Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher . Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.18/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −134.89 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$266.18

49 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$32.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

vs KY average

−10.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	270.11	1,423	43
Medium and Large 2-3	554	238.00	1,319	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.11/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale49 hd

266.18

—

KY average26 barns · 1,618 hd

265.77

+0.40

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−10.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−134.89

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	—	Average	1,594	161.49	2,574	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	150.21	2,237	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	137.82	1,733	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	916	101.42	929	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	173.00	2,353	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	142.67	2,087	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,952	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,846	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,535	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$860	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$2,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,899	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,088	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	450–500	468	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,327	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	311.22/cwt	310.50–320.00	1,463	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,964	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	244.80/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	241.95/cwt	239.50–244.50	1,500	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	275.80/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,393	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,555	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,469	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,886	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,899.17/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	226.99/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,618	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,535.29/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,952.17/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,845.78/head	1,835.00–1,860.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	310.55/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	279.09/cwt	278.50–280.00	1,733	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	148.08/cwt	130.00–161.00	1,377	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	150.21/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,237	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	146.51/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,972	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	129.65/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,522	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	105.04/cwt	104.00–107.00	933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	163.11/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,450	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,049	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,353	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	142.67/cwt	135.00–154.00	2,087	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	251.23/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,543	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	154.39/cwt	130.00–180.00	1,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,088.33/head	990.00–1,140.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	258.14/cwt	210.00–269.50	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	307	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,017	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	934	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,051	113
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	807	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	289.29/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	329.41/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	16

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 803Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 89Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 46Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	314.00	314.00
5	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
7	400–450	419	273.00	273.00
16	450–500	468	283.50	283.50
27	500–550	505	272.50–280.00	275.80
16	550–600	564	260.50	260.50
27	600–650	620	239.50–244.50	241.95
24	700–750	713	223.00–231.00	226.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
48	600–650	614	250.00–253.00	251.23
66	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
10	450–500	490	210.00–269.50	258.14
3	500–550	523	244.00	244.00
3	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
5	600–650	642	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	684	214.50	214.50
17	750–800	778	223.50	223.50
6	900–950	934	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	312.50	312.50
4	350–400	373	319.00	319.00
4	400–450	425	316.00	316.00
13	450–500	470	310.50–320.00	311.22
9	500–550	529	301.00	301.00
8	550–600	563	269.00	269.00
20	600–650	622	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	655	234.00	234.00
9	700–750	713	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	420	296.00	296.00
2	450–500	485	261.00	261.00
5	500–550	514	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	673	217.50	217.50
4	800–850	807	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	312.00–333.00	329.41
9	500–550	503	317.50	317.50
7	550–600	575	287.00–291.00	289.29
18	600–650	621	278.50–280.00	279.09
15	700–750	700	240.00–246.00	244.80
16	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	838	225.00	225.00
24	850–900	871	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	520	310.00–311.00	310.55
17	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
113	850–900	853	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	652	268.00	268.00
8	900–950	925	218.00	218.00

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	2	—	1,210	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,292	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,535.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,835.00–1,860.00	1,845.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	930	130.00–161.00	148.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	130.00–180.00	154.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	905	990.00–1,140.00	1,088.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
3	—	888	104.00–107.00	105.04
1	—	1,115	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,489	143.00–158.00	150.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,346	140.00–160.00	146.51
17	—	1,174	117.00–138.00	129.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,502	158.00–168.00	163.11
1	—	1,815	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,740	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	173.00	173.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	135.00–154.00	142.67

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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