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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

881 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 585▲ 284 vs year ago 597 · +47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 69▲ 36 vs year ago 90 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 94▲ 38 vs year ago 15 · +253.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher .Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and 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 $238.35/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −157.81 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$238.35

95 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs KY average

−21.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	241.60	1,292	68
Medium and Large 2-3	544	230.18	1,251	27

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $41 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 sale95 hd

238.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,970 hd

242.34

−3.99

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−21.28

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−157.81

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	1,501	150.60	2,260	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	122.54	1,596	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	121.59	1,748	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	100.96	992	9thin

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)	1,263	$1,723	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,417	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,410	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,460	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,219	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	273.37/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,443	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	551	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,291	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	260.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,484	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,539	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,553	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,484	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	257.80/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,722	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,743	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,642	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	237.62/cwt	233.50–241.00	1,701	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	1,939	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,992	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,936	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	233.85/cwt	233.85–233.85	2,165	54
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	827	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	307	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	706	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	940	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,101	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	235.91/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,038	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,119	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,159	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,176	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	504	231.02/cwt	227.00–231.50	1,164	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,250	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,364	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,309	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	229.68/cwt	210.00–238.50	1,302	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,344	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	226.18/cwt	224.50–230.00	1,423	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	219.83/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,495	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	65
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	724	202.40/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,465	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,606	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,859	66
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	991	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,467	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,042	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,030	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,161	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,245	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	240.02/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,166	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,195	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,318	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,385	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,467	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	218.15/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,370	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,588	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	822	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,422	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	144.87/cwt	138.00–149.50	1,905	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	152.60/cwt	146.50–156.50	2,240	6
Bulls	—	—	2,158	161.77/cwt	161.00–162.50	3,491	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.50	986	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	99.42/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,045	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,212	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	122.78/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,616	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	135.97/cwt	131.50–141.50	1,874	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	121.59/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,748	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,678.67/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,722.82/head	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,723	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,240	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 585Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 69Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 94Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	230.00	230.00
6	400–450	440	217.50–240.00	235.91
9	450–500	491	239.50	239.50
10	500–550	504	227.00–231.50	231.02
17	550–600	567	210.00–238.50	229.68
2	600–650	628	214.00	214.00
9	650–700	680	210.00–221.00	219.83
3	700–750	724	197.00–205.00	202.40
4	950–1000	991	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	287.00	287.00
12	300–350	337	279.00	279.00
11	400–450	446	251.00	251.00
24	450–500	473	245.00	245.00
36	500–550	521	240.00	240.00
15	550–600	563	232.50	232.50
26	600–650	629	224.50–230.00	226.18
6	700–750	740	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	263.50	263.50
17	500–550	539	253.00	253.00
65	700–750	715	244.00	244.00
66	800–850	826	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
10	550–600	551	234.25	234.25
4	600–650	630	235.50	235.50
10	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
13	700–750	700	234.50	234.50
2	800–850	835	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	440	277.00	277.00
35	500–550	528	270.00–279.00	273.37
17	550–600	569	260.00–265.00	260.87
27	600–650	621	250.00	250.00
23	650–700	668	254.00–260.00	257.80
16	700–750	716	233.50–241.00	237.62
9	850–900	872	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	950	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	573	268.50	268.50
12	700–750	700	249.00	249.00
49	800–850	802	241.75	241.75
31	850–900	865	230.25	230.25
54	900–950	926	233.85	233.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	292.00	292.00
15	400–450	422	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	468	266.00	266.00
23	500–550	523	252.00	252.00
11	550–600	564	245.50	245.50
10	600–650	627	234.00	234.00
5	700–750	722	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	271.00	271.00
7	450–500	486	224.00–242.50	240.02
6	500–550	522	229.00	229.00
7	600–650	628	215.00–226.00	218.15
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	822	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	110.00–111.50	110.50
5	—	1,051	88.00–108.00	99.42
1	—	910	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	105.00–110.00	107.31
7	—	1,378	131.50–141.50	135.97
52	—	1,316	114.00–128.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,438	116.00–125.50	121.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	138.00–149.50	144.87
6	—	1,468	146.50–156.50	152.60
2	—	2,158	161.00–162.50	161.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,610.00–1,825.00	1,722.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,061	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,678.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,570.00	1,570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	935	125.00–140.00	132.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.