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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.18/cwt +11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 625 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.92/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 519 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.19/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 583 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 655 803 359
Feeder cattle 526 652 267
Slaughter cattle 108 84 63
Replacement cattle 21 67 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. With instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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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 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 —
308 308 3 261.00 $261.00 $804 —
406–438 416 20 241.00–246.50 $244.76 $1,018 +0.21
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 +0.89
505–508 506 14 220.00–232.00 $228.56 $1,157 -1.44
521 value added 521 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,250 —
556 556 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,265 +0.27
596 value added 596 23 230.00 $230.00 $1,371 —
612–639 622 22 220.00–226.00 $222.24 $1,382 +6.24
655 655 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,415 —
714–740 727 27 207.50–213.00 $210.71 $1,532 +10.71
745 value added 745 5 220.50 $220.50 $1,643 —
875 value added 875 27 196.25 $196.25 $1,717 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,016 -4.00
593 593 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,056 —
668 668 3 190.50 $190.50 $1,273 —
815 815 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,540 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–377 367 21 215.00–230.00 $223.81 $821 +3.81
412 412 11 228.00 $228.00 $939 +12.00
476–487 480 23 226.00–228.00 $226.71 $1,088 +9.48
503–523 519 38 210.00–219.00 $216.92 $1,126 +7.59
558–575 569 22 200.00–216.00 $212.94 $1,212 +9.94
607–648 625 52 209.00–216.00 $212.18 $1,326 +27.18
701 701 16 179.00 $179.00 $1,255 -2.68
756 value added 756 19 190.50 $190.50 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
390 390 2 190.00 $190.00 $741 —
491 491 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,061 +43.00
600–627 620 8 162.00–172.00 $169.58 $1,051 -25.92
674 674 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,058 +26.00
692 692 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,246 +49.00
730 730 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,219 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 261.00 $261.00 $679 +38.31
343 343 7 240.00 $240.00 $823 -10.00
451–476 468 9 223.50–236.00 $227.52 $1,065 -2.98
502 502 14 229.00 $229.00 $1,150 +24.00
623 623 8 205.50 $205.50 $1,280 +1.50
718 718 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020–1050 1035 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,180.00–1,420.00 $1,301.74 —
1200 1200 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
568 568 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,164 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1200 1188 80-85% 6 85.50–106.00 $102.55 $1,218 —
1066–1655 1322 80-85% 49 86.00–108.50 $104.79 $1,385 —
1560 1560 80-85% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,732 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1650 1412 75-80% 10 111.00–114.00 $113.65 $1,605 —
1435–1443 1438 75-80% 12 105.00–109.00 $107.66 $1,548 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $856 +4.86
900–1075 988 85-90% 2 78.00–84.50 $81.54 $806 +18.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1590 1298 3 94.00–106.00 $101.72 $1,320 —
1000–2000 1463 8 110.00–126.00 $119.27 $1,745 -5.94
1750 1750 1 137.50 $137.50 $2,406 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
831–1140 963 (<2 yrs)Open 10 109.00–130.00 $118.42 $1,140

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1165 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,190.00–1,210.00 $1,206.47
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–900 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,020.00–1,040.00 $1,029.71 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 2 110.00 $110.00 $891 —

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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.