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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.28/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 725 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.33/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 608 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.75/cwt ≈ $1,233/hd at 510 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 702 673
Feeder cattle 350 597 585
Slaughter cattle 47 90 70
Replacement cattle 33 15 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Lightweight feeders sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
426 426 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,027 +10.00
500–520 510 20 240.00–243.50 $241.75 $1,233 —
585 585 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,375 +8.43
600–610 608 22 230.00–233.00 $232.33 $1,413 +8.08
652 652 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,519 +5.00
790 790 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,778 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 221.00 $221.00 $751 —
570–585 577 3 185.00–240.00 $214.96 $1,240 +9.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 180.00 $180.00 $488 -20.00
401 401 15 214.00 $214.00 $858 +6.00
473 473 14 212.00 $212.00 $1,003 +2.00
531 531 16 208.00 $208.00 $1,104 +1.00
560–565 562 18 200.00–205.00 $203.04 $1,141 +1.77
628 628 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,156 +2.00
651 651 18 190.00 $190.00 $1,237 ±0.00
723–732 725 26 180.00–194.00 $191.28 $1,387 +7.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 353 11 180.00–200.00 $198.02 $699 —
413 413 7 186.00 $186.00 $768 —
451 451 4 180.00 $180.00 $812 +20.01
500 500 4 180.00 $180.00 $900 +0.31
626 626 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,102 +40.00
650–694 689 9 161.00–179.00 $177.11 $1,220 —
847 847 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,440 +35.00
906 906 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,268 -21.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212 1212 4 167.00 $167.00 $2,024 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 215.00 $215.00 $712 —
412 412 3 225.00 $225.00 $927 +15.00
461 461 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,023 +21.00
507 507 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,085 +4.00
554 554 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,136 +5.00
626 626 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,189 +5.00
700 700 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 211.00 $211.00 $572 —
340 340 2 195.00 $195.00 $663 -16.00
367 367 2 210.00 $210.00 $771 +30.00
472 472 2 180.00 $180.00 $850 -10.00
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 +43.59
560 560 2 161.00 $161.00 $902 -24.00
631 631 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,136 +17.00
738 738 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,033 —
828 828 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1142–1605 1292 80-85% 4 71.00–80.50 $77.31 $999 -8.58
1125–1560 1430 80-85% 28 81.00–94.00 $89.68 $1,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 933 85-90% 3 72.00–77.00 $73.96 $690 +16.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,197 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2060 1833 5 112.00–125.00 $119.52 $2,191 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825 825 (<2 yrs)Open 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,031

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
985–1275 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,030.00–1,275.00 $1,117.85
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–890 883 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $949.58
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,180.00 $1,180.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–950.00 $937.50 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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.