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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

1,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $381.91/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,387/hd at 625 lb · 99 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.67/cwt ≈ $2,747/hd at 862 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $369.26/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,740/hd at 742 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,333 1,103 925
Feeder cattle 1,167 883 784
Slaughter cattle 102 125 80
Replacement cattle 64 95 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. The demand for feeder calves today was softer compared to last week's strong sale. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,920 —
450 fancy 450 4 518.00 $518.00 $2,331 —
463–498 479 32 490.00–491.00 $490.49 $2,349 -28.51
500 fancy 500 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,450 —
520–525 520 14 450.00–455.00 $454.64 $2,364 -25.36
578 578 10 435.00 $435.00 $2,514 -19.31
579 value added 579 26 460.00 $460.00 $2,663 —
616 616 15 385.00 $385.00 $2,372 -25.50
699 699 6 379.00 $379.00 $2,649 +7.01
715 715 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,438 -9.00
731–749 value added 744 66 371.00–372.50 $371.40 $2,763 -8.60
751–794 779 25 335.50–348.00 $341.56 $2,661 —
821 value added 821 51 347.50 $347.50 $2,853 —
862–887 value added 876 51 326.50–331.50 $328.20 $2,875 —
906–909 907 16 310.00–311.50 $310.84 $2,819 —
1031 value added 1031 62 314.75 $314.75 $3,245 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,250 —
385 385 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,790 —
415 415 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,784 —
490 490 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,984 -75.00
530 530 1 432.50 $432.50 $2,292 -20.00
600 600 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,160 —
666–690 668 10 354.00–360.00 $359.38 $2,401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 9 472.50 $472.50 $1,295 -16.50
327 327 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,537 ±0.00
355 fancy 355 22 479.00 $479.00 $1,700 —
400–414 413 25 440.50 $440.50 $1,819 -21.81
460–494 482 31 440.00–441.00 $440.70 $2,124 -10.30
505–525 520 31 399.00–420.00 $414.74 $2,157 -14.26
558–563 value added 561 32 406.50–410.00 $408.02 $2,289 —
555–573 568 14 388.00–400.00 $391.35 $2,223 —
622 value added 622 73 393.50 $393.50 $2,448 +10.50
631–639 633 26 344.00–351.00 $349.37 $2,212 -10.42
671 671 17 330.00 $330.00 $2,214 -5.25
685 value added 685 27 352.50 $352.50 $2,415 —
716–748 727 33 310.00–327.50 $316.55 $2,301 -10.45
772 772 9 317.00 $317.00 $2,447 —
773 value added 773 24 332.00 $332.00 $2,566 —
810–843 829 23 310.00–312.50 $311.44 $2,582 -3.56
858–866 value added 862 96 316.75–320.25 $318.67 $2,747 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 382 6 410.00–418.00 $416.72 $1,592 -53.28
477 477 2 379.00 $379.00 $1,808 -61.00
505 505 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 —
550–594 579 9 361.00–373.00 $369.20 $2,138 -0.80
623–627 625 10 330.00–334.00 $332.01 $2,075 —
685 685 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,141 —
880 880 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,618 +8.56
1005 1005 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 7 545.00 $545.00 $1,482 —
340 340 22 535.00 $535.00 $1,819 -8.86
420 420 14 500.00 $500.00 $2,100 -41.00
464 464 22 485.00 $485.00 $2,250 -17.00
525 525 22 450.00 $450.00 $2,362 -19.00
574 574 18 425.00 $425.00 $2,440 -8.00
621 621 14 380.00 $380.00 $2,360 -5.00
728 728 26 330.50–339.00 $333.12 $2,425 -6.88
856 856 9 279.50 $279.50 $2,393 —
1029 1029 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 517.50 $517.50 $1,346 -2.50
320 320 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,520 —
385 385 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,771 —
407–429 418 20 459.50–482.50 $471.15 $1,969 +0.52
490 490 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,205 +31.87
505–545 532 3 405.00–419.00 $414.57 $2,206 —
595 595 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300–1500 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,200.00–3,300.00 $3,246.43 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1095 1033 80-85% 6 165.00–182.00 $171.37 $1,770 —
1190 1190 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,666 -4.08
1110–1270 1193 80-85% 3 144.00–150.00 $147.13 $1,755 +3.05
1120–1310 1244 80-85% 15 152.00–161.00 $158.97 $1,978 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1370 1316 75-80% 4 170.00–201.00 $180.94 $2,381 —
1325 1325 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,908 —
1300–1600 1527 75-80% 15 158.00–166.00 $163.46 $2,496 -12.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1100 1027 85-90% 6 142.00–150.00 $147.56 $1,515 —
900–1250 1061 85-90% 7 152.00–160.00 $156.51 $1,661 —
1060–1140 1095 85-90% 3 114.00–132.00 $122.23 $1,338 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1650 1515 3 172.00–183.00 $178.26 $2,701 —
1280–2105 1600 7 185.00–200.00 $193.74 $3,100 —
1825–2400 2069 5 203.00–214.00 $207.60 $4,295 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1040–1300 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 2,750.00–3,175.00 $2,849.16
1050–1280 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,025.00 $3,025.00
1300–1330 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,625.00–2,800.00 $2,668.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,675.00 $2,675.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,150.00 $4,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,985.00 $1,985.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —

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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.