Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weaned and preconditioned sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Unweaned feeders sold sharply lower. Unfavorable market indicators and unfavorable weather conditions caused feeders to be heavily discounted. Slaughter cows sold to steady 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.78/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$189.78

178 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$32.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.31

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	553	198.42	1,098	131
Medium and Large 2-3	668	165.71	1,107	47

One grade step is worth $32.71/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale178 hd

189.78

—

KY average26 barns · 5,215 hd

205.09

−15.31

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	1,698	119.66	2,032	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	91.19	1,441	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	87.48	1,150	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	65.15	622	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	140.00	1,929	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,180	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,059	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,037	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,154	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	159.99/cwt	136.00–181.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	179.69/cwt	165.00–195.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,062	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	213.07/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,513	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,230	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,171	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	224.25/cwt	220.50–227.50	1,415	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	226.57/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,289	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	208.93/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,300	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,271	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	741	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	91.91/cwt	91.50–92.00	1,431	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	85.89/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,096	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	66.31/cwt	60.00–75.00	639	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	87.83/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,929	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	74.42/cwt	64.00–80.00	845	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	96.36/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,416	14
Bulls	—	—	1,875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	102.58/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,462	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	121.58/cwt	112.00–127.00	2,098	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	112.68/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,141	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,037.41/head	925.00–1,220.00	1,037	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,059.25/head	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	156.41/cwt	145.00–168.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,019	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	183.76/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	937	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,509	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,090	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	201.27/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,147	46

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 827Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 98Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 51Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	660	190.00	190.00
16	—	634	182.00	182.00
5	—	346	206.00	206.00
5	—	472	210.00	210.00
19	—	513	207.00	207.00
12	—	410	208.00	208.00
9	—	737	182.00–186.00	183.76
5	—	296	200.00	200.00
46	—	570	200.00–206.00	201.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	136.00–181.00	159.99
8	—	511	165.00–195.00	179.69
2	—	847	135.00	135.00
2	—	643	136.00	136.00
8	—	590	171.50	171.50
5	—	727	181.00	181.00
12	—	937	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	231.00	231.00
2	—	312	220.00	220.00
21	—	710	211.00–215.00	213.07
9	—	792	214.00	214.00
5	—	671	228.00	228.00
14	—	496	236.00	236.00
47	—	631	220.50–227.50	224.25
29	—	569	220.00–235.00	226.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	703	175.00	175.00
5	—	655	210.00	210.00
4	—	520	220.00	220.00
2	—	595	205.00	205.00
2	—	478	200.00	200.00
12	—	622	200.00–215.00	208.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	710	179.00	179.00
7	—	825	164.00	164.00
15	—	573	200.00	200.00
14	—	625	185.00	185.00
8	—	470	201.00	201.00
5	—	353	210.00	210.00
19	—	519	210.00	210.00
4	—	408	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	145.00–168.00	156.41
5	—	312	211.00	211.00
4	—	379	180.00	180.00
2	—	400	140.00	140.00
10	—	625	163.00	163.00
2	—	587	185.00	185.00
1	—	470	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,557	91.50–92.00	91.91
3	—	1,691	86.00–89.00	87.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,276	75.00–95.00	85.89
6	—	1,136	64.00–80.00	74.42
14	—	1,470	91.00–105.00	96.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	57.00	57.00
7	—	963	60.00–75.00	66.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,425	95.00–113.00	102.58
7	—	1,726	112.00–127.00	121.58

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	925.00–1,220.00	1,037.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,180.00	1,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,059.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	102.00–125.00	112.68

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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