Sale reports / Kentucky / Upton Livestock Auction / 2024-09-24

Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 24

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 578▼ 46 vs year ago 581 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 83▼ 12 vs year ago 95 · −12.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 156▲ 37 vs year ago 24 · +154.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 higher .Stronger demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $225.61/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −170.55 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$225.61

62 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs KY average

−14.48 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	231.10	1,250	46
Medium and Large 2-3	527	209.83	1,106	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $143 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 sale62 hd

225.61

—

KY average25 barns · 1,293 hd

232.24

−6.63

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−14.48

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−170.55

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	1,873	156.21	2,926	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	128.03	2,081	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	122.76	1,600	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	107.86	1,016	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	147.10	1,927	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,620	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,702	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$1,673	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,310	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,109	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,269	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$1,980	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,748	2thin

Every lot

74 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	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	504	218.67/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,102	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,403	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,463	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	227.75/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,300	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,523	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,604	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	726	222.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,614	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,664	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,739	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,024	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,956	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	912	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,897	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,032	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,167	28
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,033	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,963	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	701	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	847	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,015	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	441	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,014	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	210.55/cwt	205.00–228.00	990	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,123	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	208.64/cwt	195.50–224.00	1,074	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,219	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,268	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,392	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	198.10/cwt	188.00–219.00	1,218	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	206.78/cwt	204.00–210.50	1,381	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,509	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,689	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	788	208.75/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,645	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	961	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,826	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	729	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	312	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	677	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	911	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	816	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,121	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,245	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	214.35/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,046	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,305	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	226.30/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,193	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,373	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,416	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	933	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,530	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	147.10/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,927	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,291	1
Bulls	—	—	1,889	154.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,927	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	166.88/cwt	165.00–168.50	3,263	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	103.29/cwt	95.00–110.00	930	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	111.70/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,343	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	121.62/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,591	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	141.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,897	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	125.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,998	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,251	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,748.42/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,108.82/head	1,050.00–1,170.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	1,368.03/head	990.00–1,850.00	1,368	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,702.34/head	1,370.00–1,850.00	1,702	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	1,672.87/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,182	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 578Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 83Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 156Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	95.00–110.00	103.29
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	122.00–128.00	125.05
1	—	1,680	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	135.00–150.00	141.56
3	—	1,202	109.00–114.00	111.70
37	—	1,308	117.00–132.00	121.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,889	152.00–158.00	154.95
2	—	1,955	165.00–168.50	166.88
1	—	1,580	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	140.00–163.00	147.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	217.00	217.00
1	350–400	385	212.00	212.00
3	450–500	488	213.00–217.00	214.35
19	500–550	527	213.00–233.00	226.30
4	900–950	933	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	277.00	277.00
7	300–350	322	283.00	283.00
9	400–450	412	272.00	272.00
10	450–500	477	261.00	261.00
17	500–550	518	252.00	252.00
7	550–600	577	238.00	238.00
9	600–650	621	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	504	218.00–220.00	218.67
6	550–600	571	223.00–230.00	227.75
2	650–700	658	228.00	228.00
15	700–750	726	220.00–225.00	222.33
7	750–800	780	223.00	223.00
2	900–950	912	208.00	208.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	274.50	274.50
9	550–600	565	259.00	259.00
12	600–650	614	248.00	248.00
10	650–700	674	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	733	227.00	227.00
9	850–900	858	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	255.00	255.00
62	850–900	856	236.50	236.50
28	1000–1050	1,032	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	552	235.00	235.00
6	600–650	613	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
12	350–400	359	236.00	236.00
23	400–450	417	243.50	243.50
16	450–500	478	235.00	235.00
24	500–550	529	230.00–231.00	230.50
11	550–600	555	228.50	228.50
12	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	715	211.00	211.00
11	750–800	773	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	211.00	211.00
4	400–450	441	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	470	205.00–228.00	210.55
13	500–550	515	195.50–224.00	208.64
3	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
12	600–650	615	188.00–219.00	198.10
10	650–700	668	204.00–210.50	206.78
8	750–800	788	205.00–211.00	208.75
9	950–1000	961	190.00	190.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,269	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,110.00	2,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,672.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,231	1,370.00–1,850.00	1,702.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	988	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,050.00–1,170.00	1,108.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,156	990.00–1,850.00	1,368.03

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	1,080.00	1,080.00

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	2	—	950	124.00–125.00	124.47

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.