Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.12/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$239.12

162 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$16.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

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	711	240.79	1,712	146
Medium and Large 2-3	608	223.88	1,361	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about $351 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 sale162 hd

239.12

—

KY average26 barns · 5,382 hd

237.40

+1.71

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	—	Low	1,448	120.07	1,739	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	106.41	1,563	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	98.72	1,232	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	83.28	805	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,440	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,287	$1,648	5

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	675	226.05/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,526	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	234.25/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,427	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	266.39/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	250.41/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	241.51/cwt	240.50–242.50	1,751	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	231.25/cwt	228.00–235.54	1,901	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	232.60/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,259	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,079	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,166	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	87.18/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	99.42/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,254	22
Bulls	—	—	1,055	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,118	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	106.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,563	11
Bulls	—	—	1,775	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	2,405	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	80.48/cwt	72.00–86.00	761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	119.62/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,758	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,652.70/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,644.32/head	1,600.00–1,720.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	235.29/cwt	234.50–237.00	1,254	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	231.94/cwt	216.00–237.50	1,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 822Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 113Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
20	—	675	225.00–228.00	226.05
26	—	609	231.00–236.00	234.25
7	—	464	237.00	237.00
7	—	412	230.00	230.00
7	—	567	228.00	228.00
54	—	533	234.50–237.00	235.29
9	—	380	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	142.50	142.50
6	—	540	225.00	225.00
5	—	274	237.50	237.50
4	—	725	186.00	186.00
5	—	635	225.00	225.00
1	—	905	152.00	152.00
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	395	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	263.00–270.00	266.39
18	—	741	238.50	238.50
10	—	592	245.00–251.00	250.41
7	—	620	255.50	255.50
14	—	778	231.00	231.00
42	—	822	228.00–235.54	231.25
6	—	659	242.50	242.50
9	—	516	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	223.00	223.00
2	—	895	188.00	188.00
5	—	520	219.00–236.00	232.60
4	—	555	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	725	240.50–242.50	241.51
6	—	566	259.50	259.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	225.00	225.00
2	—	270	220.00	220.00
1	—	415	250.00	250.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
12	—	519	216.00–237.50	231.94
2	—	677	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	243.50	243.50
2	—	327	260.00	260.00
13	—	402	268.50	268.50
2	—	363	252.50	252.50
17	—	460	253.50	253.50
5	—	278	270.00	270.00
2	—	785	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,184	84.00–89.50	87.18
1	—	1,155	118.00	118.00
22	—	1,261	90.00–109.00	99.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,469	100.00–107.00	106.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	94.50	94.50
4	—	946	72.00–86.00	80.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,775	135.50	135.50
3	—	1,470	114.00–122.50	119.62

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	116.00	116.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,440.00	1,440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,652.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	1,600.00–1,720.00	1,644.32

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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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle