Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

953 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $320.32/cwt ≈ $2,752/hd at 859 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $377.47/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,698/hd at 715 lb · 75 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $383.94/cwt -16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,633/hd at 686 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	953	616	1,010
Feeder cattle	788	454	859
Slaughter cattle	92	96	95
Replacement cattle	73	66	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

▼ Feeder cattle: Plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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
375	375	6	542.50	$542.50	$2,034	+32.50
428	428	16	480.00	$480.00	$2,054	—
524 value added	524	5	461.00	$461.00	$2,416	—
531–532	532	31	450.00–455.00	$452.42	$2,407	-7.58
568–574 value added	571	9	437.00–440.00	$438.33	$2,503	—
581–592	584	22	425.00–428.00	$427.17	$2,495	+14.67
630–631	630	10	409.00–420.00	$413.40	$2,604	-12.10
658–671	669	16	371.00–383.00	$380.79	$2,547	-19.21
691–695 value added	694	32	383.00–387.00	$385.51	$2,675	—
701–709 value added	706	45	377.00–383.50	$381.20	$2,691	—
726–735	728	30	369.00–372.75	$371.87	$2,707	+11.37
768 value added	768	16	378.00	$378.00	$2,903	+28.00
795	795	1	334.00	$334.00	$2,655	—
830	830	44	336.50	$336.50	$2,793	—
880 value added	880	25	331.25	$331.25	$2,915	-29.97
903	903	6	324.00	$324.00	$2,926	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,069	—
439	439	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,646	-86.63
525	525	2	369.00	$369.00	$1,937	—
586	586	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,344	—
760	760	5	367.50	$367.50	$2,793	—
800	800	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,480	-30.00
1125	1125	1	275.00	$275.00	$3,094	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	3	257.00	$257.00	$3,148	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,402	-17.97
413–440	433	9	377.50–445.00	$413.08	$1,789	-37.83
500–503	502	4	365.00–391.00	$377.96	$1,897	-2.28
570	570	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,852	-50.71
610	610	4	346.00	$346.00	$2,111	—
655–684	678	5	330.00–335.00	$334.03	$2,265	—
707	707	31	336.75	$336.75	$2,381	+16.73
755	755	4	316.00	$316.00	$2,386	—
855–886	859	78	301.00–330.00	$320.32	$2,752	—
1056–1059	1058	13	236.00–281.00	$270.64	$2,863	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	6	550.00	$550.00	$1,650	—
361	361	8	497.50	$497.50	$1,796	—
416	416	7	465.00	$465.00	$1,934	+7.50
475	475	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	-12.50
516–546	525	37	415.00–418.00	$415.93	$2,184	+3.43
560	560	12	398.00	$398.00	$2,229	-2.35
637 value added	637	22	356.00	$356.00	$2,268	—
613–646	639	10	356.00–358.00	$357.62	$2,285	—
674	674	5	351.00	$351.00	$2,366	—
749	749	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,472	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	2	605.00	$605.00	$1,615	-5.00
424	424	7	490.00	$490.00	$2,078	+5.00
461	461	11	457.00	$457.00	$2,107	-17.99
526	526	7	425.00	$425.00	$2,236	-15.00
567	567	12	405.00	$405.00	$2,296	—
682	682	8	392.00	$392.00	$2,673	—
733	733	13	336.00	$336.00	$2,463	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	505.00	$505.00	$1,732	—
385	385	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,194	—
414	414	6	422.50	$422.50	$1,749	—
490	490	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,960	-32.50
509	509	4	371.00	$371.00	$1,888	-33.17
610	610	3	351.00	$351.00	$2,141	-1.50
800–840	820	2	277.00–285.00	$281.10	$2,305	-56.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1300	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1250	1133	80-85%	3	135.00–150.00	$141.82	$1,607	—
910–1360	1183	80-85%	26	160.00–180.00	$172.76	$2,044	—
1155–1555	1253	80-85%	28	182.00–194.00	$185.79	$2,328	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–955	920	85-90%	4	138.00–148.00	$143.59	$1,321	—
900–1040	980	85-90%	9	157.00–166.00	$160.02	$1,568	+12.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1740	1359	75-80%	2	169.00–179.00	$175.40	$2,384	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1800	1313	12	208.00–232.00	$217.62	$2,857	—
1400–2202	1788	12	230.00–253.00	$239.63	$4,285	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–890	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00–220.00	$203.27	$1,734

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1050–1455	1317	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,800.00–3,350.00	$3,262.85

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	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,375.00	$2,375.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,275.00	$3,275.00

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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.