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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

1,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.87/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 630 lb · 92 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.15/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 782 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.40/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,606/hd at 575 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,193 979 842
Feeder cattle 978 821 665
Slaughter cattle 111 131 85
Replacement cattle 104 27 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 16 319.00–330.00 $326.08 $1,008 -3.30
345 fancy 345 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 —
401–443 428 28 304.00–315.00 $305.70 $1,308 -8.45
462 462 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,363 -14.00
510 value added 510 22 286.50 $286.50 $1,461 —
511–530 523 18 275.00–276.00 $275.38 $1,440 -6.32
556–595 570 32 270.00–281.50 $275.58 $1,571 +5.58
579 value added 579 34 283.00 $283.00 $1,639 +2.50
616–620 617 9 248.00–261.00 $258.10 $1,592 +13.37
677 value added 677 20 272.50 $272.50 $1,845 —
717 value added 717 23 240.00 $240.00 $1,721 —
717–740 729 30 229.00–234.00 $231.71 $1,689 +6.71
757–761 760 32 221.00–230.50 $223.96 $1,702 -1.26
819–832 827 26 210.00–222.50 $214.76 $1,776 —
862 value added 862 22 225.25 $225.25 $1,942 —
882 882 13 213.00 $213.00 $1,879 —
927–939 933 30 211.00–213.00 $211.99 $1,978 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
597 597 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,576 +13.19
646 646 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,531 —
798 798 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,644 -10.50
1035 1035 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,801 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 10 297.00 $297.00 $879 —
346 346 12 271.00 $271.00 $938 —
350–388 376 13 280.00–287.50 $282.15 $1,061 +0.67
420 420 15 264.00 $264.00 $1,109 -14.00
467 467 14 256.00 $256.00 $1,196 -18.00
500–507 504 51 250.00–260.00 $254.56 $1,283 +7.23
561 561 15 238.00 $238.00 $1,335 +3.00
610–644 630 92 225.00–236.25 $231.87 $1,461 -5.73
652–678 667 24 226.00–234.50 $232.41 $1,550 +4.76
704 value added 704 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,577 —
710–721 718 24 200.00–217.00 $213.26 $1,531 -4.49
768–790 780 30 199.00–215.00 $211.37 $1,649 -7.89
763–787 value added 783 53 218.00–219.00 $218.85 $1,714 -1.15
822 822 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,480 —
880 880 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,496 —
988 988 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 13 253.00 $253.00 $901 +3.00
424–427 425 10 241.00–245.00 $244.20 $1,038 +6.54
503–507 505 10 229.00–233.50 $231.71 $1,170 +10.71
555 555 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 —
602 602 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,246 —
735 735 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 -64.00
798 798 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,484 +11.00
825 825 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,254 -36.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1260 1195 3 131.00–135.00 $133.29 $1,593 —
1300 1300 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,976 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,091 -5.50
419 419 11 300.00 $300.00 $1,257 -8.00
455–467 464 14 281.00–285.00 $284.16 $1,319 +14.16
502–509 507 30 256.50–270.00 $259.62 $1,316 +4.62
558 558 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,437 +17.50
605–639 623 30 220.00–226.50 $222.95 $1,389 +0.45
728 728 13 209.00 $209.00 $1,522 +4.00
820 820 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 285.00 $285.00 $926 —
383 383 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,072 —
427 427 4 233.00 $233.00 $995 +23.00
450 450 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,170 +2.48
505–525 512 3 232.50–235.00 $234.14 $1,199 —
597 597 7 213.50 $213.50 $1,275 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1315 1232 80-85% 7 89.00–96.00 $93.42 $1,151 -14.26
1005–1440 1246 80-85% 25 99.50–108.00 $102.67 $1,279 -5.01
1125–1452 1385 80-85% 21 111.00–118.00 $114.43 $1,585 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–940 913 85-90% 3 99.00–103.50 $101.46 $926 +9.17
805–1025 941 85-90% 7 88.00–95.00 $91.64 $862 +15.63
950–1010 982 85-90% 3 80.00–85.00 $82.70 $812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1690 1620 75-80% 2 113.00–119.00 $116.13 $1,881 —
1640 1640 75-80% 11 124.50 $124.50 $2,042 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1800 1453 2 112.50–118.00 $114.59 $1,665 —
1200–2100 1532 7 120.00–125.00 $122.09 $1,870 -4.45
1900–2265 2030 3 130.50–137.50 $133.10 $2,702 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,238

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1050–1450 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,300.00–1,975.00 $1,561.29
1040–1485 1234 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,375.00–1,775.00 $1,609.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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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
1075–1100 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,675.00–1,975.00 $1,826.72 —
1200–1375 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–1,925.00 $1,843.45 —

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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.