Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Lightweight feeders sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.15/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$194.15

164 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$19.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

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	573	199.85	1,145	117
Medium and Large 2-3	559	179.96	1,007	47

One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about $138 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 sale164 hd

194.15

—

KY average26 barns · 4,391 hd

203.72

−9.58

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	1,833	119.52	2,191	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	88.13	1,245	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	84.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	73.96	690	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,212	167.00	2,024	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,118	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,180	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	872	$933	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$920	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$938	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	191.28/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,387	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	203.04/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,141	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	177.11/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	232.33/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,413	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	241.75/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,233	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,003	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	858	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	906	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	214.96/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,237	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	198.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,085	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,189	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	89.68/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,282	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,212	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,024	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	73.96/cwt	72.00–77.00	690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	77.31/cwt	71.00–80.50	999	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	119.52/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,191	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,117.85/head	1,030.00–1,275.00	1,118	5
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	949.58/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	937.50/head	925.00–950.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	271	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,136	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,104	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 597Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 90Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	180.00	180.00
2	—	560	161.00	161.00
4	—	271	211.00	211.00
2	—	828	151.00	151.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
2	—	367	210.00	210.00
2	—	340	195.00	195.00
2	—	472	180.00	180.00
2	—	738	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	214.00	214.00
6	—	461	222.00	222.00
4	—	331	215.00	215.00
3	—	412	225.00	225.00
9	—	626	190.00	190.00
10	—	554	205.00	205.00
3	—	700	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	725	180.00–194.00	191.28
18	—	562	200.00–205.00	203.04
14	—	473	212.00	212.00
15	—	401	214.00	214.00
7	—	628	184.00	184.00
18	—	651	190.00	190.00
3	—	271	180.00	180.00
16	—	531	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	847	170.00	170.00
4	—	451	180.00	180.00
9	—	689	161.00–179.00	177.11
7	—	413	186.00	186.00
4	—	500	180.00	180.00
4	—	626	176.00	176.00
4	—	906	140.00	140.00
11	—	353	180.00–200.00	198.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	608	230.00–233.00	232.33
20	—	510	240.00–243.50	241.75
10	—	790	225.00	225.00
5	—	652	233.00	233.00
3	—	426	241.00	241.00
1	—	585	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	221.00	221.00
3	—	577	185.00–240.00	214.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,430	81.00–94.00	89.68
4	—	1,292	71.00–80.50	77.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	72.00–77.00	73.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,212	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,833	112.00–125.00	119.52

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,178	1,030.00–1,275.00	1,117.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	125.00	125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,180.00	1,180.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	900.00–1,000.00	949.58
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	925.00–950.00	937.50

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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