Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $171.22/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$171.22

209 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

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	556	171.75	954	199
Medium and Large 2-3	495	160.80	796	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $158 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 sale209 hd

171.22

—

KY average24 barns · 5,719 hd

168.65

+2.57

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	1,624	111.42	1,810	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	88.84	1,348	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	83.34	1,030	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	78.39	704	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,580	112.00	1,770	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	980	111.00	1,088	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)	1,345	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$944	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$830	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,050	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$835	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	406	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	182.31/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,498	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	167.99/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,369	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	678	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,090	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	992	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	200.47/cwt	198.00–203.00	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	168.09/cwt	166.50–171.00	946	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	175.23/cwt	173.50–178.50	913	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	179.13/cwt	178.00–179.50	826	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	160.15/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,071	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,010	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	179.49/cwt	178.00–181.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	992	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	212.56/cwt	210.00–214.00	906	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	189.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	961	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	829.66/head	810.00–850.00	830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	944.16/head	780.00–1,310.00	944	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	107.29/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,189	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,847	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	122.40/cwt	120.00–126.50	2,485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	93.05/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,199	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	74.73/cwt	72.00–76.50	907	7
Bulls	—	—	1,314	101.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,338	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	83.85/cwt	81.50–88.50	1,032	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	88.67/cwt	88.00–88.75	1,342	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	77.86/cwt	76.00–80.50	624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	91.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	849	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	68.74/cwt	67.00–70.50	653	4

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 910Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 66Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 95Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	406	183.00	183.00
3	—	788	150.00	150.00
29	—	563	166.50–171.00	168.09
49	—	521	173.50–178.50	175.23
17	—	461	178.00–179.50	179.13
2	—	630	152.00	152.00
2	—	900	125.00	125.00
8	—	828	144.00	144.00
8	—	722	158.50	158.50
3	—	291	175.00	175.00
31	—	669	153.00–167.00	160.15
10	—	348	178.00–181.00	179.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	169.00	169.00
3	—	528	161.00	161.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
3	—	441	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	529	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	641	181.00–185.00	182.31
22	—	815	165.50–170.00	167.99
2	—	495	200.00	200.00
3	—	323	210.00	210.00
1	—	740	171.00	171.00
8	—	566	205.00	205.00
8	—	445	211.00	211.00
9	—	695	183.50	183.50
6	—	760	170.00	170.00
3	—	530	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	876	171.00	171.00
41	—	530	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
2	—	450	158.00	158.00
3	—	593	141.00	141.00
7	—	448	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	204.00	204.00
6	—	302	206.00	206.00
8	—	669	155.00	155.00
9	—	722	151.00	151.00
30	—	572	170.00–177.00	173.43
26	—	476	198.00–203.00	200.47
19	—	616	161.00	161.00
11	—	426	210.00–214.00	212.56
19	—	508	185.00–195.00	189.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	810.00–850.00	829.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,157	780.00–1,310.00	944.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	102.00–113.00	107.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	110.00–115.00	113.20
3	—	2,030	120.00–126.50	122.40
4	—	1,314	100.00–105.00	101.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	89.00–95.00	93.05
7	—	1,214	72.00–76.50	74.73
23	—	1,231	81.50–88.50	83.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	92.50	92.50
21	—	1,513	88.00–88.75	88.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	76.00–80.50	77.86
3	—	925	90.00–95.00	91.78
4	—	950	67.00–70.50	68.74
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	112.00	112.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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