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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.66/cwt ≈ $1,584/hd at 887 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.14/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 730 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.37/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 464 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 917 977 734
Feeder cattle 659 767 475
Slaughter cattle 122 104 123
Replacement cattle 136 106 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
260 260 1 230.00 $230.00 $598 —
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 -13.61
422 422 7 226.00 $226.00 $954 -5.00
455 value added 455 21 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 —
495 495 9 228.50 $228.50 $1,131 -1.50
506–538 516 17 213.00–221.00 $218.10 $1,125 -9.50
558–575 565 17 216.00–220.00 $217.68 $1,230 -0.57
615–641 624 9 204.50–209.50 $207.79 $1,297 +23.79
661–680 674 24 201.00–205.00 $202.74 $1,366 +12.20
710–725 714 22 185.00–187.00 $185.55 $1,325 +1.06
790 790 9 178.50 $178.50 $1,410 —
811 811 9 178.50 $178.50 $1,448 —
879 879 11 175.50 $175.50 $1,543 —
888 value added 888 59 179.25 $179.25 $1,592 —
903 value added 903 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,580 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1296 1296 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,607 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,288 —
905 905 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,394 —
1040 1040 1 144.50 $144.50 $1,503 +19.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 9 209.00 $209.00 $598 -19.30
356–398 378 27 200.00–208.00 $203.63 $770 -21.37
438–446 443 22 208.00–210.00 $209.28 $927 -1.10
463 value added 463 39 205.50 $205.50 $951 —
466–470 468 10 194.00–204.00 $199.98 $936 -7.77
507–536 511 40 185.00–194.00 $191.31 $978 -8.47
566–587 572 27 182.00–191.00 $188.26 $1,077 -8.80
616 616 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,078 +0.27
653–691 670 11 174.50–175.00 $174.77 $1,171 +2.18
708–735 value added 724 33 170.00–178.50 $173.27 $1,254 —
740 740 19 156.50 $156.50 $1,158 -10.26
759 value added 759 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,321 +4.75
800–840 824 8 148.50–156.00 $151.32 $1,247 +17.06
915 915 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,363 +15.00
1020 1020 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,489 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 194.00 $194.00 $582 —
405 405 4 182.00 $182.00 $737 —
650 650 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 —
720–725 723 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $1,041 +0.53
1035 1035 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,325 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,772 —
1425 1425 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,024 +17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 11 215.00 $215.00 $624 —
353 353 8 210.00 $210.00 $741 —
409 409 26 221.00 $221.00 $904 -11.00
452 452 10 214.00 $214.00 $967 -2.04
501 501 9 194.50 $194.50 $974 -15.50
516 value added 516 20 206.50 $206.50 $1,066 —
571 571 15 199.50 $199.50 $1,139 -5.50
657 657 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,281 —
792 792 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,228 —
920 920 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 —
960 960 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,498 —
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 180.00 $180.00 $662 —
430 430 1 175.00 $175.00 $752 —
491 491 3 180.00 $180.00 $884 —
583 583 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,020 +2.00
875 875 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —
1015 1015 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1225 1108 80-85% 7 80.50–83.00 $81.74 $906 —
1050–1390 1191 80-85% 22 84.00–92.00 $85.48 $1,018 +1.93
1185–1375 1280 80-85% 6 93.50–100.00 $96.63 $1,237 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1466–1476 1473 75-80% 18 88.00–92.50 $91.26 $1,344 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,530 +5.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1045 971 85-90% 7 70.00–79.50 $75.34 $732 +0.28
945–1000 976 85-90% 4 60.00–68.00 $63.76 $622 -11.30
1035 1035 85-90% 1 90.50 $90.50 $937 -3.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1950 1599 8 108.50–116.50 $111.71 $1,786 —
1975 1975 1 133.50 $133.50 $2,637 —
1600–2360 1999 6 118.00–126.00 $121.92 $2,437 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1350 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 530.00–1,500.00 $1,117.89
975–1475 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 49 810.00–1,610.00 $1,188.14
1100–1550 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,280.00 $1,165.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–1,250.00 $941.18

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
950–1200 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 950.00–1,475.00 $1,319.23 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.