Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weaned and preconditioned sold steady to 2.00 higher. All other feeders sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.36/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$231.36

376 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

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	562	236.40	1,330	273
Medium and Large 2-3	596	217.98	1,299	103

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $31 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 sale376 hd

231.36

—

KY average25 barns · 7,120 hd

228.17

+3.19

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	—	High	1,773	126.32	2,240	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,790	107.00	1,915	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	103.13	1,341	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	78.36	802	8thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,397	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,210	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$900	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,661	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,485	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	—	511	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	217.46/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,350	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,481	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	245.56/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,171	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,294	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,404	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	250.17/cwt	248.00–251.50	1,544	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,052	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,564	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,170	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	242.02/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	247.73/cwt	244.50–251.50	1,816	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	249.68/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,281	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,416	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	237.86/cwt	235.00–241.50	1,344	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,234	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,166	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,046	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	85.97/cwt	81.00–89.00	920	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	86.00/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	121.30/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	103.36/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,348	64
Bulls	—	—	1,901	133.70/cwt	130.00–140.50	2,542	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	108.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,476	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	131.64/cwt	90.00–178.00	1,057	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,397.12/head	1,375.00–1,420.00	1,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	806	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,527.94/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,660.85/head	1,610.00–1,710.00	1,661	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	726	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,463	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,294	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	870	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,729	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,413	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	844	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	240.30/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,399	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	886	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 527Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 115Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 32Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weaned and preconditioned sold steady to 2.00 higher. All other feeders sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	216.00	216.00
4	—	750	175.00	175.00
40	—	621	204.00–225.00	217.46
16	—	692	214.00	214.00
26	—	564	229.50	229.50
9	—	412	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	245.00–246.00	245.56
47	—	576	243.75	243.75
47	—	747	231.50	231.50
30	—	600	235.50	235.50
4	—	500	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	343	233.00	233.00
17	—	415	233.50	233.50
10	—	689	225.00	225.00
3	—	731	221.00	221.00
7	—	486	238.00	238.00
6	—	281	247.50	247.50
4	—	778	222.00	222.00
32	—	510	230.00	230.00
17	—	582	240.00–241.00	240.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	565	250.00	250.00
23	—	617	248.00–251.50	250.17
16	—	873	235.00	235.00
16	—	459	255.00	255.00
15	—	660	248.00	248.00
7	—	407	256.00	256.00
38	—	733	244.50–251.50	247.73
27	—	513	249.00–250.00	249.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	551	267.00	267.00
4	—	828	223.00	223.00
3	—	1,183	152.00	152.00
3	—	540	240.00–243.00	242.02
2	—	753	210.00	210.00
11	—	436	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	605	258.50	258.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	225.50	225.50
32	—	565	235.00–241.50	237.86
13	—	512	241.00	241.00
11	—	459	254.00	254.00
9	—	415	252.00	252.00
15	—	348	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	222.00	222.00
14	—	288	252.00	252.00
10	—	728	201.00	201.00
8	—	681	190.00	190.00
2	—	480	207.50	207.50
4	—	615	195.00	195.00
6	—	518	218.00	218.00
4	—	844	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	81.00–89.00	85.97
4	—	1,036	77.00–79.00	77.99
1	—	830	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	82.00–90.00	86.00
2	—	1,315	118.00–124.00	121.30
64	—	1,304	95.00–113.00	103.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,901	130.00–140.50	133.70
4	—	1,830	120.00–127.00	124.60
3	—	1,355	105.00–112.00	108.95

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	8	—	803	90.00–178.00	131.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,475	1,375.00–1,420.00	1,397.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	985.00	985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,527.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	1,610.00–1,710.00	1,660.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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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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