Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and 300 lbs to 400 lbs feeders sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Very Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.57/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$235.57

337 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

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	240.38	1,452	268
Medium and Large 2-3	579	216.91	1,256	69

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $196 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 sale337 hd

235.57

—

KY average27 barns · 6,386 hd

239.65

−4.08

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	1,498	127.22	1,906	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	112.06	1,740	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	109.14	1,391	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	81.44	766	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	147.15	1,998	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	157.00	2,324	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,680	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,201	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,180	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$1,392	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,280	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,982	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	112.06/cwt	108.50–113.00	1,740	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	119.14/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,701	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	107.68/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,341	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	94.49/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,062	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	92.29/cwt	87.00–99.00	852	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	76.01/cwt	65.00–85.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	219.26/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,701	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	243.06/cwt	205.00–250.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	225.22/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,750	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	1,848	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,140	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	281.48/cwt	281.00–284.00	999	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,692	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	320.21/cwt	315.50–330.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	237.66/cwt	200.00–250.00	993	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	281.70/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,417	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,509	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	244.26/cwt	200.00–275.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,341	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	232.09/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,766	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,621	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	244.73/cwt	240.50–251.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	329.38/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	250.81/cwt	230.50–257.50	1,462	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	260.30/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	314.15/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	311.18/cwt	302.50–312.50	986	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,148	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,366	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	147.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	126.54/cwt	120.50–132.00	1,932	13
Bulls	—	—	1,316	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,530	5
Bulls	—	—	1,574	136.30/cwt	133.50–140.50	2,145	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,201.18/head	1,000.00–1,380.00	1,201	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	119.55/cwt	97.00–130.00	1,267	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,420.15/head	1,250.00–1,680.00	1,420	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,981.82/head	1,675.00–2,300.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,375	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	257.52/cwt	231.00–269.00	1,249	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	247.33/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,266	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,510	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	229.48/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	203.69/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	237.60/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,487	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	217.75/cwt	217.75–217.75	1,594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	227.65/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,569	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,436	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 629Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 58Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 70Year ago 49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,553	108.50–113.00	112.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,428	118.00–121.00	119.14
42	—	1,245	96.00–116.00	107.68
4	—	1,124	91.00–97.00	94.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	87.00–99.00	92.29
8	—	949	65.00–85.00	76.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	140.00–155.00	147.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,527	120.50–132.00	126.54
5	—	1,316	114.00–118.00	116.26
7	—	1,574	133.50–140.50	136.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	300.00	300.00
30	—	776	209.00–220.00	219.26
12	—	560	235.00	235.00
19	—	410	278.00	278.00
13	—	355	281.00–284.00	281.48
8	—	471	274.00	274.00
47	—	512	246.00–249.00	247.33
23	—	626	231.00–239.00	237.60
19	—	732	217.75	217.75
27	—	689	221.00–230.00	227.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
6	—	324	205.00–250.00	243.06
5	—	642	211.00	211.00
2	—	790	175.00	175.00
13	—	418	200.00–250.00	237.66
3	—	538	221.00	221.00
10	—	803	188.00	188.00
12	—	480	210.00–252.00	229.48
14	—	715	204.00	204.00
3	—	677	191.00–210.00	203.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	769	220.00	220.00
16	—	527	254.50	254.50
27	—	611	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	777	222.00–228.00	225.22
5	—	361	315.50–330.00	320.21
4	—	749	225.00	225.00
43	—	503	275.00–285.00	281.70
5	—	456	309.00	309.00
10	—	607	240.50–251.00	244.73
3	—	320	320.00–350.00	329.38
4	—	580	270.00	270.00
3	—	419	302.50–320.00	314.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	801	230.75	230.75
44	—	761	231.00–234.00	232.09
13	—	578	280.50	280.50
19	—	634	260.00–262.00	260.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	656	230.00	230.00
14	—	922	191.00	191.00
5	—	305	200.00–275.00	244.26
4	—	748	214.50	214.50
12	—	583	230.50–257.50	250.81
2	—	390	250.00	250.00
6	—	780	216.50	216.50
6	—	600	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	317	302.50–312.50	311.18
9	—	364	315.50	315.50
8	—	452	270.00	270.00
6	—	730	205.00	205.00
7	—	400	308.00	308.00
16	—	618	222.50	222.50
14	—	525	255.00	255.00
10	—	565	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	195.00	195.00
1	—	935	150.00	150.00
5	—	422	210.00	210.00
10	—	485	231.00–269.00	257.52
7	—	819	175.00	175.00
3	—	553	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	463	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,000.00–1,380.00	1,201.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,530.00	1,530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,180.00	1,180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,680.00	1,680.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,060	97.00–130.00	119.55
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,061	1,250.00–1,680.00	1,420.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,280.00	1,280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,375	1,675.00–2,300.00	1,981.82

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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