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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 11, 2025

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.50/cwt ≈ $2,631/hd at 789 lb · 65 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.47/cwt ≈ $2,682/hd at 869 lb · 60 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.00/cwt ≈ $2,512/hd at 795 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 637 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 8 381.00 $381.00 $1,372 —
453 453 2 391.00 $391.00 $1,771 —
530 530 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,961 -9.00
563 563 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,976 +1.00
625 625 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,962 -6.00
669 669 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,127 -26.83
735 735 13 324.75 $324.75 $2,387 -7.49
789 789 65 333.50 $333.50 $2,631 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,613 —
801–844 819 14 302.50–306.00 $304.46 $2,494 -4.54
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,702 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 358.00 $358.00 $1,242 —
430 430 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,509 -21.00
465 465 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 -8.00
556–580 564 6 312.00–321.00 $315.09 $1,777 -2.91
595 value added 595 26 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 —
625 value added 625 5 329.00 $329.00 $2,056 -11.00
625 625 21 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -14.69
650 value added 650 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 —
680 680 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 -6.32
795 value added 795 34 316.00 $316.00 $2,512 —
868 868 16 307.00 $307.00 $2,665 —
870 value added 870 44 309.00 $309.00 $2,688 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 290.00 $290.00 $696 —
290 290 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,124 +32.50
333 333 2 240.00 $240.00 $799 —
365 365 11 311.00 $311.00 $1,135 -29.00
430–447 440 5 305.00–307.50 $305.98 $1,346 -28.02
528 528 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,431 -36.54
665 665 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 —
730 730 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 —
983 983 2 226.00 $226.00 $2,222 -8.00

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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 9 380.00 $380.00 $1,140 —
360 360 4 381.00 $381.00 $1,372 +1.00
409 409 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,575 +15.00
511 511 20 345.00 $345.00 $1,763 -8.00
568 568 8 321.00 $321.00 $1,823 —
607 607 16 292.00 $292.00 $1,772 -8.00
673 673 14 302.00 $302.00 $2,032 —
722 722 7 279.00 $279.00 $2,014 +11.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,175 —
480 480 20 370.00 $370.00 $1,776 +69.53
500 500 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 -57.64
633 633 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,715 —
855 855 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,052 +19.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,449 —
1000–1310 1235 80-85% 9 120.00–142.00 $136.89 $1,691 —
1050–1555 1380 80-85% 51 148.00–159.00 $154.43 $2,131 -2.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $945 -14.17
900–1133 1025 85-90% 11 111.00–123.00 $120.53 $1,235 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,396 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,364 —
1585–1675 1629 75-80% 4 150.00–155.00 $152.73 $2,488 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1079–1200 1140 2 169.00–178.00 $173.74 $1,981 —
1200–2050 1615 16 180.00–197.00 $188.55 $3,045 —
1877 1877 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,754 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1010 1001 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,021.61
950–1125 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,452.00–2,025.00 $1,832.50
1045–1100 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,075.00–2,200.00 $2,107.47
1000–1265 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 2,100.00–2,750.00 $2,644.90
1150–1350 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,450.00–2,900.00 $2,770.80
1250–1265 1256 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 3,050.00–3,300.00 $3,195.11
1100–1350 1311 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,475.00–3,000.00 $2,767.72
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,050.00 $2,012.50
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,925.00 $1,925.00
880–1100 981 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,700.00 $2,408.36
1062 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,025.00 $3,025.00

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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
1050–1150 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,238.64 —
1000–1450 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–3,000.00 $2,710.14 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.