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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

486 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 799▼ 227 vs year ago 713 · −31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 92▲ 12 vs year ago 78 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 36▼ 7 vs year ago 24 · −29.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.75/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$158.75

210 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$28.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	159.82	852	202
Medium and Large 2-3	548	131.50	720	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.32/cwt here — about $132 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 sale210 hd

158.75

—

KY average23 barns · 5,375 hd

156.17

+2.58

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	—	Low	1,741	101.01	1,758	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	73.67	1,169	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	68.39	855	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	61.30	638	21

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$859	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$847	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$657	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$953	2thin

Every lot

53 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	201	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	404	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	568	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	838	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	183.81/cwt	180.00–189.00	945	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	974	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	194.00/cwt	193.50–194.50	1,150	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	179.93/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,112	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	168.72/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,147	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	168.71/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,225	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	156.04/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,351	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	163.55/cwt	155.00–166.50	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	670	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	161.14/cwt	150.00–163.25	670	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	163.43/cwt	163.00–165.00	763	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	161.51/cwt	151.00–166.00	841	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	157.79/cwt	155.00–162.00	909	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.50	987	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	149.74/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,015	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	142.42/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,027	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	143.50/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,105	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	844	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	903	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	944	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	89.58/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	102.47/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	110.25/cwt	109.50–111.00	1,982	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	56.02/cwt	55.00–56.50	501	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	766	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	61.31/cwt	60.50–66.00	655	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	866	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	63.80/cwt	62.00–65.00	771	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	73.45/cwt	69.50–75.00	967	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	944	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	74.28/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,180	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	656.73/head	500.00–750.00	657	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	859.02/head	650.00–990.00	859	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	847.09/head	550.00–990.00	847	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	953.17/head	600.00–1,280.00	953	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Jan 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 799Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 92Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	121.00	121.00
2	—	442	132.00	132.00
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
3	—	537	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	155.00–162.00	157.79
35	—	622	155.00–162.50	158.75
14	—	770	137.00–150.00	143.50
11	—	340	155.00–166.50	163.55
13	—	678	143.00–155.00	149.74
7	—	721	130.00–144.50	142.42
41	—	521	151.00–166.00	161.51
20	—	416	150.00–163.25	161.14
18	—	394	170.00	170.00
25	—	467	163.00–165.00	163.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	167.00–169.50	168.71
6	—	439	191.00	191.00
27	—	514	180.00–189.00	183.81
15	—	680	165.00–170.50	168.72
13	—	866	153.00–159.50	156.04
11	—	563	173.00	173.00
4	—	201	201.00	201.00
25	—	618	178.00–181.00	179.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
3	—	421	135.00	135.00
5	—	507	151.00	151.00
2	—	610	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	593	193.50–194.50	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	692	140.00	140.00
7	—	520	166.00	166.00
6	—	579	156.00	156.00
6	—	372	190.00	190.00
2	—	815	118.00	118.00
14	—	621	152.00	152.00
19	—	474	178.00	178.00
3	—	400	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	55.00–56.50	56.02
17	—	1,069	60.50–66.00	61.31
1	—	995	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	77.00	77.00
11	—	1,316	69.50–75.00	73.45
14	—	1,208	62.00–65.00	63.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	61.50	61.50
20	—	1,589	70.00–77.00	74.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	88.50–90.50	89.58
2	—	1,798	109.50–111.00	110.25
3	—	1,723	101.00–104.50	102.47

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	550.00–990.00	847.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,033	650.00–990.00	859.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	980	500.00–750.00	656.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	600.00–1,280.00	953.17

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.