00–105.00 $98.94 $1,671 +3.48
1845–2455 2218 3 108.50–113.00 $111.75 $2,479 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
944–1050 971 (<2 yrs)Open 4 68.00–72.00 $69.08 $671

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 810.00 $810.00
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1150–1350 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 980.00–1,070.00 $1,021.40
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–875 833 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 575.00–650.00 $597.50
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
900–950 925 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 760.00–800.00 $779.46

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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.