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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 30

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

526 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 652▲ 259 vs year ago 267 · +97.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 84▲ 45 vs year ago 63 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 67▼ 8 vs year ago 29 · −27.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. With instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $209.60/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$209.60

222 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$28.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	562	212.21	1,193	202
Medium and Large 2-3	575	183.23	1,053	20

One grade step is worth $28.98/cwt here — about $140 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 sale222 hd

209.60

—

KY average19 barns · 3,303 hd

208.50

+1.10

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	1,446	116.40	1,683	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	110.38	1,574	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	104.66	1,373	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	85.03	824	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,206	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,302	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,030	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	244.76/cwt	241.00–246.50	1,018	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	228.56/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,157	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,250	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,265	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,056	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	222.24/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,382	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,273	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	210.71/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,532	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,643	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	196.25/cwt	196.25–196.25	1,717	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	223.81/cwt	215.00–230.00	821	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	939	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	226.71/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,088	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,061	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	216.92/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,126	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	212.94/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,212	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	169.58/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,051	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	212.18/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,326	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Guaranteed Open	674	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,255	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,440	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	823	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	227.52/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,065	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,150	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,280	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,300	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	101.72/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	119.27/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,745	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,406	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	81.54/cwt	78.00–84.50	806	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	102.55/cwt	85.50–106.00	1,218	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	104.79/cwt	86.00–108.50	1,385	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	113.65/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,605	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	107.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,548	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,732	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,301.74/head	1,180.00–1,420.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	1,029.71/head	1,020.00–1,040.00	1,030	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	118.42/cwt	109.00–130.00	1,140	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,206.47/head	1,190.00–1,210.00	1,206	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

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 May 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 652Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 84Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 67Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. With instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	180.00	180.00
2	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	730	167.00	167.00
4	—	491	216.00	216.00
8	—	620	162.00–172.00	169.58
1	—	310	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	367	215.00–230.00	223.81
11	—	412	228.00	228.00
22	—	569	200.00–216.00	212.94
52	—	625	209.00–216.00	212.18
16	—	701	179.00	179.00
38	—	519	210.00–219.00	216.92
23	—	480	226.00–228.00	226.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	756	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	674	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	189.00	189.00
4	—	593	178.00	178.00
2	—	508	200.00	200.00
3	—	668	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	727	207.50–213.00	210.71
1	—	490	240.00	240.00
22	—	622	220.00–226.00	222.24
3	—	308	261.00	261.00
20	—	416	241.00–246.50	244.76
14	—	506	220.00–232.00	228.56
1	—	260	250.00	250.00
11	—	655	216.00	216.00
11	—	556	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	875	196.25	196.25
5	—	745	220.50	220.50
23	—	596	230.00	230.00
10	—	521	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	205.50	205.50
3	—	260	261.00	261.00
14	—	502	229.00	229.00
7	—	343	240.00	240.00
5	—	718	181.00	181.00
9	—	468	223.50–236.00	227.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,188	85.50–106.00	102.55
49	—	1,322	86.00–108.50	104.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
2	—	988	78.00–84.50	81.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,412	111.00–114.00	113.65
12	—	1,438	105.00–109.00	107.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	137.50	137.50
8	—	1,463	110.00–126.00	119.27
3	—	1,298	94.00–106.00	101.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,020.00–1,040.00	1,029.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	963	109.00–130.00	118.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,132	1,190.00–1,210.00	1,206.47

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	2	—	1,035	1,180.00–1,420.00	1,301.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	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.