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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 22, 2024

1,060 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.72/cwt ≈ $1,733/hd at 717 lb · 71 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.00/cwt ≈ $1,858/hd at 826 lb · 66 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.85/cwt ≈ $2,165/hd at 926 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,060 748 702
Feeder cattle 881 585 597
Slaughter cattle 126 69 90
Replacement cattle 53 94 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher .Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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
440 440 9 277.00 $277.00 $1,219 —
520–544 528 35 270.00–279.00 $273.37 $1,443 -3.01
563–570 569 17 260.00–265.00 $260.87 $1,484 -12.78
573 value added 573 9 268.50 $268.50 $1,539 —
621 621 27 250.00 $250.00 $1,552 -14.00
657–681 668 23 254.00–260.00 $257.80 $1,722 +4.80
700 value added 700 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,743 +0.32
700–737 716 16 233.50–241.00 $237.62 $1,701 +10.12
802 value added 802 49 241.75 $241.75 $1,939 +1.25
865 value added 865 31 230.25 $230.25 $1,992 —
872 872 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,936 -11.25
926 value added 926 54 233.85 $233.85 $2,165 —
950 950 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,004 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,128 +3.50
551 551 10 234.25 $234.25 $1,291 —
630 630 4 235.50 $235.50 $1,484 +14.00
671 671 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,644 —
700 700 13 234.50 $234.50 $1,642 -2.08
835 835 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,712 —

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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 3 287.00 $287.00 $827 —
337 337 12 279.00 $279.00 $940 —
418 value added 418 8 263.50 $263.50 $1,101 —
446 446 11 251.00 $251.00 $1,119 -8.50
473 473 24 245.00 $245.00 $1,159 -5.00
521 521 36 240.00 $240.00 $1,250 -10.25
539 value added 539 17 253.00 $253.00 $1,364 —
563 563 15 232.50 $232.50 $1,309 -1.39
623–631 629 26 224.50–230.00 $226.18 $1,423 -3.82
715 value added 715 65 244.00 $244.00 $1,745 —
740 740 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,606 —
826 value added 826 66 225.00 $225.00 $1,858 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 230.00 $230.00 $706 —
435–446 440 6 217.50–240.00 $235.91 $1,038 +17.72
491 491 9 239.50 $239.50 $1,176 —
500–535 504 10 227.00–231.50 $231.02 $1,164 +11.01
550–578 567 17 210.00–238.50 $229.68 $1,302 +39.80
628 628 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,344 —
650–684 680 9 210.00–221.00 $219.83 $1,495 —
705–733 724 3 197.00–205.00 $202.40 $1,465 +8.81
991 991 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,467 -49.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,042 +6.68
422 422 15 275.00 $275.00 $1,160 ±0.00
468 468 13 266.00 $266.00 $1,245 -4.46
523 523 23 252.00 $252.00 $1,318 -3.50
564 564 11 245.50 $245.50 $1,385 -6.50
627 627 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,467 +10.00
722 722 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,588 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,030 +81.00
455–491 486 7 224.00–242.50 $240.02 $1,166 —
522 522 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,195 +8.50
627–630 628 7 215.00–226.00 $218.15 $1,370 -6.85
725 725 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,530 —
795 795 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,550 —
822 822 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,422 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1345 1129 80-85% 7 105.00–110.00 $107.31 $1,212 —
950–1680 1316 80-85% 52 114.00–128.00 $122.78 $1,616 —
1150–1665 1378 80-85% 7 131.50–141.50 $135.97 $1,874 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1820 1438 75-80% 14 116.00–125.50 $121.59 $1,748 -6.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–900 892 85-90% 3 110.00–111.50 $110.50 $986 —
910 910 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $728 -22.16
900–1165 1051 85-90% 5 88.00–108.00 $99.42 $1,045 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1575 1315 6 138.00–149.50 $144.87 $1,905 —
900–2050 1468 6 146.50–156.50 $152.60 $2,240 —
2100–2215 2158 2 161.00–162.50 $161.77 $3,491 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–950 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 125.00–140.00 $132.62 $1,240

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
975–1125 1061 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1020–1125 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,750.00 $1,678.67
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1200–1325 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,610.00–1,825.00 $1,722.82
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,570.00 $1,570.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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.