Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report, Upton, KY

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.