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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

1,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.00/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,725/hd at 857 lb · 63 head
heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $334.75/cwt ≈ $2,922/hd at 873 lb · 61 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $503.87/cwt ≈ $1,826/hd at 362 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,008 1,333 1,278
Feeder cattle 855 1,167 1,073
Slaughter cattle 89 102 124
Replacement cattle 64 64 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Good demand for all classes of feeders . Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,837 -50.00
444 444 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,220 —
500 500 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,200 -14.64
587 587 5 401.00 $401.00 $2,354 -34.00
614 614 20 421.00 $421.00 $2,585 +36.00
658–660 659 8 384.00–390.00 $387.75 $2,555 —
730 730 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,482 -1.00
736 value added 736 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,583 -20.40
755–770 764 20 343.00–350.00 $347.23 $2,653 +5.67
817 value added 817 7 332.50 $332.50 $2,717 -15.00
957 957 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,967 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 8 326.50 $326.50 $2,746 —
873 value added 873 61 334.75 $334.75 $2,922 —
952 952 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,761 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,388 -90.00
542 542 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,870 -87.50
555 555 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,004 —
665–691 686 11 347.50–359.00 $356.97 $2,449 -2.41
733 733 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,382 —
809 809 10 327.00 $327.00 $2,645 —
1013 1013 2 300.00 $300.00 $3,039 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 16 488.00 $488.00 $1,713 —
419 419 17 446.00 $446.00 $1,869 +5.50
462–475 468 16 430.00–435.00 $432.78 $2,025 -7.92
518 518 23 410.00 $410.00 $2,124 -4.74
560 560 16 390.00 $390.00 $2,184 -1.35
614–649 624 30 345.00–355.00 $347.81 $2,170 -1.56
644 value added 644 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,293 -37.50
665 665 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +10.00
704 704 16 317.00 $317.00 $2,232 +0.45
761–780 770 28 318.50–320.00 $319.29 $2,459 +2.29
857 value added 857 63 318.00 $318.00 $2,725 -0.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 6 447.00 $447.00 $1,310 —
331 331 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,423 —
355 355 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 -56.72
413 413 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,559 —
487 487 9 385.00 $385.00 $1,875 +6.00
510 510 2 376.00 $376.00 $1,918 +6.00
702–720 712 11 308.00–311.00 $310.00 $2,207 —
793 793 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,514 —
819 819 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,457 —
950 950 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,612 —
1148 1148 2 270.00 $270.00 $3,100 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 402.00 $402.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,496 -20.00
312 312 5 502.50 $502.50 $1,568 -32.50
355 fancy 355 29 515.00 $515.00 $1,828 —
386 386 9 468.00 $468.00 $1,806 —
420 420 9 496.00 $496.00 $2,083 -4.00
464 464 31 480.00 $480.00 $2,227 -5.00
503 503 14 440.00 $440.00 $2,213 -10.00
575 575 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,242 -35.00
615 615 13 381.00 $381.00 $2,343 +1.00
701 701 9 344.00 $344.00 $2,411 +10.88
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 +10.00
430 430 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,021 -1.15
506–510 508 7 301.00–315.00 $307.03 $1,560 -107.54
660 660 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,062 —
795 795 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,361 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 5 329.00 $329.00 $1,994 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,318 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,425.00 $3,425.00 +178.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1250 1140 80-85% 3 129.00–145.00 $135.79 $1,548 —
924–1610 1327 80-85% 37 150.00–167.00 $156.09 $2,071 —
1375 1375 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,338 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1116 981 85-90% 12 118.00–150.00 $131.06 $1,286 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1785 1438 18 155.00–183.00 $159.61 $2,295 —
1195–2065 1496 11 187.00–204.00 $196.95 $2,946 —
1250–2065 1518 8 206.00–212.00 $210.11 $3,189 +31.85

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1000 953 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 190.00–193.00 $191.69 $1,827

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
950–1200 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,175.00 $2,133.14
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1150–1365 1258 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00–3,150.00 $2,989.96
1135–1550 1346 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,675.00–3,800.00 $3,338.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00 $24,955
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 $16,875

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–800 767 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,278.26
885 885 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
881 881 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,804 —

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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.