Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $244.25/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.81 against this barn's trailing median of $401.06.

Average price

$244.25

66 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.60

vs KY average

−36.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	247.71	1,350	61
Medium and Large 2-3	521	202.00	1,052	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $297 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 sale66 hd

244.25

—

KY average28 barns · 2,644 hd

257.85

−13.60

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−36.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.06

−156.81

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	1,502	146.40	2,199	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	110.77	1,467	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,741	104.29	1,816	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	91.64	911	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)	1,301	$2,031	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,136	$1,938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,509	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$1,488	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$1,404	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,293	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,230	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,770	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,273	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	700–750	710	237.69/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,688	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	264.24/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,073	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,884	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	341	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	651	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	233.50/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,448	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	244.57/cwt	243.00–246.50	1,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	228.80/cwt	228.80–228.80	1,798	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,074	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	269.08/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,658	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	319.40/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,546	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	1,768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	812	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,924	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	303.04/cwt	301.50–304.00	1,721	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	2,170	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	253.46/cwt	252.25–256.75	1,827	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,914	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,250	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	256	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	110.95/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,497	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	104.29/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,816	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	97.66/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,063	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	98.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	89.52/cwt	80.00–97.50	885	9
Bulls	—	—	2,175	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	150.37/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,413	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	136.65/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,647	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,222.50/head	1,120.00–1,325.00	1,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,356.28/head	1,200.00–1,520.00	1,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,937.81/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,170.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,030.79/head	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,031	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,770.00/head	1,770.00–1,770.00	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,601.55/head	1,575.00–1,630.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,509.15/head	1,290.00–1,820.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	230.02/cwt	225.50–245.00	1,458	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	293.55/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,051	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,285	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,336	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	304	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	259.89/cwt	257.00–261.50	1,357	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	236.90/cwt	236.90–236.90	1,632	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	862	180.10/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	269.64/cwt	269.50–272.50	1,540	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,574	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,762	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,488.23/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,488	4

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.

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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 712Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 149Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 141Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	302.00	302.00
12	350–400	358	291.00–296.00	293.55
20	400–450	406	261.00–266.00	264.24
11	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	519	247.50	247.50
15	550–600	571	234.00	234.00
22	600–650	634	225.50–245.00	230.02
11	650–700	677	232.50	232.50
23	700–750	710	237.50–238.00	237.69
16	750–800	788	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	341	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	485	205.00	205.00
5	500–550	521	202.00	202.00
2	600–650	633	215.00	215.00
8	650–700	651	228.00	228.00
9	700–750	716	214.00	214.00
12	750–800	795	208.00	208.00
3	1050–1100	1,065	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	522	257.00–261.50	259.89
11	550–600	586	243.00–246.50	244.57
44	650–700	689	236.90	236.90
59	750–800	786	228.80	228.80
64	800–850	822	229.25	229.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	267.00	267.00
14	600–650	620	227.50–255.00	233.50
5	650–700	673	242.00	242.00
8	750–800	763	237.00	237.00
2	800–850	812	217.50	217.50
2	950–1000	995	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	351.00	351.00
12	400–450	414	325.00	325.00
13	450–500	484	318.00–320.00	319.40
10	550–600	565	287.00	287.00
22	600–650	616	266.00–276.00	269.08
10	700–750	727	243.25	243.25
19	850–900	875	237.00	237.00
11	900–950	900	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
51	550–600	568	301.50–304.00	303.04
9	600–650	637	285.00	285.00
26	700–750	721	252.25–256.75	253.46
55	750–800	762	252.50	252.50
23	800–850	801	239.00	239.00
60	850–900	874	248.25	248.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
10	350–400	357	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	318.00	318.00
6	450–500	461	293.00	293.00
8	500–550	512	287.50	287.50
21	550–600	571	269.50–272.50	269.64
19	600–650	641	245.50	245.50
19	700–750	735	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	256	257.50	257.50
5	300–350	304	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	606	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
10	850–900	862	161.00–185.00	180.10
1	950–1000	990	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	120.00–125.00	122.21
38	—	1,349	107.00–119.00	110.95
4	—	1,088	90.00–103.00	97.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,741	100.00–108.50	104.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	94.00–100.00	98.00
9	—	989	80.00–97.50	89.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	165.50	165.50
5	—	1,605	141.00–159.00	150.37
4	—	1,205	132.00–143.00	136.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	120.00	120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,770.00	1,770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,120.00–1,325.00	1,222.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,520.00	1,356.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,136	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,937.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,301	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,030.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,575.00–1,630.00	1,601.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,290.00–1,820.00	1,509.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,383	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,488.23
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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