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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 20, 2024

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.34/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 831 lb · 58 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.40/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 412 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.79/cwt -15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 561 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 754 647 575
Feeder cattle 669 539 397
Slaughter cattle 64 66 137
Replacement cattle 21 42 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers 500 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers 500 lbs and over sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Plain quality feeders and/or fleshy feeders sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower in some instances. Considerable declines in the CME cattle futures pressured the market down and lowered demand for feeders. Slaughter cows 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
325 325 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 —
387 387 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,111 —
451–456 455 16 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 —
506 506 15 295.00 $295.00 $1,493 +18.00
555–560 559 18 262.50–265.00 $263.05 $1,470 -23.45
600–643 619 21 248.00–259.00 $253.14 $1,567 -6.86
700 700 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,687 -2.00
704 value added 704 16 238.00 $238.00 $1,676 —
753 753 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,739 —
831 value added 831 55 231.50 $231.50 $1,924 —
833 833 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,741 -24.00
1003 value added 1003 20 211.00 $211.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 285.00 $285.00 $998 —
465 465 1 195.00 $195.00 $907 -10.00
500–506 503 13 260.00–278.00 $269.75 $1,357 —
658 658 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,513 —
805 805 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,795 —
885 885 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 250.00 $250.00 $705 —
359 359 7 260.00 $260.00 $933 —
405–423 412 29 262.00–270.00 $265.40 $1,093 -4.60
473 473 19 252.00 $252.00 $1,192 -9.00
510 510 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,255 -20.00
556–564 561 23 231.00–242.00 $236.79 $1,328 -15.21
613 613 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,398 -2.00
779 779 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,714 —
894 894 14 206.50 $206.50 $1,846 -23.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 1 250.00 $250.00 $630 —
340 340 1 227.00 $227.00 $772 -47.41
412–415 414 9 230.00–241.00 $232.43 $962 -8.57
500–548 525 17 218.00–230.00 $219.68 $1,153 -8.57
600 600 8 213.00–220.00 $219.13 $1,315 —
670 670 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,447 +24.00
714 714 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,499 -7.00
795 795 22 219.50 $219.50 $1,745 +16.50
841 841 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,783 +22.00
957 957 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,675 —
1048 1048 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,981 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 282.50 $282.50 $828 -11.50
363 363 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,035 -3.00
408 408 20 280.00 $280.00 $1,142 -15.00
450 450 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 —
547 547 15 249.00 $249.00 $1,362 -10.88
552 552 9 252.00 $252.00 $1,391 -5.50
616 616 11 234.00 $234.00 $1,441 -4.50
700 700 13 217.50 $217.50 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 11 230.50–280.00 $253.00 $1,012 -11.56
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 +13.65
529 529 18 214.00 $214.00 $1,132 —
600–614 609 13 205.00–234.00 $217.64 $1,325 —
823 823 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,646 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1300 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,200.00–2,425.00 $2,321.37 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112 1112 80-85% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,401 —
1245 1245 80-85% 1 150.50 $150.50 $1,874 —
930–1447 1306 80-85% 24 132.00–147.25 $143.63 $1,876 +4.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–912 906 85-90% 2 106.00–116.00 $111.03 $1,006 —
910 910 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1435 1323 75-80% 2 138.00–140.00 $138.91 $1,838 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $1,644 —
1200–1974 1721 8 165.00–184.50 $174.74 $3,007 —
1900–2000 1950 2 188.00–190.00 $189.03 $3,686 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–1010 857 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 118.00–156.00 $133.54 $1,144

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1150–1234 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00–2,100.00 $1,676.97
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,995.00 $1,995.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1066 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,457.22

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.