Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.60/cwt on 497 head.

Average price

$178.60

497 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

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	728	179.03	1,303	490
Medium and Large 2-3	531	148.71	790	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $512 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 sale497 hd

178.60

—

KY average22 barns · 4,934 hd

181.91

−3.31

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	1,785	107.72	1,923	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	82.14	1,034	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	81.90	1,237	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	73.35	687	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,445	105.00	1,517	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,127	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$905	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$770	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	563	165.63/cwt	158.00–174.00	932	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	171.88/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,255	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	157.49/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,194	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	219.10/cwt	218.00–220.00	936	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	173.28/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,364	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	214.16/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,041	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	138.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,117	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	158.63/cwt	150.00–161.25	1,290	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	195.47/cwt	182.00–199.50	1,112	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	190.84/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,183	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	177.25/cwt	174.50–184.00	1,134	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,563	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	207.95/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,056	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	191.58/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,422	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	175.63/cwt	175.00–176.50	1,287	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	178.92/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,201	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,499	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	184.92/cwt	183.00–191.00	975	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	893	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	80.95/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,235	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	75.74/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,123	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	90.55/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,517	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	68.00/cwt	67.00–69.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	78.71/cwt	77.50–80.00	726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,258	12
Bulls	—	—	1,694	102.51/cwt	100.50–104.50	1,737	4
Bulls	—	—	1,796	109.15/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,960	6
Bulls	—	—	2,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	76.13/cwt	72.00–79.00	958	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	82.80/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,040	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,126.67/head	910.00–1,280.00	1,127	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	905.24/head	630.00–1,100.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	932	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	178.10/cwt	169.00–185.00	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	170.20/cwt	160.00–178.00	875	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,159	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	160.19/cwt	159.00–163.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	163.24/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,028	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	166.33/cwt	165.00–173.00	579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	143.17/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	164.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,112	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	159.97/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,134	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,303	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 480Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 37Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 13Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	563	158.00–174.00	165.63
14	—	758	155.00–162.00	157.49
10	—	285	174.00	174.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
15	—	807	130.00–144.00	138.43
2	—	488	172.00	172.00
17	—	426	169.00–185.00	178.10
52	—	514	160.00–178.00	170.20
54	—	630	157.00–167.50	163.24
12	—	348	165.00–173.00	166.33
6	—	853	134.00–145.00	143.17
40	—	678	160.00–166.00	164.05
39	—	709	151.00–165.00	159.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	145.00	145.00
4	—	602	120.00	120.00
4	—	425	152.00	152.00
3	—	705	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	180.50	180.50
12	—	682	170.00	170.00
13	—	535	189.00	189.00
81	—	802	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	730	162.00–175.00	171.88
17	—	427	218.00–220.00	219.10
119	—	787	172.50–175.00	173.28
16	—	486	206.00–221.00	214.16
6	—	890	156.00	156.00
17	—	813	150.00–161.25	158.63
39	—	569	182.00–199.50	195.47
26	—	640	174.50–184.00	177.25
7	—	538	189.00–192.00	191.58
14	—	671	177.00–180.00	178.92
2	—	1,050	120.00	120.00
17	—	950	157.75	157.75
3	—	270	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	151.00	151.00
1	—	430	168.00	168.00
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	620	190.00–192.50	190.84
56	—	943	165.75	165.75
22	—	508	206.00–212.00	207.95
22	—	844	168.50	168.50
46	—	733	175.00–176.50	175.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	225.00	225.00
30	—	527	183.00–191.00	184.92
7	—	292	200.00	200.00
2	—	442	195.50	195.50
15	—	457	195.50	195.50
9	—	737	137.00	137.00
5	—	356	194.00	194.00
18	—	558	167.00	167.00
25	—	620	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	133.00	133.00
3	—	583	139.00	139.00
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
14	—	414	159.00–163.00	160.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,526	78.00–83.50	80.95
2	—	1,483	75.00–76.50	75.74
12	—	1,480	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	90.00–92.00	90.55
9	—	1,258	72.00–79.00	76.13
31	—	1,256	80.00–88.00	82.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	67.00–69.00	68.00
2	—	923	77.50–80.00	78.71
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	100.50–104.50	102.51
6	—	1,796	107.50–112.50	109.15
1	—	2,085	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,226	910.00–1,280.00	1,126.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,077	630.00–1,100.00	905.24

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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