Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.89/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.17 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$241.89

45 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.04

vs KY average

−28.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	241.89	1,283	45

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale45 hd

241.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,406 hd

254.93

−13.04

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−28.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−159.17

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	1,583	154.57	2,447	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	131.00	1,746	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	121.09	1,573	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	94.31	913	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,716	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,360	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$1,330	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$1,408	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,778	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,557	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,202	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	216.96/cwt	213.50–220.00	1,556	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,269	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,359.89/head	1,275.00–1,430.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,713	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	300.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,386	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	272.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	226.52/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,413	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,613.11/head	1,470.00–1,750.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,557.26/head	1,420.00–1,650.00	1,557	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,278	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,777.50/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,716.03/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	89.02/cwt	81.00–93.00	830	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,059	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	167.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	145.65/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,119	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	103.13/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	120.59/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,560	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	226.42/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,383	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,407.88/head	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,427	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	180.46/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,395	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	267.76/cwt	260.00–282.50	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	748	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	258.04/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,744	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	917	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	227.55/cwt	219.50–237.00	1,525	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	8

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 718Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 141Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 36Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	613	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	667	270.00	270.00
5	750–800	754	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
12	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	301.00	301.00
9	500–550	513	311.00	311.00
16	550–600	569	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	630	272.00	272.00
37	650–700	676	252.00–263.00	258.04
6	700–750	719	239.00	239.00
23	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
8	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	950	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	264.00	264.00
7	650–700	690	235.50	235.50
6	700–750	737	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	917	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	288.00	288.00
7	400–450	416	270.00–280.00	272.78
14	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	505	238.00	238.00
13	550–600	579	241.00	241.00
34	600–650	624	223.00–229.00	226.52
26	650–700	670	219.50–237.00	227.55
44	700–750	717	213.50–220.00	216.96
3	850–900	888	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	516	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
10	400–450	428	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	748	214.00	214.00
6	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	860	177.00–191.00	180.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
10	400–450	419	305.00	305.00
15	450–500	461	300.00–305.00	300.66
7	500–550	513	278.00	278.00
19	550–600	564	253.00	253.00
3	600–650	617	235.00	235.00
8	700–750	703	223.50	223.50
3	800–850	831	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	282.50	282.50
6	350–400	367	260.00–282.50	267.76
4	400–450	446	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	493	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	611	225.00–232.00	226.42

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,275.00–1,430.00	1,359.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,470.00–1,750.00	1,613.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	988	1,330.00	1,330.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,716.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	1,420.00–1,650.00	1,557.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	141.00–150.00	145.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,000	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,777.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,407.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	932	81.00–93.00	89.02
3	—	1,028	102.00–104.50	103.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,205	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,435	130.00–137.00	133.91
77	—	1,294	110.00–129.00	120.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	165.00–170.00	167.96
3	—	1,455	141.00–155.00	145.65

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle