Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.31/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$200.31

155 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

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	539	204.20	1,100	127
Medium and Large 2-3	592	182.65	1,082	28

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $18 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 sale155 hd

200.31

—

KY average24 barns · 4,503 hd

194.87

+5.43

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	1,514	120.09	1,818	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	94.60	1,505	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	93.58	1,189	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	72.03	734	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$1,271	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,249	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$924	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,372	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	909	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	218.51/cwt	218.00–220.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	165.36/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,194	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	201.44/cwt	196.00–205.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,208	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	207.47/cwt	205.50–213.00	1,039	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,031	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,303	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,023	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,183	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	961	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	354	218.41/cwt	211.00–220.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,546	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	219.36/cwt	216.50–220.50	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,132	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,190	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,065	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	102.74/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,362	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	93.44/cwt	75.00–98.00	1,188	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	78.76/cwt	78.50–79.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	82.69/cwt	80.00–84.00	942	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	68.59/cwt	61.00–74.00	656	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	94.11/cwt	93.50–96.00	1,493	13
Bulls	—	—	1,431	121.53/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,739	13
Bulls	—	—	1,682	103.93/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	130.03/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,220	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	110.93/cwt	92.00–125.00	1,118	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	845	924.00/head	770.00–1,000.00	924	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,248.53/head	1,130.00–1,350.00	1,249	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,271.45/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,271	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,110	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	191.71/cwt	160.00–205.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	3

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 721Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 205Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 89Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	181.00	181.00
12	—	758	181.00	181.00
15	—	402	226.00	226.00
4	—	353	218.00–220.00	218.51
15	—	618	195.50	195.50
9	—	936	150.00	150.00
10	—	280	220.00	220.00
19	—	501	205.50–213.00	207.47
26	—	473	218.00	218.00
16	—	551	201.50	201.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	158.00	158.00
8	—	722	161.00–166.00	165.36
3	—	1,075	145.00	145.00
5	—	417	196.00–205.00	201.44
3	—	500	192.00	192.00
1	—	615	184.00	184.00
1	—	475	201.00	201.00
6	—	334	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	210.00	210.00
18	—	429	238.50	238.50
15	—	519	228.00	228.00
6	—	561	220.00	220.00
2	—	342	241.00	241.00
4	—	279	242.50	242.50
2	—	777	199.00	199.00
7	—	742	208.00	208.00
7	—	603	216.50–220.50	219.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	195.00	195.00
4	—	961	151.00	151.00
6	—	354	211.00–220.00	218.41
3	—	1,071	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	648	218.50	218.50
4	—	452	239.00	239.00
12	—	768	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	160.00	160.00
2	—	665	165.00	165.00
1	—	375	182.50	182.50
7	—	413	160.00–205.00	191.71
3	—	755	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	207.50	207.50
14	—	523	216.50	216.50
8	—	564	211.00	211.00
7	—	466	228.50	228.50
6	—	403	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	242.00	242.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	100.00–106.00	102.74
50	—	1,271	75.00–98.00	93.44
2	—	1,156	78.50–79.00	78.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,139	80.00–84.00	82.69
5	—	956	61.00–74.00	68.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	101.00	101.00
13	—	1,586	93.50–96.00	94.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,431	112.00–127.00	121.53
3	—	1,682	100.00–105.50	103.93
3	—	1,707	128.00–133.00	130.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,008	92.00–125.00	110.93
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	845	770.00–1,000.00	924.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,130.00–1,350.00	1,248.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,022	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,271.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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