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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 20, 2023

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.18/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 590 lb · 90 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.00/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,560/hd at 750 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.65/cwt -9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 710 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 1,008 505
Feeder cattle 692 832 429
Slaughter cattle 108 126 62
Replacement cattle 109 50 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . 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
377 377 5 240.00 $240.00 $905 -16.00
400 400 5 231.00 $231.00 $924 —
459–475 466 14 244.00–253.50 $248.15 $1,156 -1.85
503–531 512 26 240.00–249.00 $242.87 $1,243 +0.87
550–588 575 35 235.50–241.00 $239.20 $1,375 -1.30
607–618 610 19 226.00–229.00 $226.96 $1,384 -0.54
653 value added 653 22 236.50 $236.50 $1,544 -2.50
671 671 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,456 -9.65
773 773 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,616 -8.64
1040 1040 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 190.00 $190.00 $636 —
520 520 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,113 -4.00
620 620 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 —
834–845 836 5 130.00–202.00 $187.45 $1,567 —
983 983 8 169.50 $169.50 $1,666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 3 221.00 $221.00 $621 -4.00
308–342 328 15 223.00–225.00 $224.25 $736 —
357 357 5 223.00 $223.00 $796 -7.00
415–438 429 5 220.00–238.00 $231.03 $991 —
463 463 19 226.00–232.00 $230.11 $1,065 -3.89
526–549 533 30 216.00–220.00 $218.76 $1,166 +0.76
556–598 590 90 211.50–220.00 $214.18 $1,264 +1.68
600–632 618 35 205.00–213.00 $209.65 $1,296 -0.35
686 686 8 195.50 $195.50 $1,341 -21.00
709 709 17 184.00 $184.00 $1,305 -19.05
711 value added 711 20 200.00 $200.00 $1,422 —
750 value added 750 72 208.00 $208.00 $1,560 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–317 316 4 185.00 $185.00 $585 —
375 375 2 221.00 $221.00 $829 +15.00
472–497 491 12 180.00–211.00 $203.53 $999 -13.47
502–525 505 15 182.00–207.00 $200.62 $1,013 +1.50
553 553 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,051 —
619 619 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,145 —
787 787 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,480 +22.00
838 838 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,257 —
895 895 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,396 —
900 900 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,296 —
975–997 992 4 151.00–153.00 $152.51 $1,513 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 233.00 $233.00 $846 -3.00
402 402 9 243.00 $243.00 $977 -8.00
464 464 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,095 +11.00
523 523 17 233.00 $233.00 $1,219 -1.00
569 569 11 229.50 $229.50 $1,306 +5.50
622 622 13 207.58 $207.58 $1,291 +0.58
728 728 15 175.00 $175.00 $1,274 —
836 836 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,363 —
1038 1038 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 201.00 $201.00 $402 —
268–281 277 9 215.00–225.00 $221.77 $614 —
497 497 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,039 -31.00
663 663 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,246 —
732 732 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,171 —
813 813 14 161.00 $161.00 $1,309 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1645 1303 80-85% 47 83.00–101.00 $93.19 $1,214 -1.24
1345 1345 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $928 -25.43
1320–1444 1388 80-85% 3 103.00–112.50 $108.70 $1,509 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $620 —
800–1150 991 85-90% 11 60.00–82.00 $71.87 $712 -13.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,332 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1800 1509 8 115.00–125.50 $122.01 $1,841 —
1800–2205 1962 3 130.00–139.50 $135.79 $2,664 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1300 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 980.00–1,375.00 $1,292.30
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
900–950 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,573.97 —
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1067 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,530.00–1,570.00 $1,557.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 131.00 $131.00 $989 —

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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.