Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.28/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$140.28

119 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

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	614	142.17	873	93
Medium and Large 2-3	574	133.54	767	26

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $106 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 sale119 hd

140.28

—

KY average26 barns · 5,398 hd

141.55

−1.26

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	1,806	87.54	1,581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	61.68	808	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	41.19	381	14

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	494	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.15/cwt	133.50–139.00	712	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	824	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	131.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	143.25/cwt	143.00–144.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	126.75/cwt	125.50–130.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	125.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	572	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	66.10/cwt	64.00–66.75	918	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	41.94/cwt	33.50–58.00	389	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	59.26/cwt	50.00–63.50	750	24
Bulls	—	—	1,806	87.54/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,581	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	812.88/cwt	730.00–860.00	9,405	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,936	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	943	627.93/cwt	570.00–690.00	5,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,453.04/cwt	1,280.00–1,500.00	16,768	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	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	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	138.86/cwt	135.00–140.50	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	140.30/cwt	139.00–141.00	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	130.42/cwt	120.00–133.00	553	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 Jul 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	130.00	130.00
2	—	708	117.50	117.50
7	—	928	95.00	95.00
4	—	641	127.00	127.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
12	—	424	120.00–133.00	130.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	133.50–139.00	136.15
19	—	633	125.00–132.00	130.17
15	—	559	130.00–132.00	131.60
11	—	458	138.50	138.50
6	—	402	135.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	370	138.00	138.00
4	—	302	143.00–144.00	143.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	125.50–130.00	126.75
6	—	607	120.00–127.00	125.81
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
1	—	360	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	622	130.50	130.50
13	—	508	138.00	138.00
11	—	716	113.50	113.50
7	—	564	136.00	136.00
4	—	411	142.00	142.00
2	—	473	143.00	143.00
2	—	308	155.00	155.00
1	—	369	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	126.00	126.00
7	—	591	139.00	139.00
7	—	517	135.00–140.50	138.86
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	793	133.00	133.00
10	—	535	160.00	160.00
5	—	589	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	139.00–141.00	140.30
11	—	519	146.00	146.00
8	—	435	142.00–146.00	145.06
7	—	369	155.00	155.00
4	—	568	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	40.00	40.00
18	—	1,389	64.00–66.75	66.10
24	—	1,265	50.00–63.50	59.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	31.50	31.50
13	—	927	33.50–58.00	41.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,806	82.00–92.50	87.54

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	730.00–860.00	812.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	570.00–690.00	627.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	1,280.00–1,500.00	1,453.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,080.00	1,080.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle