Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.92/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$123.92

287 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

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	596	125.74	750	218
Medium and Large 2-3	514	118.77	611	65
Large 1-2	599	108.50	650	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $100 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 sale287 hd

123.92

—

KY average24 barns · 3,966 hd

125.86

−1.93

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	1,477	84.28	1,245	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	55.94	847	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	54.16	617	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	45.22	458	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	764.60/cwt	660.00–850.00	8,112	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,501	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,000	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,350	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,092.52/cwt	780.00–1,375.00	13,962	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,145.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,802	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	967	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.30/cwt	117.00–123.50	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	822	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	839	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.23/cwt	127.00–127.50	671	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	134.59/cwt	134.00–135.50	615	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.50	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.76/cwt	133.00–135.00	439	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	498	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	119.75/cwt	118.00–127.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	136.67/cwt	134.50–140.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	127.91/cwt	127.00–130.00	689	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	153.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	562	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	688	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	748	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	711	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	45.22/cwt	45.00–45.50	458	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	55.94/cwt	47.00–58.50	847	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	53.48/cwt	45.50–59.00	598	20
Bulls	—	—	1,477	84.28/cwt	72.50–89.50	1,245	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	59.36/cwt	47.00–62.50	594	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	544	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	834	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.73/cwt	136.50–137.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	144.19/cwt	143.00–148.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	127.82/cwt	123.00–133.00	538	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	100.14/cwt	95.00–110.00	618	12

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 623Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week ; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,061	660.00–850.00	764.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,278	780.00–1,375.00	1,092.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,030	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,145.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,000	47.00–62.50	59.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	907	60.00	60.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	620.00	620.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	69.00	69.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	123.00	123.00
7	—	406	133.50	133.50
4	—	834	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	141.75	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	575	136.50–137.00	136.73
9	—	603	135.00	135.00
9	—	511	143.00–148.00	144.19
7	—	464	148.00	148.00
5	—	729	122.50	122.50
4	—	400	145.00	145.00
2	—	243	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	124.50	124.50
10	—	580	117.00–123.50	120.30
2	—	350	127.00	127.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
16	—	421	123.00–133.00	127.82
13	—	488	119.00	119.00
12	—	617	95.00–110.00	100.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	646	127.25	127.25
22	—	701	119.75	119.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	527	127.00–127.50	127.23
28	—	457	134.00–135.50	134.59
16	—	569	125.00–128.50	126.99
14	—	810	110.00	110.00
12	—	634	115.00	115.00
10	—	706	120.25	120.25
8	—	364	134.00–136.00	135.00
5	—	328	133.00–135.00	133.76
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	498	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	118.00–127.00	119.75
5	—	653	110.00	110.00
5	—	463	134.50–140.00	136.67
3	—	406	133.50	133.50
3	—	385	136.00	136.00
3	—	338	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	539	127.00–130.00	127.91
9	—	355	150.00–155.00	153.86
8	—	451	136.50	136.50
6	—	323	155.00	155.00
5	—	608	122.00	122.00
4	—	551	133.00	133.00
3	—	720	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	122.50	122.50
2	—	748	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	60.00–62.00	60.96
20	—	1,119	45.50–59.00	53.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	45.00–45.50	45.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	47.00–58.50	55.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	72.50–89.50	84.28

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle