Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $193.66/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$193.66

366 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$12.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

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	573	194.60	1,116	339
Medium and Large 2-3	511	181.76	928	27

One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about $188 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 sale366 hd

193.66

—

KY average25 barns · 5,352 hd

194.22

−0.57

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	1,518	118.49	1,798	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	94.72	1,415	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	86.53	1,039	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	79.13	776	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	120.00	1,326	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)	1,145	$1,208	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,202	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$920	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,110	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$1,436	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,269	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,189	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	362	214.69/cwt	211.00–216.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,202	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	221.32/cwt	215.00–228.00	912	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	189.49/cwt	188.00–191.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,435.97/head	1,280.00–1,570.00	1,436	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,268.95/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,269	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,189.19/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,202.39/head	910.00–1,450.00	1,202	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,208.25/head	1,175.00–1,240.00	1,208	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	920.00/head	850.00–990.00	920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	86.32/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,012	56
Bulls	—	—	1,758	129.13/cwt	125.50–135.00	2,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,816	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	73.00/cwt	72.00–74.00	690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	92.99/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,261	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	78.96/cwt	76.00–82.50	887	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	93.17/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,391	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	87.14/cwt	84.00–90.00	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	76.93/cwt	75.00–80.00	775	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,209	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	214.26/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,140	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	224.47/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,134	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	221.85/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,273	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	212.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,308	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	757	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	871	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	209.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,542	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	181.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,664	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	209.98/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	180.29/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,408	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	173.24/cwt	171.00–180.50	1,244	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	209.63/cwt	209.50–210.00	987	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	207.41/cwt	200.00–216.00	896	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,546	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	201.20/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,042	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	219.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	834	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	166.65/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,398	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	190.63/cwt	185.00–194.25	1,285	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	196.55/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,103	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	176.15/cwt	174.50–180.00	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	183.94/cwt	181.50–186.50	1,157	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	599	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	190.28/cwt	190.00–191.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 504Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 136Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 75Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	362	211.00–216.00	214.69
1	—	890	137.00	137.00
8	—	592	203.00	203.00
12	—	412	215.00–228.00	221.32
9	—	711	170.00	170.00
14	—	532	210.00–215.50	214.26
6	—	276	230.00	230.00
9	—	466	219.00	219.00
3	—	306	211.00	211.00
6	—	840	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	212.50	212.50
4	—	482	188.00–191.00	189.49
7	—	599	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	505	222.00–231.00	224.47
27	—	574	218.00–227.00	221.85
28	—	616	200.00–215.00	212.30
2	—	268	280.00–285.00	282.48
2	—	367	231.00	231.00
19	—	737	205.00–210.00	209.23
28	—	918	180.00–185.00	181.23
9	—	669	208.00–211.00	209.98
7	—	1,045	165.50	165.50
16	—	465	230.00	230.00
36	—	781	174.00–190.00	180.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	225.00	225.00
22	—	726	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
2	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
1	—	465	211.00	211.00
1	—	550	194.00	194.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	718	171.00–180.50	173.24
28	—	471	209.50–210.00	209.63
5	—	784	145.50	145.50
48	—	432	200.00–216.00	207.41
8	—	886	151.00	151.00
41	—	518	192.00–205.00	201.20
11	—	290	212.00	212.00
22	—	381	215.00–222.00	219.01
16	—	839	161.00–170.00	166.65
66	—	674	185.00–194.25	190.63
23	—	561	195.00–204.00	196.55
29	—	629	181.50–186.50	183.94
3	—	926	132.00	132.00
1	—	955	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	144.00	144.00
4	—	430	185.00	185.00
10	—	596	174.50–180.00	176.15
7	—	493	190.00–191.00	190.28
3	—	317	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	221.00	221.00

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	4	—	1,283	1,280.00–1,570.00	1,435.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,158	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,268.95
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,189.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,204	910.00–1,450.00	1,202.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,175.00–1,240.00	1,208.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	850.00–990.00	920.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,172	83.00–90.50	86.32
17	—	1,356	92.00–97.00	92.99
13	—	1,123	76.00–82.50	78.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	72.00–74.00	73.00
10	—	915	84.00–90.00	87.14
28	—	1,007	75.00–80.00	76.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	90.00–96.50	93.17
1	—	1,500	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	125.50–135.00	129.13
3	—	1,205	105.00–110.00	106.69
18	—	1,530	115.00–122.50	118.68
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	120.00	120.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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