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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▲ 317 vs last sale 322▲ 112 vs year ago 527 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 113▼ 7 vs year ago 115 · −6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 2 vs year ago 32 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $236.39/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −159.77 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$236.39

79 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs KY average

−4.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	237.78	1,299	67
Medium and Large 2-3	548	228.60	1,252	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $47 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 sale79 hd

236.39

—

KY average17 barns · 496 hd

236.73

−0.34

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−4.30

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−159.77

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	—	Average	1,519	162.92	2,475	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	140.00	2,373	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	130.51	1,719	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	111.67	1,151	8thin

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)	1,250	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,503	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,495	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,972	3thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,002	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,059	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	278.86/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,316	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	244.84/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,180	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,404	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	284.62/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,523	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,204	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	273.17/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,590	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,638	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	215.01/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,522	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	239.73/cwt	239.50–240.00	1,733	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,665	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,759	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	884	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,918	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,058	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	991	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,962	36
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,836	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	274.70/cwt	270.00–305.00	775	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	741	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	828	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	968	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,012	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	226.58/cwt	226.00–227.00	936	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	239.18/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,088	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,160	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	511	223.81/cwt	213.00–227.50	1,144	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,270	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,307	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	239.29/cwt	238.00–241.50	1,369	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,424	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	199.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,265	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,646	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	227.33/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,487	58
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	716	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,468	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,653	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,542	31
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	194.69/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,626	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,796	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	849	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	362	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,005	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,207	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	234.92/cwt	209.00–239.00	1,231	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	217.27/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,343	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,406	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,439	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,378	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,253	145.60/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,824	3
Bulls	—	—	1,599	168.12/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,688	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	107.56/cwt	89.00–120.00	1,092	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,337	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	151.09/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,954	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	109.85/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,431	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	130.94/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,728	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,373	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	925	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,407	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,208.17/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,495.19/head	2,460.00–2,550.00	2,495	5

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 322Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 113Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 32

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	482	230.00–255.00	244.84
1	500–550	545	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	708	214.00–216.00	215.01
10	750–800	770	228.50	228.50
6	850–900	884	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
6	350–400	361	277.50	277.50
12	450–500	472	278.00–280.00	278.86
5	500–550	507	277.00	277.00
17	550–600	582	267.00–285.00	273.17
12	600–650	608	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	663	247.00	247.00
7	700–750	724	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	946	217.50	217.50
36	950–1000	991	198.00	198.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	535	282.00–285.00	284.62
47	700–750	723	239.50–240.00	239.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	282	270.00–305.00	274.70
1	300–350	330	251.00	251.00
12	350–400	379	255.50	255.50
15	400–450	413	245.00	245.00
28	450–500	455	239.00–240.00	239.18
16	500–550	500	230.00–234.00	232.00
38	550–600	572	238.00–241.50	239.29
13	600–650	623	228.50	228.50
58	650–700	654	225.00–227.50	227.33
31	700–750	731	211.00	211.00
7	850–900	851	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	247.00	247.00
3	350–400	365	190.00	190.00
5	400–450	413	226.00–227.00	226.58
4	500–550	511	213.00–227.50	223.81
8	550–600	566	231.00	231.00
13	600–650	635	190.00–200.00	199.27
5	700–750	716	205.00	205.00
6	800–850	835	193.00–198.00	194.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	528	240.50	240.50
13	650–700	653	252.00	252.00
14	700–750	730	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	281.00	281.00
4	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
20	450–500	459	263.00	263.00
5	600–650	639	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	727	198.00	198.00
5	800–850	830	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	362	277.50	277.50
11	500–550	524	209.00–239.00	234.92
3	600–650	618	215.00–222.00	217.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	89.00–120.00	107.56
2	—	1,078	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,320	127.00–144.00	130.94
4	—	1,303	100.00–118.00	109.85
3	—	1,293	149.00–155.00	151.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,599	152.00–175.00	168.12
3	—	1,253	140.00–158.00	145.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,250	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,580.00	1,580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	135.00–140.00	137.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,208.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,330	2,460.00–2,550.00	2,495.19

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	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.