Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. With instances of sharply higher. 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 $209.60/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$209.60

222 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$28.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	562	212.21	1,193	202
Medium and Large 2-3	575	183.23	1,053	20

One grade step is worth $28.98/cwt here — about $140 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 sale222 hd

209.60

—

KY average19 barns · 3,303 hd

208.50

+1.10

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	1,446	116.40	1,683	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	110.38	1,574	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	104.66	1,373	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	85.03	824	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,206	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,302	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,030	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	223.81/cwt	215.00–230.00	821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	210.71/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,532	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	196.25/cwt	196.25–196.25	1,717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,440	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	222.24/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,382	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	244.76/cwt	241.00–246.50	1,018	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	228.56/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,157	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,250	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,280	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,150	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,300	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	113.65/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,605	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	107.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,548	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	102.55/cwt	85.50–106.00	1,218	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	119.27/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,745	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	104.79/cwt	86.00–108.50	1,385	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	81.54/cwt	78.00–84.50	806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	101.72/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,029.71/head	1,020.00–1,040.00	1,030	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	118.42/cwt	109.00–130.00	1,140	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,206.47/head	1,190.00–1,210.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,301.74/head	1,180.00–1,420.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Guaranteed Open	—	674	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	212.94/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,212	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	212.18/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,326	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	169.58/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	227.52/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,255	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,265	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	216.92/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,126	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	226.71/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,088	23

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 652Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 84Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 67Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. With instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	180.00	180.00
2	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	730	167.00	167.00
4	—	491	216.00	216.00
8	—	620	162.00–172.00	169.58
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	367	215.00–230.00	223.81
11	—	412	228.00	228.00
22	—	569	200.00–216.00	212.94
52	—	625	209.00–216.00	212.18
16	—	701	179.00	179.00
38	—	519	210.00–219.00	216.92
23	—	480	226.00–228.00	226.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	756	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	674	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	189.00	189.00
4	—	593	178.00	178.00
2	—	508	200.00	200.00
3	—	668	190.50	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	727	207.50–213.00	210.71
1	—	490	240.00	240.00
22	—	622	220.00–226.00	222.24
3	—	308	261.00	261.00
20	—	416	241.00–246.50	244.76
14	—	506	220.00–232.00	228.56
1	—	260	250.00	250.00
11	—	655	216.00	216.00
11	—	556	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	875	196.25	196.25
5	—	745	220.50	220.50
23	—	596	230.00	230.00
10	—	521	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	205.50	205.50
3	—	260	261.00	261.00
14	—	502	229.00	229.00
7	—	343	240.00	240.00
5	—	718	181.00	181.00
9	—	468	223.50–236.00	227.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,188	85.50–106.00	102.55
49	—	1,322	86.00–108.50	104.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
2	—	988	78.00–84.50	81.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,412	111.00–114.00	113.65
12	—	1,438	105.00–109.00	107.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	137.50	137.50
8	—	1,463	110.00–126.00	119.27
3	—	1,298	94.00–106.00	101.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,020.00–1,040.00	1,029.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	963	109.00–130.00	118.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,132	1,190.00–1,210.00	1,206.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,035	1,180.00–1,420.00	1,301.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Upton Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle