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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.00/cwt ≈ $2,235/hd at 863 lb · 68 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.25/cwt +10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 804 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.37/cwt +17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 567 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 762 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
372 372 8 441.00 $441.00 $1,641 +2.00
444 444 10 397.00 $397.00 $1,763 —
500 value added 500 10 367.50 $367.50 $1,838 +14.55
537 537 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,885 +30.47
554–592 value added 566 39 360.00–363.50 $362.24 $2,050 —
568 568 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,931 +1.19
603–642 632 22 310.50–330.00 $314.90 $1,990 +4.90
658 658 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,987 +15.73
713 713 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,068 +10.00
727 value added 727 12 300.00 $300.00 $2,181 -0.50
902 902 8 244.50 $244.50 $2,205 +14.50
1049 1049 6 214.00 $214.00 $2,245 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,534 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 346 8 343.50–350.00 $345.10 $1,194 -14.90
355 355 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,384 +45.00
405 value added 405 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,458 —
444 444 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,554 +9.98
478 478 13 341.00 $341.00 $1,630 +11.48
513 513 17 325.00 $325.00 $1,667 +11.29
514 value added 514 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,773 +6.00
567–595 580 33 306.50–315.50 $311.30 $1,806 +10.30
585 value added 585 5 307.50 $307.50 $1,799 —
627 627 14 302.50 $302.50 $1,897 +42.07
642 value added 642 35 318.00 $318.00 $2,042 —
650 650 6 293.00 $293.00 $1,904 —
715 value added 715 17 304.75 $304.75 $2,179 +44.25
804 value added 804 62 264.25 $264.25 $2,125 +10.26
863 value added 863 68 259.00 $259.00 $2,235 —
1052 1052 6 210.00 $210.00 $2,209 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 3 333.50 $333.50 $954 —
330 330 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,138 —
445 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 -59.00
470 470 9 333.00 $333.00 $1,565 +18.00
500 500 7 319.00 $319.00 $1,595 —
558–590 576 14 270.00–297.50 $288.21 $1,660 —
624–644 632 20 282.00–287.00 $284.04 $1,795 +26.04
671 671 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,617 —
729 729 16 266.00–272.50 $268.44 $1,957 —
795 795 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,463 —
808–825 812 14 210.00–244.00 $235.04 $1,909 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 10 447.50 $447.50 $1,598 +32.50
417 417 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,668 +20.01
472 472 16 370.50 $370.50 $1,749 -1.65
518 518 16 350.00 $350.00 $1,813 -2.50
568 568 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,931 +4.00
632 632 18 301.00 $301.00 $1,902 +16.00
720 720 15 272.00 $272.00 $1,958 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 434.25 $434.25 $1,563 —
450 450 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1310 1119 80-85% 4 157.00–163.00 $159.36 $1,783 —
975–1400 1144 80-85% 5 110.00–131.00 $122.33 $1,399 —
1000–1465 1266 80-85% 36 134.00–155.00 $145.06 $1,836 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 -27.00
977–1080 1019 85-90% 3 105.00–127.00 $118.25 $1,205 +0.25
1050–1053 1053 85-90% 10 131.00–136.00 $131.50 $1,385 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1579–1650 1588 75-80% 8 150.00–159.50 $158.27 $2,513 —
1795 1795 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1785 1663 2 159.00–163.00 $161.15 $2,680 —
1000–2621 1880 9 177.00–192.50 $183.85 $3,456 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1100–1210 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,250.00 $2,035.71
1175–1265 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,025.00–2,475.00 $2,241.70
1250–1425 1362 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,550.00 $2,359.79
1750 1750 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–875 864 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,070.00–2,450.00 $2,230.17
875–1025 909 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,950.00–2,350.00 $2,121.31
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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 2 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,500.00 —
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1285–1365 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–3,050.00 $2,836.46 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.