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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.75/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 828 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.00/cwt -31.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 692 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.15/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 624 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 710 702 909
Feeder cattle 545 537 692
Slaughter cattle 89 83 108
Replacement cattle 76 82 109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and 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
323 323 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,106 —
395 395 5 343.00 $343.00 $1,355 —
450 450 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,418 —
505 505 4 308.00 $308.00 $1,555 +4.29
570 value added 570 18 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 —
692 value added 692 27 256.00 $256.00 $1,772 —
700–713 703 15 245.00–250.00 $248.99 $1,750 +0.99
755–783 768 11 240.50–250.00 $245.60 $1,886 -3.15
828 value added 828 63 253.75 $253.75 $2,101 —
875 875 8 235.00 $235.00 $2,056 —
1026 1026 3 215.00 $215.00 $2,206 —
1090 value added 1090 25 196.00 $196.00 $2,136 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–573 572 8 271.00–290.00 $280.52 $1,605 —
602 602 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,656 —
740 740 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 320.00 $320.00 $922 —
349 349 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,050 +0.69
405–439 428 12 296.00–300.00 $298.74 $1,279 +6.24
466 466 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,351 -3.00
500–526 519 15 263.00–274.50 $271.55 $1,409 -2.45
572 572 11 256.00 $256.00 $1,464 -8.90
619–620 619 20 243.50–252.50 $249.35 $1,543 -0.65
641 value added 641 6 274.50 $274.50 $1,760 —
679 679 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,582 -7.67
720 720 17 231.00 $231.00 $1,663 -3.62
769 769 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,730 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 265.00 $265.00 $920 —
380–393 392 10 252.50–275.00 $254.68 $998 -5.19
480 480 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,243 +1.72
518–520 519 12 239.00–251.00 $242.01 $1,256 -10.49
560 560 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,254 -27.00
757 757 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,703 —
826 826 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,735 -11.00
903 903 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,625 —
950 950 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 271 5 317.50–330.00 $322.94 $875 —
338 338 3 335.00–340.00 $338.33 $1,144 +28.33
417 417 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,343 -20.50
457 457 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,371 -19.50
521 521 17 282.00 $282.00 $1,469 -3.50
566 566 9 267.00 $267.00 $1,511 —
621 621 9 259.50 $259.50 $1,611 +5.00
725–740 727 18 231.00–242.00 $240.76 $1,750 +1.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 310.00 $310.00 $936 —
415–435 430 4 210.00–270.00 $224.48 $965 -67.52
520–528 525 3 261.00–267.00 $265.02 $1,391 +5.66
573 573 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,381 -25.00
638 638 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,493 —
815 815 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,785 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,080 —
900–1530 1242 80-85% 33 124.00–144.00 $136.62 $1,697 —
1295–1475 1385 80-85% 11 147.00–160.00 $149.06 $2,064 +3.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1442–1800 1493 75-80% 7 144.00–150.00 $145.03 $2,165 —
1688 1688 75-80% 1 136.50 $136.50 $2,304 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 2 111.00–116.00 $113.50 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,856 —
1290–2000 1634 6 156.00–170.50 $167.03 $2,729 —
1500–2265 1895 4 172.00–186.00 $179.21 $3,396 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 890.00 $890.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630 630 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,071

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1600 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,225.00–1,825.00 $1,456.67
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–800 775 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.81 —
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
700–875 809 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,720.00 $1,632.43 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00 $1,775.00 -563.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1250–1365 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,090.00 $3,043.02 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068 1068 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,666 —

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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.