Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.87/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.79 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$295.87

30 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$20.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

vs KY average

−4.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	301.45	1,683	22
Medium and Large 2-3	572	280.52	1,605	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $78 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 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 sale30 hd

295.87

—

KY average25 barns · 754 hd

303.44

−7.57

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−4.79

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−144.79

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	1,686	170.82	2,880	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	143.96	2,184	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	139.02	1,768	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	113.50	1,022	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,457	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$970	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	899	$1,891	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,334	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$890	7

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,068	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,160	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	149.06/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,064	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,144	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,150.81/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,151	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	650	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	809	1,632.43/head	1,450.00–1,720.00	1,632	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	136.62/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,697	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	2,304	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	145.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,165	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	167.03/cwt	156.00–170.50	2,729	6
Bulls	—	—	1,895	179.21/cwt	172.00–186.00	3,396	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	3,043.02/head	3,000.00–3,090.00	3,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,464	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	240.76/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,750	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,663	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,730	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,456.67/head	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.35/cwt	243.50–252.50	1,543	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,469	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,026	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	298.74/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,279	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	322.94/cwt	317.50–330.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	302	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	254.68/cwt	252.50–275.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	242.01/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,256	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	224.48/cwt	210.00–270.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	265.02/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	253.75/cwt	253.75–253.75	2,101	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,772	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	826	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	280.52/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	903	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	248.99/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,090	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,136	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	245.60/cwt	240.50–250.00	1,886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	271.55/cwt	263.00–274.50	1,409	15

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 537Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 83Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 82Year ago 109

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	809	1,450.00–1,720.00	1,632.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	775	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	3,000.00–3,090.00	3,043.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,125	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,456.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	650	890.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,068	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	317.50–330.00	322.94
3	300–350	338	335.00–340.00	338.33
8	400–450	417	322.00	322.00
4	450–500	457	300.00	300.00
17	500–550	521	282.00	282.00
9	550–600	566	267.00	267.00
9	600–650	621	259.50	259.50
18	700–750	727	231.00–242.00	240.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	430	210.00–270.00	224.48
3	500–550	525	261.00–267.00	265.02
2	550–600	573	241.00	241.00
4	600–650	638	234.00	234.00
2	800–850	815	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	265.00	265.00
10	350–400	392	252.50–275.00	254.68
5	450–500	480	259.00	259.00
12	500–550	519	239.00–251.00	242.01
1	550–600	560	224.00	224.00
8	750–800	757	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	826	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	903	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
10	300–350	349	301.00	301.00
12	400–450	428	296.00–300.00	298.74
10	450–500	466	290.00	290.00
15	500–550	519	263.00–274.50	271.55
11	550–600	572	256.00	256.00
20	600–650	619	243.50–252.50	249.35
6	650–700	679	233.00	233.00
17	700–750	720	231.00	231.00
7	750–800	769	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	641	274.50	274.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	323	342.50	342.50
5	350–400	395	343.00	343.00
3	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	505	308.00	308.00
15	700–750	703	245.00–250.00	248.99
11	750–800	768	240.50–250.00	245.60
8	850–900	875	235.00	235.00
3	1000–1050	1,026	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
27	650–700	692	256.00	256.00
63	800–850	828	253.75	253.75
25	1050–1100	1,090	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	572	271.00–290.00	280.52
3	600–650	602	275.00	275.00
9	700–750	740	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,634	156.00–170.50	167.03
4	—	1,895	172.00–186.00	179.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	108.00	108.00
11	—	1,385	147.00–160.00	149.06
33	—	1,242	124.00–144.00	136.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,688	136.50	136.50
7	—	1,493	144.00–150.00	145.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	111.00–116.00	113.50

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle