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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.77/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 673 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.41/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 478 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.24/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 509 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 637 909 1,012
Feeder cattle 496 692 787
Slaughter cattle 87 108 187
Replacement cattle 54 109 38

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 246.00 $246.00 $905 +6.00
462 462 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,155 +1.85
508 value added 508 20 249.00 $249.00 $1,265 —
500–518 510 11 241.00–246.50 $244.05 $1,245 +1.18
566–595 576 16 221.00–235.00 $231.39 $1,333 -7.81
606–621 615 21 228.00–233.00 $230.89 $1,420 +3.93
670–695 689 8 211.00–213.00 $211.49 $1,457 -5.51
728 value added 728 31 227.50 $227.50 $1,656 —
796 796 10 214.50 $214.50 $1,707 +5.50
980 980 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,676 —
1015 1015 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,746 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 195.00 $195.00 $566 —
395 395 1 215.00 $215.00 $849 —
410 410 1 217.50 $217.50 $892 —
500–520 512 5 210.00–216.00 $213.66 $1,094 —
960 960 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,392 —
1035 1035 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 117.50–200.00 $158.75 $627 —
400–433 422 3 200.00–201.00 $200.68 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 9 233.00 $233.00 $701 +8.75
362 362 3 224.00 $224.00 $811 +1.00
422 422 6 231.00 $231.00 $975 -0.03
475 value added 475 28 229.00 $229.00 $1,088 —
492 492 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,082 -10.11
509 value added 509 22 221.00 $221.00 $1,125 —
543 543 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,184 -0.76
561–587 574 20 210.00–213.50 $212.38 $1,219 -1.80
601–633 609 20 194.00–195.00 $194.74 $1,186 -14.91
655–686 671 46 200.00–209.00 $205.30 $1,378 +9.80
685 fancy 685 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,493 —
702 702 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,299 +1.00
860–870 865 2 170.00–176.00 $173.02 $1,497 —
950–955 953 2 150.00–162.00 $156.02 $1,487 —
1010–1040 1025 2 149.00–157.00 $152.94 $1,568 —
1345 1345 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 210.00 $210.00 $731 —
413 413 7 208.00 $208.00 $859 —
518 518 12 207.00 $207.00 $1,072 —
601–605 602 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,023 —
735 735 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,242 —
793 793 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,253 —
995 995 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,443 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 224.00 $224.00 $829 —
433 433 4 219.00 $219.00 $948 —
510 510 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 478 3 170.00–197.50 $178.91 $855 -24.62
505 505 2 170.00 $170.00 $858 -30.62
561 561 1 140.00 $140.00 $785 -50.00
945 945 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,238 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 250.00 $250.00 $725 —
348 348 2 240.00 $240.00 $835 —
412 412 9 241.00 $241.00 $993 -2.00
455 455 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,065 -2.00
515 515 17 231.00 $231.00 $1,190 -2.00
566 566 13 223.00 $223.00 $1,262 -6.50
620–630 621 12 208.00–209.00 $208.08 $1,292 +0.50
725 725 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 +5.00
895 895 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–640 637 12 180.00–190.00 $180.79 $1,152 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 230.00 $230.00 $865 —
410 410 3 226.00 $226.00 $927 —
522 522 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1350 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,225.00–1,775.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1275 1238 80-85% 2 83.00–85.00 $83.97 $1,040 —
1020–1450 1245 80-85% 6 100.00–110.00 $105.95 $1,319 —
975–1420 1312 80-85% 21 88.00–98.50 $94.91 $1,245 +1.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1050 994 85-90% 4 79.00–82.00 $80.55 $801 +8.68
1000 1000 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $650 —
915–1100 1008 85-90% 2 96.00–101.00 $98.27 $991 —
955–1225 1102 85-90% 19 83.00–93.00 $90.19 $994 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,295 —
1400–1575 1475 75-80% 20 100.50–108.00 $101.35 $1,495 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1275 1260 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $1,291 —
1055–1715 1518 4 112.00–125.00 $118.45 $1,798 -3.56
1340–2000 1751 5 126.00–137.00 $131.34 $2,300 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 3 620.00 $620.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,269

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1200 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 500.00–1,350.00 $872.50
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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
975–1100 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,510.00 $1,267.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —

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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.