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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

1,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.04/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,846/hd at 815 lb · 168 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.71/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,579/hd at 782 lb · 77 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.57/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,761/hd at 774 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,270 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 fancy 400 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 —
405–447 430 20 428.00–440.00 $435.48 $1,873 —
509–530 value added 515 22 443.00–449.50 $447.67 $2,306 +5.67
518 518 4 426.00 $426.00 $2,207 +14.09
550–590 572 27 396.00–419.00 $403.05 $2,305 —
603–605 604 19 398.50–400.50 $399.34 $2,412 -1.66
603–605 value added 604 15 406.00–410.00 $408.67 $2,468 -0.33
660–684 671 24 371.00–373.00 $372.22 $2,498 +11.99
688 value added 688 19 370.00 $370.00 $2,546 —
726 value added 726 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,650 +16.00
729–738 731 23 340.00–345.00 $341.10 $2,493 —
770 value added 770 50 358.25 $358.25 $2,759 +5.13
782–784 783 26 352.00–354.50 $353.34 $2,767 +28.34
802–827 value added 814 151 343.75–352.80 $351.02 $2,857 -4.98
802–838 827 17 325.00–347.50 $331.41 $2,741 -21.33
885 value added 885 42 340.75 $340.75 $3,016 —
912 value added 912 22 330.00 $330.00 $3,010 —
971–973 972 14 305.00–317.50 $308.58 $2,999 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,298 —
535 535 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 -2.50
1073 1073 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,682 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,175 -5.00
347 347 13 415.00 $415.00 $1,440 —
356–360 358 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,432 -25.59
412–448 419 15 379.00–390.00 $381.35 $1,598 -39.65
420 fancy 420 17 419.50 $419.50 $1,762 —
465–489 472 32 405.00–417.00 $408.42 $1,928 -7.08
500–532 509 17 350.00–355.00 $351.54 $1,789 -37.46
524 value added 524 21 373.00 $373.00 $1,955 —
565 value added 565 36 366.00 $366.00 $2,068 -14.00
615–647 632 38 330.00–349.50 $345.49 $2,183 -6.80
648 value added 648 21 352.50 $352.50 $2,284 -20.50
650 650 8 344.50 $344.50 $2,239 -2.00
722 722 4 303.00 $303.00 $2,188 -18.00
747 value added 747 19 336.00 $336.00 $2,510 —
775 775 7 318.50 $318.50 $2,468 —
768–788 value added 783 70 328.75–337.00 $330.83 $2,590 -0.92
950 950 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,375 —
1040 1040 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,751 +10.33
575 575 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 -29.00
665 665 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,762 —
850 850 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,082 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,801 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,273 —
330–340 339 14 450.00–451.00 $450.93 $1,529 —
421 421 14 449.00 $449.00 $1,890 +8.00
472 472 6 419.00 $419.00 $1,978 -6.00
510–515 511 19 386.00–390.00 $389.58 $1,991 -0.42
570 570 22 364.00 $364.00 $2,075 -14.33
615–643 631 31 334.00–356.50 $348.87 $2,201 +1.37
707 707 12 311.00 $311.00 $2,199 —
880 880 13 266.00 $266.00 $2,341 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 +5.68
408 408 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,632 +26.11
486 486 3 349.00 $349.00 $1,696 +19.00
557 557 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,755 —
626 626 8 308.00 $308.00 $1,928 -20.00
827 827 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,695 —
850 850 4 267.00 $267.00 $2,270 +43.68
1155 1155 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,518 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1600 1434 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 8 2,375.00–3,650.00 $2,848.74 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1425 1230 80-85% 22 134.00–144.00 $140.25 $1,725 +0.39
1190–1405 1254 80-85% 9 131.50–134.00 $131.97 $1,655 —
1105–1445 1263 80-85% 66 145.00–153.00 $148.96 $1,881 —
1400 1400 80-85% 2 155.00–161.00 $158.00 $2,212 +3.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1475 1470 75-80% 2 160.00–163.00 $161.49 $2,374 —
1475–1565 1520 75-80% 2 136.00–138.00 $137.03 $2,083 —
1546–1552 1548 75-80% 22 145.00–150.00 $147.95 $2,290 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1040 978 85-90% 6 121.00–128.00 $123.99 $1,213 -4.57
950–1050 1001 85-90% 7 130.00–138.00 $133.80 $1,339 —
1010–1030 1020 85-90% 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $1,438 —
950–1045 1025 85-90% 10 100.00–116.00 $104.68 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1975 1441 7 173.00–180.00 $178.30 $2,569 —
1225–2100 1678 7 185.00–192.00 $188.46 $3,162 —
1460–1850 1698 6 194.00–203.00 $196.51 $3,337 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1950 1775 2 219.00–220.00 $219.45 $3,895 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1050–1525 1186 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 1,475.00–2,550.00 $2,222.74
875–1525 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 1,475.00–3,350.00 $2,329.28
1145–1450 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,700.00–3,325.00 $2,610.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,875.00 $1,875.00
950–1095 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,975.00–3,050.00 $2,392.34

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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
1100–1400 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,050.00–3,900.00 $3,397.56 —
1250–1450 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,550.00–3,800.00 $3,684.26 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —

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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.