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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 2

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 12Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

918 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 1,112▼ 74 vs year ago 992 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 100▲ 132 vs year ago 78 · +169.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Christmas holiday. Strong demand for feeders and slaughter cattle noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.35/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$216.35

424 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

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	771	218.02	1,682	388
Medium and Large 2-3	786	198.29	1,559	36

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $122 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 sale424 hd

216.35

—

KY average6 barns · 815 hd

226.17

−9.82

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	1,572	128.57	2,021	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	101.58	1,411	179
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	96.62	1,568	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	79.01	791	12

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)	1,165	$1,267	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,167	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$993	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,710	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,157	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	240.89/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,238	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	245.23/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,280	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	240.52/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,361	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,186	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,514	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,439	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,383	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	210.69/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,433	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,536	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	213.19/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,539	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,667	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	829	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,604	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,827	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,888	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	212.25/cwt	212.25–212.25	1,917	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	934	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,840	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	961	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,984	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,771	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	765	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	859	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	962	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	992	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	206.29/cwt	204.50–210.00	1,075	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	206.17/cwt	203.00–208.50	1,190	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	202.93/cwt	194.50–206.50	1,272	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,206	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	191.83/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,381	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	736	173.47/cwt	135.00–180.00	1,277	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,455	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,532	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	819	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,229	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,684	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	183.40/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,634	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	248.90/cwt	245.00–251.00	829	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,028	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,108	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,214	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,076	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	703	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,324	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	113.27/cwt	109.50–118.00	1,586	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	124.45/cwt	120.50–127.50	1,807	12
Bulls	—	—	1,680	133.87/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,249	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	576	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	85.25/cwt	82.00–89.00	820	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	74.53/cwt	71.00–77.00	797	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	82.96/cwt	82.00–84.00	896	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	92.63/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,137	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	107.10/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,595	112
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,604	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	94.33/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,554	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,710.21/head	1,690.00–1,730.00	1,710	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,266.81/head	1,130.00–1,650.00	1,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,274.81/head	1,270.00–1,280.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	992.54/head	950.00–1,040.00	993	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 Jan 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 1,112Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 100Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 13

No trends available due to Christmas holiday. Strong demand for feeders and slaughter cattle noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	197.00	197.00
4	—	583	202.00–205.00	203.51
17	—	829	193.50	193.50
8	—	668	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	252.00	252.00
6	—	634	227.00	227.00
10	—	813	205.00	205.00
46	—	880	214.50	214.50
14	—	514	238.00–242.00	240.89
6	—	946	197.00	197.00
34	—	566	239.00–243.00	240.52
11	—	1,012	175.00	175.00
21	—	680	200.00–217.00	210.69
51	—	722	210.00–215.50	213.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	903	212.25	212.25
13	—	631	240.00	240.00
9	—	874	209.00	209.00
24	—	790	215.00	215.00
18	—	522	245.00–246.00	245.23
10	—	735	218.00	218.00
42	—	961	206.50	206.50
9	—	681	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	627	194.50–206.50	202.93
2	—	900	130.00	130.00
26	—	720	190.00–194.00	191.83
10	—	830	180.00	180.00
10	—	750	194.00	194.00
19	—	405	212.00	212.00
37	—	577	203.00–208.50	206.17
13	—	891	180.00–184.00	183.40
23	—	521	204.50–210.00	206.29
2	—	665	190.00	190.00
6	—	359	213.00	213.00
16	—	454	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
4	—	590	180.00	180.00
10	—	638	189.00	189.00
5	—	819	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
7	—	491	202.00	202.00
14	—	736	135.00–180.00	173.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	191.50	191.50
29	—	866	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	519	234.00	234.00
8	—	333	245.00–251.00	248.90
6	—	558	230.00	230.00
8	—	648	205.00	205.00
9	—	748	177.00	177.00
8	—	408	252.00	252.00
5	—	458	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	191.00	191.00
1	—	470	241.00	241.00
1	—	375	220.00	220.00
3	—	703	148.00	148.00
3	—	530	203.00	203.00
1	—	300	202.50	202.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,690.00–1,730.00	1,710.21

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)	2	—	1,200	1,270.00–1,280.00	1,274.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	950.00–1,040.00	992.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,130.00–1,650.00	1,266.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,680	130.00–136.00	133.87
3	—	1,400	109.50–118.00	113.27
12	—	1,452	120.50–127.50	124.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	82.00–89.00	85.25
5	—	1,069	71.00–77.00	74.53
1	—	900	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	93.00–96.00	94.33
1	—	1,550	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,227	85.00–97.50	92.63
112	—	1,489	101.00–112.00	107.10
2	—	1,080	82.00–84.00	82.96

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.