Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.44/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$152.44

337 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	153.06	905	328
Medium and Large 2-3	599	129.55	776	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale337 hd

152.44

—

KY average23 barns · 7,346 hd

156.08

−3.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,775	105.04	1,865	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	74.77	1,086	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	71.82	926	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	65.33	633	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	106.00	1,208	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,180	96.00	1,133	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$959	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$894	20
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$680	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,489	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,380	91.26/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,953	113.19/cwt	112.50–114.50	2,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	105.66/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,533.33/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,533	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	680.43/head	670.00–690.00	680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	894.14/head	630.00–1,280.00	894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	142.71/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.53/cwt	146.00–160.00	815	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	130.61/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	147.54/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,073	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.74/cwt	143.00–154.00	922	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	165.79/cwt	160.50–171.50	1,051	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	169.22/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,291	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	162.64/cwt	162.00–163.00	613	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	864	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	179.22/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,020	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	178.01/cwt	177.00–181.00	942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	172.00/cwt	166.50–178.00	1,146	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,071	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.12/cwt	144.00–145.00	895	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	914	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	190.34/cwt	185.00–193.00	860	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	187.48/cwt	175.00–189.50	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	675	10
Steers	Select	—	1,180	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,133	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	71.77/cwt	67.00–75.00	938	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	73.09/cwt	70.50–76.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	61.98/cwt	59.00–65.00	606	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	74.77/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	82.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	61.50/cwt	60.00–64.00	735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	959.08/head	660.00–1,130.00	959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	954	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	642	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	775	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	969	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	851	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,147	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,104	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Jan 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 762Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 174Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 6Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	90.00–93.00	91.26
3	—	1,953	112.50–114.50	113.19
5	—	1,827	103.00–108.00	105.66
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,307	67.00–75.00	71.77
4	—	1,233	80.00–85.00	82.57
4	—	1,195	60.00–64.00	61.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	70.50–76.00	73.09
2	—	978	59.00–65.00	61.98
1	—	1,000	56.50	56.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	72.50–77.00	74.77
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,533.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	94.00	94.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	670.00–690.00	680.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,077	630.00–1,280.00	894.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,048	660.00–1,130.00	959.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	131.00–145.00	142.71
49	—	531	146.00–160.00	153.53
7	—	341	168.00	168.00
26	—	453	159.00	159.00
37	—	727	140.00–152.50	147.54
2	—	1,038	104.00	104.00
11	—	299	162.00	162.00
42	—	628	143.00–154.00	146.74
17	—	377	162.00–163.00	162.64
6	—	860	142.00	142.00
3	—	903	139.00	139.00
21	—	421	147.00–155.00	152.49
7	—	695	152.50	152.50
12	—	795	144.25	144.25
12	—	553	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	840	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
2	—	538	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	885	124.00	124.00
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
1	—	624	129.00	129.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	164.50	164.50
30	—	700	157.75	157.75
27	—	675	155.25	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	130.00–131.00	130.61
2	—	978	143.00	143.00
17	—	498	190.00	190.00
29	—	634	160.50–171.50	165.79
44	—	763	160.00–170.50	169.22
30	—	569	173.00–182.00	179.22
2	—	368	200.00–201.00	200.52
12	—	529	177.00–181.00	178.01
1	—	835	134.00	134.00
25	—	666	166.50–178.00	172.00
9	—	435	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	158.50	158.50
2	—	313	153.00	153.00
1	—	520	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	144.00–145.00	144.12
17	—	571	160.00	160.00
18	—	452	185.00–193.00	190.34
12	—	354	197.50	197.50
15	—	411	175.00–189.50	187.48
6	—	292	205.00	205.00
12	—	717	133.00	133.00
15	—	697	139.00	139.00
18	—	505	168.50	168.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	319	211.50	211.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	135.00	135.00
2	—	322	174.00	174.00
1	—	250	182.50	182.50
4	—	423	143.00	143.00
12	—	583	133.00	133.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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