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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.78/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 773 lb · 99 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.00/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 420 lb · 69 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.22/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 677 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 977 890 685
Feeder cattle 767 727 537
Slaughter cattle 104 85 122
Replacement cattle 106 78 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
360–385 375 5 229.00–241.00 $233.61 $876 -18.94
444 444 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,026 -4.36
495 495 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 +5.50
511–522 517 22 222.00–234.00 $227.60 $1,177 +0.02
565 565 12 218.25 $218.25 $1,233 +3.75
603 603 17 184.00 $184.00 $1,110 -16.38
613 value added 613 14 215.00 $215.00 $1,318 —
657–697 676 22 183.00–198.00 $190.54 $1,288 +7.00
678 value added 678 33 200.00 $200.00 $1,356 —
721–739 732 45 178.00–188.50 $184.49 $1,350 +3.99
934 934 14 169.00 $169.00 $1,578 +4.50
1035 1035 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 207.00 $207.00 $590 —
358 358 3 208.00 $208.00 $745 +17.00
536 536 4 177.00 $177.00 $949 -13.00
1010 1010 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,262 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,632 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–256 255 7 224.00–230.00 $228.30 $582 +10.93
305–311 310 9 211.00–216.00 $212.09 $657 —
363 363 10 225.00 $225.00 $817 +5.00
414–432 419 65 202.00–215.00 $210.38 $881 +1.96
441 fancy 441 4 221.00 $221.00 $975 —
459–480 468 37 204.00–209.00 $207.75 $972 -8.90
501–539 519 26 190.00–204.00 $199.78 $1,037 +8.60
555–564 561 20 195.50–200.00 $197.06 $1,106 +11.16
621–641 627 33 173.00–179.50 $174.73 $1,096 -0.69
662–682 671 32 169.50–176.00 $172.59 $1,158 +9.90
709–740 725 17 164.00–170.00 $166.76 $1,209 +11.05
773 value added 773 64 169.25 $169.25 $1,308 —
756–797 774 35 167.50–168.50 $167.92 $1,300 +2.92
800–828 809 10 130.00–144.00 $134.26 $1,086 -10.69
905 905 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,213 —
995–996 996 4 130.00–149.00 $134.75 $1,342 —
1005 1005 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 200.00 $200.00 $674 —
525 525 1 173.00 $173.00 $908 +8.00
575 575 1 169.00 $169.00 $972 —
630 630 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,027 —
665–691 689 13 150.00–154.50 $154.17 $1,062 —
710–730 720 2 141.00–146.00 $143.47 $1,033 —
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,940 —
1400 1400 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,750 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 338 24 227.00–230.00 $227.81 $770 -7.19
409 409 14 232.00 $232.00 $949 +3.80
467–481 473 25 211.00–219.50 $216.04 $1,022 -7.44
506 506 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,063 +3.35
573 573 19 205.00 $205.00 $1,175 +17.22
630–632 630 14 177.00–180.50 $180.00 $1,134 -7.00
712 712 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,139 —
870 870 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,019 —
595 595 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,029 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1405 1183 80-85% 10 80.00–86.50 $83.55 $988 —
1030–1390 1236 80-85% 24 88.50–95.50 $92.25 $1,140 +9.03
1363–1400 1382 80-85% 2 100.00–103.00 $101.52 $1,403 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1533 1533 75-80% 9 97.00 $97.00 $1,487 —
1520–1585 1553 75-80% 2 88.00–92.00 $90.04 $1,398 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $478 —
950–1025 984 85-90% 4 73.00–78.00 $75.06 $739 +0.53
1045 1045 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2240 1551 8 118.00–124.50 $120.32 $1,866 —
1500–2220 1721 11 126.00–135.00 $129.70 $2,232 +2.28
2050–2225 2153 3 136.50–142.00 $139.74 $3,009 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1400 1129 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 800.00–1,280.00 $1,062.97
1250–1350 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,180.00–1,370.00 $1,278.65

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 680.00–1,230.00 $977.30

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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.