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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.09/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 514 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.14/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 572 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.65/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 623 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 700 952 675
Feeder cattle 581 773 558
Slaughter cattle 95 104 102
Replacement cattle 24 75 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady . Feeder heifers 400 lbs to 500 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers of all other classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8..00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 267.50 $267.50 $856 —
360 360 3 248.00 $248.00 $893 -6.14
414 value added 414 20 256.00 $256.00 $1,060 —
425 425 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 -7.00
458 458 19 242.00–255.00 $243.37 $1,115 -11.38
526 526 11 243.50 $243.50 $1,281 -8.28
561–588 570 25 240.50–252.00 $245.62 $1,400 -11.10
624 624 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,448 —
700–708 703 14 242.00–243.50 $242.96 $1,708 +2.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–547 532 6 202.00–225.00 $213.18 $1,134 +0.68
563 563 2 176.00 $176.00 $991 -66.01
725 725 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 —
825 825 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,732 —
1111 1111 7 181.00 $181.00 $2,011 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 6 230.00 $230.00 $695 —
350 350 8 225.00 $225.00 $788 -17.00
410 410 12 232.00 $232.00 $951 +3.00
455 455 24 235.50 $235.50 $1,072 +3.16
506 506 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,113 -7.07
515 value added 515 37 236.75 $236.75 $1,219 +0.75
561–590 572 41 220.00–230.00 $226.14 $1,294 +3.14
603–636 623 26 216.00–228.50 $220.65 $1,375 -8.93
679 679 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,501 -9.00
756 value added 756 13 231.00 $231.00 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 210.00 $210.00 $672 —
425–445 434 7 216.00–227.00 $220.84 $958 -9.16
454 454 4 215.00 $215.00 $976 -23.00
502 502 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,064 -0.93
568 568 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,238 —
715 715 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,537 +8.00
770–780 775 4 130.00–141.00 $135.46 $1,050 -81.54
801–820 811 2 170.00–171.00 $170.51 $1,383 —
873–885 875 7 166.00–181.00 $178.83 $1,565 —
1048 1048 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 265.00 $265.00 $822 —
425 425 12 230.00 $230.00 $978 -15.00
469 469 21 230.00 $230.00 $1,079 -10.00
526 526 18 225.00 $225.00 $1,184 -5.00
572 572 24 225.00 $225.00 $1,287 -2.00
607 607 19 216.50 $216.50 $1,314 +1.50
702 702 12 192.50 $192.50 $1,351 +2.00
818 818 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 250.00 $250.00 $738 —
349 349 7 240.00 $240.00 $838 —
470 470 2 190.00 $190.00 $893 —
532 532 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1435 1239 80-85% 7 60.00–78.00 $69.08 $856 -16.11
945–1700 1266 80-85% 36 80.00–89.00 $83.48 $1,057 —
1000–1494 1421 80-85% 13 93.00–94.00 $93.95 $1,335 -16.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1409–1685 1456 75-80% 14 84.50–99.50 $88.83 $1,293 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $360 —
889–1000 953 85-90% 5 57.00–75.00 $62.12 $592 -1.30
1060 1060 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1880 1525 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,540 -13.17
1400–2005 1698 8 117.00–128.50 $122.38 $2,078 —
1985 1985 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,580 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1125 964 (<2 yrs)Open 8 101.00–112.00 $105.86 $1,020

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
888 888 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00
1100–1165 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 930.00–950.00 $939.71
1020–1300 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 990.00–1,200.00 $1,107.67
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–1,100.00 $1,005.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1425–1500 1463 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,526.92 —

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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.