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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.84/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 692 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $189.11/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 734 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.15/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 622 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 1,096 476
Feeder cattle 652 792 350
Slaughter cattle 84 143 106
Replacement cattle 67 161 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–415 402 11 244.50–245.00 $244.55 $983 —
457–489 469 29 236.00–243.00 $239.11 $1,121 +4.61
509 509 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,171 -3.31
555–582 574 25 220.00–230.00 $227.23 $1,304 -7.36
624 624 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,348 —
638 value added 638 17 221.00 $221.00 $1,410 -1.41
745 745 14 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 -13.50
756 value added 756 12 203.00 $203.00 $1,535 —
1051 value added 1051 39 159.50 $159.50 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 203.00 $203.00 $954 —
528 528 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,077 —
795 795 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,495 —
827 827 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,571 —
950 950 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–336 321 14 216.00–223.00 $218.81 $702 -6.19
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 -3.00
415 415 10 216.00 $216.00 $896 -5.29
470–488 478 30 216.00–218.00 $217.23 $1,038 -2.77
511–521 515 16 208.00–211.00 $209.33 $1,078 +3.33
558 558 18 203.00 $203.00 $1,133 +3.50
604–645 value added 615 33 205.50–206.25 $206.04 $1,267 +3.04
647 647 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,197 —
668 668 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,303 +7.00
696 value added 696 55 198.25 $198.25 $1,380 —
713–736 720 16 181.00–182.00 $181.68 $1,308 —
740 value added 740 35 192.50 $192.50 $1,424 +1.50
827–830 829 23 175.00–179.00 $176.74 $1,465 —
853–875 866 18 166.00–169.00 $167.15 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 7 204.00 $204.00 $859 +3.45
475 475 2 173.00 $173.00 $822 —
510–515 510 11 196.00–200.00 $199.63 $1,018 +4.80
596 596 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,091 -5.00
615 615 3 195.50 $195.50 $1,202 -1.50
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 -56.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–291 284 6 221.00–232.50 $222.69 $632 —
347 347 5 250.00 $250.00 $868 —
410 410 5 235.00 $235.00 $964 +0.50
463 463 9 230.50 $230.50 $1,067 +5.50
528 528 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,082 -13.00
576 576 15 216.00 $216.00 $1,244 +2.00
621 621 15 204.00 $204.00 $1,267 -12.00
759 759 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 202.00 $202.00 $687 +2.00
365 365 5 219.00 $219.00 $799 —
405 405 2 218.00 $218.00 $883 +9.98
507 507 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,039 -2.00
585 585 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,129 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $958 —
950–1500 1242 80-85% 31 87.00–110.75 $102.15 $1,269 +8.55
1200–1306 1284 80-85% 9 112.00–113.00 $112.10 $1,439 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1000 939 85-90% 5 84.50–89.00 $87.14 $818 —
888–1100 994 85-90% 2 60.00–67.00 $63.13 $628 -20.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1800 1673 75-80% 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,840 +13.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1900 1473 12 120.00–129.50 $125.21 $1,844 —
1400–2340 1710 4 130.00–133.00 $131.64 $2,251 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1156 1156 (<2 yrs)Open 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,537

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,035.00 $1,035.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–850.00 $775.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00 $760.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 990.00–1,150.00 $1,075.58
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 +280.00

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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.