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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 29, 2023

731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.19/cwt ≈ $1,804/hd at 745 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.94/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 519 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 463 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 731 575 615
Feeder cattle 541 397 519
Slaughter cattle 131 137 68
Replacement cattle 59 41 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 255.00 $255.00 $989 —
452 452 17 256.00 $256.00 $1,157 +11.00
510–535 519 29 252.00–261.00 $256.94 $1,334 +8.18
563–586 571 22 255.00–259.00 $256.49 $1,465 +16.49
638–640 640 20 252.00–259.00 $256.25 $1,640 +16.25
680 680 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,652 —
741–747 745 30 241.00–244.00 $242.19 $1,804 —
1063 1063 3 195.00 $195.00 $2,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,156 —
613–646 635 12 245.00–247.00 $245.64 $1,560 +15.64
661 661 11 245.50 $245.50 $1,623 +19.51
800 800 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 6 246.00 $246.00 $578 —
285 285 1 235.00 $235.00 $670 +5.00
345 345 9 238.00 $238.00 $821 +11.82
353 353 13 249.00 $249.00 $879 —
409–422 414 17 234.00–238.00 $236.32 $978 —
463 463 26 239.00 $239.00 $1,107 +17.00
518–549 527 24 230.00–236.00 $231.82 $1,222 +8.67
563 563 15 227.00 $227.00 $1,278 —
600–632 624 16 239.50–240.00 $239.88 $1,497 +34.88
678 678 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,512 —
745 745 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,728 —
771 771 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,750 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,020 —
538–547 540 8 216.00–219.00 $218.24 $1,178 +17.24
626–640 631 26 206.00–237.00 $227.43 $1,435 —
703 703 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,547 +30.00
845 845 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,563 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 3 269.00 $269.00 $769 —
347 347 8 261.00 $261.00 $906 +18.90
413 413 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,032 —
455 455 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 +25.00
511 511 21 243.00 $243.00 $1,242 +14.62
558 558 25 243.00 $243.00 $1,356 —
611 611 20 237.00 $237.00 $1,448 +26.00
702 702 18 180.00 $180.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 415 4 221.00–236.00 $232.07 $963 +2.07
512 512 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,106 +8.00
625 625 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,319 —
807 807 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,291 —
997 997 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1355 1166 80-85% 4 76.00–91.00 $85.43 $996 -14.81
900–1610 1305 80-85% 55 95.00–113.00 $106.38 $1,388 +20.38
1200–1453 1442 80-85% 38 115.00–116.75 $116.67 $1,682 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1433–1830 1466 75-80% 12 107.50–112.50 $111.98 $1,642 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–900 870 85-90% 2 78.00–82.00 $79.93 $695 —
850–900 875 85-90% 2 87.00–89.00 $87.97 $770 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,665 —
1485–2000 1767 5 118.00–127.50 $121.98 $2,155 —
2040–2415 2185 3 135.00–144.50 $139.40 $3,046 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00
1100–1230 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 990.00–1,380.00 $1,129.85
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,060.00 $2,060.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 143.00 $143.00 $676 —

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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.