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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, May 14

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▲ 303 vs last sale 500▲ 11 vs year ago 792 · +1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 64▼ 54 vs year ago 143 · −37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 115 vs year ago 161 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.35/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.65 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$296.35

80 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs KY average

−14.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	298.65	1,710	69
Medium and Large 2-3	567	281.97	1,599	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale80 hd

296.35

—

KY average25 barns · 1,020 hd

297.51

−1.15

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−14.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−137.65

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.48, low $345.00, median $434.00 across 31 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	1,755	154.46	2,710	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	126.75	1,581	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	124.11	1,909	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	102.45	953	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,849	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,479	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	781	$1,469	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,111	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,340	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	309.38/cwt	307.00–312.50	1,466	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	281.97/cwt	251.00–285.00	1,599	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	300.15/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,729	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	296.18/cwt	294.50–297.50	1,706	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,691	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,694	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,873	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,689	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	236.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,673	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	250.24/cwt	246.25–255.00	1,792	69
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,029	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	228.43/cwt	224.50–229.50	1,914	80
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	884	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,179	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	256.43/cwt	225.00–264.50	1,059	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,209	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	271.08/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,244	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,369	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	274.04/cwt	273.75–275.00	1,414	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	255.54/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,344	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,482	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	230.13/cwt	213.00–253.00	1,335	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,488	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	238.96/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,484	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	234.65/cwt	232.50–235.50	1,600	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,520	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	232.53/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,649	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	742	213.85/cwt	189.00–216.00	1,587	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	857	192.31/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,648	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	813	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	318.27/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,305	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,206	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	1,433	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,477	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,534	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,568	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,735	11
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	861	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,769	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	150.21/cwt	144.50–154.50	2,585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.50	3,114	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	107.17/cwt	106.00–108.50	968	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	99.61/cwt	92.00–105.00	943	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	108.31/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,119	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	125.98/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,557	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	134.79/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,824	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	124.11/cwt	120.50–127.50	1,909	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	825	2,110.61/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	1,469.20/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,469	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,849.06/head	1,820.00–1,875.00	1,849	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,588.52/head	1,390.00–1,700.00	1,589	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	147.86/cwt	134.00–183.00	1,314	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	154.60/cwt	139.00–174.00	1,422	2

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 500Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 64Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 161

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	312.00	312.00
13	400–450	431	280.50	280.50
10	450–500	478	286.50	286.50
45	500–550	516	273.75–275.00	274.04
20	550–600	571	259.50	259.50
27	600–650	621	238.50–240.00	238.96
26	650–700	682	232.50–235.50	234.65
22	700–750	709	230.00–233.50	232.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	307.00	307.00
2	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
20	400–450	413	225.00–264.50	256.43
11	450–500	459	258.00–276.00	271.08
18	500–550	526	246.00–268.00	255.54
8	550–600	580	213.00–253.00	230.13
4	650–700	688	221.00	221.00
12	700–750	742	189.00–216.00	213.85
1	800–850	825	189.00	189.00
3	850–900	857	187.00–195.00	192.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	600–650	600	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	550–600	576	299.00–305.00	300.15
3	600–650	606	279.00	279.00
69	700–750	716	246.25–255.00	250.24
59	800–850	830	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
17	450–500	474	307.00–312.50	309.38
4	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
26	550–600	576	294.50–297.50	296.18
21	600–650	637	294.00	294.00
10	650–700	661	255.50	255.50
12	700–750	707	235.00–240.00	236.66
80	800–850	838	224.50–229.50	228.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	567	251.00–285.00	281.97
3	600–650	607	279.00	279.00
3	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	315.00	315.00
8	400–450	410	313.00–319.00	318.27
10	450–500	472	303.50	303.50
16	500–550	511	289.00	289.00
6	550–600	563	272.50	272.50
9	600–650	626	250.50	250.50
11	750–800	756	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	271.00	271.00
8	850–900	861	205.00–206.00	205.50

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	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,110.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	781	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,469.20

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)	2	—	1,193	1,820.00–1,875.00	1,849.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,348	1,390.00–1,700.00	1,588.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,530.00	1,530.00

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	—	1,000	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	889	134.00–183.00	147.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	139.00–174.00	154.60

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	1	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	120.50–127.50	124.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	102.00–116.00	108.31
9	—	1,353	130.00–142.50	134.79
46	—	1,236	118.00–129.50	125.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	92.00–105.00	99.61
3	—	903	106.00–108.50	107.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	160.00–170.50	164.94
1	—	1,490	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,721	144.50–154.50	150.21

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.