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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm . Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.99/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$220.99

251 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$31.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.40

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	653	228.42	1,492	192
Medium and Large 2-3	707	196.81	1,391	59

One grade step is worth $31.61/cwt here — about $102 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 sale251 hd

220.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,212 hd

230.40

−9.40

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,761	123.31	2,172	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	112.56	1,623	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	107.78	1,302	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	88.50	920	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,848	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,793	5

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	192.19/cwt	180.00–219.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,594	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,313	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	236.19/cwt	235.50–236.52	1,930	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	220.48/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,720	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,132	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	258.23/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,617	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,660	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	231.97/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,642	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	233.95/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,537	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	244.81/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,755	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,325	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,380	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,641	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	123.96/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,479	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	108.05/cwt	94.00–115.50	1,301	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	86.16/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	122.19/cwt	114.00–128.00	2,203	6
Bulls	—	—	1,350	112.46/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	2,047	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,455	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	101.18/cwt	95.00–121.00	945	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,847.62/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,848	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,085	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,793.43/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	804	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	196.21/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	224.52/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,201	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	187.52/cwt	148.00–201.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	232.78/cwt	232.00–238.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	814	181.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,478	3

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 406Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 75Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	246.00	246.00
22	—	817	235.50–236.52	236.19
35	—	626	257.00–259.00	258.23
25	—	711	233.50	233.50
5	—	435	256.00	256.00
8	—	533	259.00	259.00
6	—	792	226.00	226.00
3	—	566	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	772	241.00	241.00
34	—	717	244.00–246.00	244.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	267.00	267.00
1	—	1,190	167.00	167.00
3	—	560	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	220.00	220.00
3	—	427	180.00–219.00	192.19
3	—	553	180.00	180.00
2	—	685	208.00	208.00
9	—	932	172.00	172.00
2	—	958	133.00	133.00
14	—	763	192.00–211.00	196.21
14	—	535	210.00–230.00	224.52
4	—	870	148.00–201.00	187.52
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
3	—	814	175.00–185.00	181.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	690	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	567	231.50	231.50
22	—	780	216.00–225.00	220.48
16	—	502	225.50	225.50
16	—	708	229.00–233.00	231.97
43	—	657	232.00–239.00	233.95
8	—	475	226.00	226.00
12	—	834	206.00	206.00
7	—	344	232.00–238.00	232.78
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	693	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	233.50	233.50
4	—	606	219.00	219.00
4	—	804	159.00	159.00
1	—	545	216.00	216.00
2	—	385	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	245.00	245.00
11	—	529	250.50	250.50
5	—	345	260.00	260.00
11	—	619	223.00	223.00
6	—	433	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	963	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,115	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,427	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,564	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	123.00–125.00	123.96
41	—	1,204	94.00–115.50	108.05
2	—	1,298	84.00–88.00	86.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	114.00–128.00	122.19
2	—	1,350	112.00–113.00	112.46
2	—	2,047	135.00–140.00	137.52

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	5	—	934	95.00–121.00	101.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	912	119.00	119.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,847.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,004	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,793.43

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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