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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.16/cwt +33.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 619 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.88/cwt +14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 567 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.76/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 522 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 637 1,271
Feeder cattle 822 496 1,028
Slaughter cattle 113 87 174
Replacement cattle 20 54 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to July 4 th Holiday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 265.00 $265.00 $676 —
300 300 1 265.50 $265.50 $796 —
355 355 1 255.00 $255.00 $905 +9.00
461 461 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,180 +6.00
526 526 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,289 +0.95
559–576 571 19 241.00–251.00 $247.78 $1,415 +16.39
600–606 605 8 225.00–235.00 $226.24 $1,369 -4.65
616–640 value added 633 29 240.00–241.00 $240.30 $1,521 —
651–675 value added 668 24 239.50–240.00 $239.64 $1,601 —
691 691 15 227.00 $227.00 $1,569 +15.51
751 751 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,705 —
795 value added 795 15 223.00 $223.00 $1,773 —
800 800 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 200.00 $200.00 $550 —
393 393 5 239.00 $239.00 $939 +80.25
456 456 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,094 —
586 586 14 247.00 $247.00 $1,447 —
608 608 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,459 —
829–835 830 8 177.50–180.00 $179.69 $1,491 —
1055–1079 1056 36 172.00–176.00 $175.89 $1,857 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,310 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 8 221.00 $221.00 $643 —
408 408 13 224.00 $224.00 $914 -7.00
465–474 468 21 221.00–225.00 $222.54 $1,041 +2.54
515–539 522 43 221.50–231.00 $224.76 $1,173 +6.76
557–558 557 20 212.00–219.00 $217.25 $1,210 +4.87
573–575 value added 574 29 233.00–234.00 $233.52 $1,340 —
612–619 value added 617 30 233.00–234.00 $233.74 $1,442 —
608–634 620 40 218.00–225.00 $223.97 $1,389 +29.23
678 678 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,458 +9.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 235.00 $235.00 $588 —
349 349 4 200.00 $200.00 $698 —
359 359 4 223.00 $223.00 $801 —
425 425 14 213.00 $213.00 $905 —
475 475 2 183.00 $183.00 $869 +4.09
504 504 19 215.00 $215.00 $1,084 +45.00
550–578 571 25 197.00–216.00 $212.96 $1,216 +72.96
600–638 630 22 180.00–211.00 $203.80 $1,284 —
724 724 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,354 —
786 786 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,501 —
802–813 809 8 150.00–166.00 $155.95 $1,262 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,071 +8.00
467 467 21 249.50 $249.50 $1,165 +15.50
514 514 15 239.50 $239.50 $1,231 +8.50
571 571 15 228.00 $228.00 $1,302 +5.00
621 621 17 212.00 $212.00 $1,317 +3.92
729 729 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,356 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 214.00 $214.00 $710 —
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
372–385 375 4 200.00–235.00 $226.02 $848 —
470 470 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,015 —
583 583 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,172 —
787 787 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,362 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1104–1250 1177 80-85% 2 65.00–83.00 $73.44 $864 —
980–1500 1193 80-85% 33 86.00–105.50 $95.49 $1,139 —
1250–1420 1337 80-85% 7 106.00–109.00 $106.99 $1,430 +12.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1461–1675 1496 75-80% 17 95.50–105.00 $101.10 $1,512 -0.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $424 —
900–1000 934 85-90% 3 70.00–76.00 $73.36 $685 —
885–1120 977 85-90% 4 82.00–89.00 $84.20 $823 +3.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2150 1649 12 110.00–125.00 $120.13 $1,981 —
1555–2105 1765 4 128.00–136.00 $132.04 $2,331 +0.70

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
911 911 (<2 yrs)Open 1 852.00 $852.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,140.00 $1,140.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1120 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,378.80
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,340.00 $1,340.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,070.00–1,100.00 $1,085.00 —

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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.