Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Groups of 20 head or more: Heifers: 20 hd 520 lbs. 134.75 blk.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.96/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$130.96

177 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$6.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.92	693	149
Medium and Large 2-3	473	125.86	595	28

One grade step is worth $6.05/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale177 hd

130.96

—

KY average6 barns · 1,029 hd

128.95

+2.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,633	86.24	1,409	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	62.89	917	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	56.09	676	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	46.06	429	18

Every lot, as filed

63 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	123.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.42/cwt	131.50–134.75	700	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	127.09/cwt	121.00–130.00	806	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	128.62/cwt	125.50–130.00	723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	139.81/cwt	136.00–144.00	380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	126.54/cwt	126.50–127.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	123.50/cwt	122.00–124.50	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	642	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	136.19/cwt	134.00–138.50	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	734	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	137.47/cwt	135.00–142.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	123.27/cwt	123.00–123.50	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	907.50/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	12
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/cwt	900.00–980.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	635.00–775.00	—	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	56.23/cwt	51.00–60.00	678	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.89/cwt	55.00–62.00	845	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	84.64/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,287	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	44.29/cwt	38.50–49.00	405	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	64.14/cwt	64.00–65.00	963	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	52.95/cwt	51.50–54.00	548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,967	96.33/cwt	93.50–100.00	1,895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	589	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	43.89/cwt	40.00–44.75	391	7
Bulls	—	—	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1

How this sale compares

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 Jun 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	150.00	150.00
4	—	744	129.00	129.00
5	—	357	155.00	155.00
7	—	669	132.00	132.00
12	—	582	134.00–138.50	136.19
14	—	474	132.50	132.50
14	—	519	141.50	141.50
17	—	785	127.00–128.50	127.35
24	—	606	135.00–142.00	137.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
6	—	361	144.00	144.00
9	—	517	123.00–123.50	123.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	121.00–125.00	123.80
9	—	415	130.00	130.00
5	—	472	128.00	128.00
3	—	373	124.00	124.00
2	—	703	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	525	131.50–134.75	133.42
34	—	634	121.00–130.00	127.09
27	—	562	125.50–130.00	128.62
15	—	462	135.50	135.50
11	—	374	138.50	138.50
9	—	272	136.00–144.00	139.81
6	—	708	119.00	119.00
5	—	419	139.75	139.75
2	—	342	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	126.50–127.00	126.54
6	—	451	134.00	134.00
5	—	610	117.00	117.00
5	—	518	122.00–124.50	123.50
4	—	400	134.00	134.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	454	141.50	141.50
13	—	357	155.00	155.00
12	—	555	134.75	134.75
9	—	633	125.00	125.00
9	—	407	150.00	150.00
5	—	517	135.00	135.00
2	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	800.00–950.00	907.50
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–980.00	920.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	640.00	640.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	635.00–775.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,205	51.00–60.00	56.23
1	—	1,175	64.50	64.50
2	—	1,215	48.50	48.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	55.00–62.00	60.89
8	—	1,501	64.00–65.00	64.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	38.50–49.00	44.29
4	—	1,034	51.50–54.00	52.95
7	—	891	40.00–44.75	43.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	80.00–90.00	84.64
3	—	1,967	93.50–100.00	96.33
1	—	1,200	64.00	64.00

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.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle