Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.42/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 792 lb · 100 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.50/cwt ≈ $2,761/hd at 823 lb · 61 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.50/cwt ≈ $2,868/hd at 860 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	932	616	712
Feeder cattle	741	479	559
Slaughter cattle	99	74	100
Replacement cattle	92	63	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to firm with moderate to strong demand. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold steady to firm with moderate to strong demand
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	570.00	$570.00	$2,069	-2.50
407–448	426	14	512.50–535.00	$515.97	$2,198	—
500–509	505	29	465.00–480.00	$472.17	$2,384	-17.83
510 value added	510	4	510.00	$510.00	$2,601	+3.00
571	571	7	439.00	$439.00	$2,507	-6.00
626	626	4	409.00	$409.00	$2,560	±0.00
700 value added	700	19	390.50–398.00	$394.05	$2,758	+24.05
727	727	7	370.50	$370.50	$2,694	+15.50
773 value added	773	21	365.25	$365.25	$2,823	—
846	846	14	344.25	$344.25	$2,912	—
866	866	3	336.00	$336.00	$2,910	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	11	450.00	$450.00	$2,610	—
658	658	2	407.00	$407.00	$2,678	+33.00
815	815	8	333.00	$333.00	$2,714	—
877	877	5	330.00	$330.00	$2,894	—
1115	1115	2	266.00	$266.00	$2,966	—
1120 value added	1120	12	295.50	$295.50	$3,310	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	8	550.00	$550.00	$1,529	+45.00
339	339	5	490.00	$490.00	$1,661	-20.00
364	364	10	487.50	$487.50	$1,774	+8.50
410–418	417	7	467.50–469.00	$468.79	$1,955	+0.37
455	455	12	460.00	$460.00	$2,093	±0.00
500 value added	500	11	418.00	$418.00	$2,090	-10.00
507	507	2	406.00	$406.00	$2,058	+3.00
573	573	19	390.00	$390.00	$2,235	-12.00
601–645	611	9	366.00–372.00	$367.41	$2,245	-8.17
628 value added	628	12	385.00	$385.00	$2,418	—
681	681	12	372.00	$372.00	$2,533	+11.00
692 value added	692	35	367.75	$367.75	$2,545	—
780–798 value added	792	100	331.75–340.50	$334.42	$2,649	—
823 value added	823	61	335.50	$335.50	$2,761	—
860 value added	860	60	333.50	$333.50	$2,868	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	6	422.50	$422.50	$1,213	—
383–390	387	5	450.00–462.00	$457.25	$1,770	-42.75
416–418	417	11	372.50–375.00	$373.41	$1,557	-69.96
519–548	532	15	370.00–404.00	$389.74	$2,073	—
659–669	662	20	325.00–353.50	$346.29	$2,292	—
725	725	9	315.00	$315.00	$2,284	-31.00
1035	1035	1	290.00	$290.00	$3,002	+40.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	1	239.00	$239.00	$3,442	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	7	602.50	$602.50	$1,651	-7.50
350	350	5	550.00	$550.00	$1,925	—
415	415	3	492.50	$492.50	$2,044	-2.10
561	561	15	421.00	$421.00	$2,362	-16.00
600–612	608	22	388.00–389.00	$388.64	$2,363	-8.86
700	700	6	370.00	$370.00	$2,590	+22.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–387	384	18	477.50–492.50	$483.27	$1,856	+8.18
410	410	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,784	—
495	495	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,980	-28.49
606	606	6	348.00	$348.00	$2,109	-9.00
663	663	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,320	±0.00
840	840	3	286.00	$286.00	$2,402	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1700	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	3,000.00–4,150.00	$3,791.18	-463.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
963–1200	1076	80-85%	3	155.00–168.00	$159.62	$1,718	+5.74
950–1600	1248	80-85%	53	160.00–182.00	$173.08	$2,160	—
1000–1640	1279	80-85%	10	184.00–190.00	$185.77	$2,376	+2.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–950	916	85-90%	4	115.00–141.00	$130.88	$1,199	+14.54
905–1166	1018	85-90%	10	149.00–157.00	$152.94	$1,557	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1470	1363	75-80%	2	178.00–179.00	$178.54	$2,434	-3.96
1560	1560	75-80%	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1670	1499	6	214.00–222.00	$217.74	$3,264	—
1550	1550	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,945	—
1350–2415	1781	10	222.00–232.00	$225.26	$4,012	+10.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
749–916	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	184.00–233.00	$204.50	$1,734

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1250	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,350.00–3,425.00	$2,924.48
1212	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1125–1465	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,725.00–3,375.00	$3,064.38
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,375.00	$3,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1245	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,801.77

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–925	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–2,925.00	$2,170.14	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	-781.45

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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.