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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.41/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 524 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.73/cwt +16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 530 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.15/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 669 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 677 1,071 879
Feeder cattle 538 910 704
Slaughter cattle 90 66 84
Replacement cattle 49 95 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
323 323 3 210.00 $210.00 $678 —
445 445 8 211.00 $211.00 $939 -3.00
450 fancy 450 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,012 —
495 495 2 200.00 $200.00 $990 -9.52
530 530 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,145 +12.64
530 value added 530 41 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 —
566 566 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,160 +11.98
628–647 641 6 181.00–185.00 $182.31 $1,169 +3.07
695 695 9 183.50 $183.50 $1,275 -1.75
740 740 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,265 -0.49
760 760 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 +2.69
802–825 815 22 165.50–170.00 $167.99 $1,369 +3.45
876 value added 876 29 171.00 $171.00 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,032 +28.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,088 —

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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 3 175.00 $175.00 $509 -19.00
346–349 348 10 178.00–181.00 $179.49 $625 +4.49
406 406 13 183.00 $183.00 $743 +5.43
456–479 461 17 178.00–179.50 $179.13 $826 +7.07
509–542 521 49 173.50–178.50 $175.23 $913 +5.36
529 value added 529 24 191.00 $191.00 $1,010 —
558–575 563 29 166.50–171.00 $168.09 $946 +3.04
630 630 2 152.00 $152.00 $958 -3.00
657–679 669 31 153.00–167.00 $160.15 $1,071 +0.08
722 722 8 158.50 $158.50 $1,144 -0.27
788 788 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,182 -7.50
828 828 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,192 +12.00
900 900 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 -12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 +15.00
441 441 3 162.00 $162.00 $714 +3.71
488 488 2 169.00 $169.00 $825 +39.00
528 528 3 161.00 $161.00 $850 +16.00
700 700 1 136.00 $136.00 $952 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 6 206.00 $206.00 $622 —
367 367 2 204.00 $204.00 $749 +1.00
422–429 426 11 210.00–214.00 $212.56 $906 +12.56
466–486 476 26 198.00–203.00 $200.47 $954 +8.47
505–510 508 19 185.00–195.00 $189.19 $961 +3.69
560–583 572 30 170.00–177.00 $173.43 $992 -3.07
616 616 19 161.00 $161.00 $992 +3.74
669 669 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,037 —
722 722 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,090 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 7 160.00 $160.00 $717 —
450 450 2 158.00 $158.00 $711 —
593 593 3 141.00 $141.00 $836 +1.82
645 645 1 136.00 $136.00 $877 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1400 1214 80-85% 7 72.00–76.50 $74.73 $907 —
1075–1300 1231 80-85% 23 81.50–88.50 $83.85 $1,032 —
1075–1420 1289 80-85% 5 89.00–95.00 $93.05 $1,199 +11.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1920 1513 75-80% 21 88.00–88.75 $88.67 $1,342 +12.98
1600 1600 75-80% 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,480 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–995 802 85-90% 3 76.00–80.50 $77.86 $624 —
775–1010 925 85-90% 3 90.00–95.00 $91.78 $849 —
825–1030 950 85-90% 4 67.00–70.50 $68.74 $653 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1635 1314 4 100.00–105.00 $101.86 $1,338 —
1600–1655 1632 3 110.00–115.00 $113.20 $1,847 —
1695–2395 2030 3 120.00–126.50 $122.40 $2,485 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065–1150 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 102.00–113.00 $107.29 $1,189

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1475 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 780.00–1,310.00 $944.16
1160–1200 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–850.00 $829.66
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 3 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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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.