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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

837 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 978▼ 136 vs year ago 973 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 111▼ 5 vs year ago 72 · −6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 104▲ 23 vs year ago 65 · +35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feed heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, in instances sold sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.44/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −135.72 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$260.44

109 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs KY average

−11.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	261.10	1,393	102
Medium and Large 2-3	567	250.71	1,422	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about −$29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale109 hd

260.44

—

KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd

256.69

+3.75

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−11.47

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−135.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $396.16 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,747	126.64	2,213	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	111.41	1,455	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	110.99	1,443	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	81.23	764	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,638	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,510	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,885	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,270	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	322.21/cwt	319.00–328.00	1,337	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,406	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	247.19/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,169	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,533	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	291.34/cwt	291.00–291.50	1,500	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,472	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	273.65/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,521	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,638	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	257.47/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,516	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,687	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,838	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,796	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	256.28/cwt	210.00–261.00	1,725	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	709	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,638	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	245.20/cwt	243.50–246.50	1,788	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	255.47/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,870	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	756	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,709	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	237.70/cwt	236.25–240.00	1,845	46
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,786	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	872	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,892	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	907	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,841	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	309	287.92/cwt	275.00–290.00	890	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,015	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,121	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	237.98/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,019	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	283.22/cwt	281.50–286.00	1,289	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,252	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,333	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	263.56/cwt	260.00–265.50	1,368	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	253.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,407	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,526	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	594	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,491	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,266	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,395	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,569	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	722	218.43/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,577	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,710	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,723	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	229.43/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,753	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,769	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	848	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,501	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	914	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,016	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	963	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,374	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	243.35/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,251	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	272.43/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,422	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,415	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,409	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,345	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	693	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,507	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,426	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	126.12/cwt	123.00–128.50	2,223	6
Bulls	—	—	1,823	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,489	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	81.23/cwt	77.00–87.00	764	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	111.33/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,445	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	121.43/cwt	119.50–123.50	1,819	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	945	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,637.50/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,578.52/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,579	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	141.36/cwt	112.00–176.00	1,276	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 978Year ago 973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 111Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 104Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	502	265.50	265.50
12	550–600	579	263.50	263.50
7	600–650	602	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	651	241.00	241.00
17	700–750	723	236.50	236.50
21	800–850	806	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	278.00	278.00
12	400–450	412	272.00	272.00
45	450–500	455	281.50–286.00	283.22
53	500–550	519	260.00–265.50	263.56
26	550–600	556	250.00–260.00	253.13
10	600–650	631	221.00	221.00
4	650–700	668	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	746	231.00	231.00
29	750–800	764	228.00–231.00	229.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
14	300–350	309	275.00–290.00	287.92
10	400–450	428	220.00–253.00	237.98
8	450–500	495	253.00	253.00
2	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	594	251.00	251.00
8	600–650	630	201.00	201.00
12	700–750	722	203.00–230.00	218.43
4	800–850	848	177.00	177.00
4	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	241.00–251.00	247.19
10	550–600	589	235.00–260.00	257.47
11	650–700	673	210.00–261.00	256.28
10	700–750	709	231.00	231.00
6	750–800	756	226.00	226.00
4	850–900	872	217.00	217.00
3	900–950	907	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
12	450–500	468	300.50	300.50
15	500–550	520	283.00	283.00
11	550–600	556	270.00–275.00	273.65
24	600–650	609	277.00	277.00
14	650–700	653	275.00	275.00
26	700–750	729	243.50–246.50	245.20
9	800–850	808	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	386	329.00	329.00
15	400–450	415	319.00–328.00	322.21
31	450–500	492	311.50	311.50
15	500–550	515	291.00–291.50	291.34
2	550–600	583	281.00	281.00
20	600–650	619	297.00	297.00
17	700–750	732	255.00–256.00	255.47
46	750–800	776	236.25–240.00	237.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.00	302.00
5	300–350	333	305.00	305.00
16	450–500	461	298.00	298.00
28	500–550	522	270.00–281.00	272.43
10	550–600	556	254.50	254.50
7	600–650	610	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	277.00	277.00
2	350–400	393	245.00	245.00
10	500–550	514	237.00–245.00	243.35
4	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	614	219.00	219.00
2	650–700	693	217.50	217.50
7	700–750	713	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,253	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,578.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,637.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,270.00	1,270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,345	1,885.00	1,885.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	5	—	903	112.00–176.00	141.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	110.00–112.00	110.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,498	119.50–123.50	121.43
34	—	1,298	105.00–117.00	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	941	77.00–87.00	81.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	123.00–128.50	126.12
1	—	1,500	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,823	135.00–138.00	136.52

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.