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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.96/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 520 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.34/cwt -11.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 467 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.16/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 500 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 952 1,077 712
Feeder cattle 773 796 552
Slaughter cattle 104 214 128
Replacement cattle 75 67 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. The exception , Heifers 300 Lbs- 400 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
282 282 6 253.00 $253.00 $713 —
350–360 354 8 252.00–260.00 $254.14 $900 —
400 400 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,028 +1.00
460–491 473 21 253.00–257.00 $254.75 $1,205 -0.25
500 500 41 249.00–255.00 $251.78 $1,259 +2.10
502 value added 502 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,305 —
565–590 578 31 255.00–259.50 $256.72 $1,484 +6.72
627 value added 627 9 253.00 $253.00 $1,586 -5.50
659 659 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,568 -10.00
678 value added 678 20 250.00 $250.00 $1,695 —
700–745 732 17 240.00–242.00 $240.56 $1,761 -7.17
760 760 34 248.00 $248.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 192.50 $192.50 $554 —
500 500 19 212.50 $212.50 $1,062 —
560–565 564 15 238.00–243.00 $242.01 $1,365 -24.99
614–615 614 5 221.00–235.00 $232.20 $1,426 —
754 754 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,938 +47.00
900 900 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 9 235.00 $235.00 $646 -12.50
342 342 12 228.00 $228.00 $780 -5.00
350 350 4 242.00 $242.00 $847 —
407 407 25 229.00 $229.00 $932 -4.50
460–483 467 51 225.00–243.00 $232.34 $1,085 -5.66
514–520 514 41 227.00–230.00 $227.07 $1,167 -2.93
543 value added 543 11 236.00 $236.00 $1,281 —
573 573 22 223.00 $223.00 $1,278 -17.30
602–644 623 41 222.00–237.00 $229.58 $1,430 —
650 value added 650 10 238.25 $238.25 $1,549 —
690 690 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 +5.00
739 739 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,641 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 166.00 $166.00 $644 —
408 408 3 230.00 $230.00 $938 +15.00
460 460 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,095 —
521–545 533 8 210.00–216.00 $212.93 $1,135 -3.07
724 724 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,499 —
768 768 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,667 +42.00
848 848 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,272 —
951 951 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 12 245.00 $245.00 $870 —
411 411 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,007 -7.00
466 466 29 240.00 $240.00 $1,118 -14.00
515 515 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 -11.00
562 562 14 227.00 $227.00 $1,276 -10.86
631 631 29 215.00 $215.00 $1,357 -10.50
706 706 8 190.50 $190.50 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 175.00 $175.00 $618 -47.00
400–405 403 4 180.00–218.00 $199.12 $802 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1410 1183 80-85% 25 90.00–104.00 $97.67 $1,155 —
1080–1452 1244 80-85% 4 82.00–89.00 $85.19 $1,060 —
1365–1510 1406 80-85% 21 107.00–112.75 $110.58 $1,555 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.42 $602 —
944–1100 998 85-90% 3 90.00–94.00 $91.58 $914 —
815–1125 1001 85-90% 5 68.00–85.00 $75.88 $760 -2.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,495 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1750 1516 4 105.00–118.00 $114.17 $1,731 —
1700–2065 1852 7 130.00–134.50 $131.24 $2,431 —
1685–2100 1853 6 120.50–128.00 $125.45 $2,325 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060–1120 1082 (<2 yrs)Open 3 110.00–120.00 $113.92 $1,233

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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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 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.