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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.54/cwt +20.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 722 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.19/cwt ≈ $1,859/hd at 822 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.42/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 632 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 776 655 772
Feeder cattle 601 526 686
Slaughter cattle 103 108 70
Replacement cattle 72 21 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,127 +6.24
473 473 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,197 +13.00
512–528 522 17 242.50–251.00 $245.44 $1,281 +16.88
555–564 559 20 231.50–243.50 $238.05 $1,331 +10.55
611 611 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,393 +5.76
648 value added 648 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,523 —
667 value added 667 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,547 —
700–731 value added 714 36 232.00–238.00 $235.27 $1,680 +14.77
725–740 735 22 227.00–230.00 $228.08 $1,676 +17.37
770 770 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,748 —
778 value added 778 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,750 —
808–833 value added 821 40 227.00–232.00 $229.46 $1,884 —
830 830 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 263.00 $263.00 $942 —
563 563 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,261 +46.00
867 867 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,647 —
947 947 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,705 —
993 993 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 226.00 $226.00 $669 —
363 363 7 224.00 $224.00 $813 +0.19
404 404 5 229.00 $229.00 $925 +1.00
472 472 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,104 +7.29
513 513 16 223.50 $223.50 $1,147 +6.58
570–576 572 28 211.00–217.00 $215.49 $1,233 +2.55
625–644 632 36 206.00–210.00 $208.42 $1,317 -3.76
717–736 728 25 187.50–193.00 $190.62 $1,388 +11.62
786 786 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,454 —
800 800 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 190.00 $190.00 $557 —
329 329 8 211.00 $211.00 $694 +11.00
417 417 5 213.00 $213.00 $888 —
493 493 6 194.00 $194.00 $956 -22.00
501 501 2 203.50 $203.50 $1,020 —
601 601 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,130 +18.42
703–742 727 8 167.00–182.00 $176.56 $1,284 +9.56
910–929 921 14 156.00–157.00 $156.58 $1,442 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 232.00 $232.00 $661 -29.00
335 335 7 244.00 $244.00 $817 +4.00
416 416 17 254.00 $254.00 $1,057 —
462 462 18 248.00 $248.00 $1,146 +20.48
511 511 18 237.00 $237.00 $1,211 +8.00
572 572 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,298 —
619 619 18 212.00 $212.00 $1,312 +6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 211.00 $211.00 $728 —
367 367 6 215.00 $215.00 $789 —
400 400 6 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
500 500 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,035 —
649 649 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,304 —
721–725 722 13 153.00–189.50 $183.86 $1,327 —
838 838 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -200.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,008 —
905–1580 1291 80-85% 38 94.00–110.00 $104.67 $1,351 —
1095–1600 1471 80-85% 24 111.50–116.50 $112.57 $1,656 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1508–1790 1557 75-80% 10 93.50–107.00 $104.56 $1,628 —
1995 1995 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,194 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1050 950 85-90% 3 65.00–84.00 $75.79 $720 —
900–1100 1000 85-90% 2 91.00–95.00 $92.80 $928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2121 1542 11 111.00–126.00 $120.83 $1,863 —
1700–1900 1800 2 130.00–135.50 $132.60 $2,387 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1105 941 (<2 yrs)Open 7 102.00–132.00 $118.13 $1,112

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1150 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,240.00–1,250.00 $1,242.25
1165–1200 1191 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,256.66
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 880.00–920.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —

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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.