Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.37/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −173.69 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$227.37

78 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs KY average

−25.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	229.07	1,238	73
Medium and Large 2-3	544	202.60	1,103	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale78 hd

227.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,221 hd

235.38

−8.01

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−25.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−173.69

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	—	Low	1,797	153.06	2,750	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	120.00	1,519	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	118.39	1,872	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	103.02	954	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,252	146.20	1,830	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,550	148.00	2,294	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,750	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,490	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,415	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,150	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,215	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,529	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,319	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	125.33/cwt	124.50–130.00	1,671	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	839	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,302	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	240.29/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,391	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	211.96/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,530	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,206	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	243.08/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.10/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,059	192.00/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	207.73/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	215.16/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,783	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,942	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,310	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,209	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	206.34/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	219.71/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	243.74/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,026	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	211.28/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,509	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,134	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,135	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,381	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,414.98/head	1,070.00–1,650.00	1,415	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,149.74/head	980.00–1,190.00	1,150	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,489.93/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,490	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	1,215.27/head	825.00–1,750.00	1,215	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,529.10/head	890.00–2,075.00	1,529	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	160.79/cwt	160.00–161.50	2,905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	155.46/cwt	153.00–157.50	2,989	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	107.73/cwt	105.00–112.00	974	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,457	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	849	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	139.27/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,934	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	116.47/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,867	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	129.09/cwt	124.50–131.50	1,996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	100.77/cwt	100.00–102.00	967	4

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 407Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 113Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 53Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	110.00–113.50	111.33
19	—	1,333	124.50–130.00	125.33
28	—	1,235	114.00–122.50	117.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	912	116.00	116.00
7	—	904	105.00–112.00	107.73
4	—	938	90.00–91.00	90.52
4	—	960	100.00–102.00	100.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	112.00–117.50	116.47
3	—	1,546	124.50–131.50	129.09
2	—	1,548	110.00	110.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	140.00–146.00	143.65
3	—	1,807	160.00–161.50	160.79
6	—	1,923	153.00–157.50	155.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	137.00–142.00	139.27
2	—	1,263	151.00–155.00	153.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	227.00	227.00
3	500–550	523	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	566	218.00	218.00
6	650–700	652	196.00	196.00
5	800–850	839	173.00	173.00
1	950–1000	970	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	281.00	281.00
9	350–400	352	282.50	282.50
11	400–450	428	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	463	264.00	264.00
25	500–550	523	249.00	249.00
34	550–600	579	239.00–241.00	240.29
22	600–650	625	228.00	228.00
4	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
21	700–750	722	205.00–223.00	211.96
1	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	261.00	261.00
11	450–500	464	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	525	258.00–271.00	263.10
6	550–600	557	258.00	258.00
8	600–650	616	251.00	251.00
14	650–700	673	238.00–246.00	243.08
5	700–750	729	226.00	226.00
11	750–800	788	225.00	225.00
7	900–950	912	213.00–218.00	215.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	213.50	213.50
1	500–550	535	242.00	242.00
4	1050–1100	1,059	186.00–194.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	243.00	243.00
11	350–400	361	238.00	238.00
15	400–450	421	230.00–247.00	243.74
4	450–500	483	227.00	227.00
12	500–550	514	205.00–213.00	207.73
5	600–650	614	209.00	209.00
5	650–700	660	218.00	218.00
30	700–750	714	208.00–215.00	211.28
8	750–800	761	202.00	202.00
3	850–900	870	215.00–222.00	219.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	510	237.00	237.00
38	550–600	567	231.00	231.00
28	600–650	622	222.00	222.00
31	800–850	817	218.25	218.25
61	850–900	866	224.25	224.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	420	221.00	221.00
2	500–550	500	197.00	197.00
3	550–600	574	205.00–209.00	206.34
4	800–850	815	177.00	177.00
1	900–950	915	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	467	243.00	243.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,220	1,070.00–1,650.00	1,414.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	965	980.00–1,190.00	1,149.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,489.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	859	825.00–1,750.00	1,215.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	130.00	130.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	890.00–2,075.00	1,529.10

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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