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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.77/cwt +17.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 728 lb · 51 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.74/cwt ≈ $1,361/hd at 788 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.94/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 636 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 593 738
Feeder cattle 480 486 587
Slaughter cattle 37 90 113
Replacement cattle 13 17 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 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
437 437 5 206.00 $206.00 $900 +15.00
472–485 480 19 206.00–209.50 $208.05 $999 —
525–530 528 7 190.00–203.00 $195.54 $1,032 +11.73
550–571 566 20 195.50–197.00 $196.25 $1,111 +23.25
622 value added 622 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,200 —
627–635 632 19 178.00–188.00 $185.80 $1,174 +5.87
652 value added 652 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,226 —
650–670 665 4 165.00–172.00 $166.71 $1,109 -2.01
718–742 730 26 164.00–169.00 $168.17 $1,228 -0.54
763–775 770 10 167.50–168.50 $168.10 $1,294 —
793 value added 793 37 174.00 $174.00 $1,380 —
811 811 13 164.00 $164.00 $1,330 —
862–895 865 19 145.00–158.25 $156.81 $1,356 +0.77
1085 1085 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,519 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 151.00 $151.00 $732 +1.00
575 575 1 144.00 $144.00 $828 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
353 353 3 174.00 $174.00 $614 —
414–449 437 15 167.00–175.00 $172.48 $754 +11.34
463–495 469 8 155.00–167.00 $163.88 $769 +0.45
500–510 502 9 152.00–162.00 $159.74 $802 -1.77
565–591 574 23 152.00–167.00 $161.73 $928 +3.94
618–641 636 31 159.00–163.00 $161.94 $1,030 +3.19
654–675 656 11 147.00–161.00 $159.69 $1,048 +9.95
708–748 728 51 157.00–165.00 $159.77 $1,163 +17.35
771–782 779 19 144.00–157.00 $153.61 $1,197 +10.11
865–875 872 3 135.00–141.00 $139.02 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 135.00 $135.00 $393 —
383 383 3 149.00 $149.00 $571 —
470 470 1 133.00 $133.00 $625 +12.00
513 513 3 144.00 $144.00 $739 -3.00
600–620 610 3 140.00–146.00 $142.30 $868 —
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
725 725 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,000 —
793 793 2 118.00 $118.00 $936 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,177 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 212.00 $212.00 $628 —
452 452 2 185.00 $185.00 $836 +7.00
515 fancy 515 2 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
525–545 535 2 151.00–161.00 $156.09 $835 -9.91
580–585 583 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $936 +4.50
600–625 614 14 140.00–153.50 $148.76 $913 -3.24
790 790 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 156.00 $156.00 $671 —
503 503 10 134.00 $134.00 $674 —
561 561 8 140.00 $140.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1285 1192 80-85% 5 86.00–92.00 $88.03 $1,049 —
1130–1239 1208 80-85% 7 96.00–100.00 $98.00 $1,184 +34.20
1060–1370 1235 80-85% 3 76.00–82.00 $79.36 $980 +15.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,396 —
1785–1853 1843 75-80% 7 104.00–105.00 $104.86 $1,933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $556 —
950 950 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $760 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $918 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1900 1659 4 110.00–116.00 $114.13 $1,893 —
1725–1885 1805 2 117.00–121.00 $118.91 $2,146 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
800–1150 1056 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 690.00–1,190.00 $1,028.03
1100–1195 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,050.00 $1,044.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1055 858 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 760.00–1,060.00 $887.55

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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.