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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

671 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 961▼ 441 vs year ago 1,112 · −39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 90▼ 5 vs year ago 100 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 53▲ 31 vs year ago 40 · +77.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8 .00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher

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 $257.47/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −138.69 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$257.47

80 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs KY average

−27.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	263.08	1,428	67
Medium and Large 2-3	557	228.55	1,273	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale80 hd

257.47

—

KY average28 barns · 1,777 hd

256.48

+0.99

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−27.48

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−138.69

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	1,692	152.34	2,578	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	113.35	1,525	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	109.82	1,663	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	94.35	894	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	146.00	1,971	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,265	159.00	2,011	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,967	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,562	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,365	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,991	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,937	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$970	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,360	4thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	343.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,325	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	1,422	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,152	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	308.04/cwt	303.00–312.50	1,602	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,676	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,583	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,720	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,940	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	1,916	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	823	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,605	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,210	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,333	17
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,283	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	920	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	306.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	986	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,075	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,149	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	263.22/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,100	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	271.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,237	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,398	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	541	223.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,210	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,282	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	259.57/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,451	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	234.31/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,350	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	231.65/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,545	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,635	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,881	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	348.31/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,014	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	344.26/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,291	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,144	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,280	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,151	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	457	261.13/cwt	230.00–289.00	1,193	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	312.79/cwt	301.00–314.50	1,442	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,457	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,560	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	262.05/cwt	249.50–265.00	1,588	44
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,388	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,638	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,761	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	809	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,569	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,265	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,011	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,971	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	139.72/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,002	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	152.40/cwt	142.50–156.50	2,554	11
Bulls	—	—	1,931	161.64/cwt	159.50–165.00	3,121	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	91.29/cwt	86.00–94.00	845	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,020	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,198	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,284	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	113.78/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,536	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	109.49/cwt	108.50–115.00	1,671	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,974	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	960	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,589.58/head	1,515.00–1,750.00	1,590	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,966.81/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,967	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,517.26/head	1,410.00–1,600.00	1,517	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,991.43/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,991	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,936.96/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,937	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,319.55/head	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 961Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 90Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 53Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	380	301.00	301.00
4	400–450	447	257.50	257.50
6	450–500	457	230.00–289.00	261.13
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
8	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	614	226.00	226.00
6	800–850	809	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	291	330.00–351.00	348.31
11	350–400	375	341.00–345.00	344.26
18	400–450	409	313.00	313.00
32	450–500	461	301.00–314.50	312.79
4	500–550	506	288.00	288.00
16	550–600	559	279.00	279.00
44	600–650	606	249.50–265.00	262.05
5	700–750	700	234.00	234.00
11	750–800	779	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	335.00–350.00	343.21
13	450–500	452	314.50	314.50
16	500–550	520	303.00–312.50	308.04
5	550–600	570	294.00	294.00
2	600–650	628	252.00	252.00
9	700–750	705	244.00	244.00
11	750–800	776	250.00	250.00
8	800–850	801	239.25	239.25
17	1050–1100	1,069	218.25	218.25
51	1100–1150	1,100	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	241.00	241.00
2	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	823	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	850–900	884	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	251.00–275.00	263.22
7	500–550	541	220.00–225.00	223.62
6	550–600	576	212.00–245.00	234.31
2	700–750	715	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	316.00	316.00
12	300–350	322	300.00–315.00	306.21
19	350–400	365	294.50	294.50
5	400–450	408	281.50	281.50
33	450–500	456	270.00–275.00	271.36
2	500–550	548	234.00	234.00
40	550–600	559	250.00–261.00	259.57
14	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
17	650–700	667	227.00–234.00	231.65
2	700–750	740	221.00	221.00
16	850–900	871	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	516	270.00–272.00	271.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,350	108.00–119.00	113.78
1	—	1,210	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,526	108.50–115.00	109.49
1	—	1,235	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,645	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	926	86.00–94.00	91.29
2	—	1,000	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	138.00–141.00	139.72
4	—	1,931	159.50–165.00	161.64
11	—	1,676	142.50–156.50	152.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	1	—	1,030	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,966.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,550	1,410.00–1,600.00	1,517.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,209	1,515.00–1,750.00	1,589.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,936.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,991.43

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	1	—	1,265	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,319.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,525.00	2,525.00

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.