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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 17, 2025

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.25/cwt ≈ $2,490/hd at 785 lb · 67 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.47/cwt -16.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 837 lb · 59 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $286.50/cwt -14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,664/hd at 930 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 814 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,579 -25.00
410 value added 410 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,732 -2.50
455 455 17 385.00 $385.00 $1,752 -1.00
500–510 506 10 350.00–356.00 $353.63 $1,789 -21.37
513 value added 513 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,949 —
550–581 558 31 356.00–360.00 $358.93 $2,003 +7.60
600–621 612 13 326.00–334.00 $329.02 $2,014 +8.02
704–730 713 20 311.00–317.00 $314.85 $2,245 +6.85
708–726 value added 714 36 324.50–328.50 $326.46 $2,331 -4.76
785 value added 785 67 317.25 $317.25 $2,490 —
823 823 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,222 -44.85
893 value added 893 52 287.75 $287.75 $2,570 -7.00
930 value added 930 57 286.50 $286.50 $2,664 -17.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 381.00 $381.00 $1,795 —
528 528 8 252.50 $252.50 $1,333 -60.92
618 618 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,922 —
735 735 3 303.00 $303.00 $2,227 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 9 318.00 $318.00 $1,908 —
908 908 3 239.50 $239.50 $2,175 —

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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 9 402.50 $402.50 $1,449 +19.35
410–414 411 15 387.50–392.50 $390.82 $1,606 +8.82
464–468 466 20 355.00–356.00 $355.55 $1,657 -4.45
508–547 524 51 320.00–353.00 $344.44 $1,805 -5.66
565 565 10 325.00 $325.00 $1,836 -1.60
567 value added 567 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,899 -10.00
625 625 11 301.50 $301.50 $1,884 -7.50
665 665 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 -29.00
805–819 807 6 249.00–267.00 $263.96 $2,130 —
840 value added 840 53 279.00 $279.00 $2,344 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 —
427 427 4 339.00 $339.00 $1,448 -23.50
550–572 568 11 287.50–300.00 $297.98 $1,693 +17.98
622–640 629 18 220.00–295.00 $273.22 $1,719 —
718 718 12 230.00–270.50 $263.75 $1,894 -14.57
768 768 18 267.00 $267.00 $2,051 —
850–885 873 3 247.00–265.00 $259.16 $2,262 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1400 1370 2 165.00–171.00 $168.07 $2,303 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,320 —
350 350 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 -5.00
418 418 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,672 +5.00
454 454 10 378.00 $378.00 $1,716 +7.00
512–547 521 29 334.00–351.00 $346.04 $1,803 -14.96
630 630 11 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 -17.00
706 706 10 273.00 $273.00 $1,927 -32.00
710 value added 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —
942 942 5 236.00 $236.00 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 -3.00
425 425 7 365.00–385.00 $382.14 $1,624 -2.86
543–545 544 4 281.00–315.00 $298.03 $1,621 -27.97
881 881 4 244.00 $244.00 $2,150 —
935 935 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,338 —
970 970 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,988 —
1058 1058 3 219.00 $219.00 $2,317 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1500 1188 80-85% 2 170.00–171.00 $170.63 $2,027 —
1000–1600 1266 80-85% 39 146.00–167.00 $159.33 $2,017 +1.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1065 931 85-90% 4 130.00–140.00 $134.92 $1,256 —
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 143.00–148.00 $145.63 $1,383 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1860 1765 75-80% 2 143.00–145.00 $144.05 $2,542 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2415 1564 9 191.00–215.00 $205.99 $3,222 +4.20
1850 1850 1 227.00 $227.00 $4,200 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,738

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1185 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,150.00–2,500.00 $2,397.22
1234 1234 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1220–1550 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 2,400.00–2,550.00 $2,443.01
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
875–1250 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,175.00–2,425.00 $2,322.06 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,925.00 $3,925.00 —

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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.