Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers less than 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to firm . Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.26/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$222.26

265 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

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	604	226.27	1,367	221
Medium and Large 2-3	656	202.11	1,325	44

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $42 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 sale265 hd

222.26

—

KY average25 barns · 9,252 hd

226.48

−4.21

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	1,429	119.76	1,711	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	102.34	1,383	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	101.50	1,654	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	85.76	848	9thin

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)	1,365	$1,418	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,361	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,215	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	789	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	211.19/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,506	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	247.32/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,153	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,686	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,327	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,302	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,811	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,561	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	238.35/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,337	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,393	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	195.50/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	216.61/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,341	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,673	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	908	157.58/cwt	157.58–157.58	1,431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,348	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	111.94/cwt	111.50–112.00	1,643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	82.66/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	100.50/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,310	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	94.28/cwt	93.00–95.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	81.50/cwt	68.00–92.00	807	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,559	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	122.18/cwt	113.00–125.50	1,794	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	112.36/cwt	103.00–130.00	1,126	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,222.69/head	1,090.00–1,330.00	1,223	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,360.67/head	1,230.00–1,480.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,417.75/head	1,410.00–1,425.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,318	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,222	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	204.01/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	221.13/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,517	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	240.27/cwt	240.00–241.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,626	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	201.03/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,150	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,028	12

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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 1,267Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 108Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 72Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	789	205.00	205.00
37	—	713	207.00–213.00	211.19
28	—	466	245.00–250.00	247.32
23	—	627	210.00–215.00	211.67
3	—	567	225.00	225.00
33	—	686	216.00–226.00	221.13
10	—	334	240.00–241.00	240.27
16	—	801	203.00	203.00
15	—	520	237.50	237.50
12	—	418	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	219.00	219.00
16	—	769	203.00	203.00
4	—	862	180.00	180.00
3	—	613	191.00	191.00
15	—	572	194.00–206.00	201.03
2	—	433	226.00	226.00
1	—	285	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	536	243.00	243.00
19	—	561	236.00–241.00	238.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	722	233.50	233.50
5	—	544	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	211.00	211.00
1	—	985	190.00	190.00
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
13	—	817	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,020	190.00–201.00	195.50
16	—	619	214.00–217.00	216.61
12	—	736	217.00	217.00
2	—	778	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	275.00	275.00
5	—	685	231.00	231.00
36	—	823	220.00	220.00
18	—	515	255.00	255.00
9	—	627	230.00	230.00
5	—	748	223.00	223.00
5	—	881	211.00	211.00
9	—	301	293.00	293.00
15	—	555	251.00	251.00
9	—	760	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	157.58	157.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	220.00	220.00
4	—	511	245.50	245.50
15	—	636	212.00	212.00
12	—	568	232.00	232.00
10	—	350	290.00	290.00
7	—	722	201.00	201.00
5	—	409	275.00	275.00
3	—	301	293.00	293.00
21	—	462	264.50	264.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	222.00	222.00
2	—	605	202.00	202.00
3	—	482	216.00	216.00
3	—	402	225.00	225.00
1	—	935	180.00	180.00
3	—	587	203.00–206.00	204.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	595	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,468	111.50–112.00	111.94
3	—	1,288	76.00–90.00	82.66
20	—	1,303	94.00–109.00	100.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	93.00–95.00	94.28
6	—	990	68.00–92.00	81.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	108.50	108.50
1	—	1,650	94.50	94.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	112.50	112.50
3	—	1,468	113.00–125.50	122.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,002	103.00–130.00	112.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	1,090.00–1,330.00	1,222.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,230.00–1,480.00	1,360.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,410.00–1,425.00	1,417.75
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,185.00	1,185.00

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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How it compared 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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