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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▼ 684 vs last sale 1,025▼ 114 vs year ago 455 · −25.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 146▲ 15 vs year ago 53 · +28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 25 vs year ago 42 · −59.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes. Total number of receipts lower this week due to excessive heat and temperatures.

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 $265.37/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −130.79 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$265.37

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.59

vs KY average

+7.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	265.37	1,435	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

265.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,374 hd

263.77

+1.59

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+7.57

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−130.79

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	1,763	167.18	2,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	136.14	2,230	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	134.17	1,759	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	122.99	1,259	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	162.56	2,162	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,655	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,030	2thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,044	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	298.95/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,578	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	551	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,284	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,619	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,807	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	35
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,326	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	261	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	801	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	287	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	812	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,047	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	950	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	274.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,182	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	262.98/cwt	254.50–267.50	1,357	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	267.32/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,500	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	251.02/cwt	250.50–251.50	1,556	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	238.67/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,642	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,648	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,706	41
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,805	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,200	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	960	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,304	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,455	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,412	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,578	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,584	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,693	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,765	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	612	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,236	9
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	162.56/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,162	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,591	159.85/cwt	158.50–164.00	2,543	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	3,033	1
Bulls	—	—	2,088	181.19/cwt	180.00–182.50	3,783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,289	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	148.37/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,798	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	126.61/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,657	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	135.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,786	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,104	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	135.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,260	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,655.40/head	1,400.00–2,080.00	1,655	7

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 1,025Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 146Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
17	500–550	528	296.00–301.00	298.95
4	550–600	573	282.50	282.50
4	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	657	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
5	1250–1300	1,264	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	261.00	261.00
5	550–600	551	233.00	233.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
35	1000–1050	1,030	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	283.00	283.00
2	350–400	355	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	261	307.00	307.00
7	350–400	352	297.50	297.50
32	400–450	430	265.00–280.00	274.95
9	500–550	516	254.50–267.50	262.98
11	550–600	561	261.00–271.00	267.32
13	600–650	620	250.50–251.50	251.02
9	650–700	688	233.00–246.00	238.67
9	700–750	723	228.00	228.00
41	750–800	797	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	945	191.00	191.00
6	1100–1150	1,134	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	427	305.50	305.50
10	500–550	516	282.00	282.00
7	550–600	577	273.50	273.50
12	600–650	649	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	650	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	810	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	612	202.00	202.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,193	1,400.00–2,080.00	1,655.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	145.00–151.00	148.37
28	—	1,322	130.00–138.00	135.08
9	—	1,309	120.00–129.50	126.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,023	125.00–127.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	140.00	140.00
12	—	1,672	130.00–137.00	135.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	168.50	168.50
2	—	2,088	180.00–182.50	181.19
4	—	1,591	158.50–164.00	159.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	150.00–166.00	162.56

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.