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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.75/cwt ≈ $3,173/hd at 934 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $414.15/cwt +18.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,389/hd at 577 lb · 28 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,810/hd at 774 lb · 28 head
Upton, KY 9-weight steers sold at $340/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$2/cwt below the KY average ($342) and $7/cwt under Stanford, KY ($347). The class is down $7 from its mid-May peak of $344. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 607 685 1,134
Feeder cattle 506 529 991
Slaughter cattle 69 98 84
Replacement cattle 32 58 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a strong demand for quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold moslty steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 522.50 $522.50 $1,986 -18.50
428 428 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,097 —
519 519 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,310 -8.00
525 value added 525 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,468 —
566–567 567 13 440.00 $440.00 $2,495 -3.00
635 value added 635 7 421.00 $421.00 $2,673 -17.00
676 value added 676 5 368.00 $368.00 $2,488 —
686 686 5 381.00 $381.00 $2,614 -30.00
731 731 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,595 —
774 value added 774 28 363.00 $363.00 $2,810 —
934 value added 934 56 339.75 $339.75 $3,173 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 +10.00
555 555 3 368.00 $368.00 $2,042 -65.00
609–625 611 9 375.00–415.00 $410.45 $2,508 —
679 679 12 370.00 $370.00 $2,512 —
913 913 4 236.00 $236.00 $2,155 -39.50
958–985 967 3 212.50–310.00 $276.90 $2,678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 7 486.00 $486.00 $1,531 —
354 354 18 498.00 $498.00 $1,763 +18.00
419 419 4 446.00 $446.00 $1,869 +2.14
482 482 11 436.00 $436.00 $2,102 -7.00
534 534 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,216 -11.84
554 value added 554 12 421.00 $421.00 $2,332 —
591–596 594 16 407.00–411.00 $409.01 $2,430 +13.60
609–641 621 11 402.00 $402.00 $2,496 +32.09
675 675 12 369.00 $369.00 $2,491 —
707 707 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,404 +15.00
709 value added 709 14 357.50 $357.50 $2,535 —
910 910 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,571 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,758 —
460 460 1 447.50 $447.50 $2,058 +37.50
523–530 526 9 380.00–390.00 $385.52 $2,028 +32.45
588 588 6 401.00 $401.00 $2,358 —
690 690 10 336.00 $336.00 $2,318 +24.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,888 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,560 +50.00
357 357 10 530.00 $530.00 $1,892 +15.00
418 418 11 491.00 $491.00 $2,052 +41.00
477 477 3 466.00 $466.00 $2,223 +26.00
514 514 12 425.00 $425.00 $2,184 —
568 568 13 413.00 $413.00 $2,346 -4.00
602 value added 602 7 417.50 $417.50 $2,513 —
638 638 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,424 —
730 730 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 -12.00
771 771 8 372.00 $372.00 $2,868 —
923 923 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,925 +22.00
500–535 518 6 329.00–412.50 $369.34 $1,913 -43.78
553–554 554 9 375.00–400.00 $380.55 $2,108 +55.55
720 720 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,016 —
885–888 887 3 249.99–250.00 $249.99 $2,217 -21.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1555 1297 80-85% 22 160.00–178.00 $169.68 $2,201 —
1200–1466 1330 80-85% 3 135.00–156.00 $146.03 $1,942 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,016 —
800 800 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
800–1050 927 85-90% 7 141.00–152.00 $147.76 $1,370 +32.85
975–1250 1092 85-90% 3 158.00–165.00 $162.16 $1,771 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 9 165.00 $165.00 $2,574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,451 —
1105–1865 1532 5 214.00–223.00 $218.54 $3,348 —
2010–2085 2048 2 230.00 $230.00 $4,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1160–1360 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,775.00–3,700.00 $3,274.21
1300–1312 1304 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,375.00–2,500.00 $2,458.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00

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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
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.