Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $185.51/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$185.51

397 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

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	598	187.03	1,119	375
Medium and Large 2-3	634	159.55	1,012	22

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $107 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 sale397 hd

185.51

—

KY average24 barns · 7,370 hd

187.79

−2.28

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	—	High	1,718	127.66	2,193	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	95.73	1,471	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	90.35	1,111	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	76.71	729	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,360	136.00	1,850	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,625	162.00	2,633	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,279	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,063	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$977	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	363	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	197.06/cwt	195.50–200.00	1,106	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	228.30/cwt	224.00–230.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,308	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	167.92/cwt	167.50–168.50	1,300	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	190.54/cwt	183.00–198.00	1,288	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	212.09/cwt	211.00–216.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	134.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	199.78/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,037	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	172.59/cwt	169.50–176.00	1,158	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	174.73/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,096	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	134.75/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	210.38/cwt	202.00–215.00	881	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	207.75/cwt	204.00–209.00	972	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	166.76/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,209	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	949	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	154.17/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,062	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	674	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,062.97/head	800.00–1,280.00	1,063	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	977.30/head	680.00–1,230.00	977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,278.65/head	1,180.00–1,370.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	2,153	139.74/cwt	136.50–142.00	3,009	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	75.06/cwt	73.00–78.00	739	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	120.32/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,866	8
Bulls	—	—	1,721	129.70/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,232	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	83.55/cwt	80.00–86.50	988	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	92.25/cwt	88.50–95.50	1,140	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,940	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	90.04/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,403	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,110	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,578	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	184.49/cwt	178.00–188.50	1,350	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	227.60/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,177	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,233	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	233.61/cwt	229.00–241.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,139	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	227.81/cwt	227.00–230.00	770	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	216.04/cwt	211.00–219.50	1,022	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,175	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	180.00/cwt	177.00–180.50	1,134	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 727Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 85Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 78Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	363	225.00	225.00
20	—	561	195.50–200.00	197.06
7	—	255	224.00–230.00	228.30
1	—	1,005	151.00	151.00
35	—	774	167.50–168.50	167.92
1	—	905	134.00	134.00
9	—	310	211.00–216.00	212.09
10	—	809	130.00–144.00	134.26
26	—	519	190.00–204.00	199.78
32	—	671	169.50–176.00	172.59
33	—	627	173.00–179.50	174.73
4	—	996	130.00–149.00	134.75
65	—	419	202.00–215.00	210.38
37	—	468	204.00–209.00	207.75
17	—	725	164.00–170.00	166.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
2	—	720	141.00–146.00	143.47
1	—	525	173.00	173.00
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
1	—	630	163.00	163.00
13	—	689	150.00–154.50	154.17
3	—	337	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	773	169.25	169.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	208.00	208.00
1	—	285	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,010	125.00	125.00
4	—	536	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	676	183.00–198.00	190.54
17	—	603	184.00	184.00
14	—	934	169.00	169.00
11	—	444	231.00	231.00
45	—	732	178.00–188.50	184.49
22	—	517	222.00–234.00	227.60
11	—	495	230.00	230.00
12	—	565	218.25	218.25
5	—	375	229.00–241.00	233.61
2	—	1,035	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	678	200.00	200.00
14	—	613	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	186.00	186.00
6	—	595	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	409	232.00	232.00
8	—	870	148.00	148.00
12	—	712	160.00	160.00
24	—	338	227.00–230.00	227.81
25	—	473	211.00–219.50	216.04
19	—	573	205.00	205.00
8	—	506	210.00	210.00
14	—	630	177.00–180.50	180.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,129	800.00–1,280.00	1,062.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,180.00–1,370.00	1,278.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	680.00–1,230.00	977.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,153	136.50–142.00	139.74
8	—	1,551	118.00–124.50	120.32
11	—	1,721	126.00–135.00	129.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	73.00–78.00	75.06
1	—	725	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,183	80.00–86.50	83.55
24	—	1,236	88.50–95.50	92.25
2	—	1,382	100.00–103.00	101.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	88.00–92.00	90.04
9	—	1,533	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,400	125.00	125.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	162.00	162.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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