Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2024-07-09

Upton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 9
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,025 head
▲ 493 vs last sale 532▲ 203 vs year ago 822 · +24.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 108▲ 33 vs year ago 113 · +29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 54▼ 4 vs year ago 20 · −20.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.52/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −140.63 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.
Average price
$255.52
75 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$53.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.49
vs KY average
−13.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549263.431,44561
Medium and Large 2-3533225.501,20210thin
Medium 2-3520210.011,0924thin
One grade step is worth $53.42/cwt here — about $353 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 sale75 hd
255.52
—
KY average13 barns · 645 hd
261.01
−5.49
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−13.34
This barn, trailing median35 sales
396.16
−140.63
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—High1,521163.142,48120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,297141.321,83282
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,561140.272,19020
CowsLean 85-90%Low962114.271,09923
SteersChoiceHigh1,345170.002,2872thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,182148.161,7519thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,5723thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,4701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)750$8401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,5943thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,1666
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2392312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,0521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475271.04/cwt269.00–279.001,2875
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,5175
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5946
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,55516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1776
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567271.33/cwt270.00–273.001,5389
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,72722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576284.80/cwt276.00–290.001,64028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627276.26/cwt271.00–283.001,73211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668260.54/cwt252.00–269.001,74045
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6258
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723242.68/cwt223.00–244.001,75516
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732257.76/cwt253.00–258.001,88720
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812238.52/cwt233.00–240.001,93757
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827245.50/cwt245.50–245.502,03051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2873216.08/cwt210.00–219.001,8863
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876240.50/cwt240.50–240.502,10721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920220.49/cwt218.00–223.002,0292
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,1224
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,215189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2963
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2306298.88/cwt290.00–301.0091511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328232.41/cwt230.00–235.007623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350256.00/cwt256.00–256.008961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,11116
Heifers350–400Medium 2-3395216.00/cwt216.00–216.008531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,06813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
Heifers400–450Medium 2-3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,29421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1146
Heifers450–500Medium 2-3478214.99/cwt212.50–217.501,0282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,16912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,33816
Heifers500–550Medium 2-3520210.01/cwt208.00–211.001,0924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533225.50/cwt225.00–230.001,20210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564262.87/cwt260.00–269.001,48345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,58718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615219.45/cwt211.00–228.001,3506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622239.38/cwt238.00–241.001,48941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676239.45/cwt230.00–245.001,61996
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707238.55/cwt230.00–240.001,68721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771231.23/cwt230.00–232.001,78326
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3792196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5522
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,90246
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831227.64/cwt221.00–230.001,89223
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281308.00/cwt308.00–308.008658
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335272.50/cwt272.50–272.509131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2342320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0947
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,32612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414260.70/cwt260.00–261.001,07910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519287.70/cwt275.00–290.001,49326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523243.06/cwt237.50–249.001,2712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,54611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,52322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3621222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3798
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,63410
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6245
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009271
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3593149.00/cwt149.00–149.008843
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,098173.16/cwt169.00–178.001,9012
Steers—Select and Choice1,102127.72/cwt120.00–135.001,4073
Steers—Select and Choice1,283150.99/cwt149.00–155.001,9374
Steers—Choice1,345170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388149.57/cwt143.00–157.002,0765
Bulls——1,524165.76/cwt162.00–173.002,52613
Bulls——1,600175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,8081
Bulls——2,060184.50/cwt184.50–184.503,8011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86389.14/cwt83.00–94.007695
Cows—Lean 85-90%948118.69/cwt115.00–119.501,12514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135130.24/cwt126.00–133.001,4784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279137.83/cwt132.50–142.501,76336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318144.96/cwt143.00–160.001,91144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538149.96/cwt145.00–155.002,3062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564139.19/cwt134.50–142.002,17718
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915144.92/cwt140.00–150.001,3262
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153136.08/cwt134.00–138.001,5692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,723.63/head1,690.00–1,750.001,7242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,470.00/head1,470.00–1,470.001,4701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,593.75/head1,350.00–2,000.001,5943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2750840.00/head840.00–840.008401

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.