Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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 $189.71/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$189.71

269 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$38.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

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	557	191.27	1,065	258
Medium and Large 2-3	637	153.09	976	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.18/cwt here — about $90 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 sale269 hd

189.71

—

KY average23 barns · 5,770 hd

192.83

−3.11

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	1,809	120.65	2,183	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	97.87	1,428	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	94.23	1,183	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	77.70	736	13

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)	1,330	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,252	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,159	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,079	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	756	$828	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,602	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,501	8

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	1,188	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	201.84/cwt	193.00–210.00	894	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	215.42/cwt	210.00–222.00	707	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	214.75/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,319	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	216.64/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,246	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	146.94/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,407	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	219.18/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,026	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	205.10/cwt	192.50–206.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	197.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	829	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	213.61/cwt	205.00–216.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	213.73/cwt	213.00–214.00	893	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	160.56/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,132	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	192.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,080	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	198.67/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,033	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	187.84/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,165	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	160.35/cwt	158.50–163.50	1,328	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	183.71/cwt	182.50–185.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	190.40/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,007	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	990	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,271	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	207.60/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,293	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,601.62/head	1,420.00–1,900.00	1,602	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,368.63/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,369	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	1,633.04/head	1,540.00–1,800.00	1,633	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,159.34/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,159	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,252.18/head	810.00–1,450.00	1,252	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	827.60/head	740.00–1,000.00	828	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,078.84/head	750.00–1,180.00	1,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	112.41/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	121.67/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,222	8
Bulls	—	—	2,035	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	85.10/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,031	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	95.44/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,219	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	86.17/cwt	85.50–87.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	69.35/cwt	68.00–71.00	661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	103.21/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,248	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	96.22/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,387	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	106.95/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	76.61/cwt	75.00–81.00	708	8

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 659Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 122Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 136Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	207.00	207.00
8	—	405	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	569	208.75	208.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	443	193.00–210.00	201.84
23	—	328	210.00–222.00	215.42
3	—	792	163.00	163.00
1	—	565	186.00	186.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
10	—	529	190.00–191.00	190.40
22	—	456	217.00	217.00
18	—	708	179.50	179.50
20	—	623	207.00–208.00	207.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
2	—	423	182.50–185.00	183.71
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	211.00–219.00	214.75
6	—	711	211.00	211.00
7	—	824	182.50	182.50
8	—	358	235.00	235.00
18	—	575	215.00–217.50	216.64
1	—	965	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,060	168.00	168.00
28	—	686	200.00–210.00	205.17
11	—	311	224.00	224.00
12	—	520	218.00–220.00	219.18
13	—	451	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	197.00	197.00
2	—	573	186.00	186.00
1	—	370	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	460	205.00	205.00
31	—	418	213.00–214.00	213.73
11	—	514	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	139.00–149.00	146.94
4	—	960	140.00	140.00
13	—	345	192.50–206.00	205.10
17	—	420	190.00–200.00	197.34
7	—	288	205.00–216.00	213.61
23	—	705	160.00–161.00	160.56
30	—	560	185.00–195.00	192.78
49	—	520	190.00–208.00	198.67
3	—	455	190.00	190.00
4	—	785	167.50	167.50
26	—	620	186.00–194.00	187.84
19	—	828	158.50–163.50	160.35
1	—	360	197.50	197.50
1	—	880	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	148.00	148.00
2	—	865	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	830	141.00	141.00
2	—	360	194.00	194.00
2	—	533	176.00	176.00

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	3	—	1,233	1,420.00–1,900.00	1,601.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,006	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,368.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,356	1,540.00–1,800.00	1,633.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,185	900.00–1,575.00	1,159.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,138	810.00–1,450.00	1,252.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	756	740.00–1,000.00	827.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	750.00–1,180.00	1,078.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	112.00–113.00	112.41
8	—	1,826	117.00–124.00	121.67
1	—	2,035	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,212	80.00–89.00	85.10
46	—	1,277	90.00–99.00	95.44
8	—	1,209	100.00–107.50	103.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	85.50–87.00	86.17
2	—	953	68.00–71.00	69.35
8	—	924	75.00–81.00	76.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	92.00–100.50	96.22
2	—	1,550	106.00–108.00	106.95

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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