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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 28

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 14Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

823 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 832▼ 145 vs year ago 968 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 123▲ 26 vs year ago 118 · +22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 30▲ 13 vs year ago 21 · +61.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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 $191.00/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$191.00

262 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	596	192.58	1,147	207
Medium and Large 2-3	567	185.05	1,049	55

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $98 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 sale262 hd

191.00

—

KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd

194.50

−3.49

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	1,784	119.39	2,130	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	93.43	1,493	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	91.15	1,188	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	74.24	713	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	135.42	1,728	21

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)	1,350	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,059	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,055	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,049	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,003	$908	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$850	1thin

Every lot

66 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 2-3	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,049	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	196.50/cwt	190.00–203.00	904	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,224	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	217.06/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,363	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	652	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,337	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,427	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,533	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,647	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,687	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,697	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	205.24/cwt	203.00–207.50	1,808	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	997	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,346	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,043	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,846	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,720	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	207.71/cwt	199.00–209.50	779	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	786	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	851	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	953	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	984	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	178.21/cwt	160.00–187.00	948	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	193.18/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,086	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,169	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	168.86/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,077	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	657	187.98/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,235	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	188.49/cwt	188.00–190.50	1,289	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,305	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,442	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	215.90/cwt	212.00–220.00	665	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	778	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,028	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	185.05/cwt	179.00–187.00	947	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,122	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,184	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,197	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	709	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,007	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,828	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	135.42/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,728	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	106.90/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	119.50/cwt	113.00–125.00	2,078	5
Bulls	—	—	2,030	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,673	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	71.32/cwt	62.00–77.00	675	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	81.55/cwt	80.00–83.00	811	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	89.23/cwt	81.50–96.00	1,130	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	78.83/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,111	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	101.23/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,472	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,585	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	91.79/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,470	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	110.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,042	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,058.70/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,059	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	961.71/head	920.00–1,000.00	962	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,054.84/head	940.00–1,180.00	1,055	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	1,049.15/head	980.00–1,250.00	1,049	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 832Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 123Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 21

No trends available due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	199.00–209.50	207.71
2	—	428	190.00	190.00
1	—	905	144.00	144.00
6	—	638	165.00–177.00	168.86
18	—	532	160.00–187.00	178.21
11	—	657	178.00–200.00	187.98
6	—	775	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	190.00	190.00
11	—	780	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	203.50	203.50
42	—	562	188.00–201.00	193.18
28	—	510	193.00	193.00
33	—	684	188.00–190.50	188.49
6	—	788	183.00	183.00
15	—	467	204.00	204.00
11	—	378	208.00	208.00
9	—	717	182.00	182.00
22	—	637	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	810	209.50	209.50
30	—	783	215.50	215.50
10	—	673	212.00	212.00
15	—	713	215.00	215.00
2	—	1,082	159.00	159.00
8	—	456	230.00	230.00
15	—	628	215.00–220.00	217.06
14	—	532	225.00–235.00	230.13
16	—	881	203.00–207.50	205.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	235.00	235.00
2	—	652	205.00	205.00
3	—	997	135.00	135.00
9	—	1,043	177.00	177.00
6	—	460	190.00–203.00	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	754	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	642	186.50	186.50
5	—	347	234.00	234.00
12	—	415	230.00	230.00
16	—	459	224.00	224.00
15	—	522	215.00	215.00
13	—	576	205.50	205.50
3	—	952	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	179.00–187.00	185.05
1	—	255	225.00	225.00
12	—	308	212.00–220.00	215.90
9	—	376	207.00	207.00
5	—	709	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,276	134.00–138.00	135.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,601	90.50–95.00	91.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,266	81.50–96.00	89.23
2	—	1,409	78.00–80.00	78.83
15	—	1,454	101.00–104.00	101.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	80.00–83.00	81.55
10	—	946	62.00–77.00	71.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	113.00–125.00	119.50
3	—	1,612	99.00–110.00	106.90
3	—	2,030	130.00–135.00	131.68

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	3	—	943	107.00–115.00	110.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,015	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,058.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,063	940.00–1,180.00	1,054.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,380.00	1,380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	920.00–1,000.00	961.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,106	980.00–1,250.00	1,049.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00

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

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.