Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.05/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.01 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$252.05

72 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

vs KY average

−15.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	256.68	1,415	54
Medium and Large 2-3	584	238.16	1,391	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about $25 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 sale72 hd

252.05

—

KY average25 barns · 1,106 hd

260.34

−8.29

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−15.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−149.01

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	1,722	148.60	2,558	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	122.68	1,713	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	116.47	1,354	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	105.63	1,057	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,145	196.00	2,244	12

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)	1,155	$1,695	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,672	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$1,407	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,246	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,073	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2-3	600–650	638	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	236.37/cwt	233.00–240.50	1,473	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	289.01/cwt	283.50–292.50	1,480	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	221.66/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,589	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	261.15/cwt	253.00–268.50	1,340	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,072.71/head	1,875.00–2,240.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	277.54/cwt	270.50–283.50	1,596	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	254.63/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,449	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,672.10/head	1,110.00–1,860.00	1,672	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,695.00/head	1,695.00–1,695.00	1,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,484.35/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,484	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	136.02/cwt	123.00–151.00	1,424	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,246.15/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,246	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	170.19/cwt	164.50–180.00	3,307	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,145	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,244	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	116.83/cwt	111.50–129.50	1,362	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	102.51/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,044	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	637	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,229	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	152.03/cwt	142.00–159.00	2,702	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,130	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	119.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,661	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	120.19/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	131.54/cwt	119.00–140.00	2,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	205.44/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.43/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,419	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	776	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	269.43/cwt	247.50–283.00	1,552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	884	201.24/cwt	175.00–204.50	1,779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	224.57/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,799	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	289.73/cwt	284.50–292.50	1,640	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	284.98/cwt	283.50–286.50	1,804	18

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 575Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 88Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 72

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	463	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	638	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	359	329.00	329.00
4	400–450	420	301.00	301.00
8	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	537	266.50	266.50
36	550–600	575	270.50–283.50	277.54
6	600–650	633	250.50	250.50
8	800–850	841	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	349	311.00	311.00
9	450–500	478	278.00	278.00
17	500–550	513	253.00–268.50	261.15
37	550–600	569	252.50–258.00	254.63
26	600–650	623	233.00–240.50	236.37
39	700–750	717	220.00–231.00	221.66
5	750–800	779	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
16	550–600	590	235.00–247.00	240.43
2	600–650	615	206.00	206.00
2	650–700	685	218.00	218.00
8	700–750	735	180.00–214.00	205.44
10	750–800	776	215.00	215.00
9	850–900	884	175.00–204.50	201.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
7	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	336.00	336.00
4	400–450	423	311.00	311.00
13	500–550	512	283.50–292.50	289.01
24	550–600	566	284.50–292.50	289.73
18	600–650	633	283.50–286.50	284.98
8	650–700	669	254.50	254.50
11	700–750	726	238.00	238.00
38	800–850	801	221.00–225.00	224.57
3	1000–1050	1,025	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	576	247.50–283.00	269.43
4	650–700	690	243.00	243.00
4	850–900	855	218.00	218.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	637	193.00	193.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,232	1,110.00–1,860.00	1,672.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,695.00	1,695.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,484.35
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,875.00–2,240.00	2,072.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,300	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,246.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,047	123.00–151.00	136.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,943	164.50–180.00	170.19
6	—	1,777	142.00–159.00	152.03
5	—	1,522	119.00–140.00	131.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,145	196.00	196.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,166	111.50–129.50	116.83
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,245	108.00–130.00	120.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,018	101.00–105.00	102.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,393	118.00–128.00	119.26

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