Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Instances of 3.00 to 4.00 higher in valued added feeders. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.21/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −169.86 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$231.21

42 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs KY average

−33.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	233.26	1,255	38
Medium and Large 2-3	528	211.71	1,118	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd

231.21

—

KY average25 barns · 1,264 hd

238.62

−7.41

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−33.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−169.86

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	1,692	154.39	2,612	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	107.82	1,442	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	104.26	1,711	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	91.65	843	4thin

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)	1,210	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,790	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,430	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,350	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	600–650	631	231.25/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,459	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,357	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	874	183.41/cwt	155.00–207.00	1,603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	211.71/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,686	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,760	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,450	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,214	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,194	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,512	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	120.31/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	152.27/cwt	143.50–158.50	2,695	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	107.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,450	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	91.65/cwt	80.00–100.00	843	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	104.26/cwt	96.00–113.50	1,711	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,366	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	164.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,485	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	137.86/cwt	109.00–147.00	1,197	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	243.60/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,403	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	232.48/cwt	226.50–235.75	1,565	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	231.69/cwt	230.50–232.50	1,288	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	214.27/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,356	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	690	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 479Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 95Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 83Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	250.00	250.00
11	400–450	422	248.00	248.00
7	450–500	479	243.50	243.50
18	500–550	518	235.00	235.00
20	550–600	556	230.50–232.50	231.69
32	600–650	631	231.00–232.00	231.25
30	650–700	673	226.50–235.75	232.48
3	750–800	790	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	238.00	238.00
1	300–350	335	223.00	223.00
4	400–450	418	221.00	221.00
4	500–550	528	209.00–220.00	211.71
14	600–650	633	209.00–224.00	214.27
13	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	758	219.00	219.00
9	850–900	874	155.00–207.00	183.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	669	246.50	246.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	259.50	259.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	357	288.00	288.00
2	400–450	428	275.50	275.50
17	450–500	458	265.00	265.00
25	500–550	532	255.00	255.00
24	550–600	576	223.00–245.00	243.60
10	600–650	635	226.50	226.50
7	650–700	678	227.50	227.50
12	700–750	716	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	355	229.00	229.00
6	500–550	523	210.00–211.00	210.51
12	550–600	585	200.00–210.00	204.10
2	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
6	800–850	800	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	288.00	288.00
13	450–500	458	286.50	286.50
6	500–550	522	263.00	263.00
13	550–600	572	253.50	253.50
10	600–650	638	232.50	232.50
7	650–700	651	238.50	238.50
20	700–750	746	226.00	226.00
3	800–850	825	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	517	212.00	212.00
3	600–650	606	219.00	219.00
4	650–700	664	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	709	248.25	248.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	120.00–121.00	120.31
50	—	1,345	105.00–115.00	107.77
6	—	1,339	100.00–104.00	101.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	80.00–100.00	91.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,641	96.00–113.50	104.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,770	143.50–158.50	152.27
1	—	1,250	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,513	160.00–170.00	164.27

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	868	109.00–147.00	137.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,790.00	1,790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,430.00	1,430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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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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