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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.75/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 670 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 725 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.76/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 510 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 711 579
Feeder cattle 397 614 453
Slaughter cattle 137 77 100
Replacement cattle 41 20 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Very hot temperatures and forecast of several days of extreme temperatures pressured the prices down. 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
420 420 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 -13.00
459 459 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,125 -10.00
501–522 510 25 245.50–253.00 $248.76 $1,269 —
565 565 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 -15.26
644 644 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,546 -22.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 —
664–671 669 9 225.00–228.00 $225.99 $1,512 -3.01

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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 7 230.00 $230.00 $669 -15.00
305–344 341 19 222.00–227.00 $226.18 $771 -3.82
464 464 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,030 -13.00
502–509 504 16 220.00–230.00 $223.15 $1,125 -3.85
627 627 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,285 -35.61
670 value added 670 37 230.75 $230.75 $1,546 —
725 value added 725 36 231.00 $231.00 $1,675 —
750 750 13 224.00 $224.00 $1,680 -1.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 9 190.00 $190.00 $597 —
390 390 3 215.00 $215.00 $838 —
501–510 506 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,017 -11.08
558–596 568 23 207.00–218.50 $215.35 $1,223 -13.56
727 727 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,381 +5.99
885 885 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,593 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1407 1407 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,392 —
1463 1463 2 153.00 $153.00 $2,238 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–339 321 14 241.00–243.00 $242.10 $777 —
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 -12.00
521–540 531 6 222.00–235.00 $228.38 $1,213 -13.62
611 611 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,289 -12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 5 230.00 $230.00 $950 +29.00
465 465 2 210.00 $210.00 $976 -36.00
521 521 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,084 -6.00
594 594 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,051 —
734 734 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,262 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1490 1171 80-85% 76 90.00–110.00 $100.24 $1,174 +13.35
1250 1250 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,438 +12.01
1310 1310 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,127 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1825 1524 75-80% 11 97.50–113.50 $106.46 $1,622 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1010 945 85-90% 7 63.00–85.50 $75.18 $710 -2.59
1100 1100 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1585 1448 3 112.00–114.00 $112.95 $1,636 —
1105–1960 1628 7 115.00–125.00 $118.33 $1,926 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–975 895 (<2 yrs)Open 15 105.00–118.50 $114.53 $1,025

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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 1,410.00 $1,410.00
1000–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,100.00–1,490.00 $1,296.98
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,240.00 $1,240.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1010–1020 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,230.00–1,360.00 $1,295.32 —
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00 —

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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.