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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 3

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

712 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 523▼ 353 vs year ago 1,065 · −33.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 96▲ 14 vs year ago 135 · +10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 70▲ 56 vs year ago 85 · +65.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. Stronger undertone noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.72/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −147.28 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$286.72

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs KY average

−38.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	287.04	1,559	28
Medium and Large 2-3	575	278.00	1,599	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale29 hd

286.72

—

KY average13 barns · 459 hd

287.21

−0.48

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−38.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−147.28

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.48, low $345.00, median $434.00 across 31 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	1,716	153.43	2,634	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	120.31	1,671	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	115.55	1,702	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	89.80	870	19

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)	1,260	$2,200	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,033	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,581	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,570	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,430	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,825	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,724	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,302	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,218	2thin

Every lot

78 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,474	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	235.67/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,117	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,522	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,542	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,593	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,648	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,783	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,716	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	238.65/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,733	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,491	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,104	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	944	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,150	48
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	205.73/cwt	205.50–206.50	2,212	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	267.02/cwt	262.50–270.00	806	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	774	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	965	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,091	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	239.28/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,041	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	210.39/cwt	201.00–232.00	1,008	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	226.57/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,180	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,237	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,295	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	230.09/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,447	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,489	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	233.81/cwt	232.50–236.50	1,609	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	711	204.50/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,454	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,661	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,673	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,710	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	217.84/cwt	200.00–235.00	723	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	343.39/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,236	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	910	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,337	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,358	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	229.41/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,207	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	268.78/cwt	265.00–269.50	1,416	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,494	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,145	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,549	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,444	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,551	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	152.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,556	11
Bulls	—	—	2,010	164.76/cwt	162.50–167.00	3,312	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	90.62/cwt	87.00–92.00	881	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	117.35/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,407	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	115.55/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,702	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,526	122.67/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,872	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,032.76/head	1,710.00–2,100.00	2,033	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,570.16/head	1,450.00–1,678.00	1,570	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	863	2,289.13/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,453.96/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,454	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	121.81/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,224	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,723.77/head	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,724	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 523Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 96Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 70Year ago 85

No trends available due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. Stronger undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	455	324.00	324.00
6	500–550	530	291.00	291.00
12	550–600	573	278.00	278.00
23	600–650	622	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	673	255.00	255.00
25	700–750	726	235.00–244.00	238.65
61	800–850	840	250.50	250.50
48	900–950	944	227.75	227.75
79	1050–1100	1,075	205.50–206.50	205.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	225.00–280.00	235.67
1	550–600	575	278.00	278.00
3	800–850	815	183.00	183.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	515	295.50	295.50
6	650–700	658	271.00	271.00
36	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	400	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	302	262.50–270.00	267.02
13	350–400	356	271.00	271.00
14	400–450	423	258.00	258.00
12	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
25	500–550	522	237.00	237.00
12	550–600	568	228.00	228.00
37	600–650	629	226.00–235.00	230.09
9	650–700	688	232.50–236.50	233.81
17	700–750	722	230.00	230.00
8	750–800	778	215.00	215.00
5	950–1000	966	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	335	231.00	231.00
14	400–450	435	227.50–241.00	239.28
10	450–500	479	201.00–232.00	210.39
9	500–550	521	222.00–229.00	226.57
4	650–700	669	222.50	222.50
22	700–750	711	204.00–205.00	204.50
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
9	900–950	900	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	200.00–235.00	217.84
4	350–400	383	237.50	237.50
2	400–450	425	207.50	207.50
3	450–500	480	267.50	267.50
5	500–550	526	221.00–235.00	229.41
2	550–600	590	194.00	194.00
3	650–700	678	213.00	213.00
3	850–900	862	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	317.50–352.50	343.39
5	400–450	404	331.00	331.00
13	450–500	468	290.25	290.25
13	500–550	527	265.00–269.50	268.78
14	550–600	579	258.00	258.00
8	600–650	644	240.50	240.50
4	700–750	702	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	162.50–167.00	164.76
11	—	1,680	150.00–157.00	152.14
1	—	1,530	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,473	109.00–116.50	115.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,199	112.00–119.00	117.35
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
39	—	1,526	121.00–127.00	122.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
18	—	972	87.00–92.00	90.62

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	1,450.00–1,678.00	1,570.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,430.00	1,430.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,260	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,710.00–2,100.00	2,032.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,233	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,453.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,335.00	1,335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,289.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,005	121.00–123.00	121.81

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	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,723.77

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.