Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market being closed last week because of inclement winter weather. However the was good demand noted for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.76/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$199.76

472 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

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	641	200.69	1,286	443
Medium and Large 2-3	607	185.59	1,126	29

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $159 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 sale472 hd

199.76

—

KY average20 barns · 3,813 hd

207.64

−7.88

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	—	High	1,634	120.04	1,962	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	107.80	1,779	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	104.03	1,342	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	89.17	840	7thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	723	196.22/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,419	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	194.81/cwt	190.00–196.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	196.40/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,343	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	186.63/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	927	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	246.72/cwt	238.50–256.00	1,414	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	198.48/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,618	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	186.63/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	220.25/cwt	216.00–224.50	1,469	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	212.90/cwt	205.00–218.50	1,563	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	229.87/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,453	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	204.65/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,600	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,304	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	238.00/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,123	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,118	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	103.45/cwt	99.00–108.50	1,363	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	95.52/cwt	93.00–97.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	109.99/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,432	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	86.04/cwt	85.00–87.00	786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	107.20/cwt	105.50–108.50	1,796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	93.56/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,087	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	121.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,102	8
Bulls	—	—	1,393	114.62/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,597	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,150.31/head	840.00–1,425.00	1,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,319	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,210	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,178	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	197.18/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,252	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	207.60/cwt	200.50–216.00	1,092	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	201.64/cwt	191.50–208.00	1,258	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	204.94/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,199	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,484	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,149	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	180.63/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,032	16

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 1,263Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 93Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 15Year ago 17

No trend available due to market being closed last week because of inclement winter weather. However the was good demand noted for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	723	191.00–203.00	196.22
62	—	684	193.00–205.00	196.40
11	—	781	186.00–187.00	186.63
1	—	440	204.00	204.00
32	—	526	200.50–216.00	207.60
67	—	624	191.50–208.00	201.64
62	—	585	198.00–214.00	204.94
5	—	820	175.00–182.00	180.63
14	—	978	158.00	158.00
13	—	340	220.00	220.00
16	—	468	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	190.00–196.00	194.81
2	—	695	172.00	172.00
10	—	709	186.00	186.00
1	—	400	191.00	191.00
11	—	628	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	412	225.00	225.00
24	—	781	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	175.00	175.00
50	—	573	238.50–256.00	246.72
10	—	519	247.50	247.50
12	—	860	202.00	202.00
26	—	815	195.00–202.00	198.48
12	—	930	182.00–190.00	186.63
89	—	667	216.00–224.50	220.25
8	—	451	251.00	251.00
82	—	734	205.00–218.50	212.90
44	—	632	225.00–237.50	229.87
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
22	—	782	200.00–208.00	204.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	890	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	140.00	140.00
8	—	571	225.00	225.00
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
1	—	680	188.00	188.00
1	—	545	201.00	201.00
2	—	803	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	737	177.00	177.00
16	—	472	233.00–241.00	238.00
1	—	285	240.00	240.00
10	—	355	270.00	270.00
14	—	563	215.00	215.00
14	—	520	226.50	226.50
14	—	418	260.00	260.00
29	—	635	190.00–206.00	197.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	145.00	145.00
12	—	630	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,318	99.00–108.50	103.45
19	—	1,302	109.00–118.50	109.99
9	—	1,162	90.00–98.50	93.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	93.00–97.00	95.52
2	—	913	85.00–87.00	86.04
1	—	950	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	105.50–108.50	107.20
1	—	1,600	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	127.00–130.00	128.53
8	—	1,733	118.00–125.00	121.30
5	—	1,393	113.00–115.00	114.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,390.00	1,390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	840.00–1,425.00	1,150.31

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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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle