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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 25

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

532 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 545▲ 36 vs year ago 496 · +7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 89▲ 21 vs year ago 87 · +24.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 76▲ 0 vs year ago 54 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $264.23/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −131.92 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$264.23

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs KY average

−5.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	268.52	1,446	24
Medium and Large 2-3	531	256.88	1,364	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $82 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

264.23

—

KY average24 barns · 1,362 hd

273.33

−9.10

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−5.05

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−131.92

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	1,711	171.91	2,942	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	141.00	1,977	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	135.39	1,645	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	113.41	1,088	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	164.00	2,009	1thin

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)	1,300	$1,848	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,810	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,750	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$2,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,168	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,945	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	954	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,244	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,418	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,527	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	306.65/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,558	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,542	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,687	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,685	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,516	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,721	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,828	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,724	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,771	18
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,001	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,022	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	204.33/cwt	200.00–204.50	2,203	52
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,221	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	795	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,159	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,258	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,094	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,355	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	271.92/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,341	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,435	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	256.88/cwt	253.50–263.00	1,364	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,455	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,475	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	245.87/cwt	244.50–254.00	1,534	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,692	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,692	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,793	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	774	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,734	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	894	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,699	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,265	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,515	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,584	21
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,659	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	782	207.43/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,622	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	153.89/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	173.15/cwt	168.00–177.50	3,049	10
Bulls	—	—	1,983	183.76/cwt	183.00–184.50	3,644	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	111.31/cwt	97.00–117.50	1,066	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,216	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	134.85/cwt	119.00–139.50	1,636	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	144.53/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,802	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	142.28/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,955	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,112	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,192.75/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,193	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,394	2,225.81/head	1,985.00–2,475.00	2,226	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	138.90/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,310	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,847.69/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,848	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,750	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 545Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 89Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 76Year ago 54

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	326.00	326.00
13	450–500	468	310.00	310.00
10	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
8	550–600	561	270.00	270.00
21	600–650	630	251.50	251.50
10	700–750	703	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
6	750–800	782	202.00–210.00	207.43
1	850–900	895	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	385	301.00	301.00
11	400–450	418	301.00	301.00
11	450–500	461	294.00	294.00
13	500–550	518	277.00	277.00
11	550–600	563	258.50	258.50
54	600–650	624	244.50–254.00	245.87
20	700–750	726	233.00	233.00
5	750–800	773	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	629	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	252.50	252.50
4	400–450	424	258.00	258.00
15	450–500	493	258.00–277.00	271.92
14	500–550	531	253.50–263.00	256.88
5	600–650	612	241.00	241.00
3	650–700	653	231.00	231.00
11	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
6	750–800	774	224.00	224.00
8	850–900	894	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	337.00	337.00
2	350–400	377	330.00	330.00
15	400–450	443	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	460	332.00	332.00
22	500–550	508	302.00–310.00	306.65
5	550–600	583	289.00	289.00
23	600–650	619	278.00	278.00
18	700–750	700	253.00	253.00
11	1100–1150	1,133	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	530	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	590	257.00	257.00
3	600–650	637	287.00	287.00
4	650–700	695	248.00	248.00
3	1000–1050	1,001	202.00	202.00
52	1050–1100	1,078	200.00–204.50	204.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	295.50	295.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,192.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,935.00	1,935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,394	1,985.00–2,475.00	2,225.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,275.00	2,275.00

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	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	3	—	943	126.00–150.00	138.90

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)	4	—	1,300	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,847.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,810.00	1,810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,213	119.00–139.50	134.85
3	—	1,247	143.50–145.50	144.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	126.00	126.00
6	—	958	97.00–117.50	111.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	132.00	132.00
7	—	1,374	141.00–145.00	142.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	183.00–184.50	183.76
2	—	1,190	152.00–156.00	153.89
10	—	1,761	168.00–177.50	173.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	164.00	164.00

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.