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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 7, 2026

888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $394.20/cwt +19.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,822/hd at 716 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $461.75/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 415 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $442.30/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 463 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 888 1,023 228
Feeder cattle 690 876 162
Slaughter cattle 120 57 33
Replacement cattle 78 90 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 575.00 $575.00 $2,179 -15.00
450–468 455 16 502.50–511.50 $509.18 $2,317 +21.18
501 value added 501 5 497.50 $497.50 $2,492 —
510 510 14 457.00 $457.00 $2,331 +8.08
565–591 575 13 445.00–462.50 $451.92 $2,599 +41.92
608 608 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,523 +19.00
610 value added 610 8 422.00 $422.00 $2,574 —
652–671 665 25 408.00–414.50 $411.94 $2,739 +41.94
706–723 value added 716 44 390.00–395.00 $394.20 $2,822 —
863 863 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,848 —
884 value added 884 22 340.50 $340.50 $3,010 -7.69
900 value added 900 21 337.25 $337.25 $3,035 —
955 955 1 315.00 $315.00 $3,008 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,925 —
755 755 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,642 —
930 930 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,675 —
365 365 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,971 —
735 735 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 8 522.50 $522.50 $1,505 +20.50
335–347 341 22 487.50–510.00 $498.55 $1,700 —
350–355 353 2 480.00–520.00 $500.14 $1,765 +20.14
404 value added 404 10 481.00 $481.00 $1,943 —
412–427 419 26 452.50–456.00 $454.35 $1,904 -3.87
455–487 463 35 435.00–445.00 $442.30 $2,048 +6.30
505 505 10 381.00 $381.00 $1,924 -44.00
521 value added 521 23 440.00 $440.00 $2,292 —
555 555 13 380.00–400.00 $395.38 $2,194 -10.43
615–626 625 15 358.00–367.00 $366.41 $2,290 +5.57
648 value added 648 19 371.50 $371.50 $2,407 —
656 value added 656 30 374.50 $374.50 $2,457 —
695 695 4 357.00 $357.00 $2,481 ±0.00
701 value added 701 21 359.00 $359.00 $2,517 -16.00
734 734 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,386 -7.72
752–780 766 8 322.00–338.00 $329.85 $2,527 +0.73
800 800 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,220 -46.50
905 905 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,602 —
988 value added 988 10 318.00 $318.00 $3,142 —
1115 1115 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,927 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 4 402.50 $402.50 $2,021 —
650 650 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,164 —
735 735 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,334 -6.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–282 273 7 600.00 $600.00 $1,638 +50.00
359–386 369 14 575.00–585.00 $578.74 $2,136 —
418 418 8 493.00 $493.00 $2,061 -15.97
473 473 10 492.00 $492.00 $2,327 +10.00
515 515 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,318 +10.00
563 563 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,393 +21.00
603–618 612 10 391.00–404.00 $398.88 $2,441 +5.38
718 718 6 377.00 $377.00 $2,707 —
1085 1085 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,523 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 —
375–388 382 8 540.00 $540.00 $2,063 —
491–495 494 12 438.00–445.00 $439.74 $2,172 —
650 650 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 —
768 768 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,550 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 —
480 480 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,232 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1200 1133 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 2,975.00–3,450.00 $3,201.84 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1150 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,500.00–3,100.00 $2,786.96 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1373 1272 80-85% 14 163.00–175.00 $172.06 $2,189 -11.55
1175–1465 1348 80-85% 22 178.00–188.00 $181.93 $2,452 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–965 928 85-90% 2 125.00–130.00 $127.40 $1,182 —
845–1131 1036 85-90% 14 146.00–155.00 $151.04 $1,565 +5.31
850–1200 1080 85-90% 17 157.00–169.00 $159.94 $1,727 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1859 1545 75-80% 3 158.00–169.00 $163.71 $2,529 -16.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1680 1471 5 201.00–212.00 $206.64 $3,040 —
1270–1655 1487 3 185.00–196.00 $191.49 $2,847 —
1225–2340 1810 7 216.00–236.00 $224.23 $4,059 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1050–1125 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–3,300.00 $2,841.38
1050–1225 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,450.00–3,350.00 $2,959.52
975–1325 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,100.00–3,300.00 $2,701.65
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1075–1300 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,250.00 $3,091.58
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1050–1300 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,550.00–3,450.00 $3,202.65
1175–1250 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00–3,100.00 $2,462.24
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 3,050.00 $3,050.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00
925–985 962 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,000.00–3,150.00 $3,066.72
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,350.00 $4,350.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 5 218.00 $218.00 $2,463 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,834 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,550.00 $3,275.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.