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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.92/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 575 lb · 72 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.42/cwt ≈ $2,403/hd at 854 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.13/cwt +17.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 677 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 796 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–491 469 21 375.00–395.00 $387.03 $1,815 +3.83
515 515 12 363.00 $363.00 $1,869 +11.00
568–586 value added 577 12 362.00–364.00 $362.98 $2,094 —
578 578 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,994 +19.33
609–632 622 29 313.50–330.00 $322.48 $2,006 +12.48
659–668 665 23 316.00–325.00 $318.71 $2,119 +3.71
684 value added 684 38 340.25 $340.25 $2,327 —
703 703 3 291.00 $291.00 $2,046 —
707 value added 707 30 318.50 $318.50 $2,252 —
847 value added 847 33 284.25 $284.25 $2,408 —
852 value added 852 62 283.75 $283.75 $2,418 —
865 865 10 267.00 $267.00 $2,310 —
984 value added 984 15 245.00 $245.00 $2,411 —
990 990 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,346 —
1014 1014 6 241.00 $241.00 $2,444 —
1059 value added 1059 32 250.00 $250.00 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,354 —
574 574 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,952 +33.00
625 625 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 —
654 654 7 288.50 $288.50 $1,887 -2.50
940 940 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,880 —
1010–1040 1030 3 195.00–200.00 $196.63 $2,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,083 —
355–370 360 9 352.50–377.00 $360.89 $1,299 -4.11
419 419 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,446 +5.00
475 value added 475 13 361.00 $361.00 $1,715 —
479 479 7 348.00 $348.00 $1,667 +9.00
507 value added 507 20 353.50 $353.50 $1,792 —
508 508 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,636 -13.68
557–581 575 72 312.00–328.00 $319.92 $1,840 +15.81
637 637 17 285.00 $285.00 $1,815 —
660 660 12 295.50 $295.50 $1,950 +13.50
676 value added 676 21 300.50 $300.50 $2,031 —
705 705 11 284.00 $284.00 $2,002 +13.50
767 value added 767 38 278.00 $278.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 5 444.00 $444.00 $1,035 —
332 332 7 357.00 $357.00 $1,185 —
350–375 367 3 315.00–335.00 $328.64 $1,206 —
424 424 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,463 +15.00
463–493 482 16 302.50–345.00 $322.60 $1,555 +15.17
503–530 510 4 307.00–310.00 $307.78 $1,570 +7.78
723 723 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,822 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,226 —
350 fancy 350 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,505 —
363 363 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,497 -17.50
413 413 6 401.00 $401.00 $1,656 -4.00
482 482 5 371.00 $371.00 $1,788 -2.00
505 505 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,793 +5.00
635 635 13 306.00 $306.00 $1,943 -0.50
690 690 7 278.00 $278.00 $1,918 —
719 719 16 293.00 $293.00 $2,107 +33.00
810 810 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 399.00 $399.00 $1,444 —
478–488 481 7 330.00–355.00 $347.75 $1,673 —
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 -37.95
600 600 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,788 +29.00
802 802 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,624 -27.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1145 1083 80-85% 4 125.00–135.00 $129.65 $1,404 —
1135–1650 1342 80-85% 37 141.00–157.00 $151.73 $2,036 -11.63
1165–1605 1379 80-85% 8 161.00–174.00 $166.47 $2,296 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
800–1020 910 85-90% 2 127.00–129.00 $127.88 $1,164 +42.88
975 975 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1383 3 174.00–186.00 $180.17 $2,492 —
1750–1895 1826 4 190.00–210.00 $199.22 $3,638 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1110 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 169.00–222.50 $194.54 $2,010

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1030–1430 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,675.00–2,600.00 $2,212.70
1325–1330 1328 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,825.00–2,200.00 $2,012.15
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,966.67

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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
950–1150 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,950.00–3,800.00 $3,194.12 —
1200–1255 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,850.00–2,950.00 $2,924.15 —
1200–1450 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.