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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 25, 2025

827 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.82/cwt +19.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 712 lb · 111 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.49/cwt +16.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,167/hd at 819 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.79/cwt +27.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 665 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 827 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,258 —
452–498 480 30 320.00 $320.00 $1,536 —
538 538 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,695 —
558–580 567 14 301.00–313.00 $307.74 $1,745 +7.74
609–648 635 22 280.00–290.00 $286.95 $1,822 +19.58
641–642 value added 642 20 300.00–304.50 $302.70 $1,943 —
658 value added 658 25 310.50 $310.50 $2,043 —
668 668 17 267.00 $267.00 $1,784 —
725–741 733 19 251.50–259.00 $255.01 $1,869 —
762–782 775 19 252.00–264.00 $259.65 $2,012 —
803–828 value added 816 62 262.75–267.50 $265.09 $2,163 —
840 840 10 260.75 $260.75 $2,190 +12.75
928 928 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,902 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 2 227.50 $227.50 $926 —
1055 1055 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,226 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,180 —
421 value added 421 25 320.00 $320.00 $1,347 —
416–447 426 17 288.00–295.00 $292.05 $1,244 +11.05
475 475 2 284.00 $284.00 $1,349 +4.00
527–535 533 26 256.00–265.50 $262.28 $1,398 -4.87
569 569 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,451 —
637–644 639 35 252.50–258.50 $256.61 $1,640 +23.61
657 value added 657 38 269.00 $269.00 $1,767 —
660–697 677 23 254.00–257.50 $255.19 $1,728 +19.19
703 value added 703 80 264.25 $264.25 $1,858 —
714–744 734 31 230.00–247.00 $241.21 $1,770 +2.96
750–758 751 23 232.50–235.00 $232.94 $1,749 —
760 value added 760 23 250.50 $250.50 $1,904 —
810–833 822 4 217.00–221.00 $219.03 $1,800 —
860 860 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,040 —
483 483 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,232 —
540 540 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,323 -11.35
568 568 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,392 —
622 622 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,462 +19.00
655 655 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,343 —
718 718 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,580 +10.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1360 1236 3 167.00–169.00 $168.04 $2,077 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,124 +51.00
360 360 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,287 —
420 420 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 —
516–542 527 21 269.50–287.50 $279.57 $1,473 -0.43
565 565 7 281.50 $281.50 $1,590 —
631 631 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,697 +22.00
716 716 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,690 —
835 835 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,144 —
634 634 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,194 —
440 440 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1355 1245 80-85% 4 125.00–129.00 $127.14 $1,583 +4.37
1270–1400 1300 80-85% 13 142.00–148.00 $145.99 $1,898 —
1165–1416 1372 80-85% 10 147.00–150.00 $147.99 $2,030 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1540 1493 75-80% 8 158.00 $158.00 $2,359 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,100 —
1450–1675 1574 75-80% 6 148.00–156.00 $151.09 $2,378 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1010 958 85-90% 2 112.00–115.00 $113.42 $1,087 —
935–980 958 85-90% 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $1,356 —
980–1030 1010 85-90% 3 119.00–125.00 $122.64 $1,239 +9.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1345 1343 2 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $2,035 —
1195–2330 1684 11 160.00–168.00 $163.17 $2,748 —
1350–2330 1685 3 171.00–181.00 $176.68 $2,977 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1500 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,175.00–2,180.00 $1,576.58
1200–1450 1339 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,275.00 $2,032.77
1230–1500 1341 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,710.00–2,000.00 $1,859.60
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.