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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.19/cwt +14.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 717 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $468.42/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 422 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $402.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,344/hd at 583 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 616 1,000 1,103
Feeder cattle 479 805 970
Slaughter cattle 74 75 66
Replacement cattle 63 120 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
366 366 4 572.50 $572.50 $2,095 -27.50
455–457 456 21 517.00–539.50 $525.59 $2,397 +5.59
518 value added 518 3 507.00 $507.00 $2,626 —
525 525 11 490.00 $490.00 $2,572 +9.27
571 571 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,541 +15.00
610 610 5 409.00 $409.00 $2,495 -13.85
636 value added 636 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,703 -14.00
711 value added 711 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,631 —
748 748 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,655 -5.50
867 867 7 341.00 $341.00 $2,956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 -25.00
630 630 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,394 -20.00
688 688 4 374.00 $374.00 $2,573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,490 —
343 343 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,749 +7.50
354 354 8 479.00 $479.00 $1,696 -23.00
421–426 422 23 461.00–470.00 $468.42 $1,977 -1.14
461 461 15 460.00 $460.00 $2,121 +7.00
508 508 8 403.00 $403.00 $2,047 -25.88
517 value added 517 10 428.00 $428.00 $2,213 -10.00
582–583 583 22 402.00 $402.00 $2,344 +7.00
624–640 636 19 373.00–383.00 $375.58 $2,389 -4.87
682 682 5 361.00 $361.00 $2,462 -17.00
713 value added 713 29 365.50 $365.50 $2,606 —
741 741 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,542 -5.00
783 783 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,560 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 8 500.00 $500.00 $1,865 +126.88
434–438 435 5 425.00–448.00 $443.37 $1,929 +4.37
550–595 571 14 360.00–412.00 $393.53 $2,247 -11.47
609–642 622 11 334.00–361.00 $347.70 $2,163 -18.30
702 702 2 346.00 $346.00 $2,429 —
925 925 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,682 —
1040 1040 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,600 —

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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 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,738 —
338 338 5 565.00 $565.00 $1,910 +40.00
401–414 405 20 490.00–505.00 $494.60 $2,003 -11.36
475 475 12 495.00 $495.00 $2,351 -7.50
512 512 5 462.00 $462.00 $2,365 -7.00
554 554 11 437.00 $437.00 $2,421 +11.00
605 605 4 397.50 $397.50 $2,405 +1.50
710 710 9 348.00 $348.00 $2,471 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 275 3 460.00–595.00 $546.73 $1,504 +6.73
363–385 372 4 450.00–495.00 $475.09 $1,767 —
455–479 470 9 400.00–455.00 $428.49 $2,014 +10.24
507–512 510 6 350.00–421.00 $385.33 $1,965 +4.67
588 588 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,499 —
615 615 2 357.00 $357.00 $2,196 -2.81
670 670 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,345 —
798 798 3 307.00 $307.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1300 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 4,000.00–4,500.00 $4,254.90 +378.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1037–1134 1051 80-85% 7 145.00–155.50 $153.88 $1,617 —
1160–1425 1271 80-85% 7 180.00–188.00 $182.81 $2,324 +12.87
1060–1640 1325 80-85% 28 160.00–176.00 $170.23 $2,256 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $2,464 —
1511–1543 1521 75-80% 10 168.50–170.00 $169.54 $2,579 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1000 913 85-90% 2 101.00–129.00 $116.34 $1,062 —
800–1020 951 85-90% 4 144.00–154.00 $150.42 $1,430 +5.54
900–1095 998 85-90% 2 155.00–162.00 $158.84 $1,585 +13.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–2155 1762 9 206.00–219.00 $214.90 $3,787 —
1640–2100 1830 5 222.00–236.00 $229.21 $4,195 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1010 901 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 180.00–215.00 $193.07 $1,740

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
1050–1200 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,525.00–2,650.00 $2,547.44
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,825.00 $3,825.00
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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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
1010–1200 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,650.00–3,800.00 $3,731.45 -109.11
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.