Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mixed with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-700 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand, while the yearling steers 750 lbs and over were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply. Light weight feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, however the 400-500 lbs heifers were sharply higher and the 500-800 lbs heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady except for the high yielding cows with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.32/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −153.75 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$247.32

90 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$64.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs KY average

−17.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	251.40	1,367	79
Medium and Large 2	565	221.09	1,250	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	187.00	1,113	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $255 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 sale90 hd

247.32

—

KY average25 barns · 1,598 hd

254.78

−7.47

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−17.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−153.75

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	1,655	152.21	2,519	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	121.54	1,501	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	121.10	1,780	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	113.39	1,223	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,735	120.00	2,082	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	155.12	1,936	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	128.00	1,562	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,579	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,343	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,300	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,272	$2,624	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,428	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,600.00/head	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	304.67/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,347	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	287.59/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,797	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	292.73/cwt	275.00–294.50	852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	221.74/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	176.92/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	202.03/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	113.06/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,411	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	141.11/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,563	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,082	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	155.12/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,936	4
Bulls	—	—	1,294	132.88/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,719	4
Bulls	—	—	2,077	167.24/cwt	162.50–173.50	3,474	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	121.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,176	7
Bulls	—	—	1,521	152.64/cwt	140.00–157.50	2,322	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	125.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,848	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	115.83/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	126.54/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,583	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	114.43/cwt	109.50–119.00	1,333	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	296.88/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,375	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	244.17/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,514	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	280.78/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,636	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,502	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,624.09/head	1,840.00–3,500.00	2,624	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,342.71/head	1,150.00–1,510.00	1,343	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,578.89/head	975.00–1,930.00	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,238	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	309.09/cwt	297.00–318.00	1,400	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	248.08/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,404	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	275.68/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,161	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,854	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	213.31/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	235.28/cwt	232.50–238.50	1,494	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,221	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	249.15/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	178.34/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,778	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 558Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 101Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 42Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	425	257.50	257.50
2	500–550	535	237.50–240.00	238.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	302.50	302.50
11	350–400	369	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	403	300.00–316.00	304.67
20	450–500	463	293.00–300.00	296.88
11	500–550	530	275.00–288.00	280.78
2	550–600	565	266.00	266.00
13	600–650	620	228.00–249.00	244.17
3	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	848	207.00	207.00
3	850–900	860	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	535	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	278.00	278.00
1	300–350	345	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	515	217.00–220.00	218.49
8	550–600	578	213.00–226.00	221.74
2	600–650	610	200.00–204.00	202.03
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	761	172.00	172.00
2	800–850	835	170.00–184.00	176.92
1	850–900	860	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	517	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	341	285.00	285.00
9	350–400	352	270.00	270.00
41	400–450	421	268.00–285.00	275.68
17	450–500	454	269.00	269.00
13	500–550	507	246.00–250.00	249.15
46	550–600	566	245.00–254.00	248.08
36	600–650	635	232.50–238.50	235.28
7	650–700	682	210.50	210.50
13	700–750	721	217.00	217.00
16	750–800	790	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	810	204.00	204.00
8	850–900	854	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	908	175.00–180.00	178.34
1	1000–1050	1,010	176.00	176.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	440	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	595	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	625	283.00–293.00	287.59
4	650–700	653	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	291	275.00–294.50	292.73
3	300–350	348	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	527	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	455	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	381	325.00	325.00
19	450–500	453	297.00–318.00	309.09
16	500–550	509	295.00	295.00
24	550–600	564	290.00	290.00
10	650–700	673	261.00	261.00
7	750–800	759	231.00	231.00
10	800–850	824	207.00–214.00	213.31
26	850–900	889	208.50	208.50
4	900–950	918	203.00	203.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	1,150.00–1,510.00	1,342.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,880.00	1,880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,191	975.00–1,930.00	1,578.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,272	1,840.00–3,500.00	2,624.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,248	108.00–118.00	113.06
3	—	1,108	137.00–149.00	141.11
12	—	1,251	120.00–133.00	126.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	61.00	61.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
7	—	965	120.00–125.00	121.85
16	—	1,165	109.50–119.00	114.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,471	124.00–130.00	125.66
13	—	1,469	113.00–120.00	115.83
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	151.00–157.00	155.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	127.50–137.00	132.88
5	—	2,077	162.50–173.50	167.24
5	—	1,521	140.00–157.50	152.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	128.00	128.00

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 it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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