Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.87/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,276/hd at 638 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $423.51/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 539 lb · 32 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $331.33/cwt ≈ $2,612/hd at 788 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	613	948	957
Feeder cattle	464	767	840
Slaughter cattle	55	80	58
Replacement cattle	94	101	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	7	550.00	$550.00	$1,964	+22.18
461	461	5	490.00	$490.00	$2,259	-12.87
517–531	525	10	450.00	$450.00	$2,362	+10.00
577	577	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,481	±0.00
602 value added	602	6	412.00	$412.00	$2,480	—
683	683	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,664	+10.52
732	732	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,635	+14.00
756	756	10	355.00	$355.00	$2,684	+30.00
905	905	21	320.50	$320.50	$2,901	—
1014–1036	1016	63	290.00–308.75	$306.63	$3,115	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	12	525.00	$525.00	$2,100	—
527	527	5	415.00	$415.00	$2,187	—
554	554	17	445.00	$445.00	$2,465	—
661	661	4	389.00	$389.00	$2,571	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–688	675	3	307.50–370.00	$327.55	$2,211	—
835	835	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,714	—
955	955	23	315.00	$315.00	$3,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	4	555.00	$555.00	$1,515	—
342	342	10	512.50	$512.50	$1,753	+40.64
424	424	10	450.00	$450.00	$1,908	+25.00
485	485	5	430.00	$430.00	$2,086	-3.00
516–549	539	32	420.50–425.00	$423.51	$2,283	+3.27
587	587	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,348	—
629–630	629	22	343.00–359.00	$352.45	$2,217	+2.81
639–648 value added	645	26	360.00–362.00	$360.61	$2,326	—
692	692	5	331.00	$331.00	$2,291	—
728	728	4	316.00	$316.00	$2,300	+3.00
777 value added	777	10	347.00	$347.00	$2,696	—
794	794	20	323.50	$323.50	$2,569	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–427	413	23	420.00–487.50	$476.87	$1,969	—
490–496	495	10	345.00–430.00	$421.59	$2,087	+61.59
535	535	3	342.50	$342.50	$1,832	+2.50
777	777	10	310.00	$310.00	$2,409	—
1047	1047	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,879	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	320	3	530.00–550.00	$543.75	$1,740	—
400–403	402	4	470.00–489.00	$479.46	$1,927	-10.54
451	451	6	485.00	$485.00	$2,187	+15.00
573	573	3	419.00	$419.00	$2,401	+14.00
685	685	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,466	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	210.00–575.00	$453.33	$1,360	—
358	358	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,736	+17.50
455	455	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,843	—
630	630	1	372.00	$372.00	$2,344	+51.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1300	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,700.00–4,100.00	$3,428.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1590	1128	80-85%	16	157.00–172.00	$164.92	$1,860	+18.91
1075–1320	1179	80-85%	5	175.00–182.00	$177.96	$2,098	—
1405	1405	80-85%	2	155.00	$155.00	$2,178	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1165	1038	85-90%	9	125.00–145.00	$140.12	$1,454	-1.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1466	1463	75-80%	5	170.50–175.00	$171.39	$2,507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,829	—
1700–2030	1835	10	208.00–223.00	$217.20	$3,986	+35.33

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1055	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	190.00–281.00	$229.33	$2,094

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,350.00	$3,350.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,607.14
950–1050	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,125.00–3,350.00	$3,243.13
1020–1350	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,600.00–3,200.00	$3,043.87
945–1250	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00–2,800.00	$2,600.68
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,875.00	$2,706.25
1100–1210	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,295.24
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,975.00	$2,975.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–810	805	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,575.00–2,675.00	$2,624.69

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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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.