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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 27

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

978 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 821▲ 313 vs year ago 665 · +47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 131▲ 26 vs year ago 85 · +30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 27▲ 12 vs year ago 92 · +13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $235.17/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$235.17

414 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.81

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	621	235.65	1,463	370
Medium and Large 2-3	481	231.14	1,111	44

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $352 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 sale414 hd

235.17

—

KY average26 barns · 8,304 hd

242.97

−7.81

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	1,643	123.59	2,031	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,637	123.21	2,017	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	106.11	1,379	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	91.84	867	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,221	137.97	1,685	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,295	114.00	1,476	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,610	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,561	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$830	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$785	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,835	4thin

Every lot

81 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	309	326.08/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,008	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	305.70/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,308	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,363	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,461	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	275.38/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,440	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	275.58/cwt	270.00–281.50	1,571	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,639	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	597	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,576	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	258.10/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,592	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	646	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,531	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,845	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,721	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	231.71/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,689	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	223.96/cwt	221.00–230.50	1,702	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	214.76/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,776	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,942	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,879	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	211.99/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,978	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,801	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	879	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	938	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	901	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	282.15/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,061	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,109	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	244.20/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,038	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,196	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	254.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,283	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	231.71/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,170	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,335	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,246	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	231.87/cwt	225.00–236.25	1,461	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	232.41/cwt	226.00–234.50	1,550	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	213.26/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,531	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	211.37/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,649	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	218.85/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,714	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,680	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,091	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,072	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,257	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	995	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	284.16/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,319	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	259.62/cwt	256.50–270.00	1,316	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	234.14/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,437	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	597	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,275	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	222.95/cwt	220.00–226.50	1,389	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,522	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	133.29/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,593	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,976	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	114.59/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,870	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	133.10/cwt	130.50–137.50	2,702	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	101.46/cwt	99.00–103.50	926	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	91.64/cwt	88.00–95.00	862	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	82.70/cwt	80.00–85.00	812	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	93.42/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,151	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	102.67/cwt	99.50–108.00	1,279	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	114.43/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,585	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	116.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,881	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	2,042	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,826.72/head	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,843.45/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,843	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,238	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,561.29/head	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,561	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	1,609.67/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,610	7

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 821Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 131Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 27Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	238.00	238.00
15	—	420	264.00	264.00
12	—	346	271.00	271.00
14	—	467	256.00	256.00
2	—	822	180.00	180.00
92	—	630	225.00–236.25	231.87
13	—	376	280.00–287.50	282.15
8	—	988	170.00	170.00
30	—	780	199.00–215.00	211.37
10	—	296	297.00	297.00
24	—	667	226.00–234.50	232.41
1	—	880	170.00	170.00
51	—	504	250.00–260.00	254.56
24	—	718	200.00–217.00	213.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	207.00	207.00
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
10	—	425	241.00–245.00	244.20
13	—	356	253.00	253.00
10	—	505	229.00–233.50	231.71
1	—	825	152.00	152.00
2	—	798	186.00	186.00
3	—	555	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	224.00	224.00
53	—	783	218.00–219.00	218.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	206.00	206.00
1	—	475	260.00	260.00
5	—	597	264.00	264.00
1	—	1,035	174.00	174.00
7	—	646	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	827	210.00–222.50	214.76
9	—	617	248.00–261.00	258.10
32	—	760	221.00–230.50	223.96
18	—	523	275.00–276.00	275.38
30	—	933	211.00–213.00	211.99
5	—	462	295.00	295.00
13	—	882	213.00	213.00
32	—	570	270.00–281.50	275.58
28	—	428	304.00–315.00	305.70
16	—	309	319.00–330.00	326.08
30	—	729	229.00–234.00	231.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	862	225.25	225.25
22	—	510	286.50	286.50
20	—	677	272.50	272.50
23	—	717	240.00	240.00
34	—	579	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	623	220.00–226.50	222.95
13	—	728	209.00	209.00
7	—	820	195.00	195.00
9	—	558	257.50	257.50
11	—	419	300.00	300.00
4	—	352	310.00	310.00
14	—	464	281.00–285.00	284.16
30	—	507	256.50–270.00	259.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	260.00	260.00
4	—	383	280.00	280.00
7	—	597	213.50	213.50
3	—	512	232.50–235.00	234.14
4	—	427	233.00	233.00
1	—	325	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,195	131.00–135.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,385	111.00–118.00	114.43
7	—	1,232	89.00–96.00	93.42
25	—	1,246	99.50–108.00	102.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	99.00–103.50	101.46
7	—	941	88.00–95.00	91.64
3	—	982	80.00–85.00	82.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,640	124.50	124.50
2	—	1,620	113.00–119.00	116.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	112.50–118.00	114.59
3	—	2,030	130.50–137.50	133.10
7	—	1,532	120.00–125.00	122.09

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	2	—	1,088	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,826.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,843.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	127.00	127.00

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)	1	—	850	785.00	785.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,148	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,561.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,234	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,609.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	830.00	830.00

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.