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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.19/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 713 lb · 37 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.00/cwt +14.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 823 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.13/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 686 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 757 1,447 1,071
Feeder cattle 629 1,267 910
Slaughter cattle 58 108 66
Replacement cattle 70 72 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers less than 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to firm . Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 9 293.00 $293.00 $882 —
437 437 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,202 —
515 515 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,313 +11.32
544 value added 544 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,442 +6.82
550–560 555 15 251.00 $251.00 $1,393 +1.30
627 627 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,442 -2.95
685 685 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,582 +1.18
722 value added 722 24 233.50 $233.50 $1,686 —
748 748 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,668 +4.47
760 760 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 +2.00
823 823 36 220.00 $220.00 $1,811 +14.90
881 881 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,102 —
593 593 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,251 +11.72
615–647 619 16 214.00–217.00 $216.61 $1,341 —
736 736 12 217.00 $217.00 $1,597 +28.00
778 778 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,673 —
817 817 13 210.00 $210.00 $1,716 —
985 985 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,872 —
1020 1020 2 190.00–201.00 $195.50 $1,994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 334 10 240.00–241.00 $240.27 $803 -11.35
418 418 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,028 +13.46
465–466 466 28 245.00–250.00 $247.32 $1,153 +23.88
520 520 15 237.50 $237.50 $1,235 +28.46
536 value added 536 16 243.00 $243.00 $1,302 +8.09
557–565 value added 561 19 236.00–241.00 $238.35 $1,337 +13.85
567 567 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,276 +27.10
602–641 627 23 210.00–215.00 $211.67 $1,327 +5.50
683–690 686 33 216.00–226.00 $221.13 $1,517 +9.41
709–724 713 37 207.00–213.00 $211.19 $1,506 +11.96
789 789 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,617 -5.00
801 801 16 203.00 $203.00 $1,626 +9.92
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 227.50 $227.50 $648 —
433 433 2 226.00 $226.00 $979 +49.00
508 508 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,113 —
559–592 572 15 194.00–206.00 $201.03 $1,150 +25.41
613 613 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,171 —
769 769 16 203.00 $203.00 $1,561 —
862 862 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,552 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 3 293.00 $293.00 $882 —
350 350 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 —
406–420 409 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,125 —
462 462 21 264.50 $264.50 $1,222 +24.94
511 511 4 245.50 $245.50 $1,255 —
568 568 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,318 +5.50
595 value added 595 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,488 —
636 636 15 212.00 $212.00 $1,348 +2.00
683 683 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,503 —
722 722 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 225.00 $225.00 $904 —
482 482 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,041 +34.54
548 548 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,217 —
585–590 587 3 203.00–206.00 $204.01 $1,198 —
605 605 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,222 +17.50
935 935 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1350 1288 80-85% 3 76.00–90.00 $82.66 $1,065 -14.53
950–1521 1303 80-85% 20 94.00–109.00 $100.50 $1,310 -3.53
1447–1655 1468 80-85% 10 111.50–112.00 $111.94 $1,643 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1065 988 85-90% 3 93.00–95.00 $94.28 $931 —
900–1140 990 85-90% 6 68.00–92.00 $81.50 $807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 75-80% 1 108.50 $108.50 $1,747 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,559 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,474 —
1100–1750 1468 3 113.00–125.50 $122.18 $1,794 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1030 1002 (<2 yrs)Open 9 103.00–130.00 $112.36 $1,126

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
900–1265 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,090.00–1,330.00 $1,222.69
1210–1325 1268 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,230.00–1,480.00 $1,360.67
1320–1410 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,410.00–1,425.00 $1,417.75
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908 908 7 157.58 $157.58 $1,431 —

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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.