Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with instances of gains and losses in different feeder classes. Demand was still strong for most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold steady to sharply higher for high dress slaughter bulls .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.55/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.51 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$244.55

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs KY average

−19.41 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	249.68	1,355	28
Medium and Large 2-3	556	230.20	1,279	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

244.55

—

KY average25 barns · 1,227 hd

249.71

−5.16

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−19.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−156.51

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	1,573	160.32	2,521	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	135.25	2,124	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	126.66	1,585	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	102.17	1,018	5thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,026	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,709	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,630	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$1,557	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$970	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,975	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	233.45/cwt	228.50–244.00	1,445	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	247.57/cwt	247.57–247.57	1,396	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,318	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	214.15/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,572	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	275.98/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.57/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,511	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,557.00/head	1,410.00–1,650.00	1,557	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	218.99/cwt	216.50–224.50	1,835	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,708.78/head	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,025.82/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	291.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,045	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,512	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	136.00/cwt	131.00–136.75	2,164	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	135.42/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,794	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	124.87/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,533	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	107.46/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,409	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	114.38/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,376	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,236	12
Bulls	—	—	1,180	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	178.10/cwt	170.00–192.50	3,206	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	94.03/cwt	77.00–112.00	895	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	154.09/cwt	147.00–163.50	2,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,443	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	151.89/cwt	122.00–183.00	1,381	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	501	248.76/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	239.61/cwt	234.00–243.75	1,169	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	240.05/cwt	234.50–255.00	1,589	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	260.12/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,087	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	751	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	256.79/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,209	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	727	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,271	3

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 535Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 125Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 58Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	352	255.00	255.00
17	400–450	418	245.00–280.00	260.12
12	450–500	488	234.00–243.75	239.61
4	500–550	527	230.00–235.00	231.24
6	550–600	575	229.50	229.50
21	600–650	607	224.00	224.00
4	700–750	727	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	291.00	291.00
9	350–400	354	283.00	283.00
7	400–450	420	257.50	257.50
33	450–500	471	255.00–257.50	256.79
15	500–550	524	251.50	251.50
13	550–600	564	247.57	247.57
37	600–650	619	228.50–244.00	233.45
5	650–700	652	242.00	242.00
14	700–750	734	213.00–217.00	214.15
6	750–800	752	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	358	283.00	283.00
8	500–550	501	235.00–262.50	248.76
3	550–600	591	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	291.85
12	400–450	416	297.00	297.00
22	450–500	476	289.00	289.00
4	500–550	506	263.00	263.00
11	550–600	562	269.00	269.00
6	600–650	618	237.00	237.00
6	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	837	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	379	307.00	307.00
6	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
16	450–500	467	305.00	305.00
12	500–550	520	288.00–294.00	290.57
11	550–600	572	283.00	283.00
11	600–650	623	270.00–283.00	275.98
6	650–700	683	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	711	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	776	235.00	235.00
25	800–850	838	216.50–224.50	218.99
7	900–950	937	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	298.00	298.00
2	350–400	358	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	536	271.00	271.00
34	650–700	662	234.50–255.00	240.05
2	700–750	718	201.00	201.00
10	750–800	751	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	815	190.00	190.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,880.00	1,880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,410.00–1,650.00	1,557.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,708.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,875.00–2,100.00	2,025.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,630.00	1,630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	145.00	145.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	909	122.00–183.00	151.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	131.00–136.75	136.00
1	—	1,425	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,325	133.00–155.00	135.42
52	—	1,228	115.00–131.00	124.87
2	—	1,311	107.00–108.00	107.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	113.00–116.00	114.38
3	—	952	77.00–112.00	94.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,800	170.00–192.50	178.10
8	—	1,508	147.00–163.50	154.09

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle