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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 2

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 718▼ 124 vs year ago 659 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 141▲ 3 vs year ago 122 · +2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 36▼ 78 vs year ago 136 · −57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter 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 $241.89/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −154.27 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$241.89

45 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.04

vs KY average

−28.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	241.89	1,283	45

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

241.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,406 hd

254.93

−13.04

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−28.70

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−154.27

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	1,583	154.57	2,447	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	131.00	1,746	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	121.09	1,573	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	94.31	913	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,716	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,360	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$1,330	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$1,408	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,778	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,557	3thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,219	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,595	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,492	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,713	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,772	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	258.04/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,744	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,625	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,718	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	737	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,658	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,806	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	917	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,834	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,853	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	939	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	272.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,135	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,202	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,269	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,395	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	226.52/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,413	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	227.55/cwt	219.50–237.00	1,525	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	216.96/cwt	213.50–220.00	1,556	44
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	748	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,601	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	180.46/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,552	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	763	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	267.76/cwt	260.00–282.50	983	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,278	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	446	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,169	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	300.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,386	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,208	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,426	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,427	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	226.42/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,383	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,571	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,662	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	145.65/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	167.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,981	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	89.02/cwt	81.00–93.00	830	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	103.13/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,060	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,458	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	120.59/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,560	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,922	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,059	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,777.50/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,359.89/head	1,275.00–1,430.00	1,360	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,716.03/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,716	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,613.11/head	1,470.00–1,750.00	1,613	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,557.26/head	1,420.00–1,650.00	1,557	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,437	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	1,407.88/head	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,408	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 718Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 141Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 36Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	613	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	667	270.00	270.00
5	750–800	754	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
12	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	301.00	301.00
9	500–550	513	311.00	311.00
16	550–600	569	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	630	272.00	272.00
37	650–700	676	252.00–263.00	258.04
6	700–750	719	239.00	239.00
23	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
8	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	950	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	264.00	264.00
7	650–700	690	235.50	235.50
6	700–750	737	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	917	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	288.00	288.00
7	400–450	416	270.00–280.00	272.78
14	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	505	238.00	238.00
13	550–600	579	241.00	241.00
34	600–650	624	223.00–229.00	226.52
26	650–700	670	219.50–237.00	227.55
44	700–750	717	213.50–220.00	216.96
3	850–900	888	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	516	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
10	400–450	428	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	748	214.00	214.00
6	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	860	177.00–191.00	180.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
10	400–450	419	305.00	305.00
15	450–500	461	300.00–305.00	300.66
7	500–550	513	278.00	278.00
19	550–600	564	253.00	253.00
3	600–650	617	235.00	235.00
8	700–750	703	223.50	223.50
3	800–850	831	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	282.50	282.50
6	350–400	367	260.00–282.50	267.76
4	400–450	446	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	493	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	611	225.00–232.00	226.42

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,275.00–1,430.00	1,359.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,470.00–1,750.00	1,613.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	988	1,330.00	1,330.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,716.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	1,420.00–1,650.00	1,557.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	2	—	988	141.00–150.00	145.44

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	2	—	1,000	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,777.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	3	—	867	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,407.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	932	81.00–93.00	89.02
3	—	1,028	102.00–104.50	103.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,205	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,435	130.00–137.00	133.91
77	—	1,294	110.00–129.00	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	165.00–170.00	167.96
3	—	1,455	141.00–155.00	145.65

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.