Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 higher .Stronger demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.61/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −175.45 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$225.61

62 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs KY average

−14.48 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	231.10	1,250	46
Medium and Large 2-3	527	209.83	1,106	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $143 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 sale62 hd

225.61

—

KY average25 barns · 1,293 hd

232.24

−6.63

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−14.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−175.45

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	1,873	156.21	2,926	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	128.03	2,081	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	122.76	1,600	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	107.86	1,016	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	147.10	1,927	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,620	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,702	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$1,673	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,310	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,109	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,269	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$1,980	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,748	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	103.29/cwt	95.00–110.00	930	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	125.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,998	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	214.35/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	933	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	226.30/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,193	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,024	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	227.75/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	218.67/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	222.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,032	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,167	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,123	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	206.78/cwt	204.00–210.50	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	198.10/cwt	188.00–219.00	1,218	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	208.64/cwt	195.50–224.00	1,074	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	210.55/cwt	205.00–228.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	208.75/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	912	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,033	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,219	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,268	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,015	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	961	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,416	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,305	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	911	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,672.87/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,702.34/head	1,370.00–1,850.00	1,702	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,108.82/head	1,050.00–1,170.00	1,109	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,748.42/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,368.03/head	990.00–1,850.00	1,368	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,889	154.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,927	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	166.88/cwt	165.00–168.50	3,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,291	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	141.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	111.70/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,343	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	121.62/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,591	37
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	147.10/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,927	6

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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 578Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 83Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 156Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	95.00–110.00	103.29
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	122.00–128.00	125.05
1	—	1,680	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	135.00–150.00	141.56
3	—	1,202	109.00–114.00	111.70
37	—	1,308	117.00–132.00	121.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,889	152.00–158.00	154.95
2	—	1,955	165.00–168.50	166.88
1	—	1,580	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	140.00–163.00	147.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	217.00	217.00
1	350–400	385	212.00	212.00
3	450–500	488	213.00–217.00	214.35
19	500–550	527	213.00–233.00	226.30
4	900–950	933	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	277.00	277.00
7	300–350	322	283.00	283.00
9	400–450	412	272.00	272.00
10	450–500	477	261.00	261.00
17	500–550	518	252.00	252.00
7	550–600	577	238.00	238.00
9	600–650	621	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	504	218.00–220.00	218.67
6	550–600	571	223.00–230.00	227.75
2	650–700	658	228.00	228.00
15	700–750	726	220.00–225.00	222.33
7	750–800	780	223.00	223.00
2	900–950	912	208.00	208.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	274.50	274.50
9	550–600	565	259.00	259.00
12	600–650	614	248.00	248.00
10	650–700	674	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	733	227.00	227.00
9	850–900	858	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	255.00	255.00
62	850–900	856	236.50	236.50
28	1000–1050	1,032	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	552	235.00	235.00
6	600–650	613	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
12	350–400	359	236.00	236.00
23	400–450	417	243.50	243.50
16	450–500	478	235.00	235.00
24	500–550	529	230.00–231.00	230.50
11	550–600	555	228.50	228.50
12	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	715	211.00	211.00
11	750–800	773	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	211.00	211.00
4	400–450	441	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	470	205.00–228.00	210.55
13	500–550	515	195.50–224.00	208.64
3	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
12	600–650	615	188.00–219.00	198.10
10	650–700	668	204.00–210.50	206.78
8	750–800	788	205.00–211.00	208.75
9	950–1000	961	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,269	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,110.00	2,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,672.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,231	1,370.00–1,850.00	1,702.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	988	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,050.00–1,170.00	1,108.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,156	990.00–1,850.00	1,368.03
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,080.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	124.00–125.00	124.47

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle