Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to No sale last week for July 4 th holiday. Stronger undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.82/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$138.82

239 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	664	140.09	931	218
Medium and Large 2-3	618	125.57	776	21

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $155 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 sale239 hd

138.82

—

KY average15 barns · 2,763 hd

138.28

+0.54

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	1,874	87.12	1,633	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	65.00	1,027	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	60.42	763	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	49.99	497	7thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	796	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	132.67/cwt	126.00–144.00	322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	932	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.82/cwt	125.75–126.00	720	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.45/cwt	121.00–124.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.07/cwt	137.50–140.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	124.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.42/cwt	123.50–125.50	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	126.40/cwt	116.00–138.00	422	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.76/cwt	121.00–122.50	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	752	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	935.94/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	10,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	968.42/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	11,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	730.93/cwt	690.00–775.00	6,578	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	49.99/cwt	39.00–65.00	497	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	61.04/cwt	50.00–65.25	770	33
Bulls	—	—	1,874	87.12/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,633	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	55.25/cwt	51.00–57.00	592	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,093	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,125	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	10,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	125.94/cwt	122.00–130.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	114.82/cwt	110.50–117.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	142.80/cwt	142.80–142.80	1,018	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	984	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	834	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.68/cwt	136.25–138.50	869	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	135.54/cwt	132.00–139.00	958	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	140.33/cwt	140.00–140.50	773	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	117.00/cwt	110.00–118.75	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	115.21/cwt	114.00–118.00	711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	125.73/cwt	125.50–126.50	653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	5

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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 540Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 42Year ago 0

No trends available due to No sale last week for July 4 th holiday. Stronger undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	125.00	125.00
4	—	410	130.00	130.00
4	—	243	126.00–144.00	132.67
3	—	460	124.00	124.00
20	—	709	110.00–118.75	117.00
20	—	617	114.00–118.00	115.21
17	—	519	125.50–126.50	125.73
6	—	393	117.00	117.00
5	—	850	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	638	124.75	124.75
21	—	802	116.25	116.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	572	125.75–126.00	125.82
17	—	667	121.00–124.00	122.45
13	—	467	137.50–140.00	138.07
11	—	618	119.00	119.00
9	—	517	130.00	130.00
9	—	308	133.00	133.00
2	—	422	142.00	142.00
2	—	248	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.58
11	—	520	123.50–125.50	124.42
10	—	334	116.00–138.00	126.40
4	—	580	121.00–122.50	121.76
3	—	673	91.00	91.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	616	122.00	122.00
12	—	554	130.00	130.00
7	—	516	135.00	135.00
5	—	739	110.00	110.00
5	—	351	145.00	145.00
4	—	293	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	122.00–130.00	125.94
6	—	830	110.50–117.00	114.82
4	—	713	132.00	132.00
3	—	597	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	713	142.80	142.80
31	—	750	131.25	131.25
22	—	540	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	631	136.25–138.50	137.68
25	—	707	132.00–139.00	135.54
21	—	551	140.00–140.50	140.33
7	—	760	133.00	133.00
7	—	683	132.50	132.50
7	—	528	145.50	145.50
4	—	475	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	880.00–1,000.00	935.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	750.00–1,150.00	968.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	690.00–775.00	730.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	51.00–57.00	55.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	910.00	910.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,080.00	1,080.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	40.00	40.00
33	—	1,262	50.00–65.25	61.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	39.00–65.00	49.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,874	83.00–91.00	87.12

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

Steers · 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