Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.06/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$224.06

285 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

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	579	231.98	1,343	179
Medium and Large 2-3	637	210.69	1,341	106

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $2 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 sale285 hd

224.06

—

KY average27 barns · 6,707 hd

231.36

−7.30

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	1,847	126.69	2,340	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	111.07	1,627	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	100.69	1,262	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	78.57	724	6thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,273	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,233	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	466	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,095	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	248.56/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	262.66/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,171	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	225.38/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,717	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	240.61/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,451	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	231.99/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,561	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,515	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	243.41/cwt	242.00–244.50	1,852	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	255.26/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,760	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	260.66/cwt	254.25–266.00	1,744	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,350	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,241	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,128	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	110.78/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,615	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	86.89/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,029	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	102.99/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,303	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	92.56/cwt	91.00–94.00	891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	77.77/cwt	75.00–83.00	714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	451	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	124.23/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,229	9
Bulls	—	—	1,965	132.24/cwt	131.00–133.50	2,599	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	131.99/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,268	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,273.39/head	1,245.00–1,300.00	1,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,233.32/head	1,230.00–1,235.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	196.88/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	228.91/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,323	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	220.15/cwt	190.00–234.00	1,361	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	184.01/cwt	170.00–201.00	1,305	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	212.08/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,128	9

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 595Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 88Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 9

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	466	235.00	235.00
17	—	405	230.00	230.00
9	—	567	227.50	227.50
21	—	516	227.00	227.00
6	—	295	245.00	245.00
24	—	762	225.00–226.00	225.38
26	—	603	240.00–241.00	240.61
5	—	744	227.00	227.00
43	—	673	229.00–234.00	231.99
5	—	339	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	210.00	210.00
3	—	1,008	177.00	177.00
3	—	902	150.00	150.00
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
7	—	437	218.00	218.00
8	—	819	195.00–200.00	196.88
32	—	578	226.00–231.00	228.91
22	—	618	190.00–234.00	220.15
16	—	709	170.00–201.00	184.01
9	—	532	205.00–221.00	212.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	835	234.00	234.00
11	—	672	248.00–250.00	248.56
9	—	628	258.00–265.00	262.66
9	—	477	255.00	255.00
16	—	761	242.00–244.50	243.41
9	—	585	253.00–258.00	255.26
3	—	1,020	184.00	184.00
5	—	409	263.00	263.00
3	—	374	263.00	263.00
1	—	315	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	225.00	225.00
2	—	813	170.00	170.00
2	—	482	230.00	230.00
3	—	665	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	262.50	262.50
7	—	801	235.00	235.00
15	—	707	249.00	249.00
41	—	669	254.25–266.00	260.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	190.50	190.50
11	—	604	223.50	223.50
4	—	588	235.50	235.50
6	—	351	258.00	258.00
13	—	513	242.00	242.00
12	—	466	242.00	242.00
5	—	400	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	213.00	213.00
2	—	543	214.00	214.00
2	—	473	246.00	246.00
2	—	440	201.00	201.00
5	—	803	150.00	150.00
5	—	654	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,458	105.00–114.00	110.78
1	—	1,610	117.50	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	81.00–94.00	86.89
30	—	1,265	90.00–111.00	102.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	91.00–94.00	92.56
3	—	918	75.00–83.00	77.77
1	—	850	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,794	118.00–129.00	124.23
4	—	1,965	131.00–133.50	132.24

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	—	961	118.00–135.00	131.99
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,245.00–1,300.00	1,273.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,230.00–1,235.00	1,233.32

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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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

Replacement Cattle