Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for quality offering of feeders. 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 $268.73/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.34 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$268.73

51 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs KY average

−4.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	520	280.00	1,456	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	266.93	1,489	44

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about −$33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd

268.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,351 hd

268.52

+0.20

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−4.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−132.34

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	1,533	168.95	2,590	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	132.25	2,182	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	130.03	1,630	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	108.00	1,107	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)	1,150	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,660	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,604	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,555	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$1,356	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,333	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,625	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,423	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$2,295	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	650–700	667	243.95/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,627	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	300.89/cwt	291.50–308.00	1,414	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	317.45/cwt	317.00–318.00	1,530	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,356.26/head	1,130.00–1,430.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,745	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	261.90/cwt	255.50–264.50	1,495	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,222	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,604.24/head	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,604	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,355.47/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,355	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	129.77/cwt	116.50–150.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,162.79/head	1,950.00–2,320.00	2,163	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,410.00/head	2,410.00–2,410.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,732	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	138.27/cwt	137.50–145.50	1,932	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	129.16/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,581	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	109.43/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,261	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	179.17/cwt	173.00–184.50	3,141	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	2,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,249	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,474	166.65/cwt	151.50–176.00	2,456	16
Bulls	—	—	1,160	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,361	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,555.00/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,555	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,480.00/head	2,480.00–2,480.00	2,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	232.78/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	226.93/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	818	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	897	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,157	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	262.69/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,161	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	279.83/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,413	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	272.62/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	993	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	312.47/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	601	236.35/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,420	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	941	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 525Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 107Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 14Year ago 72

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	306.00	306.00
14	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
7	400–450	408	299.50	299.50
19	450–500	470	291.50–308.00	300.89
13	500–550	505	278.00–281.00	279.83
18	550–600	571	255.50–264.50	261.90
5	600–650	602	241.00	241.00
29	650–700	667	242.00–247.50	243.95
37	700–750	719	242.75	242.75
4	1000–1050	1,003	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	593	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	369	260.00–282.00	272.62
9	400–450	442	260.00–272.00	262.69
3	450–500	453	238.00	238.00
7	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	601	215.00–247.00	236.35
13	750–800	773	221.00–228.00	226.93
16	800–850	818	214.00–215.00	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	328.00	328.00
11	450–500	482	317.00–318.00	317.45
16	500–550	518	310.00–314.00	312.47
11	600–650	618	265.50	265.50
9	650–700	651	266.00	266.00
2	700–750	718	251.00	251.00
4	900–950	937	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	623	290.00	290.00
12	700–750	704	263.00	263.00
7	750–800	756	250.00	250.00
57	850–900	897	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	187.00	187.00
2	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	767	225.00–238.00	232.78
7	850–900	850	232.00	232.00
9	950–1000	993	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
11	350–400	361	346.00	346.00
8	400–450	415	328.00	328.00
12	500–550	529	294.00	294.00
12	600–650	605	261.00	261.00
3	700–750	728	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	496	254.00	254.00
7	500–550	522	251.00	251.00
7	600–650	624	229.00	229.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,119	1,130.00–1,430.00	1,356.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,660.00	1,660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,212	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,604.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,555.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,080.00	1,080.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,355.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,272	1,950.00–2,320.00	2,162.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,410.00	2,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,265	2,480.00	2,480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	901	116.50–150.00	129.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,397	137.50–145.50	138.27
52	—	1,224	120.00–139.00	129.16
3	—	1,152	105.00–111.00	109.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	132.00–132.50	132.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,753	173.00–184.50	179.17
16	—	1,474	151.50–176.00	166.65
1	—	1,160	144.50	144.50

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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