Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2024-06-11

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 11
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 528▼ 295 vs year ago 832 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 106▼ 43 vs year ago 126 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 96▲ 32 vs year ago 50 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.80/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −131.36 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.
Average price
$264.80
40 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,453
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.15
vs KY average
−0.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550267.591,47233
Medium and Large 2-3542251.641,3647thin
One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale40 hd
264.80
—
KY average24 barns · 1,235 hd
266.95
−2.15
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−0.57
This barn, trailing median35 sales
396.16
−131.36
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
439395351307median 396.1603/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,566161.082,5238thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,380149.152,0582thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,326139.911,85558
CowsLean 85-90%Average950100.339533thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,997150.002,9963thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,308195.572,5582thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,8102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,7243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,4502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$1,92213
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,8334thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$2,66214
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,133$2,4163thin

Every lot

67 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,4685
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508303.71/cwt301.00–308.001,54318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,6455
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7477
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3641241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5456
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652293.25/cwt293.25–293.251,91217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,83011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,72112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,77311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766250.15/cwt250.00–250.251,91633
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767248.75/cwt248.75–248.751,90828
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,00312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329300.31/cwt300.00–301.0098812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,0606
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373259.87/cwt240.00–280.009692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421257.73/cwt251.00–267.501,0857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,23719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470257.28/cwt253.00–260.001,20915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,40613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3083
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4064
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567264.90/cwt264.50–265.501,50215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,59311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678240.67/cwt238.00–243.501,63232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727234.62/cwt233.50–237.001,70631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735224.39/cwt223.00–225.001,64913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,73714
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310310.00/cwt310.00–310.009612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3706
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455319.50/cwt319.50–319.501,4549
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524285.50/cwt285.50–285.501,4967
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3531259.36/cwt256.50–265.001,37712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,6065
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7098
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,308195.57/cwt194.00–197.002,5582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,5571
Bulls——1,515159.88/cwt154.00–171.502,4225
Bulls——1,928173.89/cwt170.00–177.503,3532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85076.00/cwt76.00–76.006461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000112.50/cwt110.00–115.001,1252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180130.35/cwt119.00–138.501,53816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374145.22/cwt142.75–146.501,99516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380149.15/cwt140.50–160.002,0582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399143.43/cwt141.00–149.002,00725
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,997150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,809.53/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,723.78/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29441,921.69/head1,650.00–1,975.001,92213
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28542,338.28/head1,525.00–2,850.002,3387
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29862,985.87/head2,925.00–3,025.002,9867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,416.47/head2,300.00–2,510.002,4163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,832.65/head2,450.00–2,950.002,8334

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.