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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.17/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 625 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.00/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 619 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $306.65/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 508 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 694 710 637
Feeder cattle 532 545 496
Slaughter cattle 108 89 87
Replacement cattle 54 76 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 337.00 $337.00 $954 —
377 377 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,244 -13.00
433–449 443 15 320.00 $320.00 $1,418 —
460 460 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,527 +17.00
500–519 508 22 302.00–310.00 $306.65 $1,558 -1.35
571 value added 571 7 295.50 $295.50 $1,687 -4.50
583 583 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,685 —
619 619 23 278.00 $278.00 $1,721 —
700 700 18 253.00 $253.00 $1,771 +4.01
1133 1133 11 196.00 $196.00 $2,221 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 9 291.00 $291.00 $1,542 —
590 590 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,516 -23.52
637 637 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,828 +12.00
695 695 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,724 —
1001 1001 3 202.00 $202.00 $2,022 —
1078–1082 1078 52 200.00–204.50 $204.33 $2,203 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,009 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 290.00 $290.00 $812 -30.00
385 385 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,159 —
418 418 11 301.00 $301.00 $1,258 +2.26
461 461 11 294.00 $294.00 $1,355 +4.00
518 518 13 277.00 $277.00 $1,435 +5.45
563 563 11 258.50 $258.50 $1,455 +2.50
606–636 624 54 244.50–254.00 $245.87 $1,534 -3.48
629 value added 629 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,692 -5.50
726 726 20 233.00 $233.00 $1,692 +2.00
773 773 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,793 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 252.50 $252.50 $795 -12.50
424 424 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,094 —
492–494 493 15 258.00–277.00 $271.92 $1,341 +12.92
528–532 531 14 253.50–263.00 $256.88 $1,364 +14.87
612 612 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,475 —
653 653 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,508 —
700 700 11 228.00 $228.00 $1,596 —
774 774 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,734 -1.00
894 894 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,265 —
468 468 13 310.00 $310.00 $1,451 +10.00
515 515 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 +8.00
561 561 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,515 +3.00
630 630 21 251.50 $251.50 $1,584 -8.00
703 703 10 236.00 $236.00 $1,659 -4.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
605 605 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,458 +7.00
753–796 782 6 202.00–210.00 $207.43 $1,622 —
895 895 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,826 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1500 1213 80-85% 51 119.00–139.50 $134.85 $1,636 -1.77
1190–1305 1247 80-85% 3 143.50–145.50 $144.53 $1,802 +7.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308–1650 1374 75-80% 7 141.00–145.00 $142.28 $1,955 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1055 958 85-90% 6 97.00–117.50 $111.31 $1,066 —
965 965 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1255 1190 2 152.00–156.00 $153.89 $1,831 -6.11
1460–2020 1761 10 168.00–177.50 $173.15 $3,049 —
1965–2000 1983 2 183.00–184.50 $183.76 $3,644 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1100 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 126.00–150.00 $138.90 $1,310

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,810.00 $1,810.00
1200–1400 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,847.69
1750 1750 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —
1116–1200 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,192.75 —
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,935.00 $1,935.00 —
1200–1550 1394 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,985.00–2,475.00 $2,225.81 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.