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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.50/cwt ≈ $1,943/hd at 843 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.00/cwt -4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 530 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $215.13/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 711 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 1,066 1,043
Feeder cattle 479 877 881
Slaughter cattle 95 116 135
Replacement cattle 83 73 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower 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
461 461 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,309 —
519 519 18 263.00 $263.00 $1,365 +0.36
573 573 9 250.50 $250.50 $1,435 -9.23
608 608 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,459 -10.00
660 660 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,544 -3.50
700 700 3 230.50 $230.50 $1,614 +5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,592 +15.98
778 778 4 193.50 $193.50 $1,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 251.00 $251.00 $823 —
411 411 10 255.50 $255.50 $1,050 +4.50
456–463 460 14 243.00–245.50 $244.44 $1,124 -1.64
530 value added 530 22 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 -8.50
552 value added 552 7 240.50 $240.50 $1,328 —
569 569 8 231.50 $231.50 $1,317 -1.00
619 619 17 224.00 $224.00 $1,387 -3.16
843 value added 843 62 230.50 $230.50 $1,943 —
878 value added 878 21 216.75 $216.75 $1,903 —
915 915 12 202.00 $202.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 13 241.00 $241.00 $769 +34.00
355–391 375 8 219.00–237.00 $227.38 $853 +24.31
435 435 1 207.00 $207.00 $900 -21.35
459 459 4 215.00 $215.00 $987 ±0.00
534 534 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,218 +13.54
573 573 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,031 -21.07
623 623 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,302 -6.21
682 682 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,159 -29.00
722 722 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,502 -0.17
815 815 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,654 —
948 948 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,678 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1365 1360 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $1,829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,007 +1.00
413 413 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,074 -15.00
478 478 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,291 +2.00
506 506 10 252.00 $252.00 $1,275 +1.50
565 565 12 242.50 $242.50 $1,370 -1.00
650 650 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,479 —
700–748 711 21 215.00–215.50 $215.13 $1,530 +1.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 6 279.00 $279.00 $837 +75.00
510–520 515 8 215.50–233.00 $224.17 $1,154 +7.57
603 603 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,309 -2.00
725 725 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
774 774 9 197.00 $197.00 $1,525 —
881 881 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1100 1063 80-85% 3 95.00–112.50 $102.47 $1,089 —
1000–1482 1279 80-85% 32 106.00–126.00 $114.84 $1,469 -7.92
1324–1365 1351 80-85% 3 129.00–131.00 $129.82 $1,754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1558 1513 75-80% 11 111.50–115.50 $111.92 $1,693 -18.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–890 876 85-90% 3 50.00–60.00 $56.61 $496 —
956–1100 994 85-90% 5 94.00–101.00 $96.13 $956 +0.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,160 —
1300–2005 1773 11 148.00–158.50 $154.78 $2,744 —
1710–2065 1895 3 162.50–167.50 $164.00 $3,108 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1000 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 130.00–147.00 $139.70 $1,257
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,566

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1100–1250 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,360.00–1,875.00 $1,609.02
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,520.00 $1,520.00
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1250 1236 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,225.00–1,260.00 $1,230.50
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1050–1075 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,275.00–2,525.00 $2,338.61
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1156 1156 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,734 —

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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.