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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 671▼ 483 vs year ago 1,263 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 95▼ 76 vs year ago 93 · −81.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 71▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Holidays. 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 $289.61/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.39 against this barn's trailing median of $434.00.

Average price

$289.61

10 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$61.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs KY average

−52.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	308.00	1,571	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	246.71	1,419	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.29/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

289.61

—

KY average6 barns · 135 hd

303.17

−13.56

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−52.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

434.00

−144.39

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	—	Average	1,464	132.79	1,944	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	119.73	1,483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	99.00	1,109	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	148.00	1,746	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,240	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,169	$1,782	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,571	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,419	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	284.85/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,800	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	661	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,745	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	264.50/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,767	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	279.20/cwt	272.50–282.00	1,893	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	270.75/cwt	270.75–270.75	1,933	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,913	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	259.62/cwt	258.50–261.00	2,030	106
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,055	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	255.05/cwt	254.25–255.50	2,112	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	2,236	44
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	247.11/cwt	243.00–248.75	2,281	65
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	934	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,302	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,002	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,109	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	892	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,195	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,425	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,493	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	557	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,437	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,481	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,516	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	245.37/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,558	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	259.70/cwt	259.50–260.00	1,667	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,764	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,739	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,774	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,909	60
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,469	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,015	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	867	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,066	71
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	970	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	990	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,593	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,717	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,180	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,746	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	103.36/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,170	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	120.57/cwt	116.00–124.50	1,500	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	131.16/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,722	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,952.30/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	2,059.61/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,060	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,240.00/head	2,240.00–2,240.00	2,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,775	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 671Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 95Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 71Year ago 15

No trends available due to the Holidays. 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
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	510	308.00	308.00
11	600–650	632	283.00–287.00	284.85
18	650–700	668	260.00–269.00	264.50
5	750–800	762	251.00	251.00
13	800–850	822	250.00	250.00
16	900–950	934	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
32	650–700	678	272.50–282.00	279.20
24	700–750	714	270.75	270.75
106	750–800	782	258.50–261.00	259.62
28	800–850	828	254.25–255.50	255.05
44	850–900	864	258.75	258.75
65	900–950	923	243.00–248.75	247.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	246.71
4	650–700	661	264.00	264.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00
44	1000–1050	1,002	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	241.00	241.00
3	550–600	557	258.00	258.00
4	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	273.00	273.00
7	550–600	561	264.00	264.00
27	600–650	642	259.50–260.00	259.70
27	650–700	668	264.00	264.00
25	700–750	720	241.50	241.50
60	750–800	783	243.75	243.75
16	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
71	850–900	867	238.25	238.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	280.50	280.50
5	500–550	546	261.00	261.00
7	550–600	590	257.00	257.00
9	600–650	635	241.00–252.00	245.37
13	700–750	733	242.00	242.00
17	800–850	838	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
10	550–600	588	271.00	271.00
7	700–750	708	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	875	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,300	2,240.00	2,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,952.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,059.61

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	—	1,365	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	152.50	152.50
2	—	1,233	120.00–125.00	122.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	116.00–124.50	120.57
4	—	1,313	129.00–133.50	131.16
3	—	1,132	90.00–112.00	103.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	148.00	148.00

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.