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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 1

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 455▲ 73 vs year ago 333 · +21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 53▲ 13 vs year ago 62 · +21.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 42▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to no sale data available for the previous week. However strong undertones noted and demand was good for all classes. Strongest demand still noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages.

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 $221.54/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$221.54

191 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

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	569	223.23	1,269	179
Medium and Large 2-3	516	196.25	1,013	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $257 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 sale191 hd

221.54

—

KY average26 barns · 4,198 hd

224.79

−3.25

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	—	Average	1,673	129.81	2,171	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	113.87	1,429	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	110.38	1,746	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	100.16	987	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	144.71	1,790	3thin

Every lot

62 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 2-3	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	256.99/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,102	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	250.65/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,171	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	253.63/cwt	250.50–255.50	1,291	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,447	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	259.23/cwt	257.00–260.50	1,597	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,635	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,801	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,536	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,022	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	226.61/cwt	221.00–228.50	934	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	893	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	227.33/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,084	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	206.33/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,054	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	230.92/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,198	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	237.58/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,368	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,416	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	232.20/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,416	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,354	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,456	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	162.90/cwt	162.90–162.90	1,521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,393	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	238.81/cwt	232.50–243.00	850	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,015	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,118	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,192	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	726	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,237	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,790	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,569	133.76/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,099	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.18/cwt	123.50–126.50	2,428	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	105.29/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,034	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	966	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,178	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	111.48/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,383	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	121.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,605	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	107.21/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,587	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,856	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 455Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 53Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	412	221.00–228.50	226.61
11	—	809	180.00	180.00
8	—	650	229.00	229.00
9	—	477	227.00–227.50	227.33
4	—	311	230.00	230.00
15	—	353	230.00	230.00
6	—	934	162.90	162.90
11	—	711	190.50	190.50
22	—	519	229.00–237.00	230.92
16	—	610	230.00–233.50	232.20
1	—	1,055	132.00	132.00
24	—	576	231.00–243.00	237.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	206.00–207.00	206.33
1	—	935	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	201.00	201.00
2	—	620	180.00	180.00
3	—	440	203.00	203.00
2	—	345	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	604	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	240.50	240.50
6	—	429	251.00–260.00	256.99
12	—	467	250.00–251.00	250.65
5	—	379	250.00	250.00
2	—	573	250.00–255.00	252.53
41	—	616	257.00–260.50	259.23
5	—	701	230.00	230.00
6	—	1,053	192.00	192.00
5	—	915	201.00	201.00
5	—	873	176.00	176.00
14	—	778	231.50	231.50
8	—	509	250.50–255.50	253.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	237.00	237.00
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
3	—	605	246.00	246.00
1	—	435	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	232.00	232.00
5	—	356	232.50–243.00	238.81
6	—	645	212.00	212.00
5	—	466	240.00	240.00
10	—	558	230.00	230.00
14	—	420	240.00–245.00	241.75
4	—	285	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	200.00	200.00
4	—	655	172.00	172.00
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	209.00	209.00
3	—	726	160.00	160.00
1	—	760	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	140.00–149.00	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	104.50–110.00	107.21
3	—	1,650	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	103.00–105.00	104.00
22	—	1,241	106.00–114.00	111.48
12	—	1,321	120.00–122.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	104.00–107.00	105.29
2	—	985	97.00–99.00	98.03
1	—	995	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	123.50–126.50	125.18
1	—	1,595	116.00	116.00
7	—	1,569	131.00–136.00	133.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	115.00	115.00

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.