Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $188.80/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$188.80

474 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$8.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

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	594	189.09	1,124	457
Medium and Large 2-3	465	181.00	842	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.09/cwt here — about $282 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 sale474 hd

188.80

—

KY average23 barns · 6,146 hd

185.50

+3.30

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	1,730	126.78	2,194	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	97.28	1,466	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	83.61	976	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	75.65	717	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	131.00	1,834	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)	1,120	$939	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$720	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,367	$1,785	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	896	128.59/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	189.11/cwt	188.50–191.00	1,080	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	221.18/cwt	218.00–224.00	940	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	176.11/cwt	173.50–177.50	1,102	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,165	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,147	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,242	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	174.70/cwt	172.50–176.75	1,176	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	201.49/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,159	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,273	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,358	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	223.33/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,161	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	191.64/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,181	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	235.11/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,112	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	189.67/cwt	184.00–193.50	1,271	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	179.68/cwt	177.00–181.50	1,376	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	183.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	181.82/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,349	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	168.28/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,220	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	211.00/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,002	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	195.78/cwt	191.50–200.00	1,053	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	183.02/cwt	181.00–184.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,784.63/head	1,590.00–1,960.00	1,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	720.12/head	710.00–730.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	938.94/head	710.00–1,100.00	939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,551	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	134.83/cwt	132.50–137.50	2,454	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	123.87/cwt	120.00–127.50	2,140	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	85.83/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,018	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	94.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,082	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	76.59/cwt	72.00–79.50	884	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,349	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	97.55/cwt	97.25–97.75	1,473	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	77.37/cwt	73.00–80.00	749	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	547	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	217.47/cwt	213.50–218.75	1,261	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,036	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,163	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	213.62/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,017	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	239.58/cwt	238.00–240.00	949	14

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 973Last week 665Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 85Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 92Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	119.00–135.00	128.59
14	—	344	227.00	227.00
21	—	571	188.50–191.00	189.11
43	—	425	218.00–224.00	221.18
64	—	626	173.50–177.50	176.11
39	—	673	172.50–176.75	174.70
3	—	362	220.00	220.00
30	—	725	168.00–168.50	168.28
35	—	475	206.00–218.00	211.00
56	—	538	191.50–200.00	195.78
1	—	790	150.00	150.00
2	—	275	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	615	189.50	189.50
24	—	568	202.00	202.00
11	—	534	204.00	204.00
78	—	720	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	690	158.00	158.00
6	—	487	190.00–191.00	190.49
2	—	535	159.00	159.00
6	—	432	181.00–184.00	183.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	575	196.00–204.00	201.49
43	—	520	216.00–233.00	223.33
34	—	616	190.00–193.50	191.64
27	—	473	224.00–241.00	235.11
26	—	670	184.00–193.50	189.67
9	—	953	167.00	167.00
30	—	766	177.00–181.50	179.68
8	—	915	160.00	160.00
6	—	424	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,175	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	145.00	145.00
61	—	742	179.00–183.50	181.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	624	204.00	204.00
48	—	736	184.50	184.50
28	—	580	213.50–218.75	217.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	173.00	173.00
1	—	485	182.00	182.00
10	—	588	180.00–185.00	183.49
1	—	705	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	243.00	243.00
1	—	925	122.00	122.00
9	—	576	188.00	188.00
9	—	523	198.00	198.00
8	—	736	158.00	158.00
8	—	635	180.00	180.00
8	—	479	200.00–222.00	213.62
14	—	446	228.00	228.00
14	—	396	238.00–240.00	239.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	1,590.00–1,960.00	1,784.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	710.00–730.00	720.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	710.00–1,100.00	938.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,820	132.50–137.50	134.83
6	—	1,728	120.00–127.50	123.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	80.00–88.50	85.83
3	—	1,150	90.00–96.00	94.09
7	—	1,154	72.00–79.50	76.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	93.00	93.00
16	—	1,510	97.25–97.75	97.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	968	73.00–80.00	77.37
1	—	950	83.50	83.50
2	—	855	64.00	64.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	131.00	131.00

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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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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