Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.85/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$224.85

280 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

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	638	228.84	1,460	224
Medium and Large 2-3	630	208.91	1,316	56

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $144 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 sale280 hd

224.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,171 hd

236.04

−11.18

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	1,849	120.40	2,226	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	89.57	1,198	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	86.68	1,454	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	69.75	666	11

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,221	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,130	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,035	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$885	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,270	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	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	—	517	202.17/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,045	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	193.79/cwt	193.00–195.50	1,091	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	237.64/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,219	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	869	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	180.50/cwt	160.00–193.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	225.08/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,724	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	241.40/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,135	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.49/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,340	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	224.06/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,631	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	217.84/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,457	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,076	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,303	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	171.02/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,118	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,162	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	71.72/cwt	64.00–77.00	689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	86.68/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,454	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	1,493	13
Bulls	—	—	1,870	118.45/cwt	111.50–128.00	2,215	7
Bulls	—	—	1,835	132.93/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	87.44/cwt	83.50–95.00	1,142	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	78.38/cwt	76.00–81.50	1,019	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	884.75/head	840.00–1,040.00	885	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	914	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,221.18/head	1,180.00–1,350.00	1,221	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,035.00/head	850.00–1,210.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	958	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,391	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	179.36/cwt	178.00–180.00	961	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,176	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,225	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	191.68/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,200	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,081	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,262	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 350Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 47Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	517	200.00–208.00	202.17
11	—	340	190.00	190.00
42	—	563	193.00–195.50	193.79
8	—	801	206.00	206.00
27	—	412	211.00	211.00
22	—	464	206.50	206.50
11	—	732	190.00	190.00
4	—	284	191.00	191.00
37	—	626	190.00–200.00	191.68
11	—	682	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	135.00	135.00
7	—	723	150.00	150.00
8	—	436	160.00–193.00	180.50
8	—	551	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	231.00–241.00	237.64
37	—	766	225.00–226.00	225.08
8	—	362	230.00–240.00	235.00
25	—	470	238.00–245.00	241.40
25	—	810	220.00	220.00
46	—	574	228.00–238.00	233.49
17	—	728	223.00–226.00	224.06
33	—	669	212.00–222.00	217.84
12	—	608	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	193.00	193.00
4	—	383	202.50	202.50
6	—	692	224.00	224.00
2	—	540	190.00	190.00
20	—	827	213.00	213.00
17	—	465	210.00	210.00
2	—	640	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	231.00	231.00
26	—	468	230.00	230.00
7	—	300	230.00	230.00
22	—	724	180.00	180.00
31	—	567	205.00	205.00
20	—	638	192.00	192.00
25	—	522	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	654	165.00–186.00	171.02
6	—	392	205.00	205.00
9	—	536	178.00–180.00	179.36
9	—	803	146.50	146.50
2	—	418	188.00	188.00
2	—	295	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	50.00	50.00
10	—	960	64.00–77.00	71.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	84.00–91.00	86.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,467	101.75	101.75
48	—	1,306	83.50–95.00	87.44
5	—	1,300	76.00–81.50	78.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,870	111.50–128.00	118.45
2	—	1,835	131.00–135.00	132.93
1	—	1,725	109.00	109.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	876	840.00–1,040.00	884.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,180.00–1,350.00	1,221.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	850.00–1,210.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,270.00	1,270.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	100.00–103.00	101.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle