Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.21/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −180.46 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$260.21

24 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$41.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs KY average

−26.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	261.96	1,408	23
Medium and Large 2-3	510	220.00	1,122	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.96/cwt here — about $286 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 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 sale24 hd

260.21

—

KY average24 barns · 879 hd

266.46

−6.25

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−26.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−180.46

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	1,674	152.03	2,545	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	120.43	1,935	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	120.29	1,551	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	103.67	1,036	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	151.97	2,201	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,517	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,490	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,007	$1,321	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,780	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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%	—	890	115.21/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	101.75/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,036	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	121.10/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,554	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	120.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,935	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	112.03/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,390	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	3,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	154.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,705	7
Bulls	—	—	1,488	144.75/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,154	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,320.70/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,362.81/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,517.17/head	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	230.52/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,443	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,219	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	240.61/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	195.03/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	724	204.78/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,401	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	201.80/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,061	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,186	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	217.42/cwt	171.00–240.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	201.75/cwt	180.00–225.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,042	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,024	204.71/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,096	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	244.01/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,245	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,158	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,467	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	198.86/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,322	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	151.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,201	3

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 535Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 83Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 61Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	113.00–117.50	115.21
12	—	1,018	86.00–110.00	101.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,283	115.00–127.00	121.10
10	—	1,241	105.00–114.00	112.03
4	—	1,494	130.00–132.50	130.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,607	120.00–123.00	120.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	163.50	163.50
7	—	1,750	150.00–160.00	154.55
4	—	1,488	141.00–147.00	144.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	140.00–160.00	151.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,320.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	900	1,490.00	1,490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,517.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,780.00	1,780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	352	281.00	281.00
9	400–450	418	277.00	277.00
9	450–500	467	261.00	261.00
11	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
13	550–600	578	240.00	240.00
23	600–650	626	230.00–231.00	230.52
9	700–750	730	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	367	245.00	245.00
8	400–450	434	238.00–245.00	240.61
7	500–550	546	215.00	215.00
12	650–700	665	195.00–204.00	198.86
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	235.00	235.00
4	300–350	346	238.00	238.00
2	400–450	402	250.00	250.00
16	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	511	224.00	224.00
11	550–600	563	230.00	230.00
11	600–650	634	221.00	221.00
8	750–800	777	211.00	211.00
6	800–850	804	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	171.00–240.00	217.42
6	400–450	435	180.00–225.00	201.75
5	500–550	507	200.00–203.00	201.80
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	685	184.00	184.00
10	700–750	724	194.00–206.00	204.78
3	750–800	752	175.00–205.00	195.03
6	1000–1050	1,042	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	222.00	222.00
9	850–900	868	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	352	281.00	281.00
3	400–450	428	280.00	280.00
16	450–500	457	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
10	550–600	570	259.00	259.00
12	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
10	650–700	682	240.00–248.00	244.01
31	1000–1050	1,024	204.00–206.00	204.71
19	1050–1100	1,061	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	271.00	271.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle