Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $187.10/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$187.10

535 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	580	188.56	1,093	490
Medium and Large 2-3	599	171.22	1,026	45

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $68 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 sale535 hd

187.10

—

KY average25 barns · 6,622 hd

188.19

−1.08

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	1,854	126.07	2,337	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	94.71	1,463	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	88.49	1,051	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	77.74	744	9thin

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)	1,179	$1,160	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,055	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,043	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$830	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,370	3thin

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	181.41/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,237	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	235.15/cwt	231.00–240.50	1,065	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	200.36/cwt	199.50–201.50	1,250	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	177.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,298	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	170.67/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,321	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	163.71/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,424	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	896	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,215	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	904	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	214.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	173.87/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,160	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	159.06/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,098	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	196.58/cwt	186.00–203.00	1,006	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	187.22/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,099	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,038	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	204.62/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,076	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	202.60/cwt	202.50–203.00	1,173	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	155.21/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,130	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	216.99/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,024	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	177.68/cwt	171.00–180.50	1,128	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,555.59/head	1,535.00–1,575.00	1,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,042.50/head	950.00–1,135.00	1,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,054.58/head	1,000.00–1,080.00	1,055	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,159.68/head	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,160	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	125.84/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	135.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	114.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	87.34/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,039	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,185	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	84.31/cwt	84.00–84.50	992	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	93.32/cwt	93.25–94.00	1,424	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,500	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	78.14/cwt	75.00–80.00	752	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	215.10/cwt	200.00–218.25	1,233	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	217.16/cwt	206.50–224.50	1,138	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	241.16/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	223.04/cwt	221.50–224.50	1,267	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,343	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,368	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,504	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,201	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	218.26/cwt	215.00–227.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	217.71/cwt	215.00–222.50	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	28

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,093Last week 973Year ago 694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 72Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 65Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	682	180.00–184.00	181.41
32	—	453	231.00–240.50	235.15
33	—	624	199.50–201.50	200.36
34	—	731	170.00–180.00	177.61
2	—	900	145.00	145.00
9	—	774	160.00–172.00	170.67
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
17	—	870	143.00–165.00	163.71
1	—	320	231.00	231.00
11	—	953	161.00	161.00
14	—	360	251.00	251.00
67	—	573	200.00–218.25	215.10
79	—	524	206.50–224.50	217.16
14	—	435	239.00–244.00	241.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	170.50	170.50
6	—	714	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	568	221.50–224.50	223.04
28	—	737	182.25	182.25
23	—	757	180.75	180.75
20	—	931	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	414	216.50	216.50
7	—	390	210.00–215.00	214.34
8	—	289	229.00	229.00
9	—	343	213.00	213.00
13	—	750	162.00	162.00
21	—	667	171.00–179.00	173.87
1	—	1,135	140.00	140.00
71	—	512	186.00–203.00	196.58
113	—	587	179.00–190.00	187.22
2	—	873	145.00	145.00
30	—	728	153.00–160.00	155.21
48	—	472	214.00–223.00	216.99
64	—	635	171.00–180.50	177.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	724	167.75	167.75
24	—	505	205.50	205.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	690	157.50–160.00	159.06
1	—	285	202.50	202.50
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
2	—	508	160.00–163.00	161.52
2	—	718	140.00	140.00
8	—	582	174.50	174.50
9	—	474	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	196.00–208.00	204.62
12	—	470	225.00	225.00
14	—	579	202.50–203.00	202.60
10	—	834	144.00	144.00
7	—	389	215.00–227.00	218.26
6	—	638	178.50	178.50
3	—	318	215.00–222.50	217.71
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	415	240.00	240.00

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	—	1,300	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	1,535.00–1,575.00	1,555.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	950.00–1,135.00	1,042.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,209	1,000.00–1,080.00	1,054.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,159.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	830.00	830.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,898	123.00–129.00	125.84
5	—	1,882	132.00–140.00	135.50
4	—	1,763	110.00–118.00	114.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,190	85.00–93.00	87.34
3	—	1,185	98.00–102.00	99.98
3	—	1,177	84.00–84.50	84.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,526	93.25–94.00	93.32
14	—	1,562	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	75.00–80.00	78.14
2	—	893	83.00–85.00	83.95
2	—	1,008	70.00–71.00	70.51

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

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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