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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.38/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 634 lb · 121 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.25/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 824 lb · 63 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.25/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 884 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 866 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 404.00 $404.00 $1,495 -1.55
470 470 16 375.00 $375.00 $1,762 +6.21
483 value added 483 10 385.50 $385.50 $1,862 —
515–530 value added 517 26 373.00–375.00 $373.32 $1,930 +20.33
552 value added 552 5 359.00 $359.00 $1,982 +23.26
592 592 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,894 +11.00
618–620 618 22 305.00 $305.00 $1,885 -34.90
681 681 14 303.00 $303.00 $2,063 —
700 value added 700 24 314.75 $314.75 $2,203 —
747 747 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,980 -7.15
779 779 8 271.00 $271.00 $2,111 -7.50
814 value added 814 15 275.50 $275.50 $2,243 —
817 817 11 260.00 $260.00 $2,124 -3.00
884 value added 884 60 265.25 $265.25 $2,345 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,411 —
515 515 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,658 +39.50
620 620 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,767 —
662 662 5 240.50 $240.50 $1,592 -62.91
915–922 921 6 225.00–230.00 $225.83 $2,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 310.00 $310.00 $902 —
342 342 15 354.00 $354.00 $1,211 —
417–420 418 25 329.00–333.00 $330.13 $1,380 +6.67
456 456 20 339.00 $339.00 $1,546 +20.29
513–545 521 29 304.00–307.00 $306.24 $1,596 -3.76
552–562 555 31 295.00–310.00 $302.42 $1,678 -12.26
624 624 17 269.00 $269.00 $1,679 -15.09
625–648 value added 636 104 291.75–297.75 $295.04 $1,876 —
657 657 13 273.50 $273.50 $1,797 —
668 value added 668 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,987 +21.24
748 value added 748 15 258.00 $258.00 $1,930 —
766 value added 766 28 254.75 $254.75 $1,951 -6.50
767 767 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,933 -1.00
824 value added 824 63 257.25 $257.25 $2,120 -2.21
868 868 4 225.50 $225.50 $1,957 -26.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–357 356 6 305.00–327.50 $323.81 $1,153 —
409 409 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,186 -32.00
515–527 524 4 285.00–287.50 $285.61 $1,497 —
550–569 565 5 210.00–271.00 $259.13 $1,464 -1.87
672–678 675 11 262.00–276.00 $269.61 $1,820 +38.61
700 700 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 —
989–992 991 16 210.00–307.00 $276.75 $2,743 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289–295 290 8 395.00–415.00 $412.45 $1,196 +47.45
310 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 +15.00
350 fancy 350 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
366 366 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,556 +30.46
405 405 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,580 +18.00
463 463 16 343.00 $343.00 $1,588 -13.46
500 500 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,655 +8.38
554–556 555 13 322.00–330.00 $326.31 $1,811 +8.81
634 634 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,870 +8.00
703 703 2 263.50 $263.50 $1,852 -6.41
868 868 2 238.00 $238.00 $2,066 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 —
355 355 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,384 —
400–413 409 3 310.00–317.50 $315.05 $1,289 —
450–455 452 6 310.00–347.50 $328.68 $1,486 +48.68
535 535 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,552 —
568 568 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,687 +24.67
630 630 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,493 -47.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1530 1186 80-85% 10 88.00–121.00 $112.06 $1,329 —
1025–1610 1320 80-85% 25 125.00–147.00 $133.75 $1,766 -18.99
1300–1565 1422 80-85% 3 155.00–169.00 $161.24 $2,293 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1105 981 85-90% 4 70.00–85.00 $77.26 $758 —
900–1175 1016 85-90% 8 90.00–110.00 $100.00 $1,016 -20.00
904–1135 1056 85-90% 3 113.00–119.00 $115.72 $1,222 +4.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1550 1517 75-80% 9 127.00–140.00 $138.81 $2,106 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,601 +23.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1655 1437 3 117.00–152.00 $129.16 $1,856 —
1180–2280 1685 12 151.00–168.00 $160.40 $2,703 —
1745–2275 2002 6 171.00–181.00 $175.11 $3,506 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
912–1010 972 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 154.00–183.00 $168.47 $1,638

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1100–1250 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,696.81
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00
1085–1375 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,025.00–2,225.00 $2,136.79
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,910.00 $1,910.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.