Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Instances of 10 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.34/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$191.34

468 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	593	194.29	1,151	391
Medium and Large 2-3	659	176.38	1,163	77

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale468 hd

191.34

—

KY average28 barns · 7,416 hd

187.46

+3.88

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	—	Low	1,725	119.23	2,056	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	84.59	1,276	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	79.22	967	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	58.06	551	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	130.00	1,695	12

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)	1,101	$1,234	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,230	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$1,099	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,210	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$990	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,526	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,510	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	945	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,062	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,132	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	210.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,638	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,294	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,143	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	814	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,604	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,398	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	204.29/cwt	193.00–210.00	750	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	229.32/cwt	225.00–233.50	1,291	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	207.83/cwt	205.00–209.50	1,494	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	168.73/cwt	155.00–177.00	963	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	178.25/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,396	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,412	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	936	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,304	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,695	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	50.90/cwt	45.00–57.00	470	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	70.00/cwt	66.00–72.50	696	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	84.59/cwt	84.50–84.75	1,276	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	79.22/cwt	65.00–88.00	967	32
Bulls	—	—	1,586	112.14/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,779	4
Bulls	—	—	2,004	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	122.24/cwt	118.00–128.50	2,176	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,233.74/head	1,030.00–1,400.00	1,234	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,098.59/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,099	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,526.06/head	1,460.00–1,590.00	1,526	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	192.58/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,419	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	240.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	887	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	182.31/cwt	182.00–182.50	1,169	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,189	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,198	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	207.18/cwt	205.00–208.50	901	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,314	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	986	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,072	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	182.92/cwt	173.00–183.75	1,500	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	185.62/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,169	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	182.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	984	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	191.45/cwt	191.00–192.00	986	62

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 1,065Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 135Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 85Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	155.00	155.00
13	—	543	174.00	174.00
4	—	821	144.50	144.50
4	—	300	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	225.00	225.00
45	—	507	220.00–225.00	223.33
23	—	369	240.00–245.00	240.43
42	—	641	182.00–182.50	182.31
13	—	566	210.00	210.00
30	—	724	165.50	165.50
16	—	416	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	778	205.00–212.00	210.52
4	—	1,045	181.00	181.00
7	—	390	254.00	254.00
14	—	613	220.00	220.00
14	—	953	188.00	188.00
11	—	450	254.00	254.00
8	—	910	190.00	190.00
5	—	400	250.00	250.00
33	—	563	225.00–233.50	229.32
58	—	719	205.00–209.50	207.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	125.00	125.00
14	—	814	197.00	197.00
15	—	682	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	490	250.00	250.00
27	—	860	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	731	177.00	177.00
14	—	571	155.00–177.00	168.73
16	—	783	173.00–180.00	178.25
1	—	995	142.00	142.00
6	—	672	170.00–180.00	175.11
5	—	621	175.00	175.00
18	—	538	180.00–190.00	182.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	293	201.00	201.00
27	—	367	193.00–210.00	204.29
6	—	871	180.00	180.00
2	—	923	134.00	134.00
13	—	783	191.50	191.50
14	—	459	204.00	204.00
66	—	737	190.00–193.50	192.58
53	—	435	205.00–208.50	207.18
9	—	667	197.00	197.00
30	—	564	190.00	190.00
32	—	820	173.00–183.75	182.92
47	—	630	185.00–186.00	185.62
62	—	515	191.00–192.00	191.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	406	214.00	214.00
14	—	706	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,304	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	45.00–57.00	50.90
3	—	994	66.00–72.50	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,508	84.50–84.75	84.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,221	65.00–88.00	79.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	112.00–112.50	112.14
1	—	2,004	132.50	132.50
5	—	1,780	118.00–128.50	122.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,101	1,030.00–1,400.00	1,233.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,302	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,098.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,230.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,460.00–1,590.00	1,526.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,510.00	1,510.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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