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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.04/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,831/hd at 838 lb · 78 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.64/cwt +15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,672/hd at 737 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.81/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,575/hd at 680 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 563 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 492.00 $492.00 $1,894 —
453 453 9 467.50 $467.50 $2,118 —
505 505 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,096 -11.00
542 value added 542 10 431.00 $431.00 $2,336 -16.67
566 566 15 414.50 $414.50 $2,346 +11.45
612 612 13 385.50 $385.50 $2,359 -13.84
653–685 676 35 370.00–384.00 $375.40 $2,538 +3.18
690 value added 690 13 388.00 $388.00 $2,677 +18.00
725–726 725 23 351.00 $351.00 $2,545 +9.90
744 value added 744 39 369.50 $369.50 $2,749 +4.50
813–832 822 23 330.00–336.50 $333.35 $2,740 +1.94
844 844 55 340.00 $340.00 $2,870 +8.59
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 7 389.00 $389.00 $1,999 +4.00
623 623 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,227 —
670 670 6 359.00–361.00 $360.33 $2,414 —
930 930 7 281.00 $281.00 $2,613 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,441 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 5 475.00 $475.00 $1,406 +72.50
317 317 3 452.50 $452.50 $1,434 +37.50
401 401 14 432.50 $432.50 $1,734 +51.15
468 468 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,919 +1.58
551 value added 551 14 396.00 $396.00 $2,182 +30.00
570 570 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 —
604–625 618 29 357.50–360.00 $358.34 $2,215 +12.85
678 678 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,170 -24.50
705 705 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,228 +13.00
825 825 2 282.75 $282.75 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 338 10 395.00–420.00 $415.41 $1,404 —
500–528 514 6 333.25–367.50 $350.84 $1,803 —
655 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 +70.00
723 723 11 305.00 $305.00 $2,205 —
788 788 9 315.00 $315.00 $2,482 —
923 923 3 261.00 $261.00 $2,409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,544 -5.93
379 379 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,573 —
416 416 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,872 +1.00
463 463 4 441.00 $441.00 $2,042 +22.00
515 515 2 401.00 $401.00 $2,065 +11.42
570 570 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,109 +6.00
604 604 9 359.00 $359.00 $2,168 +10.13
725 725 4 312.00 $312.00 $2,262 +1.00
815 815 15 292.00 $292.00 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–358 355 6 387.50–395.00 $389.96 $1,384 -10.04
533–540 537 4 370.00–385.00 $377.55 $2,027 —
621 621 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,167 +41.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1230 1160 80-85% 3 172.00–179.00 $174.31 $2,022 —
1045–1750 1336 80-85% 5 132.00–142.00 $137.45 $1,836 —
1165–1555 1367 80-85% 34 150.00–164.00 $158.63 $2,168 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 —
750–1100 940 85-90% 11 114.00–131.25 $126.09 $1,185 —
910–1075 993 85-90% 2 140.00–155.00 $146.88 $1,459 +22.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1900 1555 3 187.00–194.00 $190.72 $2,966 —
1370–1955 1663 2 162.00–177.00 $170.82 $2,841 -17.64

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1025 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 197.00–200.00 $198.34 $1,835

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1300 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,900.00 $2,486.36
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00
1100–1168 1134 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,750.00 $2,434.74
1150–1165 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,975.00 $2,811.45
1150–1200 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,575.00–2,700.00 $2,636.17
1155–1200 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,100.00–2,275.00 $2,142.51
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
1385–1425 1412 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,225.00 $3,135.06

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,675.00 $2,675.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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
1220–1250 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,653.04 —

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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.