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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

621 head

▲ 214 vs last sale 407▲ 212 vs year ago 409 · +51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 113▲ 8 vs year ago 110 · +7.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 53▲ 17 vs year ago 64 · +26.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $227.37/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −168.79 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$227.37

78 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs KY average

−25.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	229.07	1,238	73
Medium and Large 2-3	544	202.60	1,103	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale78 hd

227.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,221 hd

235.38

−8.01

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−25.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−168.79

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	—	Low	1,797	153.06	2,750	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	120.00	1,519	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	118.39	1,872	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	103.02	954	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,252	146.20	1,830	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,550	148.00	2,294	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,750	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,490	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,415	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,150	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,215	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,529	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	966	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,151	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,206	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,048	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	263.10/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,381	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,546	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	243.08/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,636	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,648	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,773	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	215.16/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,962	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,059	192.00/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,033	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	824	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	859	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	928	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	243.74/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,026	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,135	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,096	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	985	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,209	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	207.73/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,068	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,310	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	206.34/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,184	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,283	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,381	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	211.28/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,509	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,537	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,443	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,783	31
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,942	61
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	219.71/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,911	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,620	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	969	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	994	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,134	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,015	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,222	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,302	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,234	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	240.29/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,391	34
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	652	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,278	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	211.96/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,530	21
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	839	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,451	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	139.27/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,727	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,263	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,934	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	160.79/cwt	160.00–161.50	2,905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	155.46/cwt	153.00–157.50	2,989	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	107.73/cwt	105.00–112.00	974	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,058	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	849	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	100.77/cwt	100.00–102.00	967	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,319	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,457	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	125.33/cwt	124.50–130.00	1,671	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	129.09/cwt	124.50–131.50	1,996	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,703	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	116.47/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,867	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,149.74/head	980.00–1,190.00	1,150	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,489.93/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,490	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,414.98/head	1,070.00–1,650.00	1,415	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	1,215.27/head	825.00–1,750.00	1,215	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,529.10/head	890.00–2,075.00	1,529	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 407Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 113Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 53Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	110.00–113.50	111.33
19	—	1,333	124.50–130.00	125.33
28	—	1,235	114.00–122.50	117.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	912	116.00	116.00
7	—	904	105.00–112.00	107.73
4	—	938	90.00–91.00	90.52
4	—	960	100.00–102.00	100.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	112.00–117.50	116.47
3	—	1,546	124.50–131.50	129.09
2	—	1,548	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	140.00–146.00	143.65
3	—	1,807	160.00–161.50	160.79
6	—	1,923	153.00–157.50	155.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	137.00–142.00	139.27
2	—	1,263	151.00–155.00	153.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	227.00	227.00
3	500–550	523	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	566	218.00	218.00
6	650–700	652	196.00	196.00
5	800–850	839	173.00	173.00
1	950–1000	970	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	281.00	281.00
9	350–400	352	282.50	282.50
11	400–450	428	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	463	264.00	264.00
25	500–550	523	249.00	249.00
34	550–600	579	239.00–241.00	240.29
22	600–650	625	228.00	228.00
4	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
21	700–750	722	205.00–223.00	211.96
1	750–800	765	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	261.00	261.00
11	450–500	464	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	525	258.00–271.00	263.10
6	550–600	557	258.00	258.00
8	600–650	616	251.00	251.00
14	650–700	673	238.00–246.00	243.08
5	700–750	729	226.00	226.00
11	750–800	788	225.00	225.00
7	900–950	912	213.00–218.00	215.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	213.50	213.50
1	500–550	535	242.00	242.00
4	1050–1100	1,059	186.00–194.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	243.00	243.00
11	350–400	361	238.00	238.00
15	400–450	421	230.00–247.00	243.74
4	450–500	483	227.00	227.00
12	500–550	514	205.00–213.00	207.73
5	600–650	614	209.00	209.00
5	650–700	660	218.00	218.00
30	700–750	714	208.00–215.00	211.28
8	750–800	761	202.00	202.00
3	850–900	870	215.00–222.00	219.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	510	237.00	237.00
38	550–600	567	231.00	231.00
28	600–650	622	222.00	222.00
31	800–850	817	218.25	218.25
61	850–900	866	224.25	224.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	420	221.00	221.00
2	500–550	500	197.00	197.00
3	550–600	574	205.00–209.00	206.34
4	800–850	815	177.00	177.00
1	900–950	915	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	467	243.00	243.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,220	1,070.00–1,650.00	1,414.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	965	980.00–1,190.00	1,149.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,489.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	7	—	859	825.00–1,750.00	1,215.27

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	—	925	130.00	130.00

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	2	—	1,113	890.00–2,075.00	1,529.10

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.