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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

581 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 773▲ 23 vs year ago 558 · +4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 104▼ 7 vs year ago 102 · −6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 75▲ 9 vs year ago 15 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady . Feeder heifers 400 lbs to 500 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers of all other classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8..00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $222.65/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$222.65

227 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$33.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

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	540	229.01	1,236	184
Medium and Large 2-3	635	195.43	1,241	43

One grade step is worth $33.58/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale227 hd

222.65

—

KY average25 barns · 6,321 hd

220.25

+2.40

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	1,693	119.19	2,017	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	88.83	1,293	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	84.11	1,092	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	61.09	587	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,108	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$940	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	888	$890	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,005	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,463	$1,527	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,060	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	243.37/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,115	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,281	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	213.18/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,134	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	245.62/cwt	240.50–252.00	1,400	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,448	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	242.96/cwt	242.00–243.50	1,708	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,111	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,011	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	695	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	220.84/cwt	216.00–227.00	958	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	454	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	976	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,072	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,064	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,113	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	1,219	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,238	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	226.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	220.65/cwt	216.00–228.50	1,375	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,501	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,746	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	135.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,050	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	811	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	178.83/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,565	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,582	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	349	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	838	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,079	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,184	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,069	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,314	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,351	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,464	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	122.38/cwt	117.00–128.50	2,078	8
Bulls	—	—	1,985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	62.12/cwt	57.00–75.00	592	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	816	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	69.08/cwt	60.00–78.00	856	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	83.48/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,057	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	93.95/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,335	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	88.83/cwt	84.50–99.50	1,293	14
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,005.00/head	910.00–1,100.00	1,005	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	939.71/head	930.00–950.00	940	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,107.67/head	990.00–1,200.00	1,108	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	105.86/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,020	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	1,526.92/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,527	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 773Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 104Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 75Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,048	151.00	151.00
2	—	568	218.00	218.00
4	—	775	130.00–141.00	135.46
4	—	715	215.00	215.00
3	—	320	210.00	210.00
7	—	434	216.00–227.00	220.84
7	—	502	212.00	212.00
7	—	875	166.00–181.00	178.83
2	—	811	170.00–171.00	170.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	623	216.00–228.50	220.65
8	—	350	225.00	225.00
7	—	506	220.00	220.00
41	—	572	220.00–230.00	226.14
6	—	302	230.00	230.00
24	—	455	235.50	235.50
12	—	410	232.00	232.00
10	—	679	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	756	231.00	231.00
37	—	515	236.75	236.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	181.00	181.00
2	—	825	210.00	210.00
6	—	532	202.00–225.00	213.18
2	—	563	176.00	176.00
7	—	725	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	458	242.00–255.00	243.37
14	—	703	242.00–243.50	242.96
2	—	425	250.00	250.00
1	—	320	267.50	267.50
7	—	624	232.00	232.00
25	—	570	240.50–252.00	245.62
11	—	526	243.50	243.50
3	—	360	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	414	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	230.00	230.00
24	—	572	225.00	225.00
12	—	702	192.50	192.50
12	—	425	230.00	230.00
2	—	310	265.00	265.00
19	—	607	216.50	216.50
18	—	526	225.00	225.00
2	—	818	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	201.00	201.00
2	—	470	190.00	190.00
7	—	349	240.00	240.00
2	—	295	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	77.00	77.00
5	—	953	57.00–75.00	62.12
1	—	900	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,456	84.50–99.50	88.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	60.00–78.00	69.08
13	—	1,421	93.00–94.00	93.95
36	—	1,266	80.00–89.00	83.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,698	117.00–128.50	122.38
2	—	1,525	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	910.00–1,100.00	1,005.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,190.00	1,190.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	888	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	930.00–950.00	939.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	990.00–1,200.00	1,107.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	964	101.00–112.00	105.86

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	—	1,463	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,526.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.