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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.81/cwt -8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 743 lb · 85 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.42/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 861 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.16/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 625 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,066 1,060 430
Feeder cattle 877 881 350
Slaughter cattle 116 126 47
Replacement cattle 73 53 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower . 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
448 448 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,254 +3.00
500–541 514 29 262.00–263.00 $262.64 $1,350 -10.73
568–583 574 42 252.00–261.75 $259.73 $1,491 -1.14
584 value added 584 14 265.00 $265.00 $1,548 -3.50
625 625 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 ±0.00
690 690 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,639 -20.30
726 726 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,634 -12.62
788 788 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,836 —
857 value added 857 46 234.25 $234.25 $2,008 +4.00
870 870 18 227.75 $227.75 $1,981 +5.75
940 value added 940 16 221.50 $221.50 $2,082 -12.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 —
593 593 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,334 —
604 604 11 243.00 $243.00 $1,468 +7.50
650–665 655 6 221.00–224.00 $222.02 $1,454 -22.98
715 715 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,523 -21.50
830 830 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,577 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 7 248.00 $248.00 $689 -39.00
366 366 8 251.00 $251.00 $919 —
428 428 18 251.00 $251.00 $1,074 ±0.00
470–490 473 32 245.50–250.00 $246.08 $1,164 +1.08
502 value added 502 6 243.50 $243.50 $1,222 —
520–534 526 45 238.00–239.50 $238.61 $1,255 -1.39
577 577 37 232.50 $232.50 $1,342 ±0.00
606–648 625 60 226.00–230.00 $227.16 $1,420 +0.98
700 700 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,491 —
749 value added 749 74 235.75 $235.75 $1,766 -8.25
766 766 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,647 —
791 value added 791 32 225.00 $225.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 207.00 $207.00 $646 -23.00
350–395 380 3 200.00–210.00 $203.07 $772 —
410–422 420 10 200.00–240.00 $228.35 $959 -7.56
485 485 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,043 -24.50
512–540 521 13 206.00–222.00 $214.46 $1,117 -16.56
560–596 582 5 190.00–208.00 $201.07 $1,170 -28.61
602–620 613 16 209.50–225.00 $215.21 $1,319 +1.21
660 660 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,313 -20.83
700–712 704 14 189.00–219.00 $208.17 $1,466 +5.77
763 763 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,595 —
850–880 865 2 180.00–194.00 $187.12 $1,619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 288.00 $288.00 $893 —
361 361 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,029 -7.00
424 424 14 275.00 $275.00 $1,166 ±0.00
464 464 16 268.00 $268.00 $1,244 +2.00
507 507 19 250.50 $250.50 $1,270 -1.50
562 562 14 243.50 $243.50 $1,368 -2.00
625 625 30 226.00 $226.00 $1,412 -8.00
714 714 15 214.00 $214.00 $1,528 -6.00
760 760 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 204.00 $204.00 $624 —
358 358 2 270.00 $270.00 $967 -1.00
515–525 521 9 210.00–225.00 $216.60 $1,128 -12.40
635 635 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,391 +0.85
673 673 6 211.50 $211.50 $1,423 —
810 810 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,580 +22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1255 1178 80-85% 2 100.00–110.00 $105.33 $1,241 —
1135–1365 1241 80-85% 7 130.00–140.00 $134.56 $1,670 —
925–1650 1291 80-85% 52 110.00–135.00 $122.76 $1,585 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1100 985 85-90% 11 90.00–116.00 $95.97 $945 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,950 —
1525–1600 1563 75-80% 2 115.00–120.00 $117.56 $1,837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1250 1225 2 134.50–144.00 $139.35 $1,707 —
1305–2180 1807 16 140.00–161.00 $154.22 $2,787 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1000–1200 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,475.00–1,770.00 $1,625.36
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00
1150–1550 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,488.38
1350–1425 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1650 1650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,940.00 $1,940.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00

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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
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1125–1350 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,050.00–2,150.00 $2,108.40 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —

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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.