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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $314.40/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,323/hd at 739 lb · 77 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.50/cwt ≈ $2,714/hd at 954 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.39/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,979/hd at 618 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 685 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–383 380 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 +9.00
423–435 425 11 410.00–411.00 $410.81 $1,746 —
504–509 506 14 390.00–400.00 $395.69 $2,002 +0.69
554–555 555 15 397.00–404.00 $401.20 $2,227 +30.20
618 618 9 369.00 $369.00 $2,280 +18.00
647 value added 647 8 368.00 $368.00 $2,381 +2.00
658 658 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,171 -0.76
732–742 737 15 321.00–321.50 $321.23 $2,367 +1.23
750 value added 750 15 331.25 $331.25 $2,484 —
752 752 7 322.00 $322.00 $2,421 —
955 value added 955 21 292.75 $292.75 $2,796 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,046 —
793 793 6 305.50 $305.50 $2,423 —
905 905 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,624 +36.00
1045 1045 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,247 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 15 385.00 $385.00 $1,382 -22.00
414–427 422 21 371.00–385.00 $379.77 $1,603 -2.73
461–463 462 10 373.00–385.00 $381.41 $1,762 +13.41
505 505 13 358.00 $358.00 $1,808 +1.00
575 575 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 -9.50
612–613 value added 613 17 328.00–330.00 $328.59 $2,014 —
611–627 622 18 311.00–316.00 $312.64 $1,945 -5.74
688 688 6 326.50 $326.50 $2,246 +6.50
719–724 720 17 319.50–321.50 $320.91 $2,311 +9.20
740–745 value added 744 60 312.50–313.00 $312.56 $2,325 -1.44
954 value added 954 59 284.50 $284.50 $2,714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 6 289.00 $289.00 $835 —
321 321 5 341.00 $341.00 $1,095 -48.00
400–410 403 4 365.00–381.00 $376.93 $1,519 +15.81
483–492 488 4 305.00–321.00 $313.07 $1,528 —
555–578 563 6 321.00–329.00 $323.74 $1,823 +13.74
700–727 719 16 287.00–295.00 $292.56 $2,104 —
800–830 822 9 260.00–273.00 $269.94 $2,219 —
1020 1020 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,601 +32.50
1134 1134 4 228.00 $228.00 $2,586 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,180 —

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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 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
329 329 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,365 —
401 401 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,624 +4.50
459 459 5 401.00 $401.00 $1,841 +10.00
505 fancy 505 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,970 —
515 515 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 -6.00
573 573 6 346.00 $346.00 $1,983 -8.00
633 633 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,140 +14.00
703 703 5 299.00 $299.00 $2,102 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 —
505–515 514 9 300.00–320.00 $302.18 $1,553 -27.55
600 600 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,746 -20.00
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 —
863 863 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,942 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
902–1310 1110 80-85% 5 130.00–153.00 $141.00 $1,565 —
1145–1500 1278 80-85% 4 165.00–170.00 $167.15 $2,136 —
911–1600 1310 80-85% 51 150.00–163.00 $157.47 $2,063 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–900 890 85-90% 2 90.00–105.00 $97.58 $868 -7.42
875–1000 938 85-90% 2 145.00–151.00 $148.20 $1,390 —
800–1287 1094 85-90% 19 111.00–145.00 $134.66 $1,473 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1630 1534 75-80% 7 155.00–162.00 $159.41 $2,445 -1.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,565 —
1105–2080 1689 9 181.00–194.00 $188.22 $3,179 —
2100 2100 1 205.00 $205.00 $4,305 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–1000 921 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 124.00–184.00 $167.04 $1,538

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,775.00–2,775.00 $2,275.00
1000–1300 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,825.00–2,100.00 $1,898.06
1000–1230 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,275.00–2,675.00 $2,391.22
1000–1390 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 1,875.00–3,325.00 $2,612.19
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,325.00 $3,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,475.00–2,275.00 $1,741.67
855 855 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1145–1375 1291 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 3,950.00–4,400.00 $4,073.06 —
1200–1600 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,750.00–4,100.00 $3,933.40 —

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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.