Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.31/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$179.31

195 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$32.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	692	179.64	1,242	193
Medium and Large 2-3	530	147.50	782	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.14/cwt here — about $461 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 sale195 hd

179.31

—

KY average23 barns · 4,393 hd

177.53

+1.78

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	—	High	1,708	115.72	1,976	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,796	103.63	1,862	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	90.95	1,099	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	80.00	737	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	107.00	1,177	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,045	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,028	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$888	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,410	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	872	139.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,226	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	163.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	159.69/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,048	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	196.25/cwt	195.50–197.00	1,111	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	159.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,163	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,380	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,330	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	185.80/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,174	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	161.94/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,030	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	195.54/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	156.81/cwt	145.00–158.25	1,356	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	208.05/cwt	206.00–209.50	999	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	168.10/cwt	167.50–168.50	1,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	166.71/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	168.17/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,228	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.09/cwt	151.00–161.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	88.03/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,184	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,843	104.86/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,933	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	79.36/cwt	76.00–82.00	980	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	118.91/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,146	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	114.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,893	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,044.79/head	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,028.03/head	690.00–1,190.00	1,028	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	887.55/head	760.00–1,060.00	888	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	153.61/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,197	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	148.76/cwt	140.00–153.50	913	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	172.48/cwt	167.00–175.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	142.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	161.73/cwt	152.00–167.00	928	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	159.74/cwt	152.00–162.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	291	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	393	3

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 486Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 90Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	135.00–141.00	139.02
8	—	469	155.00–167.00	163.88
11	—	656	147.00–161.00	159.69
51	—	728	157.00–165.00	159.77
31	—	636	159.00–163.00	161.94
19	—	779	144.00–157.00	153.61
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
15	—	437	167.00–175.00	172.48
3	—	353	174.00	174.00
23	—	574	152.00–167.00	161.73
9	—	502	152.00–162.00	159.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
2	—	793	118.00	118.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
3	—	513	144.00	144.00
3	—	610	140.00–146.00	142.30
3	—	383	149.00	149.00
3	—	291	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	652	188.00	188.00
37	—	793	174.00	174.00
2	—	622	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	566	195.50–197.00	196.25
13	—	811	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,085	140.00	140.00
19	—	632	178.00–188.00	185.80
7	—	528	190.00–203.00	195.54
19	—	865	145.00–158.25	156.81
19	—	480	206.00–209.50	208.05
5	—	437	206.00	206.00
10	—	770	167.50–168.50	168.10
4	—	665	165.00–172.00	166.71
26	—	730	164.00–169.00	168.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	151.00–161.00	156.09
4	—	790	133.00	133.00
3	—	296	212.00	212.00
2	—	583	160.00–161.00	160.50
2	—	452	185.00	185.00
14	—	614	140.00–153.50	148.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	503	134.00	134.00
8	—	561	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	86.00–92.00	88.03
7	—	1,208	96.00–100.00	98.00
3	—	1,235	76.00–82.00	79.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
1	—	795	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,843	104.00–105.00	104.86
1	—	1,470	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	117.00–121.00	118.91
4	—	1,659	110.00–116.00	114.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,044.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,056	690.00–1,190.00	1,028.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	858	760.00–1,060.00	887.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,410.00	1,410.00

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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