Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to no sale data available for the previous week. However strong undertones noted and demand was good for all classes. Strongest demand still noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.54/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$221.54

191 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

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	569	223.23	1,269	179
Medium and Large 2-3	516	196.25	1,013	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $257 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 sale191 hd

221.54

—

KY average26 barns · 4,198 hd

224.79

−3.25

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	1,673	129.81	2,171	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	113.87	1,429	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	110.38	1,746	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	100.16	987	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	144.71	1,790	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	412	226.61/cwt	221.00–228.50	934	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	256.99/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	206.33/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	227.33/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,416	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	250.65/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	259.23/cwt	257.00–260.50	1,597	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	253.63/cwt	250.50–255.50	1,291	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	238.81/cwt	232.50–243.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,790	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	107.21/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,856	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,178	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	111.48/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,383	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	105.29/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,034	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.18/cwt	123.50–126.50	2,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	133.76/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,099	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	121.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,605	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	162.90/cwt	162.90–162.90	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	230.92/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,198	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	232.20/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,416	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	237.58/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,368	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	745	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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 455Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 53Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	412	221.00–228.50	226.61
11	—	809	180.00	180.00
8	—	650	229.00	229.00
9	—	477	227.00–227.50	227.33
4	—	311	230.00	230.00
15	—	353	230.00	230.00
6	—	934	162.90	162.90
11	—	711	190.50	190.50
22	—	519	229.00–237.00	230.92
16	—	610	230.00–233.50	232.20
1	—	1,055	132.00	132.00
24	—	576	231.00–243.00	237.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	206.00–207.00	206.33
1	—	935	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	201.00	201.00
2	—	620	180.00	180.00
3	—	440	203.00	203.00
2	—	345	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	604	234.50	234.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	240.50	240.50
6	—	429	251.00–260.00	256.99
12	—	467	250.00–251.00	250.65
5	—	379	250.00	250.00
2	—	573	250.00–255.00	252.53
41	—	616	257.00–260.50	259.23
5	—	701	230.00	230.00
6	—	1,053	192.00	192.00
5	—	915	201.00	201.00
5	—	873	176.00	176.00
14	—	778	231.50	231.50
8	—	509	250.50–255.50	253.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	237.00	237.00
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
3	—	605	246.00	246.00
1	—	435	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	232.00	232.00
5	—	356	232.50–243.00	238.81
6	—	645	212.00	212.00
5	—	466	240.00	240.00
10	—	558	230.00	230.00
14	—	420	240.00–245.00	241.75
4	—	285	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	200.00	200.00
4	—	655	172.00	172.00
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	209.00	209.00
3	—	726	160.00	160.00
1	—	760	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	140.00–149.00	144.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	104.50–110.00	107.21
3	—	1,650	112.50	112.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	103.00–105.00	104.00
22	—	1,241	106.00–114.00	111.48
12	—	1,321	120.00–122.00	121.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	104.00–107.00	105.29
2	—	985	97.00–99.00	98.03
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	123.50–126.50	125.18
1	—	1,595	116.00	116.00
7	—	1,569	131.00–136.00	133.76

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	115.00	115.00

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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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle