Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.58/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$219.58

261 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

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	666	222.84	1,485	212
Medium and Large 2-3	735	205.47	1,510	49

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale261 hd

219.58

—

KY average26 barns · 6,451 hd

223.95

−4.36

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	1,744	116.68	2,034	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,798	94.04	1,691	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	92.57	1,242	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	69.58	661	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	129.00	1,677	8thin

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)	1,310	$1,320	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,126	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,060	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$940	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,334	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,170	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	727	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,370	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	828	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	205.70/cwt	205.00–208.00	957	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,321	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	193.35/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,135	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	185.52/cwt	166.00–192.50	1,249	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	162.26/cwt	157.00–177.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	229.13/cwt	225.00–233.50	1,297	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	222.02/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,610	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	231.63/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,193	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	214.79/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,433	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	859	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	226.95/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,500	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,295	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	108.15/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	55.41/cwt	53.00–58.00	521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	745	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	94.04/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	92.05/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,236	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	69.99/cwt	64.00–76.00	678	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	90.12/cwt	79.00–111.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,939	120.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,338	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	108.20/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,606	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,078.75/head	1,010.00–1,120.00	1,079	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,179.24/head	1,140.00–1,210.00	1,179	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	105.02/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,099	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,333.64/head	1,290.00–1,385.00	1,334	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,043	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	185.14/cwt	177.00–200.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,067	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,174	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	198.72/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,260	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,005	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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 881Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 135Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	727	188.50	188.50
12	—	412	201.00	201.00
10	—	674	195.00	195.00
35	—	465	205.00–208.00	205.70
8	—	349	185.00	185.00
6	—	765	189.00	189.00
43	—	587	192.00–195.00	193.35
12	—	515	196.00	196.00
19	—	634	196.00–200.00	198.72
3	—	805	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	181.00	181.00
3	—	782	178.00	178.00
9	—	306	180.00	180.00
17	—	673	166.00–192.50	185.52
12	—	511	157.00–177.00	162.26
8	—	595	170.00	170.00
10	—	610	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	218.00	218.00
7	—	850	202.00	202.00
5	—	819	203.00	203.00
16	—	566	225.00–233.50	229.13
8	—	678	219.00	219.00
64	—	725	213.00–225.00	222.02
14	—	515	230.00–232.50	231.63
11	—	401	230.00	230.00
5	—	465	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	215.00	215.00
13	—	667	210.00–219.00	214.79
12	—	752	201.00	201.00
11	—	859	204.00	204.00
5	—	745	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	661	224.50–229.00	226.95
21	—	800	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	225.00	225.00
18	—	567	200.00	200.00
15	—	509	205.00	205.00
16	—	470	227.00	227.00
15	—	628	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	185.00	185.00
9	—	700	180.00	180.00
5	—	766	169.00	169.00
9	—	428	220.00	220.00
3	—	350	200.00	200.00
5	—	506	177.00–200.00	185.14
3	—	465	167.00	167.00
2	—	657	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	100.00–115.00	108.15
46	—	1,343	81.00–99.00	92.05
3	—	1,233	79.00–111.00	90.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	53.00–58.00	55.41
2	—	903	80.00–85.00	82.51
6	—	968	64.00–76.00	69.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	92.00–95.50	94.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,939	117.00–124.00	120.58
4	—	1,484	106.00–110.00	108.20
1	—	2,000	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	900	1,010.00–1,120.00	1,078.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,162	1,140.00–1,210.00	1,179.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,320.00	1,320.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,046	96.00–112.00	105.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	940.00	940.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,290.00–1,385.00	1,333.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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