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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.39/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 674 lb · 91 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.02/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 714 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.23/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 626 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 708 521 419
Feeder cattle 595 406 334
Slaughter cattle 88 75 71
Replacement cattle 25 40 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm . Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,114 -0.99
533 533 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,380 +5.37
566 566 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,483 +9.47
612–631 626 35 257.00–259.00 $258.23 $1,617 -1.00
673 673 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,656 +5.50
711 711 25 233.50 $233.50 $1,660 +3.50
708–723 value added 717 34 244.00–246.00 $244.81 $1,755 —
772 value added 772 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,861 —
792 792 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,790 -5.50
807–837 817 22 235.50–236.52 $236.19 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,028 +77.00
560 560 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,372 —
1190 1190 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 344 7 232.00–238.00 $232.78 $801 +2.78
475 475 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,074 -1.33
502 502 16 225.50 $225.50 $1,132 -5.42
567 567 20 231.50 $231.50 $1,313 -6.08
650–662 657 43 232.00–239.00 $233.95 $1,537 +4.95
690 value added 690 48 231.00 $231.00 $1,594 —
700–733 708 16 229.00–233.00 $231.97 $1,642 +41.47
777–783 780 22 216.00–225.00 $220.48 $1,720 —
834 834 12 206.00 $206.00 $1,718 +26.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 3 180.00–219.00 $192.19 $821 -10.81
490 490 1 200.00 $200.00 $980 -1.00
500–549 535 14 210.00–230.00 $224.52 $1,201 +18.19
553 553 3 180.00 $180.00 $995 —
625 625 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 +40.00
685 685 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,425 —
756–788 763 14 192.00–211.00 $196.21 $1,497 —
808–825 814 3 175.00–185.00 $181.62 $1,478 —
865–885 870 4 148.00–201.00 $187.52 $1,631 —
932 932 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,603 +38.00
958 958 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,274 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
433 433 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,082 +8.25
529 529 11 250.50 $250.50 $1,325 +18.50
563 563 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,379 +15.00
619 619 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,380 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 245.00 $245.00 $943 —
545 545 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,177 +7.00
552 552 5 233.50 $233.50 $1,289 —
606 606 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,327 —
804 804 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,278 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1245 1193 80-85% 2 123.00–125.00 $123.96 $1,479 —
1016–1470 1204 80-85% 41 94.00–115.50 $108.05 $1,301 —
1195–1400 1298 80-85% 2 84.00–88.00 $86.16 $1,118 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1427 1427 75-80% 8 115.00 $115.00 $1,641 —
1564 1564 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,455 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963 963 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $896 -12.29
1115 1115 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1455 1350 2 112.00–113.00 $112.46 $1,518 —
1470–2025 1803 6 114.00–128.00 $122.19 $2,203 —
2033–2060 2047 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $2,815 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
912 912 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,085
815–1000 934 (<2 yrs)Open 5 95.00–121.00 $101.18 $945

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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
950–1120 1004 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,675.00–1,900.00 $1,793.43 —
1000–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,750.00–1,875.00 $1,847.62 —
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,019 —

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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.