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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 15, 2025

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.11/cwt +22.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,210/hd at 680 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.58/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,223/hd at 658 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $347.96/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 462 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 575 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 337 3 400.00–419.00 $412.52 $1,390 —
430 430 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 +26.56
456–496 473 7 344.00–355.00 $350.06 $1,656 -16.94
500–517 value added 507 13 370.00–375.00 $371.96 $1,886 -1.99
516 516 4 351.00 $351.00 $1,811 -5.00
576 576 8 353.00 $353.00 $2,033 -5.02
605–626 623 14 326.00–340.00 $333.11 $2,075 +9.11
629 value added 629 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,327 +17.00
657–662 658 34 332.75–343.50 $335.61 $2,208 -9.39
661 value added 661 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,320 —
713 value added 713 20 301.50 $301.50 $2,150 —
768–772 770 18 317.00–321.50 $319.26 $2,458 —
891 891 18 270.00–285.00 $279.17 $2,487 -0.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,748 —
670 670 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 +7.00
762 762 5 288.00 $288.00 $2,195 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,530 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,192 —
320 320 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,136 —
363 363 13 380.50 $380.50 $1,381 +6.04
416 416 5 356.00 $356.00 $1,481 +5.17
451–470 462 10 333.00–336.00 $334.92 $1,547 -10.22
463 fancy 463 10 361.00 $361.00 $1,671 —
518 value added 518 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,813 —
527–540 530 5 310.00–326.00 $322.74 $1,711 -14.52
556–568 564 15 333.00–345.00 $338.23 $1,908 +19.47
600 value added 600 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,064 +11.23
638 638 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,042 +6.64
652–655 653 21 321.00–323.00 $321.38 $2,099 +18.38
688 value added 688 69 326.25 $326.25 $2,245 —
721–740 724 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,100 +0.04
751 751 4 277.00 $277.00 $2,080 -15.00
880 880 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,958 —
1000–1015 1008 2 237.00–240.00 $238.49 $2,404 -1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,415 -25.00
523 523 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,569 -15.00
578 578 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,509 -14.00
650 650 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,462 -55.00
795 795 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,828 —
1005 1005 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,378 +30.00
367–387 381 7 400.00–417.00 $412.32 $1,571 +47.32
425 425 3 386.00 $386.00 $1,640 ±0.00
481 481 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,732 -10.00
516–540 521 11 327.00–345.00 $340.97 $1,776 +25.97
613–620 617 8 306.00–312.50 $309.23 $1,908 +11.61
677 677 6 306.00 $306.00 $2,072 —
760 760 3 234.50 $234.50 $1,782 -35.50
880 880 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 -25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 10 362.50 $362.50 $1,374 —
608 608 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,702 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1380 1173 80-85% 5 164.00–170.00 $167.10 $1,960 —
1110–1401 1263 80-85% 14 143.00–151.00 $146.84 $1,855 -15.21
1050–1430 1274 80-85% 40 152.00–160.00 $155.48 $1,981 -6.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1020 960 85-90% 4 151.00–158.00 $154.24 $1,481 —
950–1045 998 85-90% 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,437 —
955–1370 1163 85-90% 2 125.00–130.00 $127.95 $1,488 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1540 1489 75-80% 4 152.00–160.00 $156.81 $2,335 —
1535–1570 1552 75-80% 3 145.00–149.00 $147.34 $2,287 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1995 1552 21 190.00–199.00 $194.79 $3,023 —
1210–2235 1589 7 182.00–187.00 $185.28 $2,944 —
1295–2010 1680 14 200.00–212.00 $203.93 $3,426 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075–1300 1188 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 184.00–189.00 $186.26 $2,213

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1510 1224 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,700.00–2,625.00 $2,344.07
985–1485 1241 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,700.00–2,800.00 $2,324.93
1140–1475 1322 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,750.00–2,875.00 $2,402.74

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,110.00 $2,110.00 -565.00
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,025.00 $3,025.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,344 —

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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.