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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $300.35/cwt +24.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 562 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.61/cwt +14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 476 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.04/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 619 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 693 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 +22.50
470–484 474 16 342.50–350.00 $344.42 $1,633 -3.58
478 value added 478 13 385.00 $385.00 $1,840 —
500 value added 500 10 323.00 $323.00 $1,615 —
518 518 13 331.00 $331.00 $1,715 +12.81
569 569 14 317.00 $317.00 $1,804 +14.00
612 value added 612 7 321.00 $321.00 $1,965 +10.00
621–623 622 20 301.00–309.00 $306.21 $1,905 —
685 685 9 290.50 $290.50 $1,990 -1.10
701 701 8 264.00 $264.00 $1,851 +2.00
800–812 805 24 264.00–269.00 $267.11 $2,150 —
960 960 9 239.00 $239.00 $2,294 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 353.00 $353.00 $1,412 —
670 670 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,842 -4.00
700–720 715 8 220.00–278.00 $263.80 $1,886 —
774–786 778 22 252.00–263.00 $258.96 $2,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 8 371.00 $371.00 $1,024 —
353 353 16 351.00 $351.00 $1,239 -24.00
420 420 24 325.00 $325.00 $1,365 +12.50
463 463 24 310.00 $310.00 $1,435 +9.00
516–544 524 26 291.00–305.00 $294.92 $1,545 +14.56
562 value added 562 22 303.50 $303.50 $1,706 +18.00
562 562 18 296.50 $296.50 $1,666 +33.00
636–637 636 17 243.50–275.00 $252.77 $1,608 +17.77
668 668 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,750 +4.00
717 717 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,828 +13.45
901 901 8 222.50 $222.50 $2,005 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 +6.46
385 385 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,116 ±0.00
400–419 413 9 307.00 $307.00 $1,268 +5.17
520–533 522 18 260.00–294.00 $286.14 $1,494 +31.32
578–592 581 11 235.00–260.00 $255.36 $1,484 +17.36
635–641 639 9 245.00–258.00 $249.31 $1,593 +14.31
700–724 716 6 226.00–239.00 $234.76 $1,681 -0.24
750 750 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 -5.00
859 859 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,855 —
1108 1108 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,994 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 370.00 $370.00 $999 —
303 303 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,136 +80.00
358 358 13 395.00 $395.00 $1,414 +102.50
417 417 8 384.00 $384.00 $1,601 +38.50
474 474 21 330.00 $330.00 $1,564 +5.50
513 513 8 321.00 $321.00 $1,647 +16.00
575 575 19 305.00 $305.00 $1,754 +20.00
623 623 11 283.00 $283.00 $1,763 +11.00
725 725 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 281 5 315.00–340.00 $330.21 $928 +30.21
325 325 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,170 +85.00
385 385 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 +160.00
418–438 428 4 296.00–300.00 $297.95 $1,275 -30.05
478 478 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,463 +16.00
538 538 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,426 +10.33
626–646 636 20 233.00–241.00 $236.94 $1,507 -1.06
665 665 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,742 +30.00
700 700 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,491 —
910 910 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,729 -16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1370 1215 80-85% 7 96.00–118.00 $111.28 $1,352 -1.44
1110–1465 1326 80-85% 56 121.00–136.00 $130.73 $1,733 —
1265–1550 1493 80-85% 5 139.50–143.00 $140.09 $2,092 -6.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1075 940 85-90% 3 80.00–81.00 $80.38 $756 +1.42
910–980 945 85-90% 2 110.00–120.00 $115.19 $1,089 +36.23
870–1085 989 85-90% 8 84.00–101.00 $94.88 $938 -3.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1700 1363 4 137.00–149.00 $141.33 $1,926 +4.65
1575 1575 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,756 —
1210–2185 1720 13 151.00–163.00 $157.28 $2,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,170.00 $2,170.00
980–1110 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,898.54
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1200–1250 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,950.00 $1,722.97
1165–1500 1308 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,330.00 $2,158.25
1300–1365 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,010.00–2,050.00 $2,030.49
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.