Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.80/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$264.80

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs KY average

−0.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	267.59	1,472	33
Medium and Large 2-3	542	251.64	1,364	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale40 hd

264.80

—

KY average24 barns · 1,235 hd

266.95

−2.15

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−0.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−136.26

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	1,566	161.08	2,523	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	149.15	2,058	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,326	139.91	1,855	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	100.33	953	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,997	150.00	2,996	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,308	195.57	2,558	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,724	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$1,922	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,833	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,662	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,416	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	400–450	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	234.62/cwt	233.50–237.00	1,706	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	264.90/cwt	264.50–265.50	1,502	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,406	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,908	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,362	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,237	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	303.71/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,543	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,606	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,723.78/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,060	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,832.65/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,833	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,416.47/head	2,300.00–2,510.00	2,416	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,809.53/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	1,921.69/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,922	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	2,985.87/head	2,925.00–3,025.00	2,986	7
Bulls	—	—	1,100	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,557	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,308	195.57/cwt	194.00–197.00	2,558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	145.22/cwt	142.75–146.50	1,995	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	130.35/cwt	119.00–138.50	1,538	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	143.43/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,007	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,997	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	149.15/cwt	140.50–160.00	2,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	159.88/cwt	154.00–171.50	2,422	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	173.89/cwt	170.00–177.50	3,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,454	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,709	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	1,912	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	854	2,338.28/head	1,525.00–2,850.00	2,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	257.73/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	259.87/cwt	240.00–280.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	259.36/cwt	256.50–265.00	1,377	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	224.39/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	250.15/cwt	250.00–250.25	1,916	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	240.67/cwt	238.00–243.50	1,632	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	257.28/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,209	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	641	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	300.31/cwt	300.00–301.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,468	5

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 528Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 106Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 96Year ago 50

Compared with last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
1	400–450	425	292.00	292.00
12	500–550	531	256.50–265.00	259.36
2	550–600	583	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	400	342.50	342.50
9	450–500	455	319.50	319.50
7	500–550	524	285.50	285.50
5	600–650	631	254.50	254.50
8	700–750	715	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	300.00–301.00	300.31
6	350–400	368	288.00	288.00
19	400–450	423	292.50	292.50
3	450–500	465	293.00	293.00
13	500–550	513	274.00	274.00
15	550–600	567	264.50–265.50	264.90
11	600–650	637	250.00	250.00
32	650–700	678	238.00–243.50	240.67
31	700–750	727	233.50–237.00	234.62
14	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	240.00–280.00	259.87
7	400–450	421	251.00–267.50	257.73
15	450–500	470	253.00–260.00	257.28
3	500–550	518	252.50	252.50
4	550–600	560	251.00	251.00
13	700–750	735	223.00–225.00	224.39
2	800–850	825	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	339.00	339.00
18	500–550	508	301.00–308.00	303.71
5	550–600	554	297.00	297.00
7	600–650	615	284.00	284.00
11	650–700	656	279.00	279.00
11	700–750	715	248.00	248.00
28	750–800	767	248.75	248.75
12	800–850	826	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	652	293.25	293.25
33	750–800	766	250.00–250.25	250.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	470	301.00	301.00
6	600–650	641	241.00	241.00
12	650–700	675	255.00	255.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,723.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,809.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	944	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,921.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,832.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	2,300.00–2,510.00	2,416.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	986	2,925.00–3,025.00	2,985.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	854	1,525.00–2,850.00	2,338.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	141.50	141.50
5	—	1,515	154.00–171.50	159.88
2	—	1,928	170.00–177.50	173.89
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	194.00–197.00	195.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,374	142.75–146.50	145.22
1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00
16	—	1,180	119.00–138.50	130.35
25	—	1,399	141.00–149.00	143.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	850	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	140.50–160.00	149.15
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,997	150.00	150.00

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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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