Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.25/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 835 lb · 139 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.23/cwt +10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 715 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.46/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 608 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 938 605 1,096
Feeder cattle 803 500 792
Slaughter cattle 89 64 143
Replacement cattle 46 41 161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
300 300 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,050 —
385 385 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,213 —
460–491 474 17 307.00–312.50 $309.38 $1,466 —
515 515 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 +10.99
556–584 value added 576 39 299.00–305.00 $300.15 $1,729 -2.85
560–593 576 26 294.50–297.50 $296.18 $1,706 +6.45
606 value added 606 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,691 -11.00
637 637 21 294.00 $294.00 $1,873 +9.02
661 661 10 255.50 $255.50 $1,689 +1.00
705–708 707 12 235.00–240.00 $236.66 $1,673 -1.34
707–725 value added 716 69 246.25–255.00 $250.24 $1,792 —
830 value added 830 59 244.50 $244.50 $2,029 —
826–844 838 80 224.50–229.50 $228.43 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–568 567 11 251.00–285.00 $281.97 $1,599 +12.54
607 607 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,694 —
715 715 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,680 —
750 750 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 12 312.00 $312.00 $1,179 —
431 431 13 280.50 $280.50 $1,209 —
478 478 10 286.50 $286.50 $1,369 +8.50
512–519 516 45 273.75–275.00 $274.04 $1,414 +12.89
570–571 571 20 259.50 $259.50 $1,482 +4.87
600 value added 600 42 248.00 $248.00 $1,488 —
620–628 621 27 238.50–240.00 $238.96 $1,484 +2.59
663–694 682 26 232.50–235.50 $234.65 $1,600 —
705–719 709 22 230.00–233.50 $232.53 $1,649 +10.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 6 307.00 $307.00 $884 —
330 330 2 230.00 $230.00 $759 —
400–420 413 20 225.00–264.50 $256.43 $1,059 —
458–460 459 11 258.00–276.00 $271.08 $1,244 —
504–541 526 18 246.00–268.00 $255.54 $1,344 +35.54
565–585 580 8 213.00–253.00 $230.13 $1,335 -10.30
688 688 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,520 +3.00
710–745 742 12 189.00–216.00 $213.85 $1,587 +8.41
825 825 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,559 —
853–865 857 3 187.00–195.00 $192.31 $1,648 -8.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 315.00 $315.00 $813 —
400–411 410 8 313.00–319.00 $318.27 $1,305 +17.27
472 472 10 303.50 $303.50 $1,433 +3.50
511 511 16 289.00 $289.00 $1,477 +22.50
563 563 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,534 -5.04
626 626 9 250.50 $250.50 $1,568 ±0.00
756 756 11 229.50 $229.50 $1,735 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,206 -9.00
861 861 8 205.00–206.00 $205.50 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1135 1033 80-85% 2 102.00–116.00 $108.31 $1,119 —
900–1500 1236 80-85% 46 118.00–129.50 $125.98 $1,557 +5.79
1150–1545 1353 80-85% 9 130.00–142.50 $134.79 $1,824 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–910 903 85-90% 3 106.00–108.50 $107.17 $968 —
800–1050 947 85-90% 5 92.00–105.00 $99.61 $943 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1585 1538 75-80% 2 120.50–127.50 $124.11 $1,909 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,086 —
1470–1900 1721 4 144.50–154.50 $150.21 $2,585 —
1840–1950 1888 3 160.00–170.50 $164.94 $3,114 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–900 889 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 134.00–183.00 $147.86 $1,314
820–1020 920 (<2 yrs)Open 2 139.00–174.00 $154.60 $1,422

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1260 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,820.00–1,875.00 $1,849.06
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,530.00 $1,530.00
1145–1600 1348 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,390.00–1,700.00 $1,588.52
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–800 781 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,469.20
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–850 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–2,450.00 $2,110.61 —
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.