Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher .Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.35/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$238.35

95 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs KY average

−21.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	241.60	1,292	68
Medium and Large 2-3	544	230.18	1,251	27

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $41 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 sale95 hd

238.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,970 hd

242.34

−3.99

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−21.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−162.71

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	1,501	150.60	2,260	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	122.54	1,596	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	121.59	1,748	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	100.96	992	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,723	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,417	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,410	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,460	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	440	235.91/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	991	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,250	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	229.68/cwt	210.00–238.50	1,302	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	231.02/cwt	227.00–231.50	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	724	202.40/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,859	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	257.80/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,722	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	260.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,484	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	273.37/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,443	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	1,939	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,992	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,291	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	237.62/cwt	233.50–241.00	1,701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,553	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	233.85/cwt	233.85–233.85	2,165	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,385	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,318	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	822	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.50	986	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	99.42/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,045	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,212	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	135.97/cwt	131.50–141.50	1,874	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	122.78/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,616	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	121.59/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,748	14
Bulls	—	—	1,315	144.87/cwt	138.00–149.50	1,905	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	152.60/cwt	146.50–156.50	2,240	6
Bulls	—	—	2,158	161.77/cwt	161.00–162.50	3,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,722.82/head	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,240	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,678.67/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,467	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	240.02/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,166	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,161	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	226.18/cwt	224.50–230.00	1,423	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,309	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	218.15/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,370	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,364	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	219.83/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	307	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,159	24

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 585Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 69Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 94Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	230.00	230.00
6	400–450	440	217.50–240.00	235.91
9	450–500	491	239.50	239.50
10	500–550	504	227.00–231.50	231.02
17	550–600	567	210.00–238.50	229.68
2	600–650	628	214.00	214.00
9	650–700	680	210.00–221.00	219.83
3	700–750	724	197.00–205.00	202.40
4	950–1000	991	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	287.00	287.00
12	300–350	337	279.00	279.00
11	400–450	446	251.00	251.00
24	450–500	473	245.00	245.00
36	500–550	521	240.00	240.00
15	550–600	563	232.50	232.50
26	600–650	629	224.50–230.00	226.18
6	700–750	740	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	263.50	263.50
17	500–550	539	253.00	253.00
65	700–750	715	244.00	244.00
66	800–850	826	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
10	550–600	551	234.25	234.25
4	600–650	630	235.50	235.50
10	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
13	700–750	700	234.50	234.50
2	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	440	277.00	277.00
35	500–550	528	270.00–279.00	273.37
17	550–600	569	260.00–265.00	260.87
27	600–650	621	250.00	250.00
23	650–700	668	254.00–260.00	257.80
16	700–750	716	233.50–241.00	237.62
9	850–900	872	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	950	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	573	268.50	268.50
12	700–750	700	249.00	249.00
49	800–850	802	241.75	241.75
31	850–900	865	230.25	230.25
54	900–950	926	233.85	233.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	292.00	292.00
15	400–450	422	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	468	266.00	266.00
23	500–550	523	252.00	252.00
11	550–600	564	245.50	245.50
10	600–650	627	234.00	234.00
5	700–750	722	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	271.00	271.00
7	450–500	486	224.00–242.50	240.02
6	500–550	522	229.00	229.00
7	600–650	628	215.00–226.00	218.15
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	822	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	110.00–111.50	110.50
5	—	1,051	88.00–108.00	99.42
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	105.00–110.00	107.31
7	—	1,378	131.50–141.50	135.97
52	—	1,316	114.00–128.00	122.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,438	116.00–125.50	121.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	138.00–149.50	144.87
6	—	1,468	146.50–156.50	152.60
2	—	2,158	161.00–162.50	161.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,722.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,061	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,678.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,570.00	1,570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	125.00–140.00	132.62
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle