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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

523 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 519▼ 309 vs year ago 832 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 104▼ 27 vs year ago 123 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 40 vs year ago 30 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapred to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs and feeder heifers sold steady. 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 $230.35/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −165.81 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$230.35

59 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$27.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.34

vs KY average

−36.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	237.40	1,304	44
Medium and Large 2-3	564	209.66	1,182	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about $122 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 sale59 hd

230.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,702 hd

240.69

−10.34

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−36.70

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−165.81

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	—	Average	1,723	149.12	2,569	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	114.82	1,874	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	114.07	1,480	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	101.78	1,070	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	132.40	1,855	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,599	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,430	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,415	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,418	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,148	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,707	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,016	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,207	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,269	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,400	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,305	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	200.52/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,127	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,426	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,488	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	238.97/cwt	236.50–244.00	1,606	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,596	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	233.13/cwt	232.00–234.25	1,681	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,816	18
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,068	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,970	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	338	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	744	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	906	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,095	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	219.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	939	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,196	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	233.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,134	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,220	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,340	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,358	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	209.27/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,231	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,401	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	221.59/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,394	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,549	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	689	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,474	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,424	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,537	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	823	213.06/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,753	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,540	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,076	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,829	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	305.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,123	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,263	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	979	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,287	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	210.36/cwt	209.50–211.00	1,096	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,381	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,453	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,473	25
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,338	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,609	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,401	132.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,855	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,314	137.32/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	150.79/cwt	142.50–158.00	2,767	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	109.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,129	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	99.77/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,055	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	124.69/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,541	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	113.51/cwt	104.00–122.00	1,468	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	109.48/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,536	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	114.82/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,874	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,560.14/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,560	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,598.87/head	1,490.00–1,720.00	1,599	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	127.52/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,356	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,148.23/head	975.00–1,325.00	1,148	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,706.80/head	1,690.00–1,725.00	1,707	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 Nov 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 519Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 104Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 30

Comapred to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	272.50	272.50
8	300–350	338	220.00	220.00
25	400–450	427	215.00–230.00	219.89
12	450–500	485	220.00–245.00	233.88
8	500–550	543	210.00	210.00
7	550–600	588	205.00–215.00	209.27
2	600–650	605	159.00	159.00
12	650–700	689	214.00	214.00
5	700–750	712	200.00	200.00
14	800–850	823	205.00–219.00	213.06
2	850–900	890	173.00	173.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	364	249.00	249.00
12	400–450	421	260.00	260.00
11	450–500	485	246.50	246.50
16	500–550	516	236.50	236.50
17	550–600	583	233.00	233.00
19	600–650	629	220.00–223.00	221.59
11	650–700	678	228.50	228.50
7	700–750	732	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	500–550	546	245.50	245.50
11	600–650	600	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	520	251.00	251.00
4	550–600	562	199.00–202.00	200.52
10	650–700	688	232.00	232.00
4	1050–1100	1,068	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	321.00	321.00
7	400–450	443	286.50	286.50
5	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	511	274.00	274.00
6	550–600	568	251.00	251.00
6	600–650	628	237.00	237.00
29	650–700	672	236.50–244.00	238.97
27	700–750	721	232.00–234.25	233.13
18	800–850	807	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	368	300.00–308.00	305.26
4	400–450	414	305.00	305.00
9	450–500	467	275.50	275.50
11	500–550	525	263.00	263.00
12	550–600	573	253.50	253.50
25	600–650	642	229.50	229.50
11	700–750	713	211.00	211.00
6	750–800	787	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	233.00	233.00
9	500–550	521	209.50–211.00	210.36
3	600–650	638	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	125.00–135.00	132.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,632	107.00–118.00	114.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	94.00–120.00	109.48
4	—	1,236	123.50–126.00	124.69
43	—	1,293	104.00–122.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,057	90.00–105.00	99.77
2	—	1,028	105.00–114.00	109.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,835	142.50–158.00	150.79
3	—	1,314	135.00–138.50	137.32
1	—	1,600	164.50	164.50

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	—	1,065	1,430.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,560.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,490.00–1,720.00	1,598.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	985	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	—	1,063	123.00–131.00	127.52

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	975.00–1,325.00	1,148.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,685.00	1,685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	1,250	1,690.00–1,725.00	1,706.80

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.