Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a average quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply while the yearling steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and groups, while discounting off colored and plainer quality cattle. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.35/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$258.35

61 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$81.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.05

vs KY average

−0.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	261.44	1,443	56
Medium and Large 2	535	234.73	1,256	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	180.00	981	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.44/cwt here — about $462 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

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 sale61 hd

258.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,910 hd

271.40

−13.05

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−0.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−142.71

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	1,545	168.67	2,605	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	136.43	2,021	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	135.82	1,666	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	115.44	1,213	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,090	168.67	1,839	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,827	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,601	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,512	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,384	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	800–850	840	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	199.62/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,139	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	264.20/cwt	264.20–264.20	1,707	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	234.89/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,708	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	274.02/cwt	273.50–275.00	1,419	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	195.41/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,790	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,511.73/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,182	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	260.75/cwt	260.75–260.75	1,737	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,384.49/head	1,110.00–1,625.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,826.80/head	1,675.00–2,275.00	1,827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.85/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	253.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,087	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	267.48/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,241	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	243.36/cwt	222.50–245.50	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	242.18/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	234.73/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,799	178.95/cwt	176.50–181.00	3,219	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	122.13/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,400	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,091	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	133.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,630	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,414	163.81/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,316	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	125.23/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,538	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	83.01/cwt	80.00–86.00	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	113.69/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,176	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	153.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,889	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	124.85/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	605	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	741	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	182.35/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,050	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,336	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	233.56/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	226.54/cwt	217.50–235.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	197.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	251.61/cwt	241.00–254.25	1,985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	216.95/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,600.94/head	1,125.00–1,900.00	1,601	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	267.93/cwt	252.00–270.75	1,910	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	285.78/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,638	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,123	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	258.95/cwt	250.50–269.00	1,466	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,029	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	283.96/cwt	269.50–288.00	1,465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	243.05/cwt	236.50–253.00	1,619	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	272.05/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	235.14/cwt	234.00–236.25	1,956	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	829	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 883Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 114Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 62Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
10	400–450	421	300.00	300.00
21	450–500	467	286.00	286.00
23	500–550	518	273.50–275.00	274.02
12	550–600	576	265.00	265.00
12	600–650	622	247.50	247.50
7	650–700	698	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	735	210.00–224.00	216.95
1	800–850	840	198.00	198.00
1	900–950	940	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	242.00	242.00
10	400–450	413	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
11	500–550	514	222.50–245.50	243.36
9	550–600	597	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	890	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	293.00	293.00
4	350–400	353	280.00	280.00
16	400–450	420	281.50	281.50
6	500–550	511	256.00	256.00
38	550–600	566	250.50–269.00	258.95
6	600–650	609	240.00	240.00
23	650–700	666	236.50–253.00	243.05
30	700–750	727	226.00–241.00	234.89
3	850–900	885	186.00–210.00	199.62
6	900–950	916	185.00–201.00	195.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	528	270.00–274.00	272.05
41	600–650	646	264.20	264.20
30	650–700	666	260.75	260.75
122	800–850	832	234.00–236.25	235.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	260.00	260.00
9	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	253.92
16	450–500	464	266.00–269.00	267.48
4	500–550	535	227.50–237.00	234.73
1	750–800	755	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	225.00–230.00	227.48
2	350–400	373	217.50–235.00	226.54
2	400–450	435	190.00–205.00	197.67
4	450–500	468	230.00–247.00	242.18
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	800–850	839	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	250.00–255.00	252.62
4	400–450	440	283.00	283.00
5	600–650	628	261.50	261.50
6	650–700	680	245.00–255.00	250.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	225.00–242.50	233.56
1	600–650	630	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	269.50–288.00	283.96
40	550–600	573	280.00–289.00	285.78
6	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
46	700–750	713	252.00–270.75	267.93
15	750–800	789	241.00–254.25	251.61
6	900–950	914	233.00	233.00
5	1000–1050	1,029	205.00	205.00
6	1100–1150	1,123	218.00	218.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	122.50	122.50
1	650–700	650	132.00	132.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,511.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,110.00–1,625.00	1,384.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,190	1,675.00–2,275.00	1,826.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	1,125.00–1,900.00	1,600.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,760.00	1,760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	176.50–181.00	178.95
4	—	1,414	161.00–168.00	163.81
1	—	1,050	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	120.00–139.00	122.13
2	—	898	80.00–86.00	83.01
8	—	1,034	102.00–119.00	113.69
1	—	830	147.50	147.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,378	123.00–126.50	124.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	130.00–145.00	133.17
6	—	1,228	118.00–129.50	125.23
6	—	1,231	150.00–160.00	153.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,065	178.00–187.00	182.35

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