Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers 500 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers 500 lbs and over sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Plain quality feeders and/or fleshy feeders sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower in some instances. Considerable declines in the CME cattle futures pressured the market down and lowered demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.32/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.74 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$233.32

52 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$20.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.72

vs KY average

−11.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	239.95	1,304	35
Medium and Large 2-3	525	219.68	1,153	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.27/cwt here — about $151 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 sale52 hd

233.32

—

KY average26 barns · 1,234 hd

250.04

−16.72

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−11.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−167.74

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	—	Average	1,656	172.92	2,863	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	143.22	1,856	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	138.91	1,838	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	100.69	914	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,995	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,677	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,658	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,457	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,321	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	957	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	841	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	252	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	265.40/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,093	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	219.13/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,315	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,924	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	714	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,499	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	263.05/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,470	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,493	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,003	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,116	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	253.14/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,567	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	269.75/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,357	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,362	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	609	217.64/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,325	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	253.00/cwt	230.50–280.00	1,012	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,646	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	111.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	138.91/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	143.63/cwt	132.00–147.25	1,876	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	174.74/cwt	165.00–184.50	3,007	8
Bulls	—	—	1,100	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	189.03/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	133.54/cwt	118.00–156.00	1,144	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,457.22/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,676.97/head	1,325.00–2,100.00	1,677	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,995.00/head	1,995.00–1,995.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,321.37/head	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	232.43/cwt	230.00–241.00	962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,142	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,132	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,192	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	236.79/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,328	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,846	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,441	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	219.68/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,153	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,048	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,255	12

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 539Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 66Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	252	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	340	227.00	227.00
9	400–450	414	230.00–241.00	232.43
17	500–550	525	218.00–230.00	219.68
8	600–650	600	213.00–220.00	219.13
7	650–700	670	216.00	216.00
10	700–750	714	210.00	210.00
22	750–800	795	219.50	219.50
5	800–850	841	212.00	212.00
9	950–1000	957	175.00	175.00
5	1000–1050	1,048	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	359	260.00	260.00
29	400–450	412	262.00–270.00	265.40
19	450–500	473	252.00	252.00
12	500–550	510	246.00	246.00
23	550–600	561	231.00–242.00	236.79
8	600–650	613	228.00	228.00
15	750–800	779	220.00	220.00
14	850–900	894	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	387	287.00	287.00
16	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
15	500–550	506	295.00	295.00
18	550–600	559	262.50–265.00	263.05
21	600–650	619	248.00–259.00	253.14
6	700–750	700	241.00	241.00
6	750–800	753	231.00	231.00
3	800–850	833	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	704	238.00	238.00
55	800–850	831	231.50	231.50
20	1000–1050	1,003	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	465	195.00	195.00
13	500–550	503	260.00–278.00	269.75
5	650–700	658	230.00	230.00
6	800–850	805	223.00	223.00
3	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	282.50	282.50
5	350–400	363	285.00	285.00
20	400–450	408	280.00	280.00
8	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
15	500–550	547	249.00	249.00
9	550–600	552	252.00	252.00
11	600–650	616	234.00	234.00
13	700–750	700	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	400	230.50–280.00	253.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
18	500–550	529	214.00	214.00
13	600–650	609	205.00–234.00	217.64
4	800–850	823	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	906	106.00–116.00	111.03
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	138.00–140.00	138.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	150.50	150.50
24	—	1,306	132.00–147.25	143.63
1	—	1,112	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,721	165.00–184.50	174.74
2	—	1,100	149.00–150.00	149.50
2	—	1,950	188.00–190.00	189.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	857	118.00–156.00	133.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,457.22
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,325.00–2,100.00	1,676.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,995.00	1,995.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,205	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,321.37

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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