Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.58/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$232.58

194 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

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	494	236.15	1,167	141
Medium and Large 2-3	621	223.10	1,385	53

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale194 hd

232.58

—

KY average25 barns · 3,379 hd

227.02

+5.57

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	1,877	126.57	2,375	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	111.98	1,642	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	109.55	1,482	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	83.95	732	4thin

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)	1,050	$1,490	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,130	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,040	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$720	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,760	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	414	236.32/cwt	234.00–238.00	978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	227.43/cwt	206.00–237.00	1,435	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	239.88/cwt	239.50–240.00	1,497	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,278	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,107	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	242.19/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,804	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	256.94/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,334	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	256.49/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,465	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	256.25/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	245.64/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,832	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	906	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,356	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	79.93/cwt	78.00–82.00	695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	111.98/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,642	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	85.43/cwt	76.00–91.00	996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	116.67/cwt	115.00–116.75	1,682	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	106.38/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,388	55
Bulls	—	—	1,500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,665	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	139.40/cwt	135.00–144.50	3,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,767	121.98/cwt	118.00–127.50	2,155	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,129.85/head	990.00–1,380.00	1,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	232.07/cwt	221.00–236.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,242	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	997	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	218.24/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	807	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	231.82/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,222	24

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 397Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 137Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 41Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	414	234.00–238.00	236.32
1	—	285	235.00	235.00
16	—	624	239.50–240.00	239.88
15	—	563	227.00	227.00
13	—	353	249.00	249.00
6	—	678	223.00	223.00
5	—	771	227.00	227.00
26	—	463	239.00	239.00
6	—	235	246.00	246.00
3	—	745	232.00	232.00
9	—	345	238.00	238.00
24	—	527	230.00–236.00	231.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	185.00	185.00
26	—	631	206.00–237.00	227.43
10	—	703	220.00	220.00
8	—	540	216.00–219.00	218.24
6	—	434	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	246.00	246.00
12	—	635	245.00–247.00	245.64
11	—	661	245.50	245.50
5	—	800	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	745	241.00–244.00	242.19
17	—	452	256.00	256.00
3	—	388	255.00	255.00
29	—	519	252.00–261.00	256.94
22	—	571	255.00–259.00	256.49
20	—	640	252.00–259.00	256.25
4	—	680	243.00	243.00
3	—	1,063	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	250.00	250.00
9	—	455	255.00	255.00
3	—	286	269.00	269.00
8	—	347	261.00	261.00
25	—	558	243.00	243.00
20	—	611	237.00	237.00
21	—	511	243.00	243.00
18	—	702	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	216.00	216.00
4	—	415	221.00–236.00	232.07
1	—	625	211.00	211.00
3	—	997	170.00	170.00
3	—	807	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	87.00–89.00	87.97
2	—	870	78.00–82.00	79.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,466	107.50–112.50	111.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	76.00–91.00	85.43
38	—	1,442	115.00–116.75	116.67
55	—	1,305	95.00–113.00	106.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	111.00	111.00
3	—	2,185	135.00–144.50	139.40
5	—	1,767	118.00–127.50	121.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,490.00	1,490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	990.00–1,380.00	1,129.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,380.00	1,380.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,060.00	2,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,620.00	1,620.00

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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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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