Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes. Total number of receipts lower this week due to excessive heat and temperatures.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.37/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.70 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$265.37

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.59

vs KY average

+7.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	265.37	1,435	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale20 hd

265.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,374 hd

263.77

+1.59

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+7.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−135.70

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	1,763	167.18	2,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	136.14	2,230	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	134.17	1,759	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	122.99	1,259	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	162.56	2,162	5thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,655	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,030	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	251.02/cwt	250.50–251.50	1,556	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	238.67/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,706	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	262.98/cwt	254.50–267.50	1,357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	274.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,182	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	960	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	148.37/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	135.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,786	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,289	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,104	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	135.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,260	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	612	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,236	9
Bulls	—	—	1,800	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	3,033	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	162.56/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,162	5
Bulls	—	—	2,088	181.19/cwt	180.00–182.50	3,783	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	126.61/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,657	9
Bulls	—	—	1,591	159.85/cwt	158.50–164.00	2,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,134	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,655.40/head	1,400.00–2,080.00	1,655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	267.32/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,500	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	298.95/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,578	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,264	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,693	2

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 1,025Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 146Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
17	500–550	528	296.00–301.00	298.95
4	550–600	573	282.50	282.50
4	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	657	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
5	1250–1300	1,264	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	261.00	261.00
5	550–600	551	233.00	233.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
35	1000–1050	1,030	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	283.00	283.00
2	350–400	355	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	261	307.00	307.00
7	350–400	352	297.50	297.50
32	400–450	430	265.00–280.00	274.95
9	500–550	516	254.50–267.50	262.98
11	550–600	561	261.00–271.00	267.32
13	600–650	620	250.50–251.50	251.02
9	650–700	688	233.00–246.00	238.67
9	700–750	723	228.00	228.00
41	750–800	797	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	945	191.00	191.00
6	1100–1150	1,134	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	427	305.50	305.50
10	500–550	516	282.00	282.00
7	550–600	577	273.50	273.50
12	600–650	649	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	650	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	810	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	612	202.00	202.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,193	1,400.00–2,080.00	1,655.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	145.00–151.00	148.37
28	—	1,322	130.00–138.00	135.08
9	—	1,309	120.00–129.50	126.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,023	125.00–127.00	125.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	140.00	140.00
12	—	1,672	130.00–137.00	135.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	168.50	168.50
2	—	2,088	180.00–182.50	181.19
4	—	1,591	158.50–164.00	159.85
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	150.00–166.00	162.56

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle