Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Plain quality, unweaned ,and poor conditioned feeders sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower . Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.64/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −175.42 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$225.64

65 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.21

vs KY average

−11.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	228.63	1,196	43
Medium and Large 2-3	539	219.79	1,185	22

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd

225.64

—

KY average25 barns · 1,875 hd

236.85

−11.21

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−11.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−175.42

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	1,804	157.51	2,841	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	119.04	1,639	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	113.37	1,846	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	96.91	935	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	160.00	2,160	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,021	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,868	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,728	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,624	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,345	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$1,261	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$900	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,357	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,709	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,657	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,313	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	400–450	416	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,100	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,290	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,213	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,357	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,357.38/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,923.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,657.09/head	2,625.00–2,690.00	2,657	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,363.38/head	2,275.00–2,575.00	2,363	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,344.63/head	1,170.00–1,525.00	1,345	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,829.88/head	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,830	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,868.09/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,868	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,624.34/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,624	12
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,021.15/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,021	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,745.20/head	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,745	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,260.80/head	1,200.00–1,280.00	1,261	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	3,214	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	148.24/cwt	148.00–148.50	2,431	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	118.81/cwt	114.00–130.55	1,638	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	113.37/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	106.82/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	158.13/cwt	152.50–162.50	2,895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	215.88/cwt	211.00–222.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,420	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	809	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,199	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	736	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	216.53/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,115	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	988	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	259.05/cwt	258.50–260.50	1,324	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	236.58/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,102	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,458	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	185.47/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,610	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	266.52/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,226	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	246.89/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,407	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	244.52/cwt	219.00–262.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	854	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,359	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,303	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	215.75/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,143	8

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.

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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 636Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 98Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 40Year ago 75

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	265	305.00	305.00
7	300–350	339	283.00	283.00
11	400–450	416	264.50	264.50
27	450–500	470	258.00	258.00
21	500–550	512	252.00	252.00
21	550–600	564	231.00	231.00
22	600–650	622	218.50	218.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	236.00	236.00
3	350–400	395	219.00	219.00
3	450–500	490	209.00	209.00
8	500–550	530	200.00–221.00	215.75
5	600–650	605	211.00	211.00
2	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
9	700–750	722	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	283	256.00	256.00
15	300–350	347	233.00	233.00
4	350–400	361	241.00	241.00
31	400–450	410	241.00	241.00
40	450–500	466	235.00–239.00	236.58
40	500–550	519	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	575	197.00	197.00
6	600–650	626	215.50	215.50
10	700–750	714	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	211.00–222.00	215.88
9	450–500	487	201.00	201.00
14	500–550	515	210.00–218.00	216.53
8	550–600	581	225.50	225.50
4	600–650	634	207.00	207.00
14	650–700	673	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
19	850–900	868	175.00–195.00	185.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	219.00–262.00	244.52
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	588	194.00	194.00
3	650–700	667	222.00	222.00
15	700–750	736	224.00	224.00
6	850–900	854	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	305.00	305.00
26	450–500	460	264.00–267.50	266.52
27	500–550	511	258.50–260.50	259.05
19	550–600	570	245.00–249.00	246.89
12	600–650	614	237.50	237.50
7	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
10	700–750	718	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	600	241.00	241.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,525	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,357.38
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,923.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,185	2,625.00–2,690.00	2,657.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,190	2,275.00–2,575.00	2,363.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,167	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,829.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,170.00–1,525.00	1,344.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,868.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,192	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,624.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,222	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,021.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,243	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,745.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	938	1,200.00–1,280.00	1,260.80
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	170.50	170.50
2	—	1,640	148.00–148.50	148.24
9	—	1,831	152.50–162.50	158.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	865	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,048	104.00–110.00	106.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,379	114.00–130.55	118.81
1	—	1,305	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,370	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	105.00–126.00	113.37

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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