Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapred to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs and feeder heifers sold steady. 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 $230.35/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −170.72 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$230.35

59 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$27.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.34

vs KY average

−36.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	237.40	1,304	44
Medium and Large 2-3	564	209.66	1,182	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about $122 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 sale59 hd

230.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,702 hd

240.69

−10.34

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−36.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−170.72

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	1,723	149.12	2,569	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	114.82	1,874	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	114.07	1,480	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	101.78	1,070	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	132.40	1,855	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,599	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,430	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,415	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,418	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,148	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,707	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	800–850	823	213.06/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,358	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	221.59/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,394	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,401	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	689	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	209.27/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,549	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	546	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,340	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,076	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	219.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	939	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	238.97/cwt	236.50–244.00	1,606	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	200.52/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,068	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	233.13/cwt	232.00–234.25	1,681	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	305.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	210.36/cwt	209.50–211.00	1,096	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	132.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,855	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	114.82/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,874	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	109.48/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	124.69/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	113.51/cwt	104.00–122.00	1,468	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	99.77/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,055	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	109.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	150.79/cwt	142.50–158.00	2,767	12
Bulls	—	—	1,314	137.32/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	127.52/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,356	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,560.14/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,148.23/head	975.00–1,325.00	1,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
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	—	1,108	1,598.87/head	1,490.00–1,720.00	1,599	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,706.80/head	1,690.00–1,725.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,453	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	233.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,134	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,381	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	906	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,095	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,473	25

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 519Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 104Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 30

Comapred to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	272.50	272.50
8	300–350	338	220.00	220.00
25	400–450	427	215.00–230.00	219.89
12	450–500	485	220.00–245.00	233.88
8	500–550	543	210.00	210.00
7	550–600	588	205.00–215.00	209.27
2	600–650	605	159.00	159.00
12	650–700	689	214.00	214.00
5	700–750	712	200.00	200.00
14	800–850	823	205.00–219.00	213.06
2	850–900	890	173.00	173.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	364	249.00	249.00
12	400–450	421	260.00	260.00
11	450–500	485	246.50	246.50
16	500–550	516	236.50	236.50
17	550–600	583	233.00	233.00
19	600–650	629	220.00–223.00	221.59
11	650–700	678	228.50	228.50
7	700–750	732	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	546	245.50	245.50
11	600–650	600	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	520	251.00	251.00
4	550–600	562	199.00–202.00	200.52
10	650–700	688	232.00	232.00
4	1050–1100	1,068	184.50	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	321.00	321.00
7	400–450	443	286.50	286.50
5	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	511	274.00	274.00
6	550–600	568	251.00	251.00
6	600–650	628	237.00	237.00
29	650–700	672	236.50–244.00	238.97
27	700–750	721	232.00–234.25	233.13
18	800–850	807	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	368	300.00–308.00	305.26
4	400–450	414	305.00	305.00
9	450–500	467	275.50	275.50
11	500–550	525	263.00	263.00
12	550–600	573	253.50	253.50
25	600–650	642	229.50	229.50
11	700–750	713	211.00	211.00
6	750–800	787	204.50	204.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	233.00	233.00
9	500–550	521	209.50–211.00	210.36
3	600–650	638	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	125.00–135.00	132.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,632	107.00–118.00	114.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	94.00–120.00	109.48
4	—	1,236	123.50–126.00	124.69
43	—	1,293	104.00–122.00	113.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,057	90.00–105.00	99.77
2	—	1,028	105.00–114.00	109.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,835	142.50–158.00	150.79
3	—	1,314	135.00–138.50	137.32
1	—	1,600	164.50	164.50

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	—	1,065	1,430.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,560.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,490.00–1,720.00	1,598.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	123.00–131.00	127.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	975.00–1,325.00	1,148.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,685.00	1,685.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,690.00–1,725.00	1,706.80

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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