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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.86/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 714 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.40/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 713 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.29/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 626 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 942 1,083 635
Feeder cattle 762 992 521
Slaughter cattle 174 78 76
Replacement cattle 6 13 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to firm. There was good 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
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 -8.00
395 395 8 200.00 $200.00 $790 +21.00
456 456 14 190.00 $190.00 $866 +11.76
501–530 513 29 182.00–191.00 $185.53 $952 +14.06
577–590 580 16 172.00–183.00 $180.71 $1,048 +8.86
620 value added 620 8 182.00 $182.00 $1,128 —
617–633 623 29 167.00–178.00 $173.76 $1,083 +6.51
670–691 679 22 168.00–177.00 $173.25 $1,176 +9.25
706–718 value added 710 13 178.00–181.00 $178.93 $1,270 —
700–730 715 50 171.50–174.00 $172.54 $1,234 +6.75
787 787 17 168.50 $168.50 $1,326 +0.39
834 834 13 163.50 $163.50 $1,364 -1.47
1057 1057 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
470 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 —
644 644 6 138.50 $138.50 $892 -1.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,326 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 160.00 $160.00 $466 +3.24
344 344 25 160.00 $160.00 $550 —
420 420 13 156.50 $156.50 $657 +5.87
450–464 457 36 145.50–158.00 $155.83 $712 +3.83
513–543 524 42 145.00–161.00 $151.84 $796 -1.91
553–598 564 38 150.00–164.50 $155.14 $875 -5.58
605–632 626 47 153.50–163.00 $157.29 $985 +1.68
658–694 673 36 154.50–164.00 $158.27 $1,065 +1.26
706–725 713 48 150.00–160.50 $154.40 $1,101 -3.42
785 785 13 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 -0.84
800–840 820 2 123.00–130.00 $126.59 $1,038 -20.41
850–865 858 2 122.00–135.00 $128.56 $1,103 —
905 905 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,204 —
970–990 980 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $1,166 —
1008 1008 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 130.00 $130.00 $576 —
505 505 2 145.00 $145.00 $732 +3.50
550–574 570 10 130.00–133.00 $130.39 $743 +16.39
607 607 5 138.00 $138.00 $838 -1.50
667 667 12 144.50 $144.50 $964 +8.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,330 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 199.00 $199.00 $507 —
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 +14.00
354 354 13 189.00 $189.00 $669 +4.50
404 404 7 188.00 $188.00 $760 +10.88
462 462 18 182.00 $182.00 $841 +4.00
510 510 16 170.00 $170.00 $867 +5.00
570 570 13 160.00 $160.00 $912 -2.75
645 645 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 -1.50
738 738 12 137.00 $137.00 $1,011 —
844 844 12 114.00 $114.00 $962 —
860 860 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 183.00 $183.00 $549 —
389 389 7 160.00 $160.00 $622 —
645 645 1 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
665 665 2 121.00 $121.00 $805 -7.00
1075 1075 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,075 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1425 1219 80-85% 27 69.00–73.50 $71.16 $867 -14.95
1105–1400 1275 80-85% 5 84.00–90.00 $86.56 $1,104 —
1030–1445 1291 80-85% 28 74.00–82.00 $77.22 $997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2240 1587 75-80% 18 73.50–79.00 $76.08 $1,207 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1045 975 85-90% 13 61.00–68.50 $64.70 $631 -10.65
950–1000 978 85-90% 3 54.00–60.50 $56.79 $555 -9.53
1010 1010 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1465 1433 2 92.00–95.00 $93.53 $1,340 —
1275–2150 1645 11 100.00–107.00 $104.44 $1,718 -0.69
1795–2350 2085 4 110.50–114.00 $112.23 $2,340 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 1076 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 560.00–1,080.00 $762.05

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 119.00 $119.00 $396 —
1220 1220 3 101.00 $101.00 $1,232 —

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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.