Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady while feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Plain quality feeders were discounted more. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.63/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −164.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$236.63

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.34

vs KY average

−5.25 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	236.63	1,287	19thin

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 sale19 hd

236.63

—

KY average26 barns · 1,006 hd

240.97

−4.34

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−5.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−164.43

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	1,597	166.37	2,657	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	141.27	2,177	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	136.15	1,792	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	106.87	949	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$1,810	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$1,467	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,692	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,369	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	950–1000	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	736	206.86/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,522	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,246	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	478	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,227	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,319	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,313	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,347	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	140.57/cwt	137.00–144.50	2,162	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	125.52/cwt	111.00–129.50	1,502	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	106.87/cwt	100.00–118.00	949	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	139.70/cwt	130.00–145.50	1,907	45
Bulls	—	—	2,000	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	152.52/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,146	6
Bulls	—	—	1,671	172.57/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,884	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,692.31/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,692	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,466.70/head	1,240.00–1,700.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,369.19/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,369	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,374	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	217.78/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	215.44/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,147	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	204.15/cwt	199.00–231.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	218.29/cwt	182.00–224.00	919	7

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 669Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 64Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady while feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Plain quality feeders were discounted more. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	225.00	225.00
7	400–450	421	182.00–224.00	218.29
7	450–500	459	199.00–231.00	204.15
20	700–750	736	202.00–208.00	206.86
2	800–850	805	181.00–185.00	183.01
3	950–1000	960	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	266.00	266.00
13	350–400	372	251.00	251.00
6	400–450	419	245.00	245.00
19	450–500	478	240.00	240.00
9	500–550	509	234.00	234.00
10	550–600	575	239.00	239.00
8	600–650	626	226.00	226.00
2	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	281.00	281.00
12	400–450	434	287.00	287.00
4	500–550	500	276.00	276.00
6	550–600	559	263.00	263.00
3	600–650	620	246.00	246.00
5	700–750	704	222.00	222.00
3	800–850	830	215.00	215.00
10	850–900	871	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	535	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	663	237.00	237.00
4	900–950	900	209.00	209.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	275.00	275.00
10	450–500	458	268.00	268.00
7	500–550	511	246.50	246.50
8	550–600	561	234.00	234.00
10	600–650	612	215.50	215.50
9	700–750	705	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	535	233.00	233.00
5	550–600	560	215.00–228.00	217.78
6	650–700	658	210.00–221.00	215.44
1	900–950	905	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	149.00	149.00
11	—	1,538	137.00–144.50	140.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,197	111.00–129.50	125.52
1	—	1,150	157.00	157.00
45	—	1,365	130.00–145.50	139.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	888	100.00–118.00	106.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	187.50	187.50
6	—	1,407	147.00–158.00	152.52
10	—	1,671	160.00–181.00	172.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	813	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,692.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,277	1,240.00–1,700.00	1,466.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,860.00	1,860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,810.00	1,810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,369.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,925.00	1,925.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle