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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

810 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 719▲ 83 vs year ago 727 · +11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 66▲ 0 vs year ago 85 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▼ 46 vs year ago 78 · −59.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher.

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 $257.66/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −138.49 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$257.66

52 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs KY average

−19.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	261.10	1,417	39
Medium and Large 2-3	522	247.34	1,291	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd

257.66

—

KY average27 barns · 2,239 hd

260.32

−2.65

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.56

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−138.49

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	—	High	1,643	143.10	2,352	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	123.98	1,791	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	118.40	1,490	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	95.18	880	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	152.83	2,159	4thin

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)	1,143	$1,765	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,742	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,353	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,310	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,220	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,018	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,828	2thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,428	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,423	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,468	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,557	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,716	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	235.76/cwt	228.50–237.50	1,598	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,722	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	238.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,672	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	706	226.02/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,596	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	229.50/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,763	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,966	57
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,982	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,042	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	969	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,035	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	289	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	876	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	942	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,052	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	262.81/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,085	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	275.69/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,147	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,338	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,412	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	509	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,295	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	223.48/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,263	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	250.29/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,439	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	601	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,250	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,474	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,449	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	223.00/cwt	211.00–225.50	1,456	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	216.26/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,555	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	719	212.36/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,527	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	220.24/cwt	218.50–221.25	1,735	100
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,495	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,031	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,887	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	277	262.79/cwt	237.50–275.00	728	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	899	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,252	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	276.65/cwt	220.00–294.00	1,032	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,366	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,365	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	262.75/cwt	259.50–266.00	1,408	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	619	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,418	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,545	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,626	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,413	152.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,159	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	126.01/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	141.69/cwt	129.00–149.00	2,271	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	153.75/cwt	150.00–162.50	2,804	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	85.51/cwt	79.00–93.00	755	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	104.85/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,013	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	122.95/cwt	121.50–134.00	1,515	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	116.98/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,486	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	107.36/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,382	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,795	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	115.16/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,768	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	1,353.30/head	1,180.00–1,675.00	1,353	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,764.97/head	1,690.00–1,850.00	1,765	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,741.51/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,742	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	145.65/cwt	131.00–179.00	1,305	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 719Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 66Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	370.00	370.00
10	450–500	468	304.00	304.00
7	500–550	517	284.00	284.00
13	550–600	560	278.00	278.00
6	650–700	650	264.00	264.00
19	700–750	702	237.50–240.00	238.16
20	750–800	768	228.00–231.00	229.50
57	800–850	841	233.75	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
20	700–750	700	246.00	246.00
46	800–850	846	234.25	234.25
18	850–900	887	230.25	230.25
21	950–1000	969	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	593	265.00	265.00
15	650–700	678	228.50–237.50	235.76
4	700–750	706	225.00–229.00	226.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	289	303.00	303.00
11	300–350	340	277.00	277.00
8	350–400	353	298.00	298.00
14	400–450	416	275.00–277.50	275.69
7	500–550	501	267.00	267.00
21	550–600	575	250.00–251.00	250.29
14	600–650	626	231.50	231.50
32	700–750	719	209.00–220.00	216.26
10	850–900	888	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	413	260.00–264.50	262.81
10	500–550	509	254.50	254.50
3	550–600	565	222.50–224.00	223.48
6	600–650	601	208.00	208.00
29	650–700	653	211.00–225.50	223.00
13	700–750	719	208.00–217.50	212.36
3	800–850	835	179.00	179.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	508	278.00	278.00
8	600–650	613	240.50	240.50
100	750–800	788	218.50–221.25	220.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	309.00	309.00
2	300–350	335	317.50	317.50
11	350–400	363	345.00	345.00
10	400–450	417	327.50	327.50
18	450–500	469	291.00	291.00
18	500–550	536	259.50–266.00	262.75
8	600–650	637	242.50	242.50
11	700–750	707	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	237.50–275.00	262.79
4	350–400	373	220.00–294.00	276.65
2	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	619	229.00	229.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,960.00	1,960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,030.00	2,030.00

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	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,220.00	1,220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	5	—	1,099	1,180.00–1,675.00	1,353.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	1,690.00–1,850.00	1,764.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,288	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,741.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,310.00	1,310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	4	—	896	131.00–179.00	145.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	111.00–120.00	115.16
7	—	1,419	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,270	110.00–120.50	116.98
3	—	1,287	104.00–109.00	107.36
17	—	1,232	121.50–134.00	122.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	99.00–110.00	104.85
4	—	883	79.00–93.00	85.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	150.00–162.50	153.75
6	—	1,603	129.00–149.00	141.69
2	—	1,403	124.00–129.00	126.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	150.00–160.00	152.83

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.