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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.10/cwt +17.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,598/hd at 773 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $343.60/cwt +20.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 608 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $360.00/cwt -7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 521 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 558 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 401.00 $401.00 $1,399 -9.90
359 359 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,490 +4.00
520 520 7 373.00 $373.00 $1,940 -27.00
571 571 3 357.00 $357.00 $2,038 +2.00
601 value added 601 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,170 +1.00
621 621 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,111 +5.38
719 719 7 347.00 $347.00 $2,495 +5.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 ±0.00
615–630 629 20 321.00–347.00 $327.49 $2,060 +54.99
838 838 7 311.00 $311.00 $2,606 —
1041 1041 6 234.00 $234.00 $2,436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 13 385.00 $385.00 $1,340 +42.50
360 360 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,404 —
416 416 10 365.00 $365.00 $1,518 +26.35
472–479 476 15 366.00–380.00 $374.45 $1,782 +9.81
509 509 19 370.00 $370.00 $1,883 +10.69
574 574 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,952 -6.91
586 value added 586 5 352.00 $352.00 $2,063 —
600 value added 600 25 356.25 $356.25 $2,138 —
619 619 17 325.00 $325.00 $2,012 +1.76
709–745 729 9 309.00–310.00 $309.57 $2,257 +29.57
773 value added 773 52 336.10 $336.10 $2,598 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 306.00 $306.00 $890 —
329–340 337 13 340.00–355.00 $350.49 $1,181 -9.51
351 351 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,272 —
413–415 413 7 290.00–350.00 $341.39 $1,410 —
453–492 466 17 295.00–330.00 $326.02 $1,519 -11.98
508 508 5 306.00–395.00 $359.40 $1,826 +46.90
554–558 556 7 285.00–322.50 $306.36 $1,703 -18.64
607 607 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,948 +68.00
745 745 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,198 —
1129 1129 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,486 +8.00
417 417 2 381.00 $381.00 $1,589 -6.04
451 451 16 381.00 $381.00 $1,718 -9.00
521 521 31 360.00 $360.00 $1,876 +20.00
565 565 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,949 -8.28
620 620 16 323.00 $323.00 $2,003 +8.00
700 700 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,967 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 12 410.00 $410.00 $1,140 —
400–427 410 8 340.00–350.00 $346.10 $1,419 +26.10
470 470 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 —
507–545 518 5 262.50–340.00 $319.01 $1,652 +25.59
622 622 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,804 +20.00
839 839 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1165 1142 80-85% 3 132.00–148.00 $141.36 $1,614 —
910–1415 1266 80-85% 46 152.00–167.00 $158.12 $2,002 -5.94
1144–1515 1326 80-85% 5 170.00–176.00 $173.22 $2,297 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 850 85-90% 2 132.00–135.00 $133.41 $1,134 —
880–900 890 85-90% 2 105.00–119.00 $111.92 $996 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2400 1761 12 183.00–205.00 $194.05 $3,417 -10.77
1675–1985 1815 3 177.00–182.00 $179.56 $3,259 —
1900–2050 1967 3 207.00–211.00 $208.62 $4,104 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1000 903 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 175.00–260.00 $212.91 $1,923

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1065–1150 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,200.00–3,400.00 $3,023.08
1145–1200 1154 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,700.00–2,900.00 $2,865.34
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00
750–1120 914 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,150.00–2,800.00 $2,583.04
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
700–850 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,250.00 $2,042.22

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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
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.