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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.11/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 715 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.83/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 530 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.67/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 573 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 927 942 856
Feeder cattle 799 762 756
Slaughter cattle 92 174 72
Replacement cattle 36 6 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
355–380 368 2 200.00–201.00 $200.52 $738 +0.52
435 435 9 192.00 $192.00 $835 —
498 498 17 190.00 $190.00 $946 —
528–532 529 12 177.00–181.00 $178.01 $942 -7.52
558–579 569 30 173.00–182.00 $179.22 $1,020 -1.49
579 value added 579 22 185.00 $185.00 $1,071 —
631–636 634 29 160.50–171.50 $165.79 $1,051 -7.97
654–676 666 25 166.50–178.00 $172.00 $1,146 -1.25
759–785 763 44 160.00–170.50 $169.22 $1,291 +0.72
835 835 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,119 -29.50
978 978 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,399 —
1015–1045 1033 5 130.00–131.00 $130.61 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 153.00 $153.00 $479 -17.00
520 520 1 161.00 $161.00 $837 —
665 665 3 158.50 $158.50 $1,054 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 11 162.00 $162.00 $484 +2.00
341 341 7 168.00 $168.00 $573 +8.00
371–388 377 17 162.00–163.00 $162.64 $613 —
417–428 421 21 147.00–155.00 $152.49 $642 -4.01
453 453 26 159.00 $159.00 $720 +3.17
525 value added 525 13 164.50 $164.50 $864 —
505–543 531 49 146.00–160.00 $153.53 $815 +1.69
553 553 12 150.50 $150.50 $832 -4.64
603–647 628 42 143.00–154.00 $146.74 $922 -10.55
675 value added 675 27 155.25 $155.25 $1,048 —
695 695 7 152.50 $152.50 $1,060 -5.77
700 value added 700 30 157.75 $157.75 $1,104 —
706–749 727 37 140.00–152.50 $147.54 $1,073 -6.86
795 795 12 144.25 $144.25 $1,147 -5.75
800–817 814 6 131.00–145.00 $142.71 $1,162 +16.12
860 860 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,221 +13.44
903 903 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,255 +6.00
1030–1045 1038 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,080 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 137.00 $137.00 $377 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
530–545 538 2 125.00–128.00 $126.48 $680 -18.52
565 565 1 128.00 $128.00 $723 -2.39
624 624 1 129.00 $129.00 $805 -9.00
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
840 840 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,050 —
885 885 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,097 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 6 205.00 $205.00 $599 —
319 fancy 319 10 211.50 $211.50 $675 —
354 354 12 197.50 $197.50 $699 +8.50
408–430 411 15 175.00–189.50 $187.48 $771 -0.52
451–452 452 18 185.00–193.00 $190.34 $860 +8.34
505 505 18 168.50 $168.50 $851 -1.50
571 571 17 160.00 $160.00 $914 ±0.00
619–640 621 17 144.00–145.00 $144.12 $895 -10.88
697 697 15 139.00 $139.00 $969 —
717 717 12 133.00 $133.00 $954 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 182.50 $182.50 $456 —
322 322 2 174.00 $174.00 $560 -9.00
423 423 4 143.00 $143.00 $605 —
465 465 3 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
583 583 12 133.00 $133.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1315 1195 80-85% 4 60.00–64.00 $61.50 $735 —
1125–1380 1233 80-85% 4 80.00–85.00 $82.57 $1,018 +11.41
1100–1450 1307 80-85% 35 67.00–75.00 $71.77 $938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1000 945 85-90% 2 70.50–76.00 $73.09 $691 —
970–985 978 85-90% 2 59.00–65.00 $61.98 $606 +5.19
1000 1000 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $565 -16.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1465 1453 75-80% 2 72.50–77.00 $74.77 $1,086 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1600 1380 2 90.00–93.00 $91.26 $1,259 —
1650–1995 1827 5 103.00–108.00 $105.66 $1,930 —
1825–2025 1953 3 112.50–114.50 $113.19 $2,211 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 94.00 $94.00 $902

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1200 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 660.00–1,130.00 $959.08
900–1400 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 630.00–1,280.00 $894.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–900 863 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 670.00–690.00 $680.43

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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
1050–1200 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,800.00 $1,533.33 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.