Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. The exception , Heifers 300 Lbs- 400 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.53/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$226.53

279 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$28.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

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	522	229.73	1,199	248
Medium and Large 2-3	646	200.98	1,298	31

One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale279 hd

226.53

—

KY average26 barns · 8,046 hd

226.92

−0.39

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	125.18	2,220	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	102.09	1,308	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	95.50	1,495	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	78.10	773	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,220	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$980	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	227.07/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,167	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	932	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,885	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	251.78/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,259	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	232.34/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,085	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	232.20/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	240.56/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	254.14/cwt	252.00–260.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	242.01/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,365	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	256.72/cwt	255.00–259.50	1,484	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	254.75/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,205	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,357	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,007	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,345	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,118	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,276	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	91.58/cwt	90.00–94.00	914	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	110.58/cwt	107.00–112.75	1,555	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	97.67/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,155	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	75.88/cwt	68.00–85.00	760	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	63.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	85.19/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,060	4
Bulls	—	—	1,852	131.24/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,431	7
Bulls	—	—	1,853	125.45/cwt	120.50–128.00	2,325	6
Bulls	—	—	1,516	114.17/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,731	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	212.93/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	229.58/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,430	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	199.12/cwt	180.00–218.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	951	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,278	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,281	11

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 796Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 214Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 67Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	275	235.00	235.00
11	—	690	230.00	230.00
4	—	350	242.00	242.00
41	—	514	227.00–230.00	227.07
25	—	407	229.00	229.00
11	—	739	222.00	222.00
51	—	467	225.00–243.00	232.34
41	—	623	222.00–237.00	229.58
22	—	573	223.00	223.00
12	—	342	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	207.00	207.00
8	—	533	210.00–216.00	212.93
2	—	388	166.00	166.00
3	—	768	217.00	217.00
5	—	951	161.00	161.00
3	—	460	238.00	238.00
2	—	848	150.00	150.00
3	—	408	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	650	238.25	238.25
11	—	543	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	253.00	253.00
20	—	678	250.00	250.00
2	—	502	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	760	248.00	248.00
41	—	500	249.00–255.00	251.78
6	—	400	257.00	257.00
17	—	732	240.00–242.00	240.56
11	—	659	238.00	238.00
8	—	354	252.00–260.00	254.14
31	—	578	255.00–259.50	256.72
21	—	473	253.00–257.00	254.75
6	—	282	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	500	212.50	212.50
2	—	288	192.50	192.50
4	—	754	257.00	257.00
5	—	614	221.00–235.00	232.20
15	—	564	238.00–243.00	242.01
6	—	900	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	631	215.00	215.00
17	—	515	230.00	230.00
10	—	411	245.00	245.00
8	—	706	190.50	190.50
29	—	466	240.00	240.00
14	—	562	227.00	227.00
12	—	355	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	180.00–218.00	199.12
2	—	353	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	90.00–94.00	91.58
5	—	1,001	68.00–85.00	75.88
2	—	950	62.00–65.00	63.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,406	107.00–112.75	110.58
25	—	1,183	90.00–104.00	97.67
4	—	1,244	82.00–89.00	85.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	95.50	95.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,852	130.00–134.50	131.24
6	—	1,853	120.50–128.00	125.45
4	—	1,516	105.00–118.00	114.17

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	3	—	1,082	110.00–120.00	113.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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