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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 2, 2024

1,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.77/cwt +20.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 907 lb · 62 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.98/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 724 lb · 61 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.60/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 879 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,148 1,252 1,083
Feeder cattle 918 1,112 992
Slaughter cattle 210 100 78
Replacement cattle 20 40 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Christmas holiday. Strong demand for feeders and slaughter cattle noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 8 252.00 $252.00 $1,157 -2.00
500–519 514 14 238.00–242.00 $240.89 $1,238 —
514–549 value added 522 18 245.00–246.00 $245.23 $1,280 —
561–567 566 34 239.00–243.00 $240.52 $1,361 +11.20
631 value added 631 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,514 —
634 634 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,439 +7.00
664–695 680 21 200.00–217.00 $210.69 $1,433 —
681 value added 681 9 225.50 $225.50 $1,536 —
705–737 722 51 210.00–215.50 $213.19 $1,539 +5.36
735 value added 735 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,602 —
790 value added 790 24 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —
813 813 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,667 —
874 value added 874 9 209.00 $209.00 $1,827 +4.00
880 880 46 214.50 $214.50 $1,888 —
903 value added 903 56 212.25 $212.25 $1,917 —
946 946 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,864 —
961 value added 961 42 206.50 $206.50 $1,984 —
1012 1012 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,771 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–587 583 4 202.00–205.00 $203.51 $1,186 +78.51
668 668 8 207.00 $207.00 $1,383 +2.00
829 829 17 193.50 $193.50 $1,604 -3.50
934 934 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 213.00 $213.00 $765 +8.71
405 405 19 212.00 $212.00 $859 +4.82
454 454 16 212.00 $212.00 $962 +8.00
505–528 521 23 204.50–210.00 $206.29 $1,075 +14.84
566–596 577 37 203.00–208.50 $206.17 $1,190 +16.17
617–648 627 33 194.50–206.50 $202.93 $1,272 +17.31
665 665 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 -7.00
714–739 720 26 190.00–194.00 $191.83 $1,381 -0.75
750 750 10 194.00 $194.00 $1,455 +2.50
800 value added 800 12 191.50 $191.50 $1,532 —
830 830 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,494 -2.92
866 value added 866 29 194.50 $194.50 $1,684 —
865–896 891 13 180.00–184.00 $183.40 $1,634 +3.40
900 900 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
491 491 7 202.00 $202.00 $992 —
590 590 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 +11.27
638 638 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,206 +14.00
734–748 736 14 135.00–180.00 $173.47 $1,277 -3.53
819 819 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,228 —
850 850 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —
905 905 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–346 333 8 245.00–251.00 $248.90 $829 —
408 408 8 252.00 $252.00 $1,028 +15.00
458 458 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,108 +17.00
519 519 20 234.00 $234.00 $1,214 +10.67
558 558 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 +20.00
648 648 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,328 +22.69
748 748 9 177.00 $177.00 $1,324 +11.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 202.50 $202.50 $608 -12.50
375 375 1 220.00 $220.00 $825 —
470 470 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,133 —
530 530 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,076 +29.00
622 622 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,188 +36.00
703 703 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1120 1080 80-85% 2 82.00–84.00 $82.96 $896 —
900–1610 1227 80-85% 65 85.00–97.50 $92.63 $1,137 +13.41
1100–1530 1489 80-85% 112 101.00–112.00 $107.10 $1,595 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $576 +13.10
880–1010 962 85-90% 6 82.00–89.00 $85.25 $820 +15.25
885–1620 1069 85-90% 5 71.00–77.00 $74.53 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 103.50 $103.50 $1,604 —
1640–1650 1647 75-80% 3 93.00–96.00 $94.33 $1,554 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1750 1400 3 109.50–118.00 $113.27 $1,586 —
1100–1852 1452 12 120.50–127.50 $124.45 $1,807 —
1285–2190 1680 18 130.00–136.00 $133.87 $2,249 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1345 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,130.00–1,650.00 $1,266.81
1155–1245 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,270.00–1,280.00 $1,274.81
1210–1350 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,040.00 $992.54
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 +73.94
1200–1225 1213 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,690.00–1,730.00 $1,710.21 +184.15

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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.