Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2024-04-09

Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 9

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

558 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 535▼ 4 vs year ago 562 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 125▼ 8 vs year ago 109 · −7.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 58▼ 60 vs year ago 102 · −58.8%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with instances of gains and losses in different feeder classes. Demand was still strong for most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold steady to sharply higher for high dress slaughter bulls .

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 $244.55/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −151.61 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$244.55

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs KY average

−19.41 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	249.68	1,355	28
Medium and Large 2-3	556	230.20	1,279	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

244.55

—

KY average25 barns · 1,227 hd

249.71

−5.16

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−19.41

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−151.61

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	—	Low	1,573	160.32	2,521	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	135.25	2,124	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	126.66	1,585	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	102.17	1,018	5thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,026	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,709	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,630	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$1,557	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$970	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,975	2thin

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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,013	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,164	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,402	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	290.57/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,511	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,453	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,619	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	275.98/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,719	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	240.05/cwt	234.50–255.00	1,589	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,776	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,742	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,443	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	751	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,615	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,824	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	218.99/cwt	216.50–224.50	1,835	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,921	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	873	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	352	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	898	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,002	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	260.12/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,087	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,082	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	256.79/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,209	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	239.61/cwt	234.00–243.75	1,169	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,318	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,219	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	247.57/cwt	247.57–247.57	1,396	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,320	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	233.45/cwt	228.50–244.00	1,445	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,578	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	727	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,549	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	214.15/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,572	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,624	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	291.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,045	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,013	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,236	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,376	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	501	248.76/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,246	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,331	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,512	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	591	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,271	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,465	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,607	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	154.09/cwt	147.00–163.50	2,324	8
Bulls	—	—	1,800	178.10/cwt	170.00–192.50	3,206	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	94.03/cwt	77.00–112.00	895	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	114.38/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,216	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	124.87/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,533	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	107.46/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,409	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	135.42/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,794	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,853	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	136.00/cwt	131.00–136.75	2,164	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,708.78/head	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,709	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,025.82/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	2,026	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	1,557.00/head	1,410.00–1,650.00	1,557	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	151.89/cwt	122.00–183.00	1,381	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,479	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 535Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 125Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 58Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	352	255.00	255.00
17	400–450	418	245.00–280.00	260.12
12	450–500	488	234.00–243.75	239.61
4	500–550	527	230.00–235.00	231.24
6	550–600	575	229.50	229.50
21	600–650	607	224.00	224.00
4	700–750	727	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	291.00	291.00
9	350–400	354	283.00	283.00
7	400–450	420	257.50	257.50
33	450–500	471	255.00–257.50	256.79
15	500–550	524	251.50	251.50
13	550–600	564	247.57	247.57
37	600–650	619	228.50–244.00	233.45
5	650–700	652	242.00	242.00
14	700–750	734	213.00–217.00	214.15
6	750–800	752	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	358	283.00	283.00
8	500–550	501	235.00–262.50	248.76
3	550–600	591	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	291.85
12	400–450	416	297.00	297.00
22	450–500	476	289.00	289.00
4	500–550	506	263.00	263.00
11	550–600	562	269.00	269.00
6	600–650	618	237.00	237.00
6	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	837	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	379	307.00	307.00
6	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
16	450–500	467	305.00	305.00
12	500–550	520	288.00–294.00	290.57
11	550–600	572	283.00	283.00
11	600–650	623	270.00–283.00	275.98
6	650–700	683	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	711	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	776	235.00	235.00
25	800–850	838	216.50–224.50	218.99
7	900–950	937	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	298.00	298.00
2	350–400	358	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	536	271.00	271.00
34	650–700	662	234.50–255.00	240.05
2	700–750	718	201.00	201.00
10	750–800	751	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	815	190.00	190.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,880.00	1,880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,410.00–1,650.00	1,557.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,708.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,875.00–2,100.00	2,025.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,630.00	1,630.00

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	—	1,600	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	1,020	145.00	145.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	909	122.00–183.00	151.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	131.00–136.75	136.00
1	—	1,425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,325	133.00–155.00	135.42
52	—	1,228	115.00–131.00	124.87
2	—	1,311	107.00–108.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	113.00–116.00	114.38
3	—	952	77.00–112.00	94.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,800	170.00–192.50	178.10
8	—	1,508	147.00–163.50	154.09

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.