Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $163.02/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$163.02

362 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

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	587	164.41	966	336
Medium and Large 2-3	512	145.06	742	26

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $223 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 sale362 hd

163.02

—

KY average24 barns · 7,502 hd

167.06

−4.04

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	—	Average	1,581	105.40	1,667	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	79.44	1,006	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	79.32	1,202	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	71.10	706	6thin
Steers	Select	High	1,565	129.00	2,019	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)	1,193	$1,107	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$814	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,140	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,370	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Select	—	1,565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	65.53/cwt	64.50–66.00	661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.50/cwt	71.00–74.00	743	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	83.68/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,272	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	75.69/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,144	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	73.30/cwt	70.50–77.00	918	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	81.88/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,046	14
Bulls	—	—	1,555	102.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,601	5
Bulls	—	—	1,811	115.38/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,090	4
Bulls	—	—	1,188	91.55/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,088	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	813.86/head	720.00–940.00	814	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,106.61/head	630.00–1,360.00	1,107	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	139.18/cwt	138.00–141.00	798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	158.77/cwt	152.00–163.50	1,140	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	970	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	950	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	988	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	158.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	160.07/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,082	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	157.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	983	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,248	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	171.49/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,259	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	179.24/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,108	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,223	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	209.52/cwt	202.00–214.00	987	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	167.31/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,303	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	137.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,277	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	193.02/cwt	190.50–194.50	1,104	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	203.36/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,092	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	214.77/cwt	210.00–216.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.06/cwt	160.00–179.00	809	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	165.05/cwt	163.00–168.00	944	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	166.75/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	164.54/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,359	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	169.87/cwt	164.00–174.00	878	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	177.57/cwt	174.50–183.00	730	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 1,140Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 136Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 69Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	64.50–66.00	65.53
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,025	71.00–74.00	72.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	82.50–84.00	83.68
6	—	1,511	75.50–76.50	75.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	70.50–77.00	73.30
2	—	1,250	90.00	90.00
14	—	1,277	78.00–86.00	81.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	100.00–105.00	102.95
4	—	1,811	113.00–118.00	115.38
2	—	1,188	90.00–93.00	91.55

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)	3	—	950	720.00–940.00	813.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,193	630.00–1,360.00	1,106.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,370.00	1,370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,140.00	1,140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	192.00	192.00
19	—	512	185.50	185.50
15	—	560	176.50	176.50
14	—	740	137.00	137.00
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
3	—	845	110.00	110.00
22	—	625	150.00–158.00	157.26
9	—	405	200.00	200.00
7	—	288	200.00	200.00
7	—	357	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	163.00	163.00
4	—	600	141.00	141.00
2	—	402	140.00	140.00
2	—	327	160.00	160.00
15	—	573	138.00–141.00	139.18
7	—	370	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	718	152.00–163.50	158.77
23	—	626	155.00	155.00
9	—	756	157.50	157.50
8	—	913	137.50	137.50
6	—	292	194.00	194.00
35	—	676	156.00–164.00	160.07
37	—	470	160.00–179.00	172.06
50	—	572	163.00–168.00	165.05
3	—	361	165.00	165.00
3	—	801	132.00	132.00
54	—	517	164.00–174.00	169.87
27	—	411	174.50–183.00	177.57
2	—	855	129.00	129.00
10	—	348	175.00	175.00
1	—	955	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	145.00	145.00
9	—	413	156.00–159.00	158.29
2	—	310	151.00	151.00
1	—	457	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
3	—	912	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	711	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	734	170.50–174.00	171.49
19	—	618	174.00–190.00	179.24
19	—	660	185.25	185.25
23	—	471	202.00–214.00	209.52
21	—	779	166.00–170.00	167.31
8	—	930	130.00–140.00	137.27
7	—	446	214.00	214.00
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
29	—	572	190.50–194.50	193.02
10	—	854	168.50	168.50
25	—	537	195.00–208.00	203.36
10	—	377	210.00–216.00	214.77
15	—	826	164.00–168.00	164.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	184.00	184.00
2	—	582	158.00	158.00
4	—	639	166.00–167.00	166.75

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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