Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-20

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 20
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 832▲ 263 vs year ago 429 · +61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 126▲ 46 vs year ago 62 · +74.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 50▲ 95 vs year ago 14 · +678.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows 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 $208.16/cwt on 374 head.
Average price
$208.16
374 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611211.641,294319
Medium and Large 2-3606187.981,13855
One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $155 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 sale374 hd
208.16
—
KY average25 barns · 6,023 hd
212.00
−3.84
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—High1,633125.772,05311
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30993.631,22551
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42593.501,3321thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98271.7170412

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,29211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,0201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,5427
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,4675
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,1001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377240.00/cwt240.00–240.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400231.00/cwt231.00–231.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466248.15/cwt244.00–253.501,15614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512242.87/cwt240.00–249.001,24326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575239.20/cwt235.50–241.001,37535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610226.96/cwt226.00–229.001,38419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,54422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3836187.45/cwt130.00–202.001,5675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3983169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,6668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281221.00/cwt221.00–221.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316185.00/cwt185.00–185.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328224.25/cwt223.00–225.0073615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357223.00/cwt223.00–223.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375221.00/cwt221.00–221.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429231.03/cwt220.00–238.009915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463230.11/cwt226.00–232.001,06519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491203.53/cwt180.00–211.0099912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505200.62/cwt182.00–207.001,01315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533218.76/cwt216.00–220.001,16630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590214.18/cwt211.50–220.001,26490
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618209.65/cwt205.00–213.001,29635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,3418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,30517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,42220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,56072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3787188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3838150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3992152.51/cwt151.00–153.001,5134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200201.00/cwt201.00–201.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3277221.77/cwt215.00–225.006149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363233.00/cwt233.00–233.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402243.00/cwt243.00–243.009779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3497209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,21917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,30611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622207.58/cwt207.58–207.581,29113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,27415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3732160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3813161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,30914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2836163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,038140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,45313
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,509122.01/cwt115.00–125.501,8418
Bulls——1,962135.79/cwt130.00–139.502,6643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88570.00/cwt70.00–70.006201
Cows—Lean 85-90%99171.87/cwt60.00–82.0071211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30393.19/cwt83.00–101.001,21447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34569.00/cwt69.00–69.009281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388108.70/cwt103.00–112.501,5093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,3321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,292.30/head980.00–1,375.001,29211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28501,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29131,573.97/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,557.50/head1,530.00–1,570.001,5586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.