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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.00/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 669 lb · 45 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,980/hd at 861 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 561 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 647 663 711
Feeder cattle 539 566 614
Slaughter cattle 66 53 77
Replacement cattle 42 44 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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
430 430 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,320 +0.53
504 value added 504 11 286.50 $286.50 $1,444 -1.75
519 519 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,438 +1.10
587 587 7 286.50 $286.50 $1,682 +5.50
607 607 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,578 +8.00
673–678 674 11 255.00–260.50 $259.49 $1,749 —
730 730 13 243.00 $243.00 $1,774 +7.50
818 818 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,906 —
881 881 5 227.00 $227.00 $2,000 —
978 978 2 212.00 $212.00 $2,073 —
1047 1047 41 195.00 $195.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 205.00 $205.00 $933 -32.50
585 585 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,199 -58.00
730 730 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,504 —
946 946 11 196.00 $196.00 $1,854 —
970–981 976 2 198.00–216.00 $206.95 $2,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 273.00 $273.00 $953 —
421 421 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,137 -3.00
463 463 11 261.00 $261.00 $1,208 -5.93
508 508 22 266.00 $266.00 $1,351 -1.00
561 561 27 252.00 $252.00 $1,414 +2.00
618 value added 618 8 239.50 $239.50 $1,480 —
629 629 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,447 -12.55
665 665 13 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 +0.30
670 value added 670 32 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 —
765 value added 765 27 235.00 $235.00 $1,798 -5.00
804–820 808 13 226.00–233.00 $229.48 $1,854 +25.48
861 861 38 230.00 $230.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 310 5 220.00–290.00 $274.41 $851 +69.41
377 377 3 203.00 $203.00 $765 -31.06
433 433 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,044 +10.00
450 450 3 221.00 $221.00 $994 -19.00
504–540 519 10 220.00–248.00 $228.25 $1,185 +8.96
560–585 568 3 216.00–228.00 $220.12 $1,250 —
688 688 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,321 -33.00
716 716 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,554 +10.00
792 792 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,608 —
831 831 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,579 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 294.00 $294.00 $782 —
355 355 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,022 +3.00
413 413 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,218 -22.00
522–547 533 14 254.00–264.50 $259.88 $1,385 -8.12
562 562 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,447 +14.00
641 641 13 238.50 $238.50 $1,529 +8.50
681 681 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,505 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 270.00 $270.00 $824 —
425–430 428 2 254.00–275.00 $264.56 $1,132 +36.25
458–477 469 7 226.00–241.00 $236.35 $1,108 +9.35
560–585 575 5 223.00–231.00 $229.04 $1,317 —
800 800 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1550 1326 80-85% 24 130.00–146.00 $139.53 $1,850 —
1215–1560 1329 80-85% 9 149.00–159.00 $153.47 $2,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212 1212 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,818 —
1340–1510 1366 75-80% 9 141.00–144.00 $143.30 $1,957 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1050 1030 85-90% 2 123.00–130.00 $126.43 $1,302 —
1100–1200 1150 85-90% 2 98.00–102.00 $100.09 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1600 1473 2 132.00–150.00 $141.78 $2,088 —
1750–2000 1881 4 160.00–173.00 $167.56 $3,152 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,875

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1125 1031 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,320.00–1,350.00 $1,341.82
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1300–1400 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,555.56
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
889 889 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,910.00 $1,910.00 —

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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.