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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 636▼ 195 vs year ago 773 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 98▼ 21 vs year ago 104 · −20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 40▲ 81 vs year ago 75 · +108.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Plain quality, unweaned ,and poor conditioned feeders sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower . Slaughter 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 $225.64/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −170.52 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$225.64

65 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.21

vs KY average

−11.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	228.63	1,196	43
Medium and Large 2-3	539	219.79	1,185	22

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd

225.64

—

KY average25 barns · 1,875 hd

236.85

−11.21

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−11.37

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−170.52

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	1,804	157.51	2,841	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	119.04	1,639	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	113.37	1,846	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	96.91	935	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	160.00	2,160	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,021	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,868	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,728	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,624	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,345	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$1,261	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$900	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,357	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,709	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,657	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,313	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,900	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	817	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	244.52/cwt	219.00–262.00	907	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	266.52/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,226	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	259.05/cwt	258.50–260.50	1,324	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,428	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	246.89/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,407	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,141	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,446	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,458	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,481	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,659	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	736	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,649	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	854	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,862	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	724	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	809	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	870	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	988	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	215.88/cwt	211.00–222.00	892	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	236.58/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,102	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	979	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	216.53/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,115	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,199	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,133	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,310	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,349	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	634	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,312	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,420	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,485	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	185.47/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,610	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	496	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	959	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	865	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,100	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,213	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,024	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,290	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	215.75/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,143	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,303	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,359	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	722	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,357	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	148.24/cwt	148.00–148.50	2,431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	158.13/cwt	152.50–162.50	2,895	9
Bulls	—	—	1,885	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	3,214	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	106.82/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,119	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,403	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,932	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	118.81/cwt	114.00–130.55	1,638	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	113.37/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,846	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,357.38/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,357	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,923.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	2,829.88/head	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,830	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,657.09/head	2,625.00–2,690.00	2,657	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,363.38/head	2,275.00–2,575.00	2,363	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,260.80/head	1,200.00–1,280.00	1,261	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,344.63/head	1,170.00–1,525.00	1,345	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,868.09/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,868	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	1,624.34/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,624	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,021.15/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,021	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,745.20/head	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,745	13

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 636Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 98Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 40Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
7	300–350	339	283.00	283.00
11	400–450	416	264.50	264.50
27	450–500	470	258.00	258.00
21	500–550	512	252.00	252.00
21	550–600	564	231.00	231.00
22	600–650	622	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	236.00	236.00
3	350–400	395	219.00	219.00
3	450–500	490	209.00	209.00
8	500–550	530	200.00–221.00	215.75
5	600–650	605	211.00	211.00
2	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
9	700–750	722	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	283	256.00	256.00
15	300–350	347	233.00	233.00
4	350–400	361	241.00	241.00
31	400–450	410	241.00	241.00
40	450–500	466	235.00–239.00	236.58
40	500–550	519	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	575	197.00	197.00
6	600–650	626	215.50	215.50
10	700–750	714	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	211.00–222.00	215.88
9	450–500	487	201.00	201.00
14	500–550	515	210.00–218.00	216.53
8	550–600	581	225.50	225.50
4	600–650	634	207.00	207.00
14	650–700	673	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
19	850–900	868	175.00–195.00	185.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	219.00–262.00	244.52
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	588	194.00	194.00
3	650–700	667	222.00	222.00
15	700–750	736	224.00	224.00
6	850–900	854	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	305.00	305.00
26	450–500	460	264.00–267.50	266.52
27	500–550	511	258.50–260.50	259.05
19	550–600	570	245.00–249.00	246.89
12	600–650	614	237.50	237.50
7	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
10	700–750	718	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	600	241.00	241.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,525	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,357.38
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	—	1,065	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,923.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,185	2,625.00–2,690.00	2,657.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,190	2,275.00–2,575.00	2,363.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,167	2,500.00–3,125.00	2,829.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,170.00–1,525.00	1,344.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,868.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,192	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,624.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,222	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,021.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,243	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,745.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	938	1,200.00–1,280.00	1,260.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	170.50	170.50
2	—	1,640	148.00–148.50	148.24
9	—	1,831	152.50–162.50	158.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	865	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,048	104.00–110.00	106.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,379	114.00–130.55	118.81
1	—	1,305	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,370	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	105.00–126.00	113.37

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.