Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.19/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.88 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$259.19

88 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$34.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.11

vs KY average

−5.44 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	262.28	1,419	79
Medium and Large 2	512	232.50	1,190	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	228.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.28/cwt here — about $211 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 sale88 hd

259.19

—

KY average24 barns · 1,589 hd

268.30

−9.11

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−5.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−141.88

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	1,766	164.85	2,912	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	135.63	2,164	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	134.64	1,678	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	107.48	981	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	156.12	2,108	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,305	120.00	1,566	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,833	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,592	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,384	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,566	7

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	350–400	371	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	223.00/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,499	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	252.64/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,291	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	917	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,109	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,532	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	219.64/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,893	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,349	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	272.93/cwt	270.50–275.00	1,302	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	240.68/cwt	230.50–249.50	1,644	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	253.93/cwt	248.75–258.50	1,854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	274.90/cwt	265.50–279.00	1,847	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	263.21/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,490	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,780	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,384.19/head	900.00–1,700.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	284.93/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	274.38/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,125	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	230.02/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,709	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	295.07/cwt	291.00–296.50	1,366	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,749.47/head	1,250.00–2,325.00	1,749	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	988	1,105.70/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	293.07/cwt	289.00–294.00	973	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,079	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,592.09/head	1,180.00–1,975.00	1,592	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,833.25/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	141.33/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,803	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	133.14/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,658	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	111.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,060	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	133.75/cwt	130.00–138.50	2,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	121.37/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,169	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	141.88/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	95.66/cwt	95.00–96.00	777	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	174.83/cwt	171.00–177.50	3,393	4
Bulls	—	—	1,616	156.43/cwt	154.50–157.50	2,528	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,776	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	1,280	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	123.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,038	1
Bulls	—	—	2,155	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	4,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	102.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	286.42/cwt	284.50–291.00	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	286.71/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,474	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	278.72/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,745	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	246.76/cwt	246.00–246.95	2,070	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	248.64/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,887	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	263.49/cwt	262.50–264.50	1,644	18

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 341Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 68Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 17Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	416	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	300.00–305.00	302.53
7	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
41	500–550	514	281.00–290.00	286.71
10	550–600	571	284.50–291.00	286.42
26	600–650	626	273.00–284.00	278.72
46	650–700	672	265.50–279.00	274.90
17	700–750	730	248.75–258.50	253.93
22	750–800	759	248.00–250.00	248.64
7	800–850	816	239.00	239.00
12	850–900	878	236.75	236.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	305.00	305.00
74	800–850	839	246.00–246.95	246.76
23	900–950	917	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	725	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	890	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	509	265.00	265.00
18	600–650	624	262.50–264.50	263.49
7	650–700	658	257.50	257.50
33	850–900	862	216.00–226.00	219.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
8	500–550	512	232.50	232.50
15	650–700	672	221.00–224.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	332	289.00–294.00	293.07
3	350–400	378	287.00	287.00
17	400–450	410	270.00–282.50	274.38
29	450–500	477	270.50–275.00	272.93
11	500–550	511	252.50–253.00	252.64
44	550–600	566	244.00–269.00	263.21
21	600–650	624	245.50	245.50
70	650–700	683	230.50–249.50	240.68
23	700–750	743	219.00–231.00	230.02
5	750–800	784	227.00	227.00
2	800–850	825	216.00–217.00	216.50
6	950–1000	967	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	391	305.50	305.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	354	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	401	285.00	285.00
15	450–500	463	291.00–296.50	295.07
13	500–550	505	278.00–287.00	284.93
13	550–600	563	278.50	278.50
13	600–650	619	256.00	256.00
18	750–800	771	227.00	227.00
9	800–850	842	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	407	314.50	314.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	597	238.00	238.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,213	900.00–1,700.00	1,384.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,180.00–1,975.00	1,592.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,833.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	1,250.00–2,325.00	1,749.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	950.00–1,250.00	1,105.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,276	138.00–142.50	141.33
42	—	1,245	129.00–135.50	133.14
7	—	1,162	120.00–126.00	123.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	951	110.00–115.00	111.49
2	—	963	120.00–123.00	121.37
3	—	812	95.00–96.00	95.66
5	—	891	100.00–105.00	102.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	130.00–138.50	133.75
3	—	1,592	140.00–143.00	141.88
1	—	1,450	122.50	122.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,941	171.00–177.50	174.83
4	—	1,616	154.50–157.50	156.43
1	—	2,155	187.50	187.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	150.00–155.00	152.68
1	—	1,250	163.00	163.00

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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