Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.35/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$227.35

232 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$41.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

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	694	232.84	1,616	201
Medium and Large 2-3	849	191.74	1,629	31

One grade step is worth $41.10/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale232 hd

227.35

—

KY average26 barns · 4,354 hd

228.19

−0.84

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	1,582	122.64	1,940	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	107.30	1,458	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	105.05	1,678	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	82.59	801	5thin

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)	1,113	$1,242	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,138	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$910	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,380	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	921	156.58/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,442	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	215.49/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,233	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,147	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	228.08/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,676	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	190.62/cwt	187.50–193.00	1,388	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,393	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	245.44/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,281	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	947	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	238.05/cwt	231.50–243.50	1,331	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	229.46/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,884	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	235.27/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,680	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,312	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,211	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,146	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,298	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	112.57/cwt	111.50–116.50	1,656	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	92.80/cwt	91.00–95.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	75.79/cwt	65.00–84.00	720	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,195	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	104.67/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,351	38
Bulls	—	—	1,800	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	120.83/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,863	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	104.56/cwt	93.50–107.00	1,628	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,242.25/head	1,240.00–1,250.00	1,242	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,256.66/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,257	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	900.00/head	880.00–920.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	118.13/cwt	102.00–132.00	1,112	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	649	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,057	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	208.42/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,317	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	183.86/cwt	153.00–189.50	1,327	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	176.56/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	557	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 526Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 108Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 21Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	921	156.00–157.00	156.58
6	—	493	194.00	194.00
6	—	601	188.00	188.00
2	—	501	203.50	203.50
8	—	727	167.00–182.00	176.56
8	—	329	211.00	211.00
5	—	417	213.00	213.00
2	—	293	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	229.00	229.00
28	—	572	211.00–217.00	215.49
16	—	513	223.50	223.50
15	—	472	234.00	234.00
25	—	728	187.50–193.00	190.62
5	—	800	171.00	171.00
7	—	363	224.00	224.00
6	—	786	185.00	185.00
36	—	632	206.00–210.00	208.42
4	—	296	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	263.00	263.00
4	—	993	169.00	169.00
11	—	947	180.00	180.00
3	—	563	224.00	224.00
11	—	867	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	735	227.00–230.00	228.08
5	—	830	200.00	200.00
10	—	770	227.00	227.00
9	—	611	228.00	228.00
17	—	522	242.50–251.00	245.44
7	—	473	253.00	253.00
4	—	449	251.00	251.00
20	—	559	231.50–243.50	238.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	232.00	232.00
16	—	778	225.00	225.00
8	—	648	235.00	235.00
40	—	821	227.00–232.00	229.46
36	—	714	232.00–238.00	235.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	619	212.00	212.00
7	—	335	244.00	244.00
18	—	511	237.00	237.00
18	—	462	248.00	248.00
4	—	285	232.00	232.00
9	—	572	227.00	227.00
17	—	416	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	838	180.00	180.00
2	—	500	207.00	207.00
6	—	400	230.00	230.00
6	—	367	215.00	215.00
4	—	649	201.00	201.00
1	—	345	211.00	211.00
13	—	722	153.00–189.50	183.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	81.00	81.00
24	—	1,471	111.50–116.50	112.57
38	—	1,291	94.00–110.00	104.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	91.00–95.00	92.80
3	—	950	65.00–84.00	75.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,557	93.50–107.00	104.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	130.00–135.50	132.60
11	—	1,542	111.00–126.00	120.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,113	1,240.00–1,250.00	1,242.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,191	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,256.66
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	880.00–920.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,380.00	1,380.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	941	102.00–132.00	118.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Steers · 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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