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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.66/cwt ≈ $2,608/hd at 782 lb · 96 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.50/cwt ≈ $3,100/hd at 892 lb · 58 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $315.50/cwt ≈ $2,492/hd at 790 lb · 38 head
Upton, KY 7-weight heifers sold at $334/cwt. Kentucky 7-weight heifers are down $11 from their late-June peak of $346/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 650 775
Feeder cattle 529 550 657
Slaughter cattle 64 74 99
Replacement cattle 47 26 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons due to no sale last week for the Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 558.00 $558.00 $1,819 +58.00
447 447 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,235 —
456 456 5 484.00 $484.00 $2,207 +33.00
520 520 16 450.00 $450.00 $2,340 -11.95
585 585 2 442.50 $442.50 $2,589 -17.95
610 610 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,470 -25.27
605–637 value added 624 17 416.00–421.00 $418.00 $2,608 —
687 687 6 389.00 $389.00 $2,672 +12.88
714 714 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,542 -10.00
892 892 58 347.50 $347.50 $3,100 —
910 value added 910 17 330.50 $330.50 $3,008 -19.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,785 —
459 459 7 467.00 $467.00 $2,144 —
595 595 2 384.00 $384.00 $2,285 +10.00
812 812 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,663 —
895 895 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,864 —
912 912 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,850 —
973–988 985 11 235.00–307.00 $294.07 $2,897 —
1035 1035 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,485 —
350 350 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
420 420 7 436.00 $436.00 $1,831 +17.43
457 457 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,011 -18.16
537 537 15 420.00 $420.00 $2,255 -0.92
567–587 582 20 395.00–409.00 $398.41 $2,319 -24.26
650 650 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,438 -10.00
776 value added 776 58 339.50 $339.50 $2,635 —
790 790 38 324.75 $324.75 $2,566 —
1050 1050 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,415 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 442.00 $442.00 $1,613 —
420–425 424 8 421.00–430.00 $422.11 $1,790 —
465–490 481 15 408.00–450.00 $418.27 $2,012 —
542 542 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,005 —
578 578 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,925 -7.00
627 627 9 362.00 $362.00 $2,270 —
790 790 38 315.50 $315.50 $2,492 —
854 854 17 315.50 $315.50 $2,694 —
910 910 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,502 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 11 600.00 $600.00 $1,650 —
358 358 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,897 +90.33
400 value added 400 7 520.00 $520.00 $2,080 —
425 425 13 485.00 $485.00 $2,061 +2.50
474 474 13 460.00 $460.00 $2,180 +13.60
524 524 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,227 -15.00
571 571 7 411.00 $411.00 $2,347 -5.00
640 640 10 374.00 $374.00 $2,394 -18.00
756 756 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,427 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–448 421 6 445.00–470.00 $461.14 $1,941 +58.78
510–548 532 7 375.00–381.00 $378.53 $2,014 -11.76
675–683 681 4 270.00–317.00 $305.35 $2,079 —
700 700 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,872 —
855 855 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,385 —
915 915 2 267.00 $267.00 $2,443 —
1000 1000 2 223.00 $223.00 $2,230 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,840 —
915–1610 1278 80-85% 31 165.00–183.00 $175.55 $2,244 —
1222–1610 1399 80-85% 14 183.00–198.00 $186.93 $2,615 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1020 888 85-90% 9 140.00–168.00 $150.19 $1,334 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,348 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1865 1525 9 208.00–224.00 $216.99 $3,309 —
1570–2100 1861 5 226.00–237.00 $230.31 $4,286 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1135 926 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 187.00–282.00 $228.37 $2,115

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1095 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,025.00–3,550.00 $3,294.26
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,225.00 $3,225.00
1210–1300 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,425.00–3,550.00 $3,468.68
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,375.00 $3,375.00
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1110 882 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,650.00–2,850.00 $2,700.34
1025–1100 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,200.00–3,500.00 $3,355.29
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00

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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.