Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-27

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 27
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
496 head
196 vs last sale 692 291 vs year ago 787 · 37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
21 vs last sale 108 100 vs year ago 187 · 53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
55 vs last sale 109 16 vs year ago 38 · +42.1%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.80/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$206.80
239 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,181
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.40
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1454212.889668thin
Medium and Large 1-2581210.821,225190
Medium and Large 2545191.761,04634
Medium and Large 2-3564163.969257thin
One grade step is worth $48.91/cwt here — about $41 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 sale239 hd
206.80
KY average24 barns · 5,749 hd
211.21
−4.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,577121.401,91511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471100.981,48521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29396.441,24729
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07488.3694926

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,3101thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$8734thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$6101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,2682thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$6203thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362224.00/cwt224.00–224.008113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865173.02/cwt170.00–176.001,4972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2689211.49/cwt211.00–213.001,4578
HeifersLarge 1510201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422231.00/cwt231.00–231.009756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added509221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,12522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2301233.00/cwt233.00–233.007019
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3561140.00/cwt140.00–140.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2953156.02/cwt150.00–162.001,4872
HeifersMedium and Large 2518207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,07212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671205.30/cwt200.00–209.001,37846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,29911
SteersMedium and Large 2410217.50/cwt217.50–217.508921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3422200.68/cwt200.00–201.008473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0826
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395158.75/cwt117.50–200.006272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510244.05/cwt241.00–246.501,24511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added728227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,65631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2980171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6764
SteersMedium and Large 2512213.66/cwt210.00–216.001,0945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,025152.94/cwt149.00–157.001,5682
SteersMedium and Large 21,035148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5322
SteersMedium and Large 2960145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576231.39/cwt221.00–235.001,33316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615230.89/cwt228.00–233.001,42021
SteersMedium and Large 2290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005662
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,015172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2796214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,70710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368246.00/cwt246.00–246.009056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,26520
Dairy SteersLarge 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004553
Dairy SteersLarge 3495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
SteersMedium and Large 2395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621208.08/cwt208.00–209.001,29212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2455234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,06510
BullsLarge 1522220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2348240.00/cwt240.00–240.008352
BullsLarge 1410226.00/cwt226.00–226.009273
BullsLarge 1376230.00/cwt230.00–230.008654
CowsLean 85-90%1,00898.27/cwt96.00–101.009912
CowsLean 85-90%1,00065.00/cwt65.00–65.006501
CowsLean 85-90%99480.55/cwt79.00–82.008014
CowsLean 85-90%1,10290.19/cwt83.00–93.0099419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475101.35/cwt100.50–108.001,49520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,2951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245105.95/cwt100.00–110.001,3196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31294.91/cwt88.00–98.501,24521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23883.97/cwt83.00–85.001,0402
Bulls1,260102.47/cwt100.00–105.001,2912
Bulls1,518118.45/cwt112.00–125.001,7984
Bulls1,751131.34/cwt126.00–137.002,3005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900620.00/head620.00–620.006203
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2691
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075872.50/head500.00–1,350.008734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,267.50/head1,025.00–1,510.001,2682
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,500.00/head1,225.00–1,775.001,5002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3637180.79/cwt180.00–190.001,15212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,26213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2895145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2412241.00/cwt241.00–241.009939
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,19017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,08828
HeifersLarge 1433219.00/cwt219.00–219.009484
HeifersLarge 1370224.00/cwt224.00–224.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy685218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3056
HeifersMedium and Large 2413208.00/cwt208.00–208.008597
HeifersMedium and Large 2602170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0239
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3945131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478178.91/cwt170.00–197.508553
HeifersMedium and Large 2793158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2532
HeifersMedium and Large 2735169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,345105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574212.38/cwt210.00–213.501,21920
HeifersMedium and Large 2348210.00/cwt210.00–210.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 2995145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2609194.74/cwt194.00–195.001,18620

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.