Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . 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 $208.16/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$208.16

374 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

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	611	211.64	1,294	319
Medium and Large 2-3	606	187.98	1,138	55

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $155 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 sale374 hd

208.16

—

KY average25 barns · 6,023 hd

212.00

−3.84

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	1,633	125.77	2,053	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	93.63	1,225	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	93.50	1,332	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	71.71	704	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,292	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,020	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,542	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,467	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	709	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,305	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	231.03/cwt	220.00–238.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	152.51/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,560	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,422	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	224.25/cwt	223.00–225.00	736	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	209.65/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,296	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	203.53/cwt	180.00–211.00	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	218.76/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,166	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	226.96/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,384	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	248.15/cwt	244.00–253.50	1,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	230.11/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,065	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	214.18/cwt	211.50–220.00	1,264	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	836	187.45/cwt	130.00–202.00	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	242.87/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,243	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	239.20/cwt	235.50–241.00	1,375	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,544	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	977	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,306	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,363	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,274	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	207.58/cwt	207.58–207.58	1,291	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,453	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	71.87/cwt	60.00–82.00	712	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	108.70/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,509	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	93.19/cwt	83.00–101.00	1,214	47
Bulls	—	—	1,962	135.79/cwt	130.00–139.50	2,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	122.01/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,841	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,292.30/head	980.00–1,375.00	1,292	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	913	1,573.97/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,574	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,225	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,557.50/head	1,530.00–1,570.00	1,558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,219	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	221.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	200.62/cwt	182.00–207.00	1,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	585	4

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 832Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 126Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 50Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . 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
17	—	709	184.00	184.00
5	—	429	220.00–238.00	231.03
8	—	686	195.50	195.50
5	—	357	223.00	223.00
3	—	281	221.00	221.00
15	—	328	223.00–225.00	224.25
35	—	618	205.00–213.00	209.65
30	—	533	216.00–220.00	218.76
19	—	463	226.00–232.00	230.11
90	—	590	211.50–220.00	214.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	156.00	156.00
4	—	992	151.00–153.00	152.51
12	—	491	180.00–211.00	203.53
2	—	838	150.00	150.00
4	—	900	144.00	144.00
2	—	553	190.00	190.00
15	—	505	182.00–207.00	200.62
3	—	619	185.00	185.00
6	—	787	188.00	188.00
2	—	375	221.00	221.00
4	—	316	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	750	208.00	208.00
20	—	711	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	190.00	190.00
5	—	836	130.00–202.00	187.45
2	—	520	214.00	214.00
8	—	983	169.50	169.50
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	610	226.00–229.00	226.96
5	—	400	231.00	231.00
14	—	466	244.00–253.50	248.15
5	—	377	240.00	240.00
4	—	773	209.00	209.00
4	—	671	217.00	217.00
26	—	512	240.00–249.00	242.87
35	—	575	235.50–241.00	239.20
2	—	1,040	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	653	236.50	236.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	402	243.00	243.00
11	—	569	229.50	229.50
6	—	464	236.00	236.00
7	—	836	163.00	163.00
15	—	728	175.00	175.00
13	—	622	207.58	207.58
13	—	1,038	140.00	140.00
3	—	363	233.00	233.00
17	—	523	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	160.00	160.00
3	—	663	188.00	188.00
1	—	200	201.00	201.00
14	—	813	161.00	161.00
5	—	497	209.00	209.00
9	—	277	215.00–225.00	221.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
11	—	991	60.00–82.00	71.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	93.50	93.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,388	103.00–112.50	108.70
47	—	1,303	83.00–101.00	93.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,962	130.00–139.50	135.79
8	—	1,509	115.00–125.50	122.01

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,160	980.00–1,375.00	1,292.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	913	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,573.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	1,530.00–1,570.00	1,557.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle