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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.80/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 693 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $371.80/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 472 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $354.29/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 565 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 678 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 +83.00
410 value added 410 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,804 —
442 442 12 390.00 $390.00 $1,724 —
459 value added 459 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,928 —
477 477 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,908 -9.00
519–548 530 22 363.00–375.00 $369.42 $1,958 -20.58
560 560 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 +4.00
586 value added 586 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,227 —
612–618 615 18 360.00–368.00 $363.54 $2,236 +4.92
721 721 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,531 -19.00
752–796 782 22 333.50–350.00 $338.55 $2,647 -17.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 332.50 $332.50 $998 —
435 435 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 -45.00
457–490 470 5 265.00–352.50 $316.03 $1,485 —
615–645 630 2 310.00–335.00 $322.20 $2,030 -5.80
771 771 4 341.00 $341.00 $2,629 —
1050 1050 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,614 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251–275 261 7 360.00–370.00 $365.49 $954 -40.51
353 353 12 380.00 $380.00 $1,341 —
413 413 9 376.00 $376.00 $1,553 -11.50
471–476 472 32 365.00–389.00 $371.80 $1,755 -4.20
509–512 511 27 354.50–365.00 $359.96 $1,839 —
578–580 579 28 340.00–346.00 $343.43 $1,988 -22.57
621 621 15 320.00 $320.00 $1,987 -6.00
681 681 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,281 -10.00
695 value added 695 33 333.65 $333.65 $2,319 -4.85
746 746 10 324.00 $324.00 $2,417 +6.00
760 760 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 -31.75
774 value added 774 13 324.00 $324.00 $2,508 —
815 815 13 315.50 $315.50 $2,571 +6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 +6.00
425–448 431 8 331.00–351.00 $336.20 $1,449 -0.80
500–518 512 11 285.00–348.00 $324.78 $1,663 —
570–595 579 9 270.00–351.00 $316.64 $1,833 -0.66
608–645 623 11 285.00–328.00 $303.56 $1,891 -12.44
650 650 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —
706–748 729 11 314.00–315.00 $314.56 $2,293 +6.06
990 990 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,079 -41.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 462.50 $462.50 $1,341 —
353 353 14 460.00 $460.00 $1,624 +25.00
412 412 9 427.50 $427.50 $1,761 +0.35
478 478 19 385.00 $385.00 $1,840 -7.00
524 524 16 369.00 $369.00 $1,934 +2.00
550–570 565 29 351.00–365.00 $354.29 $2,002 -5.21
643 643 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,025 -12.00
728 728 22 293.75 $293.75 $2,138 -31.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,405 —
405–415 413 8 367.50 $367.50 $1,518 +5.39
455–493 486 11 327.50–361.00 $355.30 $1,727 +30.30
500 500 9 326.00 $326.00 $1,630 -13.96
560 560 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,809 —
600 600 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,788 —
782 782 7 270.00 $270.00 $2,111 -10.00
873 873 4 238.00 $238.00 $2,078 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1122–1244 1192 80-85% 4 145.00–155.00 $149.15 $1,778 —
1085–1468 1220 80-85% 31 155.00–168.00 $157.97 $1,927 —
1250–1410 1343 80-85% 3 176.00–183.00 $179.53 $2,411 +21.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1428–1710 1473 75-80% 14 154.50–163.00 $155.90 $2,296 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1010 925 85-90% 8 122.00–135.00 $127.33 $1,178 -22.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1445 1373 2 170.00–178.00 $173.79 $2,386 —
1500–1910 1732 6 192.00–204.00 $198.43 $3,437 —
1844–2020 1940 3 212.00–222.00 $218.14 $4,232 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,675.00–2,150.00 $1,757.28
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1090–1388 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,875.00–1,950.00 $1,912.59
1150–1400 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,500.00–3,400.00 $2,826.35
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
900–1225 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,675.00–1,825.00 $1,795.49

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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) 5 2,100.00–2,350.00 $2,300.00
875–1000 917 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,525.00–2,850.00 $2,643.18

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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.