Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.66/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.40 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$257.66

52 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs KY average

−19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	261.10	1,417	39
Medium and Large 2-3	522	247.34	1,291	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd

257.66

—

KY average27 barns · 2,239 hd

260.32

−2.65

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−143.40

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	1,643	143.10	2,352	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	123.98	1,791	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	118.40	1,490	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	95.18	880	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	152.83	2,159	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,765	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,742	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,353	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,310	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,220	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,018	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,828	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,966	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	601	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	876	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,449	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	216.26/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,555	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,982	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,365	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,353.30/head	1,180.00–1,675.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	969	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,035	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,764.97/head	1,690.00–1,850.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	238.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	275.69/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,147	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	262.75/cwt	259.50–266.00	1,408	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	899	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,741.51/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,557	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	145.65/cwt	131.00–179.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,366	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	115.16/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	116.98/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,486	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	107.36/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	122.95/cwt	121.50–134.00	1,515	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	104.85/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	153.75/cwt	150.00–162.50	2,804	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	141.69/cwt	129.00–149.00	2,271	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,413	152.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,159	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	85.51/cwt	79.00–93.00	755	4
Bulls	—	—	1,403	126.01/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,252	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	212.36/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	223.48/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,031	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,887	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	887	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,042	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,412	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	706	226.02/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	223.00/cwt	211.00–225.50	1,456	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	220.24/cwt	218.50–221.25	1,735	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	262.81/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,085	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	262.79/cwt	237.50–275.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,722	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	229.50/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,763	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	276.65/cwt	220.00–294.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	235.76/cwt	228.50–237.50	1,598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	250.29/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,439	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,468	7

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 719Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 66Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	370.00	370.00
10	450–500	468	304.00	304.00
7	500–550	517	284.00	284.00
13	550–600	560	278.00	278.00
6	650–700	650	264.00	264.00
19	700–750	702	237.50–240.00	238.16
20	750–800	768	228.00–231.00	229.50
57	800–850	841	233.75	233.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
20	700–750	700	246.00	246.00
46	800–850	846	234.25	234.25
18	850–900	887	230.25	230.25
21	950–1000	969	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	593	265.00	265.00
15	650–700	678	228.50–237.50	235.76
4	700–750	706	225.00–229.00	226.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	289	303.00	303.00
11	300–350	340	277.00	277.00
8	350–400	353	298.00	298.00
14	400–450	416	275.00–277.50	275.69
7	500–550	501	267.00	267.00
21	550–600	575	250.00–251.00	250.29
14	600–650	626	231.50	231.50
32	700–750	719	209.00–220.00	216.26
10	850–900	888	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	413	260.00–264.50	262.81
10	500–550	509	254.50	254.50
3	550–600	565	222.50–224.00	223.48
6	600–650	601	208.00	208.00
29	650–700	653	211.00–225.50	223.00
13	700–750	719	208.00–217.50	212.36
3	800–850	835	179.00	179.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	508	278.00	278.00
8	600–650	613	240.50	240.50
100	750–800	788	218.50–221.25	220.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	309.00	309.00
2	300–350	335	317.50	317.50
11	350–400	363	345.00	345.00
10	400–450	417	327.50	327.50
18	450–500	469	291.00	291.00
18	500–550	536	259.50–266.00	262.75
8	600–650	637	242.50	242.50
11	700–750	707	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	237.50–275.00	262.79
4	350–400	373	220.00–294.00	276.65
2	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	619	229.00	229.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,960.00	1,960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,030.00	2,030.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,099	1,180.00–1,675.00	1,353.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	1,690.00–1,850.00	1,764.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,288	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,741.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	896	131.00–179.00	145.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	111.00–120.00	115.16
7	—	1,419	126.50	126.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,270	110.00–120.50	116.98
3	—	1,287	104.00–109.00	107.36
17	—	1,232	121.50–134.00	122.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	99.00–110.00	104.85
4	—	883	79.00–93.00	85.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	150.00–162.50	153.75
6	—	1,603	129.00–149.00	141.69
2	—	1,403	124.00–129.00	126.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	150.00–160.00	152.83

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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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