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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

1,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.00/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 739 lb · 109 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.33/cwt +24.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 721 lb · 108 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.48/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 622 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,110 842 605
Feeder cattle 973 665 483
Slaughter cattle 72 85 77
Replacement cattle 65 92 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
424 424 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,060 +24.00
455–495 473 27 224.00–241.00 $235.11 $1,112 +10.11
500–535 520 43 216.00–233.00 $223.33 $1,161 -3.42
570–599 575 32 196.00–204.00 $201.49 $1,159 -4.92
564–585 value added 580 28 213.50–218.75 $217.47 $1,261 —
614–617 616 34 190.00–193.50 $191.64 $1,181 -1.98
624 value added 624 27 204.00 $204.00 $1,273 —
653–693 670 26 184.00–193.50 $189.67 $1,271 +8.95
736 value added 736 48 184.50 $184.50 $1,358 —
726–749 742 61 179.00–183.50 $181.82 $1,349 +2.79
756–778 766 30 177.00–181.50 $179.68 $1,376 —
800 800 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,160 -21.57
915 915 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,464 -5.50
953 953 9 167.00 $167.00 $1,592 —
1175 1175 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 182.00 $182.00 $883 -18.00
587–590 588 10 180.00–185.00 $183.49 $1,079 —
690 690 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,194 —
705 705 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,156 +11.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 200.00 $200.00 $550 -10.00
344 344 14 227.00 $227.00 $781 —
362 362 3 220.00 $220.00 $796 +14.75
412–443 425 43 218.00–224.00 $221.18 $940 +7.96
450–496 475 35 206.00–218.00 $211.00 $1,002 +5.00
534 value added 534 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,089 +10.00
514–549 538 56 191.50–200.00 $195.78 $1,053 +16.39
568 value added 568 24 202.00 $202.00 $1,147 —
566–588 571 21 188.50–191.00 $189.11 $1,080 +11.35
615 value added 615 31 189.50 $189.50 $1,165 —
607–648 626 64 173.50–177.50 $176.11 $1,102 +5.65
665–691 673 39 172.50–176.75 $174.70 $1,176 +9.33
720 value added 720 78 172.50 $172.50 $1,242 —
709–745 725 30 168.00–168.50 $168.28 $1,220 +21.28
790 790 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,185 +14.00
895–897 896 5 119.00–135.00 $128.59 $1,152 -11.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 180.00 $180.00 $567 +25.00
425–436 432 6 181.00–184.00 $183.02 $791 —
480–493 487 6 190.00–191.00 $190.49 $928 —
535 535 2 159.00 $159.00 $851 +10.00
690 690 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,090 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 243.00 $243.00 $838 —
388–398 396 14 238.00–240.00 $239.58 $949 +24.58
446 446 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,017 +12.00
474–486 479 8 200.00–222.00 $213.62 $1,023 +6.62
523 523 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,036 +9.04
576 576 9 188.00 $188.00 $1,083 +7.00
635 635 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,143 +8.50
736 736 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,163 +6.00
925 925 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 220.00 $220.00 $704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1250 1150 80-85% 3 90.00–96.00 $94.09 $1,082 +3.81
1100–1200 1154 80-85% 7 72.00–79.50 $76.59 $884 -13.69
1161–1250 1186 80-85% 8 80.00–88.50 $85.83 $1,018 -4.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,348 —
1471–1574 1510 75-80% 16 97.25–97.75 $97.55 $1,473 +11.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–880 855 85-90% 2 64.00 $64.00 $547 -1.01
950 950 85-90% 1 83.50 $83.50 $793 —
790–1045 968 85-90% 9 73.00–80.00 $77.37 $749 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,551 —
1465–2040 1728 6 120.00–127.50 $123.87 $2,140 —
1655–2130 1820 4 132.50–137.50 $134.83 $2,454 +11.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1025 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–730.00 $720.12
1035–1225 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–1,100.00 $938.94

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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
1300–1400 1367 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,590.00–1,960.00 $1,784.63 —

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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.