Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.52/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −145.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$255.52

75 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$53.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs KY average

−13.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	263.43	1,445	61
Medium and Large 2-3	533	225.50	1,202	10thin
Medium 2-3	520	210.01	1,092	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.42/cwt here — about $353 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 sale75 hd

255.52

—

KY average13 barns · 645 hd

261.01

−5.49

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−13.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−145.54

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	1,521	163.14	2,481	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	141.32	1,832	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	140.27	2,190	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	114.27	1,099	23
Steers	Choice	High	1,345	170.00	2,287	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	148.16	1,751	9thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,572	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,470	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$840	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,594	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	400–450	414	260.70/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,079	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	239.38/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,489	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	262.87/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,483	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	257.76/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	284.80/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,640	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	260.54/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,740	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	227.64/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,892	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,783	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	276.26/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,732	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	287.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,493	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	136.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,068	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	792	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	271.33/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	216.08/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	243.06/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	242.68/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	150.99/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,937	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	165.76/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,526	13
Bulls	—	—	1,388	149.57/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,076	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	3,801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	144.96/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,911	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	137.83/cwt	132.50–142.50	1,763	36
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,102	127.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,407	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,098	173.16/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,901	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	89.14/cwt	83.00–94.00	769	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	130.24/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,478	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	118.69/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,125	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,306	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	139.19/cwt	134.50–142.00	2,177	18
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,723.63/head	1,690.00–1,750.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	271.04/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,030	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,727	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	238.52/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,937	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	298.88/cwt	290.00–301.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	238.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,687	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,421	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,523	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,546	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,593.75/head	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,902	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,587	18
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	395	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	478	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	500–550	520	210.01/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	225.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	219.45/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,350	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	239.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,619	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,326	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,111	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,517	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	220.49/cwt	218.00–223.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,215	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,052	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,624	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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 532Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 108Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 54Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	272.50	272.50
10	400–450	414	260.00–261.00	260.70
1	450–500	460	274.00	274.00
3	500–550	500	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	281	308.00	308.00
7	300–350	342	320.00	320.00
12	400–450	408	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	472	301.00	301.00
26	500–550	519	275.00–290.00	287.70
11	550–600	562	275.00	275.00
22	600–650	609	250.00	250.00
10	700–750	715	228.50	228.50
5	800–850	800	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	237.50–249.00	243.06
8	600–650	621	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	256.00	256.00
13	400–450	422	253.00	253.00
12	450–500	487	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
11	300–350	306	290.00–301.00	298.88
16	350–400	368	302.00	302.00
21	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
16	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
45	550–600	564	260.00–269.00	262.87
41	600–650	622	238.00–241.00	239.38
96	650–700	676	230.00–245.00	239.45
21	700–750	707	230.00–240.00	238.55
26	750–800	771	230.00–232.00	231.23
23	800–850	831	221.00–230.00	227.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	230.00–235.00	232.41
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
6	450–500	474	235.00	235.00
10	500–550	533	225.00–230.00	225.50
6	600–650	615	211.00–228.00	219.45
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	792	196.00	196.00
1	900–950	920	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	608	261.00	261.00
46	800–850	827	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	216.00	216.00
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	478	212.50–217.50	214.99
4	500–550	520	208.00–211.00	210.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	341.00	341.00
5	450–500	477	318.00	318.00
16	500–550	527	295.00	295.00
28	550–600	576	276.00–290.00	284.80
11	600–650	627	271.00–283.00	276.26
45	650–700	668	252.00–269.00	260.54
20	700–750	732	253.00–258.00	257.76
57	800–850	812	233.00–240.00	238.52
2	900–950	920	218.00–223.00	220.49
4	1000–1050	1,030	206.00	206.00
3	1200–1250	1,215	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	392	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	475	269.00–279.00	271.04
9	550–600	567	270.00–273.00	271.33
8	650–700	680	239.00	239.00
16	700–750	723	223.00–244.00	242.68
3	850–900	873	210.00–219.00	216.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	250.50	250.50
6	500–550	540	218.00	218.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	825	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	570	303.00	303.00
51	800–850	827	245.50	245.50
21	850–900	876	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	506	315.00	315.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	730	127.00	127.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	134.00–138.00	136.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	140.00–150.00	144.92
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,270.00	1,270.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,690.00–1,750.00	1,723.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,470.00	1,470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,593.75
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	149.00–155.00	150.99
3	—	1,102	120.00–135.00	127.72
2	—	1,098	169.00–178.00	173.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	175.50	175.50
13	—	1,524	162.00–173.00	165.76
5	—	1,388	143.00–157.00	149.57
1	—	2,060	184.50	184.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,318	143.00–160.00	144.96
36	—	1,279	132.50–142.50	137.83
2	—	1,143	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	863	83.00–94.00	89.14
4	—	1,135	126.00–133.00	130.24
14	—	948	115.00–119.50	118.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	145.00–155.00	149.96
18	—	1,564	134.50–142.00	139.19

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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