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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.29/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 533 lb · 54 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.33/cwt ≈ $1,757/hd at 731 lb · 46 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.25/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 822 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 550 955 625
Feeder cattle 455 822 519
Slaughter cattle 53 113 76
Replacement cattle 42 20 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
406–432 419 6 263.00–270.00 $266.39 $1,116 —
516 516 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,290 +5.00
566 value added 566 6 259.50 $259.50 $1,469 —
585–593 592 10 245.00–251.00 $250.41 $1,482 +2.63
620 620 7 255.50 $255.50 $1,584 +29.26
659 659 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,598 +15.50
715–734 value added 725 28 240.50–242.50 $241.51 $1,751 —
741 741 18 238.50 $238.50 $1,767 —
778 778 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,797 +4.00
801–846 822 42 228.00–235.54 $231.25 $1,901 +11.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 5 219.00–236.00 $232.60 $1,210 —
555 555 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,288 -15.00
624 624 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,392 -17.00
895 895 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–389 380 9 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
412 412 7 230.00 $230.00 $948 +6.00
464 464 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,100 +14.46
506–541 533 54 234.50–237.00 $235.29 $1,254 +10.53
567 567 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,293 +10.75
600–623 609 26 231.00–236.00 $234.25 $1,427 +10.28
672–676 675 20 225.00–228.00 $226.05 $1,526 +11.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 5 237.50 $237.50 $651 +2.50
395 395 2 210.00 $210.00 $830 —
540 540 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 —
635 635 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,429 +21.20
725 725 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,348 -1.00
760 760 2 110.00 $110.00 $836 -81.00
905 905 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,376 —
965 965 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,375 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 5 270.00 $270.00 $751 —
327 327 2 260.00 $260.00 $850 —
363 363 2 252.50 $252.50 $917 —
402 402 13 268.50 $268.50 $1,079 +19.50
460 460 17 253.50 $253.50 $1,166 +4.00
517 517 10 243.50 $243.50 $1,259 +4.00
785 785 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 220.00 $220.00 $594 —
360 360 1 220.00 $220.00 $792 -6.02
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —
475 475 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 +9.00
513–537 519 12 216.00–237.50 $231.94 $1,204 —
677 677 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,340 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,363 +44.56
1160–1230 1184 80-85% 3 84.00–89.50 $87.18 $1,032 +13.74
1124–1465 1261 80-85% 22 90.00–109.00 $99.42 $1,254 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1480 1469 75-80% 11 100.00–107.00 $106.41 $1,563 +5.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 946 85-90% 4 72.00–86.00 $80.48 $761 +7.12
1050 1050 85-90% 1 94.50 $94.50 $992 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,118 —
1400–1590 1470 3 114.00–122.50 $119.62 $1,758 —
1775 1775 1 135.50 $135.50 $2,405 +3.46

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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 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,044

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00

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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
1150–1420 1282 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–1,720.00 $1,644.32 —
1225–1365 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,652.70 —

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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.