Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to July 4 th Holiday

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.30/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$218.30

321 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

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	548	225.70	1,237	210
Medium and Large 2-3	569	204.32	1,163	111

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $74 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 sale321 hd

218.30

—

KY average17 barns · 3,831 hd

214.74

+3.57

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	1,678	123.11	2,066	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	101.10	1,512	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	96.36	1,172	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	76.24	716	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	149.00	2,310	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,140	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,051	$1,379	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,340	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,085	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	911	$852	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	468	222.54/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,041	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	247.78/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,415	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	239.64/cwt	239.50–240.00	1,601	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	175.89/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,857	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	224.76/cwt	221.50–231.00	1,173	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	217.25/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,210	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	179.69/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	203.80/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,284	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	240.30/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,521	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	226.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,569	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,302	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,231	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,356	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,071	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	73.44/cwt	65.00–83.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	106.99/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,430	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	95.49/cwt	86.00–105.50	1,139	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	101.10/cwt	95.50–105.00	1,512	17
Bulls	—	—	1,649	120.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,981	12
Bulls	—	—	1,765	132.04/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	84.20/cwt	82.00–89.00	823	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	73.36/cwt	70.00–76.00	685	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,085.00/head	1,070.00–1,100.00	1,085	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	852.00/head	852.00–852.00	852	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,378.80/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,379	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	233.52/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,340	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,165	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,317	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	226.02/cwt	200.00–235.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,084	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	223.97/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,389	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	233.74/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,442	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	809	155.95/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	212.96/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,216	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1

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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 496Year ago 1,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 87Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 54Year ago 69

No trends available due to July 4 th Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	468	221.00–225.00	222.54
43	—	522	221.50–231.00	224.76
20	—	557	212.00–219.00	217.25
6	—	678	215.00	215.00
40	—	620	218.00–225.00	223.97
13	—	408	224.00	224.00
8	—	291	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	183.00	183.00
4	—	349	200.00	200.00
22	—	630	180.00–211.00	203.80
7	—	724	187.00	187.00
5	—	786	191.00	191.00
14	—	425	213.00	213.00
19	—	504	215.00	215.00
8	—	809	150.00–166.00	155.95
4	—	359	223.00	223.00
25	—	571	197.00–216.00	212.96
1	—	250	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	574	233.00–234.00	233.52
30	—	617	233.00–234.00	233.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	241.00–251.00	247.78
1	—	300	265.50	265.50
5	—	800	220.00	220.00
8	—	751	227.00	227.00
13	—	526	245.00	245.00
1	—	255	265.00	265.00
8	—	605	225.00–235.00	226.24
4	—	461	256.00	256.00
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
15	—	691	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	668	239.50–240.00	239.64
29	—	633	240.00–241.00	240.30
15	—	795	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	240.00	240.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
7	—	456	240.00	240.00
5	—	393	239.00	239.00
36	—	1,056	172.00–176.00	175.89
14	—	586	247.00	247.00
8	—	830	177.50–180.00	179.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	173.00	173.00
2	—	332	214.00	214.00
4	—	375	200.00–235.00	226.02
2	—	583	201.00	201.00
4	—	470	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	228.00	228.00
15	—	514	239.50	239.50
14	—	729	186.00	186.00
12	—	430	249.00	249.00
21	—	467	249.50	249.50
17	—	621	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,177	65.00–83.00	73.44
7	—	1,337	106.00–109.00	106.99
33	—	1,193	86.00–105.50	95.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	53.00	53.00
4	—	977	82.00–89.00	84.20
3	—	934	70.00–76.00	73.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,496	95.50–105.00	101.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,649	110.00–125.00	120.13
4	—	1,765	128.00–136.00	132.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,140.00	1,140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,070.00–1,100.00	1,085.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	911	852.00	852.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,051	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,378.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,340.00	1,340.00

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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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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