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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 28, 2024

646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.25/cwt ≈ $1,713/hd at 757 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.92/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 573 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 470 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 646 939 655
Feeder cattle 525 803 526
Slaughter cattle 107 90 108
Replacement cattle 14 46 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 371 4 320.00–332.00 $327.20 $1,214 —
407 value added 407 7 326.00 $326.00 $1,327 —
413 413 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,270 -21.91
461 461 17 326.00 $326.00 $1,503 —
516 516 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,625 -2.50
568 value added 568 6 290.50 $290.50 $1,650 —
563–586 575 17 286.00–297.00 $291.07 $1,674 +1.78
628 628 10 278.00 $278.00 $1,746 -1.09
662 662 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,781 —
789 value added 789 22 248.00 $248.00 $1,957 —
803 803 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,767 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 256.00 $256.00 $730 —
318 318 3 257.50 $257.50 $819 —
387 387 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,006 —
428 428 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,138 —
450–480 465 4 250.00–276.00 $263.42 $1,225 —
510 510 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,071 —
553–590 558 7 265.00–280.00 $277.74 $1,550 —
638 638 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,518 —
706 706 12 245.50 $245.50 $1,733 —
870 870 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,001 —
1118 1118 46 197.50 $197.50 $2,208 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 300.00 $300.00 $849 —
336 336 4 295.00 $295.00 $991 -19.00
426–428 427 15 281.00–290.00 $286.99 $1,225 +13.99
470 470 22 286.00 $286.00 $1,344 +2.50
519 519 18 266.50 $266.50 $1,383 -9.30
568 568 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,477 -0.50
623–630 624 13 230.00–235.50 $234.65 $1,464 -7.30
720 720 15 230.50 $230.50 $1,660 +3.51
756 756 25 228.00 $228.00 $1,724 —
762 762 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–344 339 11 272.50–277.50 $275.86 $935 -19.14
423–438 428 18 237.50–270.00 $259.31 $1,110 +29.31
453–486 472 18 222.50–275.00 $263.67 $1,245 +5.53
513–548 523 12 231.00–247.50 $244.00 $1,276 ±0.00
615 615 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 -10.00
685 685 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,363 -15.50
711 711 14 224.00 $224.00 $1,593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 305.00 $305.00 $915 -7.50
430 430 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 +4.00
488 488 9 306.00 $306.00 $1,493 -5.22
527 527 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,518 -13.00
588 588 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,570 -2.00
645 645 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,567 -7.00
696 696 10 233.50 $233.50 $1,625 —
788 788 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–528 522 4 245.00–261.00 $252.90 $1,320 -42.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 151.50 $151.50 $1,833 —
1100–1400 1237 80-85% 3 104.00–118.50 $111.31 $1,377 —
988–1441 1265 80-85% 11 124.00–141.50 $131.83 $1,668 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 967 85-90% 3 92.00–116.00 $100.59 $973 —
980 980 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,147 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1500 1300 2 140.00–144.50 $142.60 $1,854 —
1010–1845 1426 6 156.00–162.50 $158.55 $2,261 —
1410–1970 1777 6 170.00–186.50 $174.95 $3,109 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1002 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1165–1345 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,966.19
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.