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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.46/cwt +27.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 824 lb · 82 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.40/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,036/hd at 782 lb · 68 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.75/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,349/hd at 874 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 896 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–378 375 17 405.00–410.00 $405.55 $1,521 +5.55
432 432 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,534 -28.00
463–482 467 17 365.00–370.00 $368.79 $1,722 +8.23
508 508 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,732 +7.28
523–527 value added 524 20 347.00–355.00 $352.99 $1,850 +2.99
578 578 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,786 -21.00
572–591 value added 579 14 331.00–344.00 $335.74 $1,944 —
600–615 605 12 328.00–346.00 $339.90 $2,056 +28.90
648 value added 648 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,171 —
659 value added 659 13 351.00 $351.00 $2,313 +28.17
724–748 738 16 270.00–275.00 $272.15 $2,008 +12.15
756 756 9 278.50 $278.50 $2,105 —
818 818 15 263.00 $263.00 $2,151 +0.50
874 874 48 268.75 $268.75 $2,349 —
944 944 26 258.50 $258.50 $2,440 —
965 value added 965 8 260.25 $260.25 $2,511 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,620 —
533 533 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,506 -6.50
651–657 652 23 301.00–312.00 $303.41 $1,978 +59.15
958 958 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,964 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 11 347.00 $347.00 $1,249 -3.00
420–425 421 21 317.00–325.00 $323.46 $1,362 -2.36
453–494 460 39 317.50–319.00 $318.71 $1,466 +9.71
501–517 value added 511 13 315.00–343.00 $325.56 $1,664 —
525 525 13 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 +3.94
553–570 560 33 309.00–319.00 $314.68 $1,762 +24.68
603–634 626 27 281.75–289.00 $284.09 $1,778 +30.09
670–675 value added 673 23 271.50–282.50 $276.26 $1,859 +12.01
713–747 732 14 244.00–252.00 $248.66 $1,820 -6.18
753 753 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,905 +9.00
785 value added 785 61 261.25 $261.25 $2,051 —
808–829 value added 824 82 255.75–262.00 $259.46 $2,138 —
862 862 5 251.50 $251.50 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,077 —
320 320 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 +10.00
434 434 14 322.00 $322.00 $1,397 +26.73
581 581 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,516 —
606 606 15 271.00 $271.00 $1,642 -10.00
695 695 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,605 —
820 820 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,702 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,128 —
297 297 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,084 —
333 333 13 385.00 $385.00 $1,282 —
355–388 376 5 375.00–425.00 $394.54 $1,483 —
422 422 17 372.00 $372.00 $1,570 +2.29
475–489 481 21 346.00–370.00 $356.46 $1,715 +10.46
508–518 516 16 290.00–330.00 $322.62 $1,665 -3.38
569 569 10 317.50 $317.50 $1,807 +9.50
632 632 10 287.00 $287.00 $1,814 +6.00
700–728 706 13 260.00–273.00 $269.91 $1,906 +24.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 280.00–295.00 $287.50 $862 —
475 475 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 —
575–578 577 3 271.00–275.00 $272.33 $1,571 -8.67
640 640 2 284.00 $284.00 $1,818 —
705 705 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,643 —
842 842 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,937 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1214–1580 1269 80-85% 24 127.00–146.00 $131.39 $1,667 +0.82
1145–1450 1279 80-85% 5 90.00–125.00 $113.60 $1,453 -16.97
1234–1408 1308 80-85% 4 140.00–168.00 $152.74 $1,998 +2.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1403 1403 75-80% 6 152.00 $152.00 $2,133 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,210 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 —
950–1135 1060 85-90% 4 106.00–116.00 $110.89 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1585 1485 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,153 —
1300–2185 1769 9 150.00–166.00 $157.62 $2,788 -9.19
1765–2115 1873 9 163.00–175.00 $168.33 $3,153 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1085 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 134.00–165.00 $150.13 $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 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
914 914 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1005–1200 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,610.00–1,875.00 $1,754.22
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1065–1402 1234 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,210.00 $2,119.07
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,395.00 $2,395.00
1000–1450 1279 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,795.00–2,625.00 $2,191.70

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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) 3 1,425.00–1,870.00 $1,573.33
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,920.00 $1,920.00
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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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
1000–1060 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00–1,900.00 $1,661.67 —
1150–1210 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–2,575.00 $2,524.23 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.