Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
822 head
▲ 326 vs last sale 496▼ 206 vs year ago 1,028 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 87▼ 61 vs year ago 174 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 54▼ 49 vs year ago 69 · −71.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to July 4 th Holiday

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.30/cwt on 321 head.
Average price
$218.30
321 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548225.701,237210
Medium and Large 2-3569204.321,163111
One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $74 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 sale321 hd
218.30
—
KY average17 barns · 3,831 hd
214.74
+3.57
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—Average1,678123.112,06616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,496101.101,51217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21696.361,17242
CowsLean 85-90%Low93976.247168thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,550149.002,3101thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,1403thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$1,3797
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,3401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$1,0852thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)911$8521thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300265.50/cwt265.50–265.507971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393239.00/cwt239.00–239.009395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3456240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,28913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571247.78/cwt241.00–251.001,41519
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,44714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605226.24/cwt225.00–235.001,3698
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633240.30/cwt240.00–241.001,52129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668239.64/cwt239.50–240.001,60124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,56915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2751227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,77315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830179.69/cwt177.50–180.001,4918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,056175.89/cwt172.00–176.001,85736
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291221.00/cwt221.00–221.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3349200.00/cwt200.00–200.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359223.00/cwt223.00–223.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408224.00/cwt224.00–224.0091413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425213.00/cwt213.00–213.0090514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468222.54/cwt221.00–225.001,04121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475183.00/cwt183.00–183.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3504215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,08419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522224.76/cwt221.50–231.001,17343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557217.25/cwt212.00–219.001,21020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571212.96/cwt197.00–216.001,21625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574233.52/cwt233.00–234.001,34029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617233.74/cwt233.00–234.001,44230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620223.97/cwt218.00–225.001,38940
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630203.80/cwt180.00–211.001,28422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3724187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3786191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3809155.95/cwt150.00–166.001,2628
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3332214.00/cwt214.00–214.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375226.02/cwt200.00–235.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,07112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,16521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,23115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,30215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,31717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,35614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3787173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3623
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,550149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,649120.13/cwt110.00–125.001,98112
Bulls——1,765132.04/cwt128.00–136.002,3314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80053.00/cwt53.00–53.004241
Cows—Lean 85-90%93473.36/cwt70.00–76.006853
Cows—Lean 85-90%97784.20/cwt82.00–89.008234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17773.44/cwt65.00–83.008642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19395.49/cwt86.00–105.501,13933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337106.99/cwt106.00–109.001,4307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496101.10/cwt95.50–105.001,51217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1403
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,085.00/head1,070.00–1,100.001,0852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2911852.00/head852.00–852.008521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,378.80/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3797
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401

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.