Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for quality feeders. Slaughter cows sold from 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.70/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −167.96 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$272.70

62 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$39.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs KY average

−26.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	274.62	1,525	59
Medium and Large 2-3	593	235.00	1,394	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.62/cwt here — about $132 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

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 sale62 hd

272.70

—

KY average25 barns · 1,016 hd

267.23

+5.48

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−26.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−167.96

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	1,670	155.12	2,590	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	128.27	1,800	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	126.05	1,558	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	104.40	979	12

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)	1,000	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$1,631	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,498	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$1,491	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,455	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,290	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,875	8

Every lot, as filed

66 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	250–300	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	218.19/cwt	216.00–230.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	193.59/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,442	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	270.46/cwt	270.00–270.50	1,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,407	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,424	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	130.22/cwt	115.00–150.00	1,159	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,498.22/head	1,425.00–1,570.00	1,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,604.36/head	1,350.00–1,685.00	1,604	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	881	1,177.48/head	960.00–1,450.00	1,177	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	154.69/cwt	152.00–155.50	2,667	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	163.12/cwt	161.50–164.50	3,001	4
Bulls	—	—	1,352	145.16/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	128.27/cwt	126.50–128.50	1,800	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	102.16/cwt	90.00–109.00	938	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	115.59/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	135.68/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	125.27/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,516	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	233.89/cwt	233.50–235.00	1,343	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	189.88/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,304	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,180	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	220.01/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,131	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	2,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,637	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	282.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,335	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	276.38/cwt	270.00–279.50	1,468	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	729	236.58/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	263.80/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,723	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	834	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,006	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	248.68/cwt	248.50–249.00	1,798	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	273.65/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,557	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	285.32/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,349	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,130	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,169	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 621Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 118Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 81Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	195.00	195.00
2	350–400	360	208.00	208.00
6	400–450	437	216.00–230.00	218.19
2	450–500	450	208.00	208.00
12	500–550	514	212.00–231.00	220.01
5	550–600	587	180.00–205.00	189.88
7	700–750	717	185.00–195.00	193.59
2	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
12	950–1000	980	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00
7	350–400	359	251.00	251.00
7	400–450	425	259.50	259.50
21	450–500	472	250.00	250.00
31	500–550	521	250.25	250.25
31	550–600	574	233.50–235.00	233.89
25	600–650	627	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	281.00–292.00	285.32
10	400–450	411	275.00	275.00
12	450–500	466	270.00–270.50	270.46
21	500–550	528	255.50	255.50
26	550–600	565	252.00	252.00
12	600–650	628	224.00	224.00
7	700–750	714	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	763	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	190.00	190.00
3	500–550	530	220.50	220.50
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	404	300.00	300.00
16	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	282.17
21	500–550	531	270.00–279.50	276.38
38	550–600	569	267.00–277.00	273.65
13	600–650	620	264.00	264.00
11	650–700	684	253.00	253.00
7	700–750	731	227.50	227.50
9	850–900	862	233.25	233.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	231.50	231.50
3	550–600	593	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	610	221.50	221.50
14	700–750	729	222.00–239.00	236.58
3	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	653	261.00–265.00	263.80
16	700–750	723	248.50–249.00	248.68
50	800–850	834	240.50	240.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,265	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	881	960.00–1,450.00	1,177.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,685.00	1,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,425.00–1,570.00	1,498.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,137	1,350.00–1,685.00	1,604.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	890	115.00–150.00	130.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	152.00–155.50	154.69
4	—	1,840	161.50–164.50	163.12
3	—	1,352	140.00–149.50	145.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,403	126.50–128.50	128.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	918	90.00–109.00	102.16
2	—	1,038	112.00–119.00	115.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,408	131.00–143.50	135.68
3	—	1,017	108.00–110.00	109.00
21	—	1,210	118.00–130.00	125.27

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle