Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. Stronger undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.72/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −153.94 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$286.72

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs KY average

−38.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	287.04	1,559	28
Medium and Large 2-3	575	278.00	1,599	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about −$40 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

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 sale29 hd

286.72

—

KY average13 barns · 459 hd

287.21

−0.48

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−38.65

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

−153.94

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	—	High	1,716	153.43	2,634	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	120.31	1,671	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	115.55	1,702	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	89.80	870	19

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,200	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,033	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,581	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,570	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,430	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,825	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,724	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,302	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,218	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,716	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	164.76/cwt	162.50–167.00	3,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	267.02/cwt	262.50–270.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	233.81/cwt	232.50–236.50	1,609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,295	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	235.67/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	210.39/cwt	201.00–232.00	1,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	230.09/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,447	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,237	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	226.57/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,648	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,104	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	238.65/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,733	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	205.73/cwt	205.50–206.50	2,212	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,150	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,522	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	268.78/cwt	265.00–269.50	1,416	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,145	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	115.55/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,702	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	117.35/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,407	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,526	122.67/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,872	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	90.62/cwt	87.00–92.00	881	18
Bulls	—	—	1,680	152.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,556	11
Bulls	—	—	1,530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,570.16/head	1,450.00–1,678.00	1,570	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	121.81/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,224	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,723.77/head	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,724	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,032.76/head	1,710.00–2,100.00	2,033	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,453.96/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,454	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	863	2,289.13/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	229.41/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	217.84/cwt	200.00–235.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,494	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,358	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	343.39/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	711	204.50/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,454	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	239.28/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,041	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	12

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 523Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 96Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 70Year ago 85

No trends available due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. Stronger undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	455	324.00	324.00
6	500–550	530	291.00	291.00
12	550–600	573	278.00	278.00
23	600–650	622	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	673	255.00	255.00
25	700–750	726	235.00–244.00	238.65
61	800–850	840	250.50	250.50
48	900–950	944	227.75	227.75
79	1050–1100	1,075	205.50–206.50	205.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	225.00–280.00	235.67
1	550–600	575	278.00	278.00
3	800–850	815	183.00	183.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	515	295.50	295.50
6	650–700	658	271.00	271.00
36	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	400	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	302	262.50–270.00	267.02
13	350–400	356	271.00	271.00
14	400–450	423	258.00	258.00
12	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
25	500–550	522	237.00	237.00
12	550–600	568	228.00	228.00
37	600–650	629	226.00–235.00	230.09
9	650–700	688	232.50–236.50	233.81
17	700–750	722	230.00	230.00
8	750–800	778	215.00	215.00
5	950–1000	966	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	335	231.00	231.00
14	400–450	435	227.50–241.00	239.28
10	450–500	479	201.00–232.00	210.39
9	500–550	521	222.00–229.00	226.57
4	650–700	669	222.50	222.50
22	700–750	711	204.00–205.00	204.50
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
9	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	200.00–235.00	217.84
4	350–400	383	237.50	237.50
2	400–450	425	207.50	207.50
3	450–500	480	267.50	267.50
5	500–550	526	221.00–235.00	229.41
2	550–600	590	194.00	194.00
3	650–700	678	213.00	213.00
3	850–900	862	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	317.50–352.50	343.39
5	400–450	404	331.00	331.00
13	450–500	468	290.25	290.25
13	500–550	527	265.00–269.50	268.78
14	550–600	579	258.00	258.00
8	600–650	644	240.50	240.50
4	700–750	702	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	162.50–167.00	164.76
11	—	1,680	150.00–157.00	152.14
1	—	1,530	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,473	109.00–116.50	115.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,199	112.00–119.00	117.35
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
39	—	1,526	121.00–127.00	122.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
18	—	972	87.00–92.00	90.62

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	1,450.00–1,678.00	1,570.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,430.00	1,430.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,260	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,710.00–2,100.00	2,032.76
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,233	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,453.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,335.00	1,335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,289.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	121.00–123.00	121.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,723.77

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle