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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.10/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 670 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.99/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 673 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $228.91/cwt +48.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 578 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 711 708 538
Feeder cattle 614 595 455
Slaughter cattle 77 88 74
Replacement cattle 20 25 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 285.00 $285.00 $898 —
374 374 3 263.00 $263.00 $984 —
409 409 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,076 +7.00
477 477 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,216 —
576–577 value added 577 16 262.50 $262.50 $1,515 —
577–594 585 9 253.00–258.00 $255.26 $1,493 -6.74
627–630 628 9 258.00–265.00 $262.66 $1,650 +4.43
651–693 value added 669 41 254.25–266.00 $260.66 $1,744 —
667–685 672 11 248.00–250.00 $248.56 $1,670 +2.56
707 value added 707 15 249.00 $249.00 $1,760 +4.19
757–764 761 16 242.00–244.50 $243.41 $1,852 +17.41
801 value added 801 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,882 —
835 835 13 234.00 $234.00 $1,954 -2.19
1020 1020 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,877 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,109 —
523 523 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,177 —
665 665 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,523 —
813 813 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 6 245.00 $245.00 $723 —
339 339 5 230.00 $230.00 $780 -2.78
405 405 17 230.00 $230.00 $932 —
466 466 23 235.00 $235.00 $1,095 +9.00
516 516 21 227.00 $227.00 $1,171 +1.50
567 567 9 227.50 $227.50 $1,290 -4.00
600–608 603 26 240.00–241.00 $240.61 $1,451 —
654–695 673 43 229.00–234.00 $231.99 $1,561 -1.96
744 744 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,689 —
760–766 762 24 225.00–226.00 $225.38 $1,717 +4.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 7 218.00 $218.00 $953 +25.81
495 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 -20.00
530–534 532 9 205.00–221.00 $212.08 $1,128 -12.44
566–596 578 32 226.00–231.00 $228.91 $1,323 +48.91
603–630 618 22 190.00–234.00 $220.15 $1,361 +0.15
685 685 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 +2.00
700–740 709 16 170.00–201.00 $184.01 $1,305 —
818–821 819 8 195.00–200.00 $196.88 $1,612 +15.26
902 902 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,353 -22.00
1008 1008 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 258.00 $258.00 $906 —
400 400 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,020 +5.00
466 466 12 242.00 $242.00 $1,128 —
513 513 13 242.00 $242.00 $1,241 -8.50
588 588 4 235.50 $235.50 $1,385 -9.50
604 604 11 223.50 $223.50 $1,350 +0.50
709 709 6 190.50 $190.50 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 201.00 $201.00 $884 —
473 473 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,164 —
543 543 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,162 -2.00
550 550 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,172 -20.50
654 654 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,184 —
803 803 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,204 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1375 1184 80-85% 5 81.00–94.00 $86.89 $1,029 -37.07
900–1550 1265 80-85% 30 90.00–111.00 $102.99 $1,303 +16.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1850 1458 75-80% 22 105.00–114.00 $110.78 $1,615 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,892 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $450 —
900–955 918 85-90% 3 75.00–83.00 $77.77 $714 —
925–1000 963 85-90% 2 91.00–94.00 $92.56 $891 -0.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2200 1794 9 118.00–129.00 $124.23 $2,229 —
1545–2250 1965 4 131.00–133.50 $132.24 $2,599 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1000 961 (<2 yrs)Open 5 118.00–135.00 $131.99 $1,268

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1100 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,230.00–1,235.00 $1,233.32
1125–1200 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,245.00–1,300.00 $1,273.39
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.