Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to strong even with Severe Winter weather in Western and Midwestern states caused shipping complications. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.47/cwt on 507 head.

Average price

$200.47

507 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

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	625	203.76	1,273	407
Medium and Large 2-3	622	187.08	1,163	100

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about $110 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 sale507 hd

200.47

—

KY average26 barns · 8,784 hd

207.23

−6.76

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	1,552	117.17	1,819	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	92.00	1,541	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	90.66	1,193	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	75.64	724	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)	1,150	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,290	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,101	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,780	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	468	212.73/cwt	212.50–213.50	996	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	193.74/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,374	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,222	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,223	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	206.93/cwt	206.50–209.50	1,055	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	227.47/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,313	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,277	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	241.77/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,243	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	218.96/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,478	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,633	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	210.21/cwt	204.50–215.50	1,560	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,668	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	215.48/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,299	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	193.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,760	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,111	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	220.84/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,380	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	207.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,715	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	851	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,289	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,022	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	90.88/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,201	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	82.52/cwt	82.00–83.00	938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	119.44/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,624	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	75.64/cwt	66.00–83.50	724	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,541	1
Bulls	—	—	1,442	107.86/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,555	7
Bulls	—	—	1,937	131.21/cwt	130.50–132.50	2,542	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,116.92/head	950.00–1,260.00	1,117	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,267	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,175	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	778	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	208.11/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,721	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,292	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,611	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	194.16/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,114	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	186.53/cwt	171.00–196.00	970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,205	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,244	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,130	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	195.47/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,325	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	210.80/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	914	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	193.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,492	31

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,263Last week 918Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 210Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	468	212.50–213.50	212.73
36	—	709	190.00–195.00	193.74
4	—	861	180.00	180.00
42	—	510	206.50–209.50	206.93
4	—	1,091	119.00	119.00
28	—	360	216.00	216.00
35	—	634	190.00	190.00
24	—	678	192.00–198.00	195.47
20	—	564	210.00–211.00	210.80
15	—	427	214.00	214.00
31	—	771	190.00–195.00	193.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	630	194.00	194.00
18	—	711	172.00	172.00
7	—	761	165.00	165.00
6	—	679	195.00	195.00
35	—	574	186.00–197.00	194.16
14	—	520	171.00–196.00	186.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	608	210.00	210.00
68	—	711	210.00	210.00
34	—	782	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	205.00–234.00	227.47
8	—	486	240.00	240.00
7	—	510	200.00	200.00
21	—	838	199.00	199.00
16	—	603	211.00–217.00	215.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	514	241.00–245.00	241.77
48	—	675	217.00–220.00	218.96
18	—	774	211.00	211.00
90	—	742	204.50–215.50	210.21
1	—	969	175.00	175.00
7	—	563	235.00	235.00
12	—	818	195.00	195.00
19	—	910	190.00–195.00	193.43
19	—	448	248.00	248.00
22	—	625	220.00–222.00	220.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	230.00	230.00
13	—	657	224.00	224.00
92	—	826	205.00–210.00	207.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	851	165.00	165.00
1	—	614	185.00	185.00
3	—	382	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	724	178.00	178.00
14	—	412	248.00	248.00
6	—	286	251.00	251.00
15	—	511	230.00	230.00
77	—	827	205.00–210.00	208.11
26	—	574	225.00	225.00
5	—	348	246.00	246.00
21	—	622	200.00	200.00
30	—	469	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,321	84.00–96.00	90.88
3	—	1,137	82.00–83.00	82.52
1	—	1,600	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	957	66.00–83.50	75.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	114.00–129.00	119.44
7	—	1,442	103.00–112.00	107.86
4	—	1,937	130.50–132.50	131.21

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	950.00–1,260.00	1,116.92
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,290.00	1,290.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	135.00	135.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	123.00	123.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,780.00	1,780.00

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

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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