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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,267 head

▲ 628 vs last sale 639▲ 127 vs year ago 1,140 · +11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 77▼ 28 vs year ago 136 · −20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 48▲ 3 vs year ago 69 · +4.3%

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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 $218.48/cwt on 578 head.

Average price

$218.48

578 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$51.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

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	635	221.64	1,407	538
Medium and Large 2	545	206.65	1,126	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	602	170.56	1,027	34

One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $379 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 sale578 hd

218.48

—

KY average25 barns · 8,736 hd

224.08

−5.60

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	1,623	119.12	1,933	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	101.87	1,579	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	96.93	1,245	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,132	87.81	994	47

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,474	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,180	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,166	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,040	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,485	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$882	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,530	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,932	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,272	3thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	303.06/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,097	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	283.49/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,290	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,281	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	258.18/cwt	256.50–268.00	1,332	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,161	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	243.68/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,301	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	189.47/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,029	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	249.70/cwt	245.50–255.00	1,451	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	199.28/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,176	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,273	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,266	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	232.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,440	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,168	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	229.82/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,540	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	218.53/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,565	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	228.61/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,792	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	205.10/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,684	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	879	222.38/cwt	220.75–224.50	1,955	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,025	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,082	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,134	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	245.41/cwt	230.00–250.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	192.12/cwt	184.00–200.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	251.62/cwt	240.00–253.50	861	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,076	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	232.54/cwt	224.50–240.00	995	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	223.44/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,019	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	244.44/cwt	241.50–245.50	1,151	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	212.94/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,011	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	896	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	209.04/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,079	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	234.91/cwt	234.50–236.50	1,224	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	548	181.82/cwt	169.00–185.00	996	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	197.90/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,118	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,280	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	175.62/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,017	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	206.17/cwt	195.50–210.00	1,282	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	211.72/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,435	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,485	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	161.00/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,119	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	709	154.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,094	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	199.23/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,444	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	216.95/cwt	215.50–217.50	1,582	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,608	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	214.45/cwt	213.75–215.25	1,776	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	193.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	285.54/cwt	284.50–290.00	971	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	406	274.59/cwt	265.00–280.50	1,115	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	211.74/cwt	207.50–217.50	887	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	239.56/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,131	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,232	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	181.46/cwt	180.00–183.00	867	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,100	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,268	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,034	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,257	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,129	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	713	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,447	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	110.23/cwt	106.00–116.50	1,529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	133.40/cwt	130.50–136.00	2,545	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	127.07/cwt	124.50–129.50	2,450	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	71.19/cwt	55.00–78.00	762	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	101.46/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,105	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	84.81/cwt	81.50–89.00	944	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	95.70/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,156	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	86.82/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,092	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	97.19/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,246	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	104.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,358	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	99.19/cwt	97.50–99.50	1,518	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	104.75/cwt	102.00–105.25	1,646	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,207.50/head	1,175.00–1,240.00	1,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,932.45/head	1,800.00–2,060.00	1,932	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	882.32/head	700.00–1,025.00	882	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,166.49/head	950.00–1,370.00	1,166	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,473.79/head	1,200.00–1,670.00	1,474	3

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,267Last week 639Year ago 1,140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 77Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 48Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	618	220.00–240.00	232.95
16	—	716	213.00–223.00	218.53
6	—	784	218.00	218.00
10	—	1,067	200.00	200.00
10	—	534	235.00–252.00	243.68
13	—	489	262.00	262.00
37	—	581	245.50–255.00	249.70
55	—	670	228.00–237.00	229.82
16	—	821	201.00–209.00	205.10
1	—	230	220.00	220.00
5	—	912	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	655	215.00	215.00
1	—	595	214.00	214.00
1	—	530	219.00	219.00
1	—	600	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	191.00–201.00	199.28
1	—	660	177.00	177.00
2	—	430	190.00–200.00	195.17
1	—	745	189.00	189.00
2	—	543	184.00–195.00	189.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	931	217.50	217.50
87	—	784	227.50–229.00	228.61
77	—	879	220.75–224.50	222.38
8	—	953	218.50	218.50
47	—	516	256.50–268.00	258.18
8	—	565	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	280.00	280.00
25	—	455	282.50–286.00	283.49
4	—	362	285.00–310.00	303.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	180.00–183.00	181.46
7	—	612	184.50	184.50
1	—	550	188.00	188.00
1	—	845	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	474	260.00	260.00
26	—	525	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	340	284.50–290.00	285.54
16	—	406	265.00–280.50	274.59
14	—	713	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	250.00	250.00
9	—	630	210.00	210.00
21	—	555	226.50	226.50
11	—	472	238.00–256.00	239.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	207.50–217.50	211.74
7	—	524	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	725	195.00–208.00	199.23
41	—	428	224.50–240.00	232.54
9	—	678	210.00–213.00	211.72
16	—	768	210.00	210.00
5	—	833	185.00–195.00	193.08
6	—	516	205.00–211.00	209.04
20	—	342	240.00–253.50	251.62
4	—	456	219.00–225.00	223.44
55	—	622	195.50–210.00	206.17
6	—	565	191.00–210.00	197.90
4	—	278	230.00–250.00	245.41
1	—	1,005	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	141.00	141.00
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	445	177.00	177.00
1	—	495	181.00	181.00
2	—	340	184.00–200.00	192.12
5	—	548	169.00–185.00	181.82
11	—	579	168.00–180.00	175.62
7	—	709	150.00–155.00	154.27
5	—	695	151.00–165.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	570	224.50	224.50
45	—	521	234.50–236.50	234.91
51	—	471	241.50–245.50	244.44
59	—	729	215.50–217.50	216.95
110	—	828	213.75–215.25	214.45
20	—	686	216.00–217.00	216.50
21	—	764	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00	220.00
2	—	475	211.00–215.00	212.94
2	—	780	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,571	102.00–105.25	104.75
14	—	1,530	97.50–99.50	99.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,258	80.00–89.50	86.82
11	—	1,305	100.00–110.00	104.03
11	—	1,282	94.00–99.50	97.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	100.00–104.50	101.46
11	—	1,071	55.00–78.00	71.19
16	—	1,208	90.00–98.50	95.70
13	—	1,113	81.50–89.00	84.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	130.50–136.00	133.40
2	—	1,928	124.50–129.50	127.07
5	—	1,387	106.00–116.50	110.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	1,800.00–2,060.00	1,932.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,175.00–1,240.00	1,207.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,485.00	1,485.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	700.00–1,025.00	882.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,180.00	1,180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	950.00–1,370.00	1,166.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,310	1,200.00–1,670.00	1,473.79

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	—	1,150	1,530.00	1,530.00

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.