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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.45/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 740 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.24/cwt +13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 682 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.23/cwt +10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 626 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 764 1,192 530
Feeder cattle 639 1,038 480
Slaughter cattle 77 101 37
Replacement cattle 48 53 13

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 2 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
314 fancy 314 4 292.00 $292.00 $917 —
450–465 fancy 453 11 273.00–275.00 $274.63 $1,244 —
509 509 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,298 +7.50
563 value added 563 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,514 —
570 570 11 245.00–259.00 $247.55 $1,411 +0.83
614 614 15 236.50 $236.50 $1,452 +6.63
658–685 672 24 226.00–239.00 $232.28 $1,561 +12.03
709–728 719 33 213.00–220.00 $215.70 $1,551 +2.80
779–781 780 24 211.00–218.00 $215.37 $1,680 +10.72
818 818 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,742 +14.52
863 863 15 209.75 $209.75 $1,810 +7.75
932 value added 932 19 211.00 $211.00 $1,967 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
515 515 1 182.50 $182.50 $940 -18.50
566 566 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,070 -36.00
610–645 628 2 190.00–193.00 $191.46 $1,202 —
765–770 768 2 170.00–183.00 $176.48 $1,355 —
875 875 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 fancy 303 2 277.50 $277.50 $841 —
350 350 5 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
424 fancy 424 13 247.50 $247.50 $1,049 —
410–439 427 12 218.00–229.00 $226.72 $968 +22.72
464–476 fancy 467 25 238.00–240.00 $239.43 $1,118 —
515 515 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,094 +4.90
516–527 value added 519 39 225.00–233.00 $230.63 $1,197 —
559 value added 559 17 221.00 $221.00 $1,235 —
560–585 573 2 195.00–202.50 $198.67 $1,138 -6.27
606–629 value added 621 27 212.50–218.00 $214.43 $1,332 —
637 637 14 208.00 $208.00 $1,325 +6.36
678–694 value added 681 24 212.00–214.00 $213.58 $1,454 —
662–699 683 23 190.00–211.00 $206.76 $1,412 +10.36
731–749 738 29 195.00–205.00 $198.50 $1,465 +2.28
739–744 value added 741 52 209.00–210.00 $209.33 $1,551 —
774–780 776 11 193.00–201.00 $198.08 $1,537 +11.45
813 813 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,545 +9.37
858–898 892 14 181.00–183.00 $182.73 $1,630 —
929 929 14 185.00 $185.00 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
355–390 370 3 165.00–190.00 $178.49 $660 -16.32
415–420 418 2 175.00–202.00 $188.42 $788 -2.58
510–535 521 4 150.00–190.00 $177.77 $926 —
645 645 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 -3.00
655–685 667 3 150.00–180.00 $164.37 $1,096 -7.63
915 915 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,519 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,227 —
1075–1280 1226 6 120.00–135.00 $127.39 $1,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 2 280.00 $280.00 $798 —
353–376 fancy 366 9 280.00–309.00 $292.44 $1,070 —
350–385 368 2 220.00–230.00 $225.24 $829 -44.76
407 fancy 407 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,083 —
415 415 1 220.00 $220.00 $913 -40.00
465 465 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,018 -19.00
468 fancy 468 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,193 —
511–544 fancy 525 17 239.50–240.00 $239.79 $1,259 —
530 530 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,214 +2.50
560 560 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,299 +17.00
632–640 634 20 203.00–211.50 $209.35 $1,327 +12.17
708 708 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,324 +10.00
768 768 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
485 485 1 181.00 $181.00 $878 —
517 517 4 173.00 $173.00 $894 —
668 668 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970–1100 1035 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,240.00–1,260.00 $1,250.63 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1100 959 85-90% 4 65.00–75.00 $70.23 $674 -25.29
940–1360 1133 85-90% 5 84.00–88.00 $86.16 $976 —
895–1360 1139 85-90% 15 90.00–99.00 $94.55 $1,077 —
905–1375 1140 85-90% 2 100.00–105.00 $101.98 $1,163 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1420 1274 80-85% 9 101.00–108.00 $104.38 $1,330 —
1275–1395 1325 80-85% 4 81.00–87.00 $82.93 $1,099 -20.52
1295–1450 1336 80-85% 8 90.00–100.00 $95.38 $1,274 -8.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1528–1800 1553 75-80% 11 108.00–108.50 $108.05 $1,678 —
1420–1780 1588 75-80% 4 98.50–105.00 $101.49 $1,612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1500 1283 7 107.00–118.50 $113.01 $1,450 —
1305–2020 1711 4 121.50–127.50 $125.09 $2,140 +3.79
1850 1850 1 130.50 $130.50 $2,414 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,130.00 $1,086.05
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–900 838 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 810.00–925.00 $902.69
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 85.00 $85.00 $536 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 value added 825 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,254 —
875 875 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,129 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 5 115.00 $115.00 $527 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,506 —

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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.