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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 366 vs last sale 1,093▲ 252 vs year ago 475 · +53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 97▲ 19 vs year ago 66 · +28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 95▲ 54 vs year ago 24 · +225.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $190.80/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$190.80

366 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$40.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

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	554	191.35	1,061	361
Medium and Large 2-3	716	150.60	1,078	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.75/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale366 hd

190.80

—

KY average23 barns · 6,785 hd

189.18

+1.62

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	1,790	127.64	2,284	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	89.75	1,347	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	89.61	1,168	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	75.61	735	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	114.00	1,613	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	131.50	1,710	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)	1,173	$1,114	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$820	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$820	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$971	4thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	658	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	234.54/cwt	231.00–240.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	252.55/cwt	250.00–253.00	945	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	235.36/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,003	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,116	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	227.58/cwt	220.00–229.50	1,170	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	994	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,223	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,108	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	200.38/cwt	196.25–208.00	1,242	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,137	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	183.54/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,224	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,343	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	177.66/cwt	177.50–177.75	1,370	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	788	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,182	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,492	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,659	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	217.37/cwt	200.00–221.00	628	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	911	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	208.42/cwt	204.00–211.00	869	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	216.65/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,020	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	191.18/cwt	180.00–194.50	975	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	209.72/cwt	209.50–210.00	1,093	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	185.90/cwt	183.00–187.50	1,039	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	175.42/cwt	168.50–179.00	1,086	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	162.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,088	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,199	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	155.71/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,144	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,261	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,178	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,357	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	146.51/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,402	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	841	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	228.20/cwt	221.00–230.00	940	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	223.48/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,055	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	206.65/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,066	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	187.78/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,067	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,019	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,193	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,188	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,315	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,002	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,122	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,710	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,724	127.42/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,197	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	121.01/cwt	120.50–121.50	2,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	134.72/cwt	134.00–135.50	2,593	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	74.53/cwt	72.50–77.00	728	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	83.22/cwt	81.50–84.00	1,024	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	96.05/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,218	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	89.61/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,177	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,494	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,209	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,479	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	971.19/head	880.00–1,020.00	971	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,114.26/head	820.00–1,430.00	1,114	6

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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,093Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 97Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 95Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	426	232.00–243.00	235.36
6	—	291	226.00	226.00
5	—	1,070	155.00	155.00
7	—	374	250.00–253.00	252.55
1	—	870	152.00	152.00
16	—	744	180.50	180.50
5	—	333	231.00–240.00	234.54
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
9	—	570	214.50	214.50
11	—	667	183.00–184.00	183.54
24	—	771	177.50–177.75	177.66
40	—	620	196.25–208.00	200.38
9	—	497	224.50	224.50
7	—	907	164.50	164.50
38	—	514	220.00–229.50	227.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	179.00	179.00
1	—	580	191.00	191.00
6	—	788	150.00	150.00
3	—	391	191.00	191.00
1	—	440	212.50	212.50
2	—	523	190.00	190.00
1	—	685	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	195.00	195.00
4	—	637	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,002	112.00	112.00
1	—	465	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	233.00	233.00
41	—	472	223.00–225.00	223.48
5	—	638	187.00	187.00
1	—	275	230.00	230.00
1	—	980	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
2	—	832	158.00	158.00
13	—	568	182.00–193.00	187.78
11	—	516	203.00–207.00	206.65
15	—	412	221.00–230.00	228.20
5	—	699	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	178.00	178.00
1	—	370	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	403	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	128.00	128.00
42	—	417	204.00–211.00	208.42
34	—	510	180.00–194.50	191.18
2	—	813	140.00–150.00	144.95
33	—	619	168.50–179.00	175.42
32	—	669	160.00–167.00	162.69
11	—	289	200.00–221.00	217.37
9	—	764	165.00	165.00
23	—	559	183.00–187.50	185.90
17	—	735	155.00–157.00	155.71
6	—	893	152.00	152.00
21	—	360	220.00	220.00
31	—	471	211.00–220.00	216.65
2	—	943	143.00–150.00	146.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	521	209.50–210.00	209.72
40	—	696	172.25	172.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	81.00	81.00
5	—	977	72.50–77.00	74.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,465	82.00–83.00	82.50
1	—	1,450	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	94.50–99.00	96.05
41	—	1,314	85.00–93.50	89.61
4	—	1,230	81.50–84.00	83.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	134.00–135.50	134.72
4	—	1,724	124.00–131.00	127.42
2	—	1,785	120.50–121.50	121.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	894	880.00–1,020.00	971.19

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	—	950	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	820.00–1,430.00	1,114.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	820.00	820.00

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.