Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.78/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$198.78

166 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$34.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

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	602	202.12	1,217	150
Medium and Large 2-3	655	167.50	1,098	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.62/cwt here — about $119 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 sale166 hd

198.78

—

KY average25 barns · 4,506 hd

205.55

−6.76

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	1,746	116.71	2,038	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	99.00	1,532	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	87.24	1,085	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	79.79	771	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	101.25	1,088	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,377	$1,206	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$854	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$840	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,463	$1,669	2thin

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 2-3	—	561	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	215.73/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,318	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	208.47/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,163	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	205.12/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,077	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	201.94/cwt	200.00–205.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	216.12/cwt	203.00–219.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	184.81/cwt	172.50–188.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,917	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	226.37/cwt	224.50–233.00	1,784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	241.76/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,103	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	203.43/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,278	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,048	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	92.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,182	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	79.40/cwt	78.00–80.00	908	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	72.37/cwt	70.00–75.00	689	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	81.56/cwt	77.00–85.50	841	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	95.88/cwt	92.50–101.50	1,462	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	101.25/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	88.40/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,498	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	85.33/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,053	31
Bulls	—	—	1,914	125.86/cwt	122.50–127.50	2,409	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	119.01/cwt	117.50–120.50	2,279	5
Bulls	—	—	1,366	104.69/cwt	104.50–105.00	1,430	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,213	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,206.22/head	1,150.00–1,290.00	1,206	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	854.00/head	740.00–940.00	854	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,668.80/head	1,530.00–1,810.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,216	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	228.73/cwt	216.00–232.00	942	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	886	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 703Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 80Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 35Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	173.00	173.00
1	—	900	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,070	130.00	130.00
5	—	507	170.00	170.00
3	—	867	163.00	163.00
2	—	445	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	611	212.00–222.50	215.73
23	—	558	199.00–215.00	208.47
2	—	665	219.00	219.00
23	—	525	195.00–212.00	205.12
13	—	340	200.00–205.00	201.94
6	—	855	190.00	190.00
11	—	457	203.00–219.00	216.12
9	—	714	172.50–188.00	184.81
8	—	286	210.00	210.00
11	—	414	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	957	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	131.00	131.00
6	—	567	232.00	232.00
24	—	913	210.00	210.00
13	—	788	224.50–233.00	226.37
12	—	824	224.50	224.50
9	—	735	231.00	231.00
8	—	530	240.00–242.00	241.76
7	—	607	238.00	238.00
4	—	672	231.00	231.00
3	—	458	245.00	245.00
1	—	385	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
7	—	711	201.00	201.00
3	—	448	191.00	191.00
1	—	770	163.00	163.00
2	—	695	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	513	215.00	215.00
9	—	354	223.00	223.00
7	—	720	182.50	182.50
7	—	292	230.00	230.00
20	—	628	195.00–207.00	203.43
8	—	468	224.00	224.00
3	—	750	154.00	154.00
12	—	579	210.00	210.00
10	—	412	216.00–232.00	228.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	205.00	205.00
2	—	590	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,281	90.00–95.00	92.28
4	—	1,143	78.00–80.00	79.40
31	—	1,234	82.00–89.50	85.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	70.00–75.00	72.37
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,031	77.00–85.50	81.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,525	92.50–101.50	95.88
3	—	1,695	87.00–89.50	88.40
7	—	1,545	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	100.50–102.00	101.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,914	122.50–127.50	125.86
5	—	1,915	117.50–120.50	119.01
4	—	1,366	104.50–105.00	104.69

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	110.00–118.00	113.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,377	1,150.00–1,290.00	1,206.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,031	740.00–940.00	854.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	1,530.00–1,810.00	1,668.80

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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