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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.28/cwt -12.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 621 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.87/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,778/hd at 720 lb · 38 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.50/cwt +13.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 675 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 686 1,036 1,015
Feeder cattle 575 910 721
Slaughter cattle 88 81 205
Replacement cattle 23 45 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 highers. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 400 lbs and over sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–395 388 11 327.00–338.00 $336.98 $1,307 —
436 value added 436 11 323.00 $323.00 $1,408 -18.00
463 463 9 318.00 $318.00 $1,472 +17.30
510–538 526 10 298.00–300.00 $299.59 $1,576 -2.41
568–587 577 28 280.00–300.50 $296.36 $1,710 +10.86
606–646 621 67 250.00–286.00 $274.28 $1,703 -12.44
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 -17.44
702 702 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,727 +1.00
721 value added 721 27 250.00 $250.00 $1,802 —
738 738 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,705 -14.00
889 889 20 220.00 $220.00 $1,956 -5.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 310.00 $310.00 $914 —
450 450 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,226 —
524–525 525 15 241.00–290.00 $276.95 $1,454 -13.57
722 722 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,718 +7.99
818–827 822 11 220.00–224.00 $221.83 $1,823 +1.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 9 301.00 $301.00 $855 +13.00
330 330 7 287.00 $287.00 $947 -36.00
358 358 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,110 +11.00
400 400 7 293.00 $293.00 $1,172 -3.83
455–491 464 26 272.00–278.00 $275.78 $1,280 -8.72
500–532 522 20 255.00–265.00 $257.87 $1,346 -5.02
563 563 20 250.50 $250.50 $1,410 -0.74
632 632 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,485 -11.31
675 value added 675 33 241.50 $241.50 $1,630 —
716 716 23 225.50 $225.50 $1,615 -3.75
845 845 12 214.50 $214.50 $1,813 +1.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 282.50 $282.50 $749 —
409–445 417 7 210.00–275.00 $261.01 $1,088 -0.07
478–495 490 10 245.00–256.00 $252.78 $1,239 -9.22
500–530 524 5 217.00–234.00 $225.98 $1,184 -13.02
585 585 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,252 —
840 840 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,604 -17.00
936 936 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 317.00 $317.00 $992 +1.00
350 350 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,111 -2.50
413 413 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,293 +6.00
464 464 13 295.00 $295.00 $1,369 ±0.00
519 519 8 280.50 $280.50 $1,456 +5.50
579 579 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,534 -5.50
647 647 5 245.50 $245.50 $1,588 —
723 723 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,670 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,130 -1.50
455–490 476 5 240.00–255.00 $249.26 $1,186 -18.39
505–517 511 4 224.00–261.00 $242.28 $1,238 —
673 673 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,534 —
831 831 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,812 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1645 1451 75-80% 18 123.00–124.50 $123.46 $1,791 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1065 1033 80-85% 2 101.00–108.00 $104.61 $1,081 —
885–1680 1276 80-85% 15 110.00–124.50 $117.93 $1,505 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $743 -3.99
890–1000 938 85-90% 6 90.00–101.00 $97.10 $911 —
900–1090 960 85-90% 4 106.00–112.50 $109.25 $1,049 +6.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1760 1459 5 121.00–148.00 $136.92 $1,998 +0.94
1200–2010 1541 5 151.00–161.00 $155.75 $2,400 —
1850–2090 1953 4 164.50–171.00 $166.85 $3,259 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–900 880 (<2 yrs)Open 3 118.00–163.00 $146.68 $1,291

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,390.00 $1,390.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–800 783 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,060.00–1,250.00 $1,120.64
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,340.00 $1,340.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -614.02

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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.