Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 6
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 526▼ 85 vs year ago 686 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 108▲ 33 vs year ago 70 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 21▲ 56 vs year ago 16 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $227.35/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$227.35
232 head · 715 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2694232.841,616201
Medium and Large 2-3849191.741,62931
One grade step is worth $41.10/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale232 hd
227.35
—
KY average26 barns · 4,354 hd
228.19
−0.84
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—High1,582122.641,94013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,359107.301,45863
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,597105.051,67811
CowsLean 85-90%High97082.598015thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,2428
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$1,1386
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$9101thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,210$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,3801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,2751thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358263.00/cwt263.00–263.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2449251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,1977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522245.44/cwt242.50–251.001,28117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559238.05/cwt231.50–243.501,33120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714235.27/cwt232.00–238.001,68036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735228.08/cwt227.00–230.001,67622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,74810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,75116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821229.46/cwt227.00–232.001,88440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3867190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,64711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3947180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,70511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3993169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3293190.00/cwt190.00–190.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296226.00/cwt226.00–226.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329211.00/cwt211.00–211.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363224.00/cwt224.00–224.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2404229.00/cwt229.00–229.009255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417213.00/cwt213.00–213.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,10415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493194.00/cwt194.00–194.009566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3501203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,0202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513223.50/cwt223.50–223.501,14716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572215.49/cwt211.00–217.001,23328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3601188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632208.42/cwt206.00–210.001,31736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3727176.56/cwt167.00–182.001,2848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728190.62/cwt187.50–193.001,38825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3921156.58/cwt156.00–157.001,44214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285232.00/cwt232.00–232.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335244.00/cwt244.00–244.008177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345211.00/cwt211.00–211.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367215.00/cwt215.00–215.007896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,05717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,14618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,21118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,31218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3649201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722183.86/cwt153.00–189.501,32713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3838180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5087
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,542120.83/cwt111.00–126.001,86311
Bulls——1,800132.60/cwt130.00–135.502,3872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95075.79/cwt65.00–84.007203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00092.80/cwt91.00–95.009282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291104.67/cwt94.00–110.001,35138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,471112.57/cwt111.50–116.501,65624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557104.56/cwt93.50–107.001,62810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,995110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1951
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,000910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,010900.00/head880.00–920.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,242.25/head1,240.00–1,250.001,2428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,256.66/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2941118.13/cwt102.00–132.001,1127

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.