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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

827 head

▲ 418 vs last sale 409▲ 382 vs year ago 445 · +85.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 110▼ 24 vs year ago 122 · −19.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 64▲ 17 vs year ago 34 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for weaned and preconditioned feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $204.03/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$204.03

368 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

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	557	212.22	1,181	239
Medium and Large 2-3	568	188.86	1,073	129

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $109 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 sale368 hd

204.03

—

KY average26 barns · 6,474 hd

212.58

−8.55

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	—	Low	1,593	116.42	1,855	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	93.46	1,224	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	72.08	707	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	149.00	1,788	1thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,263	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,220	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,170	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$980	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,220	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,190	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$810	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,920	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$1,628	8

Every lot

74 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	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,023	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,169	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,212	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	238.67/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,205	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	239.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,372	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	253.75/cwt	253.50–254.00	1,462	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,583	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,538	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	238.95/cwt	232.00–246.25	1,599	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,704	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,984	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,840	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	274	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	551	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	652	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	221.69/cwt	219.00–225.00	913	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	201.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,041	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	841	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	213.28/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,105	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	193.58/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,028	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	202.89/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,128	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	194.22/cwt	183.00–205.00	1,111	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,361	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	193.63/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,195	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,307	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	218.48/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,459	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	934	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,355	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	162.04/cwt	140.00–173.00	1,228	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	977	169.55/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,657	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	674	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,040	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	862	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,106	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,176	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,096	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	44
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,347	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,200	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	101.09/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,479	7
Bulls	—	—	1,566	131.75/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,063	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	121.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,149	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	790	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	74.41/cwt	70.00–78.50	744	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	75.04/cwt	67.00–81.00	912	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	85.91/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,125	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	102.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,360	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,220.49/head	1,130.00–1,330.00	1,220	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,263.28/head	990.00–1,375.00	1,263	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,170.35/head	1,050.00–1,360.00	1,170	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	95.00/cwt	87.00–110.00	919	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,256.33/head	1,100.00–1,510.00	1,256	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,731.97/head	1,460.00–1,840.00	1,732	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,523.33/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,523	4

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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 409Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 110Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 64Year ago 34

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for weaned and preconditioned feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00
10	—	1,000	70.00–78.50	74.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,309	83.00–94.00	85.91
5	—	1,215	67.00–81.00	75.04
24	—	1,329	100.00–110.00	102.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,463	90.00–110.00	101.09
5	—	1,566	130.00–133.00	131.75
6	—	1,768	115.00–125.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,157	1,130.00–1,330.00	1,220.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,250	990.00–1,375.00	1,263.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,050.00–1,360.00	1,170.35

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	5	—	967	87.00–110.00	95.00

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	—	850	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	6	—	1,058	1,100.00–1,510.00	1,256.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,190.00	1,190.00

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	4	—	1,223	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,523.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,460.00–1,840.00	1,731.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,920.00	1,920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	668	201.00–223.00	218.48
21	—	624	209.50	209.50
10	—	879	193.00	193.00
62	—	518	203.00–215.00	213.28
11	—	815	180.00	180.00
39	—	412	219.00–225.00	221.69
28	—	467	223.00	223.00
37	—	556	202.00–205.00	202.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	183.00–205.00	194.22
8	—	274	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,085	145.00	145.00
9	—	977	166.00–170.00	169.55
3	—	687	136.00	136.00
17	—	700	193.50	193.50
14	—	531	185.00–200.00	193.58
9	—	758	140.00–173.00	162.04
26	—	617	185.00–211.00	193.63
12	—	467	180.00	180.00
19	—	323	200.00–204.00	201.95
7	—	416	200.00–205.00	201.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	505	238.00–239.00	238.67
12	—	728	234.00	234.00
66	—	574	235.00–250.00	239.09
25	—	641	240.00	240.00
1	—	315	247.50	247.50
64	—	669	232.00–246.25	238.95
4	—	443	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	238.00	238.00
2	—	475	246.00	246.00
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
4	—	1,000	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	927	214.00	214.00
12	—	576	253.50–254.00	253.75
6	—	501	242.00	242.00
7	—	610	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	293	230.00	230.00
11	—	568	207.00	207.00
10	—	722	186.50	186.50
44	—	615	200.00	200.00
3	—	838	176.00	176.00
10	—	355	222.00	222.00
1	—	875	172.00	172.00
21	—	517	214.00	214.00
14	—	462	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	162.00	162.00
9	—	484	178.00	178.00
3	—	351	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	172.00	172.00
3	—	318	180.00	180.00
6	—	583	188.00	188.00

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.