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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.23/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 522 lb · 46 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.85/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,802/hd at 739 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.89/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 506 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 992 1,285
Feeder cattle 719 837 1,093
Slaughter cattle 66 67 97
Replacement cattle 29 88 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
325 325 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,202 —
358–395 375 16 350.00–375.00 $365.49 $1,371 —
450 value added 450 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 —
453–491 473 31 300.00–310.00 $304.64 $1,441 +4.14
504 value added 504 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,537 +13.66
509–548 526 38 280.00–286.00 $283.49 $1,491 +0.49
559–585 574 24 271.00–286.00 $278.28 $1,597 +4.63
618–646 629 13 257.00–260.00 $258.81 $1,628 -18.19
682 682 17 257.00 $257.00 $1,753 -18.00
705–747 739 36 230.00–247.00 $243.85 $1,802 -1.35
863 863 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
573 573 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,450 -4.47
700–720 716 21 225.00–231.00 $226.12 $1,619 -4.88
845–847 847 6 207.00–215.00 $213.67 $1,810 —
928 928 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,902 +2.00
960 960 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 value added 349 22 306.00 $306.00 $1,068 —
400–426 413 26 274.00–290.00 $281.75 $1,164 +9.75
455–495 466 30 270.00–285.00 $277.09 $1,291 -6.13
500 value added 500 17 261.00–278.00 $275.00 $1,375 +9.50
507–513 511 17 246.50–257.00 $250.79 $1,282 -12.77
562–595 572 13 241.00–245.00 $242.28 $1,386 -10.85
602–629 612 27 237.00–242.00 $238.87 $1,462 +17.87
667 value added 667 22 225.00 $225.00 $1,501 -16.00
691 691 9 224.50 $224.50 $1,551 -5.50
723–724 724 31 225.00–226.50 $225.97 $1,636 -5.03
759 759 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,670 -9.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 295.00 $295.00 $870 +25.00
302–333 321 11 265.00–280.00 $271.68 $872 -16.24
367 367 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,064 —
401–440 414 12 251.00–295.00 $259.55 $1,075 +21.57
481 481 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,246 +6.00
516 516 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,316 +5.00
626–645 629 24 211.00–225.00 $222.61 $1,400 +21.61
682 682 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,500 —
918 918 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,606 —
990 990 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,732 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1307 1307 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 +48.00
356 356 14 351.00 $351.00 $1,250 —
422 422 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,350 —
458 458 17 292.00 $292.00 $1,337 -6.00
510–514 514 13 260.00–273.50 $272.47 $1,400 +0.04
600 600 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1230 1110 80-85% 2 87.00–89.00 $87.89 $976 —
1000–1655 1249 80-85% 26 90.00–125.00 $113.22 $1,414 —
1300–1565 1408 80-85% 4 127.50–135.00 $129.57 $1,824 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 933 85-90% 2 79.00–89.00 $84.17 $785 +2.94
970–1140 1055 85-90% 2 90.00–92.00 $90.92 $959 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,750 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1358 1334 2 105.00–116.50 $110.85 $1,479 —
1100–1910 1535 9 120.00–130.00 $125.57 $1,927 +15.57
1600–2160 1827 7 134.50–138.00 $136.18 $2,488 -0.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,026
945–1450 1306 (<2 yrs)Open 7 141.00–170.00 $155.81 $2,035

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1400 1134 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,075.00–1,900.00 $1,451.23
1100–1230 1164 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,310.00–1,800.00 $1,585.24
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00
1240–1450 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,390.00–1,440.00 $1,425.02
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,098 —

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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.