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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 12

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

796 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 527▲ 128 vs year ago 668 · +19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 115▲ 110 vs year ago 104 · +105.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 32▲ 47 vs year ago 20 · +235.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weaned and preconditioned sold steady to 2.00 higher. All other feeders sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $231.36/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$231.36

376 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

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	562	236.40	1,330	273
Medium and Large 2-3	596	217.98	1,299	103

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $31 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 sale376 hd

231.36

—

KY average25 barns · 7,120 hd

228.17

+3.19

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	—	High	1,773	126.32	2,240	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,790	107.00	1,915	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	103.13	1,341	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	78.36	802	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,397	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,210	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$900	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,661	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,485	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,042	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,134	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,170	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	249.68/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,281	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	242.02/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,307	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	551	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,471	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,564	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	250.17/cwt	248.00–251.50	1,544	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	247.73/cwt	244.50–251.50	1,816	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,846	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,052	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,183	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,798	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	695	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	799	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	886	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	969	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	245.56/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,171	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,157	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,220	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,104	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,294	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,404	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	240.30/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,399	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,413	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	217.46/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,350	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,550	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,481	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,729	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,727	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	726	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	870	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,046	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,166	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,234	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,129	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	237.86/cwt	235.00–241.50	1,344	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,416	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	681	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,294	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,463	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	844	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,443	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	108.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,476	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	133.70/cwt	130.00–140.50	2,542	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	473	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	808	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	85.97/cwt	81.00–89.00	920	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	86.00/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,034	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	103.36/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,348	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	121.30/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,595	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,915	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	131.64/cwt	90.00–178.00	1,057	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,397.12/head	1,375.00–1,420.00	1,397	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,527.94/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,660.85/head	1,610.00–1,710.00	1,661	2

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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 527Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 115Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 32Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weaned and preconditioned sold steady to 2.00 higher. All other feeders sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	216.00	216.00
4	—	750	175.00	175.00
40	—	621	204.00–225.00	217.46
16	—	692	214.00	214.00
26	—	564	229.50	229.50
9	—	412	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	245.00–246.00	245.56
47	—	576	243.75	243.75
47	—	747	231.50	231.50
30	—	600	235.50	235.50
4	—	500	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	343	233.00	233.00
17	—	415	233.50	233.50
10	—	689	225.00	225.00
3	—	731	221.00	221.00
7	—	486	238.00	238.00
6	—	281	247.50	247.50
4	—	778	222.00	222.00
32	—	510	230.00	230.00
17	—	582	240.00–241.00	240.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	565	250.00	250.00
23	—	617	248.00–251.50	250.17
16	—	873	235.00	235.00
16	—	459	255.00	255.00
15	—	660	248.00	248.00
7	—	407	256.00	256.00
38	—	733	244.50–251.50	247.73
27	—	513	249.00–250.00	249.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	551	267.00	267.00
4	—	828	223.00	223.00
3	—	1,183	152.00	152.00
3	—	540	240.00–243.00	242.02
2	—	753	210.00	210.00
11	—	436	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	605	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	225.50	225.50
32	—	565	235.00–241.50	237.86
13	—	512	241.00	241.00
11	—	459	254.00	254.00
9	—	415	252.00	252.00
15	—	348	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	222.00	222.00
14	—	288	252.00	252.00
10	—	728	201.00	201.00
8	—	681	190.00	190.00
2	—	480	207.50	207.50
4	—	615	195.00	195.00
6	—	518	218.00	218.00
4	—	844	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	81.00–89.00	85.97
4	—	1,036	77.00–79.00	77.99
1	—	830	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	82.00–90.00	86.00
2	—	1,315	118.00–124.00	121.30
64	—	1,304	95.00–113.00	103.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,901	130.00–140.50	133.70
4	—	1,830	120.00–127.00	124.60
3	—	1,355	105.00–112.00	108.95

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	803	90.00–178.00	131.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,475	1,375.00–1,420.00	1,397.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,527.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	1,610.00–1,710.00	1,660.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.