Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $158.75/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$158.75

210 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$28.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

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	533	159.82	852	202
Medium and Large 2-3	548	131.50	720	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.32/cwt here — about $132 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 sale210 hd

158.75

—

KY average23 barns · 5,375 hd

156.17

+2.58

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	1,741	101.01	1,758	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	73.67	1,169	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	68.39	855	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	61.30	638	21

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)	1,033	$859	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$847	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$657	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$953	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	168.71/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,225	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	157.79/cwt	155.00–162.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.50	987	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	143.50/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	183.81/cwt	180.00–189.00	945	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	168.72/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,147	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	156.04/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,351	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	201	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	194.00/cwt	193.50–194.50	1,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	179.93/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,112	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	944	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	56.02/cwt	55.00–56.50	501	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	73.45/cwt	69.50–75.00	967	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	61.31/cwt	60.50–66.00	655	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	74.28/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,180	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	63.80/cwt	62.00–65.00	771	14
Bulls	—	—	1,710	89.58/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	110.25/cwt	109.50–111.00	1,982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	102.47/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,766	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	847.09/head	550.00–990.00	847	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	859.02/head	650.00–990.00	859	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	656.73/head	500.00–750.00	657	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	953.17/head	600.00–1,280.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	163.55/cwt	155.00–166.50	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	149.74/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,015	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	307	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	844	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	142.42/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.51/cwt	151.00–166.00	841	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.14/cwt	150.00–163.25	670	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	163.43/cwt	163.00–165.00	763	25

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 799Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 92Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	121.00	121.00
2	—	442	132.00	132.00
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
3	—	537	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	155.00–162.00	157.79
35	—	622	155.00–162.50	158.75
14	—	770	137.00–150.00	143.50
11	—	340	155.00–166.50	163.55
13	—	678	143.00–155.00	149.74
7	—	721	130.00–144.50	142.42
41	—	521	151.00–166.00	161.51
20	—	416	150.00–163.25	161.14
18	—	394	170.00	170.00
25	—	467	163.00–165.00	163.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	167.00–169.50	168.71
6	—	439	191.00	191.00
27	—	514	180.00–189.00	183.81
15	—	680	165.00–170.50	168.72
13	—	866	153.00–159.50	156.04
11	—	563	173.00	173.00
4	—	201	201.00	201.00
25	—	618	178.00–181.00	179.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
3	—	421	135.00	135.00
5	—	507	151.00	151.00
2	—	610	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	593	193.50–194.50	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	692	140.00	140.00
7	—	520	166.00	166.00
6	—	579	156.00	156.00
6	—	372	190.00	190.00
2	—	815	118.00	118.00
14	—	621	152.00	152.00
19	—	474	178.00	178.00
3	—	400	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	55.00–56.50	56.02
17	—	1,069	60.50–66.00	61.31
1	—	995	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	77.00	77.00
11	—	1,316	69.50–75.00	73.45
14	—	1,208	62.00–65.00	63.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	61.50	61.50
20	—	1,589	70.00–77.00	74.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	88.50–90.50	89.58
2	—	1,798	109.50–111.00	110.25
3	—	1,723	101.00–104.50	102.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	550.00–990.00	847.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,033	650.00–990.00	859.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	980	500.00–750.00	656.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	600.00–1,280.00	953.17

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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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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