Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 992▲ 241 vs year ago 521 · +46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 78▲ 98 vs year ago 76 · +128.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 32 vs year ago 38 · −84.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to firm. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.93/cwt on 345 head.
Average price
$152.93
345 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587154.40907314
Medium and Large 2-3601138.0083031
One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale345 hd
152.93
—
KY average24 barns · 7,641 hd
158.16
−5.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,724104.991,81017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58776.081,20718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25775.2794660
CowsLean 85-90%Low97863.7962417
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,40095.001,3301thin
SteersSelectHigh1,105120.001,3261thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$7626

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456190.00/cwt190.00–190.0086614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513185.53/cwt182.00–191.0095229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580180.71/cwt172.00–183.001,04816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623173.76/cwt167.00–178.001,08329
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3644138.50/cwt138.50–138.508926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679173.25/cwt168.00–177.001,17622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710178.93/cwt178.00–181.001,27013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715172.54/cwt171.50–174.001,23450
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,32617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,36413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,057133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291160.00/cwt160.00–160.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344160.00/cwt160.00–160.0055025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420156.50/cwt156.50–156.5065713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443130.00/cwt130.00–130.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457155.83/cwt145.50–158.0071236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524151.84/cwt145.00–161.0079642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564155.14/cwt150.00–164.5087538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570130.39/cwt130.00–133.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3607138.00/cwt138.00–138.008385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626157.29/cwt153.50–163.0098547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667144.50/cwt144.50–144.5096412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673158.27/cwt154.50–164.001,06536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713154.40/cwt150.00–160.501,10148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,17813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820126.59/cwt123.00–130.001,0382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858128.56/cwt122.00–135.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980119.01/cwt118.00–120.001,1662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,008115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1594
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255199.00/cwt199.00–199.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300183.00/cwt183.00–183.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2354189.00/cwt189.00–189.0066913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3389160.00/cwt160.00–160.006227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2404188.00/cwt188.00–188.007607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462182.00/cwt182.00–182.0084118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510170.00/cwt170.00–170.0086716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570160.00/cwt160.00–160.0091213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,00011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665121.00/cwt121.00–121.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,01112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2844114.00/cwt114.00–114.0096212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,075100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3333119.00/cwt119.00–119.003962
Dairy Steers—Large 31,220101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2323
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,105120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3261
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,40095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43393.53/cwt92.00–95.001,3402
Bulls——1,645104.44/cwt100.00–107.001,71811
Bulls——2,085112.23/cwt110.50–114.002,3404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97564.70/cwt61.00–68.5063113
Cows—Lean 85-90%97856.79/cwt54.00–60.505553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01073.00/cwt73.00–73.007371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21971.16/cwt69.00–73.5086727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27586.56/cwt84.00–90.001,1045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29177.22/cwt74.00–82.0099728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58776.08/cwt73.50–79.001,20718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,076762.05/head560.00–1,080.007626

This sale against other markets

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.