Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Very hot temperatures and forecast of several days of extreme temperatures pressured the prices down. 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 $220.66/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$220.66

197 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

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	596	226.62	1,351	146
Medium and Large 2-3	547	203.59	1,114	51

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $237 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 sale197 hd

220.66

—

KY average25 barns · 4,689 hd

227.02

−6.36

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	1,574	116.72	1,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	106.46	1,622	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	100.25	1,177	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	76.66	739	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	170.00	2,392	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,463	153.00	2,238	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,410	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,298	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,240	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,140	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,105	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,620	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,205	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	510	248.76/cwt	245.50–253.00	1,269	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	225.99/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	1,546	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,289	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	228.38/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	242.10/cwt	241.00–243.00	777	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,285	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	226.18/cwt	222.00–227.00	771	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	215.35/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,223	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	223.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,125	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	75.18/cwt	63.00–85.50	710	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	957	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,407	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,392	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,463	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,238	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	106.46/cwt	97.50–113.50	1,622	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	100.24/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,174	76
Bulls	—	—	1,628	118.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,926	7
Bulls	—	—	1,448	112.95/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,636	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	114.53/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,025	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,296.98/head	1,100.00–1,490.00	1,297	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,295.32/head	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,675	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 614Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 77Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 20Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	510	245.50–253.00	248.76
3	—	420	250.00	250.00
7	—	644	240.00	240.00
8	—	459	245.00	245.00
3	—	565	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	225.00–228.00	225.99
3	—	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	222.00	222.00
7	—	291	230.00	230.00
13	—	750	224.00	224.00
9	—	627	205.00	205.00
19	—	341	222.00–227.00	226.18
16	—	504	220.00–230.00	223.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	190.00	190.00
5	—	506	201.00	201.00
3	—	390	215.00	215.00
9	—	727	190.00	190.00
23	—	568	207.00–218.50	215.35
2	—	885	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	670	230.75	230.75
36	—	725	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	211.00	211.00
6	—	531	222.00–235.00	228.38
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
14	—	321	241.00–243.00	242.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	230.00	230.00
7	—	594	177.00	177.00
4	—	734	172.00	172.00
3	—	521	208.00	208.00
2	—	465	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,310	86.00	86.00
76	—	1,171	90.00–110.00	100.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	945	63.00–85.50	75.18
1	—	1,100	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,524	97.50–113.50	106.46
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,407	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,628	115.00–125.00	118.33
3	—	1,448	112.00–114.00	112.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,490.00	1,296.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,140.00	1,140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,240.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,295.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,620.00	1,620.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	895	105.00–118.50	114.53

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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