Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feed heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, in instances sold sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.44/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −140.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$260.44

109 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs KY average

−11.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	261.10	1,393	102
Medium and Large 2-3	567	250.71	1,422	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about −$29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $337.41, median $401.06 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale109 hd

260.44

—

KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd

256.69

+3.75

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−11.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−140.63

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	1,747	126.64	2,213	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	111.41	1,455	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	110.99	1,443	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	81.23	764	6thin

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)	1,210	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,638	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,510	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,885	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin

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 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,333	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	709	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	257.47/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,406	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	283.22/cwt	281.50–286.00	1,289	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	386	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,270	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	273.65/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,395	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,578.52/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	263.56/cwt	260.00–265.50	1,368	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,687	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,838	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,374	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	272.43/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,422	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	229.43/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,753	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	245.20/cwt	243.50–246.50	1,788	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,637.50/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,121	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	141.36/cwt	112.00–176.00	1,276	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,415	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,409	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,443	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	121.43/cwt	119.50–123.50	1,819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	111.33/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,445	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	81.23/cwt	77.00–87.00	764	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	126.12/cwt	123.00–128.50	2,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	907	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	848	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	243.35/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	256.28/cwt	210.00–261.00	1,725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	872	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	309	287.92/cwt	275.00–290.00	890	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	237.98/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	253.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,407	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	594	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,710	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	255.47/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,870	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	291.34/cwt	291.00–291.50	1,500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	756	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	237.70/cwt	236.25–240.00	1,845	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	247.19/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,533	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	322.21/cwt	319.00–328.00	1,337	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	218.43/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,577	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 978Year ago 973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 111Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 104Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	502	265.50	265.50
12	550–600	579	263.50	263.50
7	600–650	602	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	651	241.00	241.00
17	700–750	723	236.50	236.50
21	800–850	806	219.50	219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	278.00	278.00
12	400–450	412	272.00	272.00
45	450–500	455	281.50–286.00	283.22
53	500–550	519	260.00–265.50	263.56
26	550–600	556	250.00–260.00	253.13
10	600–650	631	221.00	221.00
4	650–700	668	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	746	231.00	231.00
29	750–800	764	228.00–231.00	229.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
14	300–350	309	275.00–290.00	287.92
10	400–450	428	220.00–253.00	237.98
8	450–500	495	253.00	253.00
2	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	594	251.00	251.00
8	600–650	630	201.00	201.00
12	700–750	722	203.00–230.00	218.43
4	800–850	848	177.00	177.00
4	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	241.00–251.00	247.19
10	550–600	589	235.00–260.00	257.47
11	650–700	673	210.00–261.00	256.28
10	700–750	709	231.00	231.00
6	750–800	756	226.00	226.00
4	850–900	872	217.00	217.00
3	900–950	907	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
12	450–500	468	300.50	300.50
15	500–550	520	283.00	283.00
11	550–600	556	270.00–275.00	273.65
24	600–650	609	277.00	277.00
14	650–700	653	275.00	275.00
26	700–750	729	243.50–246.50	245.20
9	800–850	808	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	386	329.00	329.00
15	400–450	415	319.00–328.00	322.21
31	450–500	492	311.50	311.50
15	500–550	515	291.00–291.50	291.34
2	550–600	583	281.00	281.00
20	600–650	619	297.00	297.00
17	700–750	732	255.00–256.00	255.47
46	750–800	776	236.25–240.00	237.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.00	302.00
5	300–350	333	305.00	305.00
16	450–500	461	298.00	298.00
28	500–550	522	270.00–281.00	272.43
10	550–600	556	254.50	254.50
7	600–650	610	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	277.00	277.00
2	350–400	393	245.00	245.00
10	500–550	514	237.00–245.00	243.35
4	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	614	219.00	219.00
2	650–700	693	217.50	217.50
7	700–750	713	200.00	200.00

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)	6	—	1,253	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,578.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,637.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,270.00	1,270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,885.00	1,885.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	903	112.00–176.00	141.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	110.00–112.00	110.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,498	119.50–123.50	121.43
34	—	1,298	105.00–117.00	111.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	941	77.00–87.00	81.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	123.00–128.50	126.12
1	—	1,500	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,823	135.00–138.00	136.52

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 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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