Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 13
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 601▲ 569 vs year ago 263 · +216.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 103▲ 67 vs year ago 59 · +113.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 72▲ 40 vs year ago 10 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.91/cwt on 458 head.
Average price
$204.91
458 head · 683 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2706208.311,471350
Medium and Large 2-3609193.891,180108
One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $291 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 sale458 hd
204.91
—
KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd
213.55
−8.65
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—Average1,684123.802,08513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39797.651,36413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35495.601,29488
CowsLean 85-90%Average96780.6778013

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,1901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$9401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9001thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235285.00/cwt285.00–285.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2252262.50/cwt262.50–262.506621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0147
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1958
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,29714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,34916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,38515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,56823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663226.65/cwt222.00–230.001,50324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3747219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,63617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765217.64/cwt216.50–219.501,66513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821206.47/cwt201.00–216.001,69543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290225.00/cwt225.00–225.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368230.00/cwt230.00–230.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384206.00/cwt206.00–206.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3402210.70/cwt195.00–217.008477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,10422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480217.00/cwt180.00–226.001,0425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3503199.12/cwt191.00–209.001,00227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,11620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,18720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,20330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3594187.20/cwt183.00–189.001,11210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,30635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,39315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,42215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660191.22/cwt183.00–200.501,26213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713203.05/cwt200.00–206.001,44812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723191.75/cwt189.00–194.001,38633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,51338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772207.36/cwt207.00–207.501,60118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3781166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,735116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2893186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353236.00/cwt236.00–236.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3464240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,21717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,30412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,32122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,4467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4208
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,682121.28/cwt110.00–128.002,0407
Bulls——1,683135.10/cwt130.00–143.002,2745
Bulls——1,70085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95778.73/cwt75.00–83.007537
Cows—Lean 85-90%97585.71/cwt84.00–87.008365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00069.00/cwt69.00–69.006901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12382.79/cwt82.00–85.009304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31694.43/cwt89.00–99.001,24361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39797.65/cwt94.00–98.001,36413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495100.92/cwt100.00–111.001,50923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2994102.06/cwt92.00–112.001,0142

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.