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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 13

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

539 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 566▼ 75 vs year ago 614 · −12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 53▼ 11 vs year ago 77 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 44▲ 22 vs year ago 20 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

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 $251.59/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −144.56 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$251.59

62 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs KY average

−0.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	258.29	1,388	49
Medium and Large 2-3	530	226.37	1,200	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale62 hd

251.59

—

KY average25 barns · 831 hd

248.32

+3.28

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−0.35

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−144.56

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	—	Low	1,745	158.97	2,774	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	143.97	1,944	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	143.33	1,902	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	113.26	1,235	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,537	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,342	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	889	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,910	1thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,320	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,444	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,438	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,682	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,578	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	259.49/cwt	255.00–260.50	1,749	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,774	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,906	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,000	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	946	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,854	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	976	206.95/cwt	198.00–216.00	2,020	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,073	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,042	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	274.41/cwt	220.00–290.00	851	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	953	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	765	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,137	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,044	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,208	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,351	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	228.25/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,185	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,414	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	220.12/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,250	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,480	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,447	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,321	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	716	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,554	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	792	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,608	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	229.48/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,854	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	831	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,579	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,980	38
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	782	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,022	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,218	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	264.56/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,132	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	236.35/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,108	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	259.88/cwt	254.00–264.50	1,385	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,447	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	229.04/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,317	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,529	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,505	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	141.78/cwt	132.00–150.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	167.56/cwt	160.00–173.00	3,152	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	126.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,302	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	100.09/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,151	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,212	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	139.53/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,850	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	153.47/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,040	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	143.30/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,957	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	1,341.82/head	1,320.00–1,350.00	1,342	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,555.56/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,556	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 566Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 53Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 44Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	220.00–290.00	274.41
3	350–400	377	203.00	203.00
8	400–450	433	241.00	241.00
3	450–500	450	221.00	221.00
10	500–550	519	220.00–248.00	228.25
3	550–600	568	216.00–228.00	220.12
1	650–700	688	192.00	192.00
8	700–750	716	217.00	217.00
2	750–800	792	203.00	203.00
5	800–850	831	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	349	273.00	273.00
10	400–450	421	270.00	270.00
11	450–500	463	261.00	261.00
22	500–550	508	266.00	266.00
27	550–600	561	252.00	252.00
14	600–650	629	230.00	230.00
13	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
13	800–850	808	226.00–233.00	229.48
38	850–900	861	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	618	239.50	239.50
32	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
27	750–800	765	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	585	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	730	206.00	206.00
11	900–950	946	196.00	196.00
2	950–1000	976	198.00–216.00	206.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	307.00	307.00
5	500–550	519	277.00	277.00
7	550–600	587	286.50	286.50
2	600–650	607	260.00	260.00
11	650–700	674	255.00–260.50	259.49
13	700–750	730	243.00	243.00
9	800–850	818	233.00	233.00
5	850–900	881	227.00	227.00
2	950–1000	978	212.00	212.00
41	1000–1050	1,047	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	504	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	294.00	294.00
7	350–400	355	288.00	288.00
11	400–450	413	295.00	295.00
14	500–550	533	254.00–264.50	259.88
9	550–600	562	257.50	257.50
13	600–650	641	238.50	238.50
10	650–700	681	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	428	254.00–275.00	264.56
7	450–500	469	226.00–241.00	236.35
5	550–600	575	223.00–231.00	229.04
3	800–850	800	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,212	150.00	150.00
9	—	1,366	141.00–144.00	143.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,326	130.00–146.00	139.53
9	—	1,329	149.00–159.00	153.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	123.00–130.00	126.43
2	—	1,150	98.00–102.00	100.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	132.00–150.00	141.78
4	—	1,881	160.00–173.00	167.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,000	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	889	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,555.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,031	1,320.00–1,350.00	1,341.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,400	1,910.00	1,910.00

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.