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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.75/cwt ≈ $1,733/hd at 885 lb · 119 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.45/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 624 lb · 50 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.25/cwt +11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 740 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,008 776 332
Feeder cattle 832 601 263
Slaughter cattle 126 103 59
Replacement cattle 50 72 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower 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
235 235 1 285.00 $285.00 $670 —
252 252 1 262.50 $262.50 $662 —
396 396 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,014 —
478 478 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,195 -3.00
536 536 14 242.00 $242.00 $1,297 -3.44
561 561 16 240.50 $240.50 $1,349 +2.45
609 609 15 227.50 $227.50 $1,385 -0.50
655–657 value added 656 23 239.00 $239.00 $1,568 +7.00
661–665 663 24 222.00–230.00 $226.65 $1,503 —
758–769 765 13 216.50–219.50 $217.64 $1,665 -9.36
808–835 821 43 201.00–216.00 $206.47 $1,695 +6.47
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,053 —
516 516 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,125 —
688 688 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,472 —
747 747 17 219.00 $219.00 $1,636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 225.00 $225.00 $652 -1.00
368 368 3 230.00 $230.00 $846 +6.00
472 472 22 234.00 $234.00 $1,104 ±0.00
512 512 20 218.00 $218.00 $1,116 -5.50
516 value added 516 20 230.00 $230.00 $1,187 —
566 566 30 212.50 $212.50 $1,203 -2.99
606–627 622 35 210.00 $210.00 $1,306 +1.58
629 value added 629 15 221.50 $221.50 $1,393 —
657 657 15 216.50 $216.50 $1,422 —
700–725 713 12 200.00–206.00 $203.05 $1,448 +12.43
749 value added 749 38 202.00 $202.00 $1,513 —
765–789 772 18 207.00–207.50 $207.36 $1,601 +22.36
885 value added 885 116 196.00 $196.00 $1,735 —
893 893 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 206.00 $206.00 $791 —
402–403 402 7 195.00–217.00 $210.70 $847 -2.30
470–483 480 5 180.00–226.00 $217.00 $1,042 +23.00
500–510 503 27 191.00–209.00 $199.12 $1,002 -4.38
593–594 594 10 183.00–189.00 $187.20 $1,112 —
650–671 660 13 183.00–200.50 $191.22 $1,262 —
711–740 723 33 189.00–194.00 $191.75 $1,386 +15.19
781 781 9 166.00 $166.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 236.00 $236.00 $833 —
417 417 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,047 -3.00
477 477 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,073 -23.00
520 520 17 234.00 $234.00 $1,217 -3.00
582 582 12 224.00 $224.00 $1,304 -3.00
638 638 22 207.00 $207.00 $1,321 -5.00
763 763 7 189.50 $189.50 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,114 —
542 542 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,117 —
630 630 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 -1.00
840 840 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,420 -11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1175 1123 80-85% 4 82.00–85.00 $82.79 $930 —
904–1740 1316 80-85% 61 89.00–99.00 $94.43 $1,243 —
1155–1541 1495 80-85% 23 100.00–111.00 $100.92 $1,509 -11.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888–1090 957 85-90% 7 75.00–83.00 $78.73 $753 +2.94
900–1145 975 85-90% 5 84.00–87.00 $85.71 $836 +9.92
1000 1000 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $690 -23.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1602 1397 75-80% 13 94.00–98.00 $97.65 $1,364 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2065 1682 7 110.00–128.00 $121.28 $2,040 —
850–2050 1683 5 130.00–143.00 $135.10 $2,274 —
1700 1700 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,445 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
988–1000 994 (<2 yrs)Open 2 92.00–112.00 $102.06 $1,014

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.