Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market market report — October 20, 2026

Upton, KY · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

760

Last week 81 (+679)
Last year 140

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$370.00 /cwt

$2,033 per head · 26 hd
vs last week −1.89

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	363 lb	$470.00†	$1,708	+10.00	+45.00	—	—
400–499 lb	11	441 lb	$426.91	$1,885	+16.91	+19.41	—	—
500–599 lb	26	550 lb	$370.00	$2,033	−1.89	−7.74	$377.92 (13 hd)	—
600–699 lb	29	626 lb	$370.12	$2,317	+21.86	+19.77	$380.00 (5 hd)	$344.00 (16 hd)
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$354.00 (28 hd)	$334.00 (10 hd)
800–899 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$314.68 (81 hd)

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	369 lb	$396.00	$1,461	—	+31.00	—	$400.00 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	31	463 lb	$380.65	$1,761	+1.18	+6.34	—	—
500–599 lb	26	526 lb	$352.07	$1,852	+14.22	−1.41	—	$310.00 (7 hd)
600–699 lb	26	639 lb	$318.00	$2,032	+4.00	−23.61	$325.00 (11 hd)	—
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$300.00 (3 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	53	1,395 lb	$131.50	$120.00–$139.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	3	1,263 lb	$109.54	$107.00–$113.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	3	1,558 lb	$124.70	$122.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	10	1,058 lb	$103.43	$90.00–$120.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	3	830 lb	$63.05	$50.00–$80.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $370.00/cwt
4-week average: $363.20
13-week average: $370.93
4-week vs 13-week: −2.1%

52-wk low $325.76high $485.56

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $333.00/cwt
4-week average: $330.83
13-week average: $332.01
4-week vs 13-week: −0.4%

52-wk low $312.00high $375.00

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $352.07/cwt
4-week average: $340.88
13-week average: $345.26
4-week vs 13-week: −1.3%

52-wk low $315.09high $429.00

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and May and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.9%	43%	7
Feb	+1.4%	71%	7
Mar	+4.1%	100%	7
Apr	+5.9%	100%	7
May	+5.9%	100%	7
Jun	+5.2%	100%	7
Jul	+3.0%	86%	7
Aug	+2.1%	71%	7
Sep	−0.4%	57%	7
Oct	−5.9%	0%	7
Nov	−6.6%	0%	7
Dec	−5.9%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Aug and lowest in Dec and Feb.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.3%	43%	7
Feb	−1.8%	29%	7
Mar	−1.6%	29%	7
Apr	+0.1%	71%	7
May	+0.5%	57%	7
Jun	+2.9%	71%	7
Jul	+5.2%	100%	7
Aug	+5.2%	71%	7
Sep	+2.5%	57%	7
Oct	−0.6%	57%	7
Nov	−1.4%	14%	7
Dec	−4.0%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	760	$370.00	—	$352.07
Tue Oct 13	620	$371.89	$333.00	$337.85
Tue Oct 6	586	$354.01	$325.41	$329.92
Tue Sep 29	793	$356.91	$321.64	$343.67
Tue Sep 22	780	$380.23	$343.27	$344.90
Tue Sep 15	346	$358.12	—	$346.00
Tue Sep 8	403	$361.57	$339.00†	$332.86
Tue Sep 1	305	$368.45	$312.00	$323.89
Tue Aug 25	586	$325.76†	—	$347.20
Tue Aug 18	243	$378.39	$340.00	$337.41
Tue Aug 11	388	$403.43	$320.00	$378.50
Tue Aug 4	428	$400.00†	$340.00	$360.35
Tue Jul 28	413	$393.33	$330.00	$353.80
Tue Jul 21	391	$413.88	$347.78	$382.08

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Kentucky sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Blue Grass Stockyards, Campbellsville	31 mi	Oct 24	$390.97†	—
Farmers Regional Livestock Market, Glasgow	32 mi	Oct 22	$395.88	$334.85
United Producers Inc., Harned	35 mi	Oct 19	$388.72	$344.78
Washington Co. Cattle Sale, Springfield	40 mi	Oct 20	$388.73	$335.77
United Producers Inc., Bowling Green	44 mi	Oct 20	$367.00†	—
Russell Co. Stockyard, Russell Springs	52 mi	Oct 21	$401.43	$342.88

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	760	46	AMS_2211

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY” (AMS_2211). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.