Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.95/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$212.95

342 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

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	642	214.71	1,379	326
Medium and Large 2-3	535	177.03	948	16thin

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $431 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 sale342 hd

212.95

—

KY average25 barns · 7,779 hd

214.20

−1.25

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	1,473	118.49	1,745	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	106.30	1,661	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	96.87	1,266	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	89.77	997	26
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	115.00	1,507	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,209	125.05	1,511	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)	1,200	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,185	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,086	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,270	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	838	$903	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,251	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2Fancy	—	467	239.43/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,118	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,235	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	209.33/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,551	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	188.42/cwt	175.00–202.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	164.37/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	206.76/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,412	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	213.58/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,454	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	230.63/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,197	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	232.28/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,561	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	274.63/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	932	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,967	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	247.55/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,452	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,742	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	191.46/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	176.48/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	940	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	527	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	215.70/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,551	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	215.37/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,680	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	1,810	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	825	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	209.35/cwt	203.00–211.50	1,327	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	292.44/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,070	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,083	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	94.55/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,077	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	70.23/cwt	65.00–75.00	674	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	86.16/cwt	84.00–88.00	976	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	82.93/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,099	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	104.38/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,330	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	95.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,274	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,226	127.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,227	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	108.05/cwt	108.00–108.50	1,678	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	101.49/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,612	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	2,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	125.09/cwt	121.50–127.50	2,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,283	113.01/cwt	107.00–118.50	1,450	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	902.69/head	810.00–925.00	903	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,086.05/head	1,040.00–1,130.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,250.63/head	1,240.00–1,260.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	239.79/cwt	239.50–240.00	1,259	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	303	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	225.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,049	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	226.72/cwt	218.00–229.00	968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	182.73/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	198.67/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	177.77/cwt	150.00–190.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	178.49/cwt	165.00–190.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	198.50/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,465	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	198.08/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	214.43/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,332	27

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 1,038Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 101Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 53Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	467	238.00–240.00	239.43
2	—	303	277.50	277.50
13	—	424	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	929	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	212.50	212.50
14	—	637	208.00	208.00
23	—	683	190.00–211.00	206.76
12	—	427	218.00–229.00	226.72
14	—	892	181.00–183.00	182.73
2	—	573	195.00–202.50	198.67
29	—	738	195.00–205.00	198.50
5	—	350	245.00	245.00
11	—	776	193.00–201.00	198.08
2	—	813	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	559	221.00	221.00
52	—	741	209.00–210.00	209.33
24	—	681	212.00–214.00	213.58
39	—	519	225.00–233.00	230.63
27	—	621	212.50–218.00	214.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	166.00	166.00
2	—	418	175.00–202.00	188.42
3	—	667	150.00–180.00	164.37
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
2	—	645	180.00	180.00
4	—	521	150.00–190.00	177.77
3	—	370	165.00–190.00	178.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	269.00	269.00
19	—	932	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	300.00	300.00
4	—	314	292.00	292.00
11	—	453	273.00–275.00	274.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	255.00	255.00
24	—	672	226.00–239.00	232.28
11	—	570	245.00–259.00	247.55
15	—	614	236.50	236.50
11	—	818	213.00	213.00
33	—	719	213.00–220.00	215.70
24	—	780	211.00–218.00	215.37
15	—	863	209.75	209.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	875	185.00	185.00
6	—	566	189.00	189.00
2	—	628	190.00–193.00	191.46
2	—	768	170.00–183.00	176.48
1	—	515	182.50	182.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	229.00	229.00
20	—	634	203.00–211.50	209.35
1	—	465	219.00	219.00
3	—	768	178.00	178.00
8	—	560	232.00	232.00
5	—	708	187.00	187.00
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
2	—	368	220.00–230.00	225.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	181.00	181.00
4	—	517	173.00	173.00
2	—	668	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	280.00–309.00	292.44
7	—	407	266.00	266.00
2	—	285	280.00	280.00
17	—	525	239.50–240.00	239.79
9	—	468	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,139	90.00–99.00	94.55
4	—	959	65.00–75.00	70.23
5	—	1,133	84.00–88.00	86.16
2	—	1,140	100.00–105.00	101.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	81.00–87.00	82.93
9	—	1,274	101.00–108.00	104.38
8	—	1,336	90.00–100.00	95.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,553	108.00–108.50	108.05
4	—	1,588	98.50–105.00	101.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	120.00–135.00	127.39
1	—	1,105	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	130.50	130.50
4	—	1,711	121.50–127.50	125.09
7	—	1,283	107.00–118.50	113.01

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)	4	—	838	810.00–925.00	902.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,270.00	1,270.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,040.00–1,130.00	1,086.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,035	1,240.00–1,260.00	1,250.63

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

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