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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

1,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.68/cwt +35.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 637 lb · 104 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.01/cwt ≈ $2,933/hd at 826 lb · 86 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $326.75/cwt ≈ $2,689/hd at 823 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,247 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 18 430.00 $430.00 $1,982 —
510 value added 510 8 442.00 $442.00 $2,254 —
511–524 517 23 408.00–415.00 $411.91 $2,130 +16.22
559 value added 559 22 445.50 $445.50 $2,490 —
601–646 value added 623 25 408.00–410.00 $409.00 $2,548 +41.00
623 623 8 401.00 $401.00 $2,498 +32.00
656–671 665 43 357.50–365.00 $360.23 $2,396 +30.23
749 value added 749 10 349.00 $349.00 $2,614 —
770–792 value added 781 44 349.00–357.50 $353.12 $2,758 +21.87
796 796 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,587 —
804–823 808 26 347.00–354.50 $352.74 $2,850 —
834 value added 834 60 356.00 $356.00 $2,969 —
878–883 880 28 320.00–330.00 $325.34 $2,863 —
918 918 11 306.00 $306.00 $2,809 —
992 value added 992 26 296.50 $296.50 $2,941 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–443 440 4 310.00–382.50 $327.72 $1,442 —
515 515 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,996 —
571 571 12 396.50 $396.50 $2,264 —
610 610 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,288 —
672 672 7 367.00 $367.00 $2,466 +57.00
721 721 17 336.00 $336.00 $2,423 —
777 777 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,370 -0.50
1137 1137 5 251.00 $251.00 $2,854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 407.50 $407.50 $1,202 —
351–393 367 13 422.50–430.00 $425.59 $1,562 +40.59
427 427 14 421.00 $421.00 $1,798 +41.23
457 457 29 415.50 $415.50 $1,899 +34.09
509 509 10 389.00 $389.00 $1,980 +31.00
560 value added 560 18 380.00 $380.00 $2,128 —
573–595 578 30 363.00–371.00 $367.12 $2,122 +37.12
619 value added 619 17 373.00 $373.00 $2,309 +44.41
619–648 640 87 336.50–355.50 $352.29 $2,255 +39.65
655 655 19 346.50 $346.50 $2,270 +20.00
665 value added 665 10 351.00 $351.00 $2,334 —
700 value added 700 34 339.00 $339.00 $2,373 —
731 731 9 321.00 $321.00 $2,347 +0.09
756 value added 756 57 331.75 $331.75 $2,508 —
823 value added 823 63 326.75 $326.75 $2,689 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–494 491 14 351.00–400.00 $364.67 $1,791 +51.60
503–546 525 20 323.00–381.00 $359.62 $1,888 —
595 595 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,077 +25.26
729 729 10 291.00 $291.00 $2,121 -1.56
778–782 781 12 230.00–290.00 $280.04 $2,187 —
828 828 8 281.00 $281.00 $2,327 +11.06
1093 1093 2 208.00 $208.00 $2,273 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 375 10 340.00–400.00 $394.32 $1,479 —
421–439 433 23 360.00–381.00 $373.89 $1,619 —
496 496 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,637 +15.00
507–510 508 9 354.00–387.50 $380.02 $1,931 +77.84
630 630 21 328.00 $328.00 $2,066 +37.00
677 677 12 325.00 $325.00 $2,200 —
863–891 883 11 210.00–260.00 $223.32 $1,972 -1.68
925 925 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,405 —
985 985 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 15 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 —
417 417 8 441.00 $441.00 $1,839 +36.00
476 476 18 425.00 $425.00 $2,023 +24.00
513 513 22 390.00 $390.00 $2,001 +30.00
568–575 569 6 375.00–379.00 $378.33 $2,153 +32.33
625 625 15 347.50 $347.50 $2,172 +9.50
955 955 1 323.50 $323.50 $3,089 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1025 963 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,475.00–3,600.00 $3,541.56 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1140 955 85-90% 4 90.00–106.00 $99.47 $950 —
800–1184 997 85-90% 43 110.00–138.00 $128.56 $1,282 —
912–1180 1126 85-90% 5 140.00–141.00 $140.16 $1,578 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1160 1073 80-85% 2 167.00–170.00 $168.62 $1,809 —
1060–1400 1210 80-85% 20 121.00–143.00 $139.86 $1,692 —
1134–1700 1423 80-85% 23 145.00–165.00 $154.50 $2,199 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1680 1573 75-80% 18 153.00–161.00 $154.26 $2,427 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1600 1273 4 154.00–176.00 $167.46 $2,132 —
1265–2500 1764 16 181.00–195.00 $188.36 $3,323 —
1500–2620 2030 6 209.00–223.00 $216.00 $4,385 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1000 917 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 175.00–192.00 $183.53 $1,683

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1200 1099 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,466.67
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1100–1240 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,500.00 $2,155.56
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,025.00–2,450.00 $2,328.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–924 912 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,251.97
900–1150 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,325.00–2,350.00 $2,339.02

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 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.