Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to4.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. 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 $231.57/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$231.57

191 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	568	234.08	1,330	167
Medium and Large 2-3	518	214.08	1,108	24

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $222 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

231.57

—

KY average18 barns · 5,122 hd

232.23

−0.66

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	1,741	122.82	2,139	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	110.75	1,722	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	104.93	1,349	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	89.23	907	3thin

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)	1,097	$1,522	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$1,493	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,299	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,270	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,469	5

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	—	717	221.29/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	162.47/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	231.81/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,428	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	241.77/cwt	240.00–247.00	861	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,004	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,030	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	263.86/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,488	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	244.57/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,560	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,049	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,123	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,449	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	86.35/cwt	80.00–93.00	928	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,729	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	103.94/cwt	92.50–112.00	1,322	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	84.60/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,123	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	114.66/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,533	12
Bulls	—	—	1,791	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,208	9
Bulls	—	—	1,402	113.53/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,932	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.50	2,525	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	137.13/cwt	118.00–145.00	1,489	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,521.58/head	1,520.00–1,525.00	1,522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,321.58/head	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,322	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,490.06/head	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,469.20/head	1,460.00–1,510.00	1,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	230.54/cwt	225.00–237.00	980	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	230.21/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,199	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,145	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,755	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,557	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 541Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 131Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 59Year 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
9	—	717	218.00–224.00	221.29
22	—	616	231.00–232.00	231.81
28	—	356	240.00–247.00	241.77
13	—	662	248.00	248.00
8	—	420	239.00	239.00
5	—	281	258.00	258.00
4	—	778	217.00	217.00
15	—	521	225.00–231.00	230.21
24	—	460	249.00	249.00
10	—	567	233.00	233.00
29	—	824	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	227.00	227.00
2	—	678	154.00–171.00	162.47
3	—	490	192.00	192.00
2	—	235	231.00	231.00
1	—	500	202.00	202.00
2	—	608	205.00	205.00
7	—	414	238.00	238.00
2	—	860	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	248.00	248.00
7	—	444	253.00	253.00
4	—	748	229.00	229.00
2	—	458	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	235.00	235.00
7	—	504	249.00	249.00
17	—	902	225.00	225.00
4	—	805	235.00	235.00
4	—	739	249.00	249.00
20	—	564	260.00–266.00	263.86
16	—	638	240.00–248.00	244.57
4	—	403	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	263.00	263.00
32	—	690	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	714	171.00	171.00
4	—	831	158.00–160.00	159.00
2	—	600	221.00	221.00
14	—	425	225.00–237.00	230.54
2	—	550	208.00	208.00
1	—	900	113.00	113.00
7	—	686	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	251.00	251.00
8	—	575	240.00	240.00
14	—	350	253.00	253.00
11	—	468	240.00	240.00
8	—	622	233.00	233.00
4	—	271	252.00	252.00
21	—	520	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,075	80.00–93.00	86.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	114.50	114.50
1	—	1,600	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,272	92.50–112.00	103.94
3	—	1,327	80.00–90.00	84.60
12	—	1,337	114.00–120.00	114.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,791	120.00–125.00	123.29
3	—	1,402	112.50–114.00	113.53
3	—	1,932	130.00–131.50	130.68

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	9	—	1,086	118.00–145.00	137.13
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,520.00–1,525.00	1,521.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,321.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,490.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,098	1,460.00–1,510.00	1,469.20

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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