Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower . 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 $232.02/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −169.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$232.02

106 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.31

vs KY average

−28.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	236.37	1,290	88
Medium and Large 2-3	538	210.74	1,134	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $156 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 sale106 hd

232.02

—

KY average26 barns · 1,875 hd

240.33

−8.31

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−28.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−169.04

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	1,742	152.57	2,658	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	123.54	1,583	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	121.71	1,877	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	97.72	964	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)	1,650	$1,940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,625	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,625	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,488	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$960	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,370	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,080	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,108	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,108.40/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,108	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,940.00/head	1,940.00–1,940.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,488.38/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,488	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,029	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	262.64/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,350	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	238.61/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,255	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	214.46/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	201.07/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	228.35/cwt	200.00–240.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	187.12/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	704	208.17/cwt	189.00–219.00	1,466	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,780	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	1,766	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	246.08/cwt	245.50–250.00	1,164	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,082	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	222.02/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	215.21/cwt	209.50–225.00	1,319	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,548	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,008	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	604	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	259.73/cwt	252.00–261.75	1,491	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,270	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,244	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	216.60/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	306	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	624	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	105.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,670	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	122.76/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,585	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	95.97/cwt	90.00–116.00	945	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	139.35/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,807	154.22/cwt	140.00–161.00	2,787	16
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	—	1,000	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,625.36/head	1,475.00–1,770.00	1,625	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,528	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,413	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	227.16/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,420	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,368	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,166	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	203.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,342	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	18

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 881Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 126Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 53Year ago 33

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,940.00	1,940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,275	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,488.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,365	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,131	1,475.00–1,770.00	1,625.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,108.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,080.00	1,080.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	288.00	288.00
9	350–400	361	285.00	285.00
14	400–450	424	275.00	275.00
16	450–500	464	268.00	268.00
19	500–550	507	250.50	250.50
14	550–600	562	243.50	243.50
30	600–650	625	226.00	226.00
15	700–750	714	214.00	214.00
8	750–800	760	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	204.00	204.00
2	350–400	358	270.00	270.00
9	500–550	521	210.00–225.00	216.60
1	600–650	635	219.00	219.00
6	650–700	673	211.50	211.50
5	800–850	810	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	448	280.00	280.00
29	500–550	514	262.00–263.00	262.64
42	550–600	574	252.00–261.75	259.73
11	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	690	237.50	237.50
10	700–750	726	225.00	225.00
3	750–800	788	233.00	233.00
18	850–900	870	227.75	227.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	584	265.00	265.00
46	850–900	857	234.25	234.25
16	900–950	940	221.50	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	593	225.00	225.00
11	600–650	604	243.00	243.00
6	650–700	655	221.00–224.00	222.02
1	700–750	715	213.00	213.00
2	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	278	248.00	248.00
8	350–400	366	251.00	251.00
18	400–450	428	251.00	251.00
32	450–500	473	245.50–250.00	246.08
45	500–550	526	238.00–239.50	238.61
37	550–600	577	232.50	232.50
60	600–650	625	226.00–230.00	227.16
11	700–750	700	213.00	213.00
5	750–800	766	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	207.00	207.00
3	350–400	380	200.00–210.00	203.07
10	400–450	420	200.00–240.00	228.35
1	450–500	485	215.00	215.00
13	500–550	521	206.00–222.00	214.46
5	550–600	582	190.00–208.00	201.07
16	600–650	613	209.50–225.00	215.21
4	650–700	660	199.00	199.00
14	700–750	704	189.00–219.00	208.17
6	750–800	763	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	865	180.00–194.00	187.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	502	243.50	243.50
74	700–750	749	235.75	235.75
32	750–800	791	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	100.00–110.00	105.33
7	—	1,241	130.00–140.00	134.56
52	—	1,291	110.00–135.00	122.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	115.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	1,500	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
11	—	985	90.00–116.00	95.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	134.50–144.00	139.35
16	—	1,807	140.00–161.00	154.22

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle