Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 steady. 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 $197.08/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$197.08

231 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$38.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

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	547	197.92	1,082	226
Medium and Large 2-3	646	158.99	1,027	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.93/cwt here — about $55 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 sale231 hd

197.08

—

KY average23 barns · 7,419 hd

197.30

−0.22

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	1,780	118.15	2,103	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	97.64	1,537	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	91.67	1,122	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	87.30	801	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,118	133.00	1,487	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	133.00	1,563	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)	1,127	$1,205	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,070	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,043	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$890	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,096	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,349	$1,472	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,330	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$1,320	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	418	245.73/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,027	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	92.72/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,155	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,126	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,094	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	210.93/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,546	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	234.05/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,212	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	214.74/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,338	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	213.20/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,422	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	212.66/cwt	200.00–214.50	1,019	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	196.49/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,130	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	163.40/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,307	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	188.46/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,155	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	823	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	207.12/cwt	206.00–211.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	197.74/cwt	188.00–202.50	1,032	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	210.75/cwt	205.50–215.00	885	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	174.12/cwt	169.00–182.50	1,329	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	210.34/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	175.09/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	1,472.12/head	1,320.00–1,730.00	1,472	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,320.46/head	1,100.00–1,560.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	117.57/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,065	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,204.78/head	950.00–1,340.00	1,205	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,095.99/head	800.00–1,320.00	1,096	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,043.15/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,043	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	2,079	129.85/cwt	127.50–135.00	2,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,534	107.75/cwt	104.50–112.50	1,653	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	97.33/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,548	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	84.63/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,023	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	75.98/cwt	73.00–80.00	647	3
Steers	Select	—	1,175	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	97.33/cwt	94.50–100.00	894	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	84.98/cwt	82.00–90.00	802	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,118	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,487	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	99.77/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,156	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,577	2

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 562Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 109Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 102Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	245.00–246.00	245.73
23	—	733	205.00–213.00	210.93
24	—	518	232.50–235.00	234.05
9	—	565	222.50	222.50
16	—	623	209.00–216.00	214.74
19	—	667	212.00–215.00	213.20
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
5	—	353	240.00	240.00
9	—	768	214.50	214.50
12	—	853	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	199.00	199.00
2	—	533	215.00	215.00
1	—	550	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	526	214.00	214.00
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
2	—	660	180.00	180.00
18	—	420	225.00	225.00
4	—	869	170.00	170.00
5	—	558	196.00	196.00
8	—	255	225.00	225.00
9	—	462	219.00	219.00
1	—	910	142.00	142.00
5	—	716	180.00	180.00
10	—	368	218.50	218.50
2	—	1,080	123.00	123.00
8	—	303	221.00	221.00
6	—	611	207.00–212.00	210.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	160.00	160.00
2	—	468	159.00	159.00
1	—	650	169.00	169.00
2	—	573	172.00–178.00	175.09
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	479	200.00–214.50	212.66
3	—	721	175.00	175.00
12	—	575	195.00–197.00	196.49
11	—	824	159.00–166.00	163.40
7	—	293	217.00	217.00
13	—	699	187.00	187.00
21	—	613	186.00–196.00	188.46
23	—	369	223.00	223.00
8	—	335	206.00–211.00	207.12
20	—	522	188.00–202.50	197.74
39	—	420	205.50–215.00	210.75
19	—	763	169.00–182.50	174.12
6	—	925	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	135.00–140.00	138.32
2	—	395	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	176.50	176.50
6	—	569	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,246	90.00–98.50	92.72
7	—	1,209	81.00–86.50	84.63
4	—	1,159	99.00–100.00	99.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,590	93.00–99.00	97.33
1	—	1,500	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,488	104.00–108.00	105.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	73.00–80.00	75.98
5	—	919	94.50–100.00	97.33
7	—	944	82.00–90.00	84.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,756	113.00–122.00	117.57
4	—	2,079	127.50–135.00	129.85
4	—	1,534	104.50–112.50	107.75
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	133.00	133.00

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	5	—	1,349	1,320.00–1,730.00	1,472.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,330.00	1,330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	1,100.00–1,560.00	1,320.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,730.00	1,730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	950.00–1,340.00	1,204.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	950	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,217	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,043.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	800.00–1,320.00	1,095.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	100.00	100.00

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 this sale compares

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