Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2024-01-23

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 23
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 1,263▲ 552 vs year ago 486 · +113.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 93▲ 11 vs year ago 90 · +12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 15▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market being closed last week because of inclement winter weather. However the was good demand noted for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.76/cwt on 472 head.
Average price
$199.76
472 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641200.691,286443
Medium and Large 2-3607185.591,12629
One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $159 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 sale472 hd
199.76
—
KY average20 barns · 3,813 hd
207.64
−7.88
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,634120.041,96215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650107.801,7793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290104.031,34261
CowsLean 85-90%High94289.178407thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$1,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$1,3002thin

Every lot

61 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335265.00/cwt265.00–265.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,28510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573246.72/cwt238.50–256.001,41450
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632229.87/cwt225.00–237.501,45344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667220.25/cwt216.00–224.501,46989
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734212.90/cwt205.00–218.501,56382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782204.65/cwt200.00–208.001,60022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3803181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815198.48/cwt195.00–202.001,61826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,73712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,82540
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930186.63/cwt182.00–190.001,73612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340220.00/cwt220.00–220.0074813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362194.81/cwt190.00–196.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400191.00/cwt191.00–191.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412225.00/cwt225.00–225.0092730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440204.00/cwt204.00–204.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,03216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526207.60/cwt200.50–216.001,09232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585204.94/cwt198.00–214.001,19962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624201.64/cwt191.50–208.001,25867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,14911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684196.40/cwt193.00–205.001,34362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3709186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,31910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723196.22/cwt191.00–203.001,419106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,48424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781186.63/cwt186.00–187.001,45811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820180.63/cwt175.00–182.001,4815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2978158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,54514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355270.00/cwt270.00–270.0095910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,08714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472238.00/cwt233.00–241.001,12316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,17814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,21014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,11812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635197.18/cwt190.00–206.001,25229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,30421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,000145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393114.62/cwt113.00–115.001,5975
Bulls——1,733121.30/cwt118.00–125.002,1028
Bulls——1,843128.53/cwt127.00–130.002,3692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91386.04/cwt85.00–87.007862
Cows—Lean 85-90%95070.00/cwt70.00–70.006651
Cows—Lean 85-90%95495.52/cwt93.00–97.009114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16293.56/cwt90.00–98.501,0879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302109.99/cwt109.00–118.501,43219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318103.45/cwt99.00–108.501,36333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675107.20/cwt105.50–108.501,7962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,150.31/head840.00–1,425.001,1503

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.