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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 28

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

665 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 538▼ 39 vs year ago 704 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 90▲ 1 vs year ago 84 · +1.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 49▲ 1 vs year ago 91 · +1.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of 15.00 to 18.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $177.05/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$177.05

325 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	604	178.05	1,076	318
Medium and Large 2-3	614	131.86	810	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $266 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 sale325 hd

177.05

—

KY average24 barns · 5,840 hd

175.74

+1.32

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	1,795	122.90	2,206	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	85.06	1,275	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	82.69	1,001	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	71.85	684	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,411	121.00	1,707	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,150	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,073	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$901	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$930	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$905	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,310	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	253.25/cwt	242.50–256.00	907	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	243.74/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,021	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,082	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	499	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,192	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	226.75/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,229	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	206.41/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,172	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	193.62/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,199	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	180.72/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,198	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,286	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	179.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,302	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	166.57/cwt	163.50–170.50	1,386	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,431	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,490	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	205.25/cwt	205.00–210.00	764	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	213.22/cwt	211.00–215.00	872	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	976	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	179.39/cwt	176.00–186.00	935	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,032	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	177.76/cwt	176.50–182.00	1,010	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	170.46/cwt	165.50–172.50	1,076	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	165.37/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,096	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	170.93/cwt	169.10–174.25	1,144	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	867	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,044	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,229	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,183	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,238	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,362	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	215.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	899	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	952	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	188.96/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,003	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,017	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,048	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,175	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	122.99/cwt	120.50–124.50	2,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,894	130.63/cwt	127.50–133.00	2,474	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	65.01/cwt	62.00–69.00	567	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	76.41/cwt	73.00–80.00	769	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	846	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	90.28/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,050	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	76.49/cwt	72.00–78.50	922	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	82.72/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,008	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	85.86/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,315	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,411	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,707	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	901.33/head	880.00–920.00	901	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,149.92/head	930.00–1,410.00	1,150	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	1,073.36/head	750.00–1,220.00	1,073	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	929.71/head	810.00–1,020.00	930	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	905.00/head	860.00–950.00	905	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 Feb 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 538Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 90Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 49Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	727	172.00–182.00	179.03
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
21	—	542	221.00–228.00	226.75
18	—	832	163.50–170.50	166.57
6	—	430	226.00	226.00
5	—	358	242.50–256.00	253.25
7	—	852	168.00	168.00
10	—	568	206.00–207.00	206.41
10	—	900	165.50	165.50
12	—	663	178.00–186.00	180.72
22	—	619	189.00–195.00	193.62
8	—	481	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	517	230.50	230.50
43	—	687	187.25	187.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	176.00	176.00
1	—	720	153.00	153.00
2	—	442	205.00	205.00
8	—	499	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	243.00–244.00	243.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,040	131.00	131.00
4	—	805	147.00	147.00
9	—	409	211.00–215.00	213.22
10	—	631	165.50–172.50	170.46
25	—	663	155.00–169.00	165.37
15	—	521	176.00–186.00	179.39
1	—	785	136.00	136.00
21	—	372	205.00–210.00	205.25
42	—	568	176.50–182.00	177.76
2	—	280	210.00	210.00
5	—	881	140.50	140.50
2	—	710	147.00	147.00
11	—	474	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	754	163.00	163.00
41	—	532	194.00	194.00
115	—	669	169.10–174.25	170.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
2	—	708	121.00–124.00	122.51
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	540	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	185.00–191.00	188.96
2	—	460	207.00	207.00
5	—	611	171.50	171.50
6	—	361	215.00	215.00
3	—	858	137.00	137.00
3	—	265	210.00–225.00	215.57
14	—	416	216.00	216.00
10	—	562	181.00	181.00
7	—	710	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00	150.00
4	—	610	155.00	155.00
6	—	455	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	1	—	1,050	1,310.00	1,310.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	880.00–920.00	901.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,236	750.00–1,220.00	1,073.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,185	930.00–1,410.00	1,149.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	902	810.00–1,020.00	929.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	860.00–950.00	905.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	100.00–105.50	103.40
4	—	1,826	120.50–124.50	122.99
5	—	1,894	127.50–133.00	130.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,219	79.00–88.00	82.72
5	—	1,206	72.00–78.50	76.49
4	—	1,163	90.00–91.00	90.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,531	83.50–88.50	85.86
1	—	1,120	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,006	73.00–80.00	76.41
4	—	872	62.00–69.00	65.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	121.00	121.00

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.