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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

1,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.61/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 624 lb · 68 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.11/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 768 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.25/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 633 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,083 816 1,052
Feeder cattle 992 714 957
Slaughter cattle 78 82 61
Replacement cattle 13 20 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for the holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 208.00 $208.00 $676 —
398 398 4 179.00 $179.00 $712 +9.00
448 448 13 183.00 $183.00 $820 —
460–483 471 23 172.00–181.50 $178.24 $840 +6.24
515–547 538 38 166.50–176.00 $171.47 $923 +6.47
555–575 563 19 171.00–173.00 $171.85 $968 +6.85
623–647 633 55 165.00–170.00 $167.25 $1,059 +2.33
667 667 27 164.00 $164.00 $1,094 +4.86
704–748 729 29 163.50–169.00 $165.79 $1,209 —
762–786 768 61 166.25–169.75 $168.11 $1,291 +14.11
800–839 824 53 164.00–166.25 $164.97 $1,359 —
852 852 17 162.00 $162.00 $1,380 —
1007 1007 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 5 157.00 $157.00 $903 +7.65
624 624 6 140.00 $140.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–275 260 3 155.00–160.00 $156.76 $408 +9.76
307 307 5 154.00 $154.00 $473 —
356–393 376 11 155.00–160.00 $157.85 $594 +3.85
410–428 421 15 146.50–153.50 $150.63 $634 +3.79
460–468 466 26 152.00 $152.00 $708 +7.00
502–528 513 49 147.25–160.00 $153.75 $789 +11.53
566–593 573 33 157.00–163.50 $160.72 $921 +17.69
608–649 624 68 152.50–161.50 $155.61 $971 +11.93
669–684 676 40 153.50–160.50 $157.01 $1,061 +9.01
720–744 737 53 156.00–159.50 $157.82 $1,163 —
750–751 751 19 141.00–152.00 $150.84 $1,133 +19.84
809 809 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,189 +9.00
943 943 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,188 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 127.50 $127.50 $344 —
322 322 6 138.00 $138.00 $444 +6.00
453 453 9 138.50 $138.50 $627 —
502 502 4 141.50 $141.50 $710 +11.04
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 -16.70
606 606 7 139.50 $139.50 $845 +2.50
691 691 11 136.00 $136.00 $940 —
721 721 15 137.00 $137.00 $988 +3.00
905 905 1 109.00 $109.00 $986 -18.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 186.00 $186.00 $558 —
360 360 9 184.50 $184.50 $664 +20.30
402–412 406 9 173.00–180.50 $177.12 $719 +12.12
471 471 8 178.00 $178.00 $838 —
513 513 9 165.00 $165.00 $846 +15.00
565 565 16 162.75 $162.75 $920 +16.75
635 635 20 156.50 $156.50 $994 +11.50
767 767 15 140.00 $140.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 139.00 $139.00 $570 -16.00
497 497 6 131.00 $131.00 $651 —
653 653 4 128.00 $128.00 $836 —
890 890 1 103.00 $103.00 $917 -7.00
945 945 8 102.00 $102.00 $964 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1400 1153 80-85% 6 66.00–73.00 $68.84 $794 —
1150–1410 1220 80-85% 19 85.00–91.00 $86.11 $1,051 —
1065–1430 1228 80-85% 9 74.00–82.50 $77.67 $954 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1505 1503 75-80% 2 89.00–97.00 $93.01 $1,398 —
1475–1630 1525 75-80% 14 79.00–84.00 $82.56 $1,259 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1020 975 85-90% 2 73.00–77.50 $75.35 $735 +25.07
900–1035 979 85-90% 5 63.00–71.00 $66.32 $649 +16.04
945–1015 980 85-90% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.48 $544 +5.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1770 1313 3 92.00–99.00 $96.08 $1,262 —
1365–1930 1612 6 101.00–109.50 $105.13 $1,695 —
1895–2330 2113 2 115.00–119.00 $117.21 $2,477 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–950 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 680.00–790.00 $732.99
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1055–1280 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–910.00 $881.98

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–740.00 $653.96
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 595.00 $595.00 —
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 990.00 $990.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 863 2 106.00 $106.00 $915 —
1319 1319 7 105.00 $105.00 $1,385 —

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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.