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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.51/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 521 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.75/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 622 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.81/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 514 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 927 815
Feeder cattle 486 799 713
Slaughter cattle 90 92 78
Replacement cattle 17 36 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
201 201 4 201.00 $201.00 $404 —
439 439 6 191.00 $191.00 $838 -1.00
506–536 514 27 180.00–189.00 $183.81 $945 +5.80
563 563 11 173.00 $173.00 $974 -6.22
588–598 value added 593 12 193.50–194.50 $194.00 $1,150 +9.00
607–624 618 25 178.00–181.00 $179.93 $1,112 +14.14
660–690 680 15 165.00–170.50 $168.72 $1,147 -3.28
722–735 726 16 167.00–169.50 $168.71 $1,225 —
857–877 866 13 153.00–159.50 $156.04 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 3 135.00 $135.00 $568 —
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
507 507 5 151.00 $151.00 $766 -10.00
595 595 2 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
610 610 2 148.00 $148.00 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 fancy 307 5 187.00 $187.00 $574 —
320–348 340 11 155.00–166.50 $163.55 $556 -4.45
394 394 18 170.00 $170.00 $670 +7.36
411–441 416 20 150.00–163.25 $161.14 $670 +8.65
459–497 467 25 163.00–165.00 $163.43 $763 +4.43
505–538 521 41 151.00–166.00 $161.51 $841 +7.98
563–597 576 13 155.00–162.00 $157.79 $909 +7.29
605–628 622 35 155.00–162.50 $158.75 $987 +12.01
665–691 678 13 143.00–155.00 $149.74 $1,015 -2.76
720–725 721 7 130.00–144.50 $142.42 $1,027 -5.12
769–770 770 14 137.00–150.00 $143.50 $1,105 -0.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 132.00 $132.00 $583 —
480 480 2 121.00 $121.00 $581 —
537 537 3 147.00 $147.00 $789 +20.52
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 6 190.00 $190.00 $707 -7.50
400 400 3 183.00 $183.00 $732 -4.48
474 474 19 178.00 $178.00 $844 -12.34
520 520 7 166.00 $166.00 $863 -2.50
579 579 6 156.00 $156.00 $903 -4.00
621 621 14 152.00 $152.00 $944 +7.88
692 692 10 140.00 $140.00 $969 +1.00
815 815 2 118.00 $118.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 116.00 $116.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $866 —
1173–1300 1208 80-85% 14 62.00–65.00 $63.80 $771 -18.77
1075–1414 1316 80-85% 11 69.50–75.00 $73.45 $967 +1.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1000 895 85-90% 3 55.00–56.50 $56.02 $501 —
995 995 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $766 +15.02
950–1089 1069 85-90% 17 60.50–66.00 $61.31 $655 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $944 —
1500–1975 1589 75-80% 20 70.00–77.00 $74.28 $1,180 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1855 1710 2 88.50–90.50 $89.58 $1,532 —
1500–2100 1723 3 101.00–104.50 $102.47 $1,766 —
1795–1800 1798 2 109.50–111.00 $110.25 $1,982 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1125 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 500.00–750.00 $656.73
900–1100 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 650.00–990.00 $859.02
1000–1150 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–990.00 $847.09

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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
1055–1140 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–1,280.00 $953.17 —

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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.