Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.91/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$204.91

458 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

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	706	208.31	1,471	350
Medium and Large 2-3	609	193.89	1,180	108

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $291 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 sale458 hd

204.91

—

KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd

213.55

−8.65

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	1,684	123.80	2,085	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	97.65	1,364	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	95.60	1,294	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	80.67	780	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	893	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	199.12/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,002	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	191.75/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,386	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,116	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	217.00/cwt	180.00–226.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	191.22/cwt	183.00–200.50	1,262	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,513	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	187.20/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,112	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	210.70/cwt	195.00–217.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,420	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,393	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,187	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	102.06/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,014	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	94.43/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,243	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	100.92/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,509	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	82.79/cwt	82.00–85.00	930	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	97.65/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,364	13
Bulls	—	—	1,682	121.28/cwt	110.00–128.00	2,040	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	135.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,274	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	78.73/cwt	75.00–83.00	753	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	85.71/cwt	84.00–87.00	836	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,321	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,385	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	206.47/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,695	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	217.64/cwt	216.50–219.50	1,665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,297	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,636	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,349	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	226.65/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,503	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,735	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,568	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	207.36/cwt	207.00–207.50	1,601	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,306	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,104	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	203.05/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,203	30

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 601Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 103Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 72Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower 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
3	—	893	186.00	186.00
20	—	512	218.00	218.00
3	—	368	230.00	230.00
15	—	657	216.50	216.50
18	—	772	207.00–207.50	207.36
35	—	622	210.00	210.00
3	—	290	225.00	225.00
22	—	472	234.00	234.00
12	—	713	200.00–206.00	203.05
30	—	566	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	503	191.00–209.00	199.12
33	—	723	189.00–194.00	191.75
5	—	480	180.00–226.00	217.00
13	—	660	183.00–200.50	191.22
9	—	781	166.00	166.00
4	—	384	206.00	206.00
10	—	594	183.00–189.00	187.20
7	—	402	195.00–217.00	210.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	749	202.00	202.00
15	—	629	221.50	221.50
20	—	516	230.00	230.00
116	—	885	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	224.00	224.00
7	—	417	251.00	251.00
7	—	763	189.50	189.50
22	—	638	207.00	207.00
3	—	353	236.00	236.00
3	—	477	225.00	225.00
17	—	520	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	840	169.00	169.00
4	—	630	200.00	200.00
2	—	542	206.00	206.00
9	—	464	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	609	227.50	227.50
43	—	821	201.00–216.00	206.47
13	—	765	216.50–219.50	217.64
8	—	478	250.00	250.00
1	—	252	262.50	262.50
14	—	536	242.00	242.00
16	—	561	240.50	240.50
24	—	663	222.00–230.00	226.65
7	—	396	256.00	256.00
1	—	235	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	747	219.00	219.00
2	—	463	227.50	227.50
5	—	688	214.00	214.00
4	—	516	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	656	239.00	239.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,190.00	1,190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	994	92.00–112.00	102.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,316	89.00–99.00	94.43
23	—	1,495	100.00–111.00	100.92
4	—	1,123	82.00–85.00	82.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,397	94.00–98.00	97.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	75.00–83.00	78.73
5	—	975	84.00–87.00	85.71
1	—	1,000	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,682	110.00–128.00	121.28
5	—	1,683	130.00–143.00	135.10
1	—	1,700	85.00	85.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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