Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compered to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.70/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$131.70

203 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

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	508	134.93	685	139
Medium and Large 2-3	515	124.69	642	64

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $43 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 sale203 hd

131.70

—

KY average25 barns · 5,627 hd

132.74

−1.03

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	1,617	86.47	1,398	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	63.78	949	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	58.15	686	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	45.26	453	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	336	131.53/cwt	125.00–136.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	112.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.90/cwt	134.00–135.00	753	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	129.04/cwt	122.00–132.50	667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	133.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	570	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	619	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	814	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	671	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	155.22/cwt	155.00–156.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	43.71/cwt	38.00–47.50	430	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.01/cwt	52.50–53.50	575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	973	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	58.29/cwt	47.50–63.00	688	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	67.32/cwt	66.00–68.50	813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	42.28/cwt	41.00–44.00	471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	88.03/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,479	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	79.04/cwt	78.00–80.00	988	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,903	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,360	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	897.37/cwt	860.00–940.00	10,571	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	868.97/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	11,479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	695.24/cwt	620.00–860.00	8,572	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	749	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	125.61/cwt	119.00–131.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	129.16/cwt	119.00–131.50	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	902	9

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 0

Compered to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	336	125.00–136.00	131.53
8	—	478	127.00	127.00
7	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.87
4	—	435	134.00	134.00
3	—	716	111.00	111.00
14	—	518	119.00–131.00	125.61
10	—	385	119.00–131.50	129.16
9	—	758	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	716	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	558	134.00–135.00	134.90
20	—	405	137.50	137.50
17	—	471	137.00	137.00
12	—	641	123.50	123.50
12	—	351	139.00	139.00
9	—	541	134.50	134.50
6	—	289	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	509	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	122.00–132.50	129.04
12	—	426	125.00–138.00	133.75
6	—	800	101.00	101.00
6	—	580	115.00–124.00	117.95
4	—	603	127.50	127.50
2	—	460	134.00	134.00
1	—	955	89.00	89.00
1	—	333	131.00	131.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	421	147.00	147.00
16	—	610	133.50	133.50
14	—	469	143.00	143.00
11	—	350	162.00	162.00
9	—	517	137.50	137.50
7	—	710	118.00	118.00
7	—	571	134.00	134.00
4	—	281	155.00–156.00	155.22
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	260	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	749	128.00	128.00
3	—	813	113.00	113.00
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
1	—	333	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	514	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	500	147.50	147.50
8	—	566	143.00	143.00
7	—	665	142.00	142.00
6	—	350	162.00	162.00
5	—	466	151.00	151.00
4	—	291	155.00	155.00
2	—	620	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	984	38.00–47.50	43.71
2	—	1,085	52.50–53.50	53.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,486	65.50	65.50
1	—	1,500	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,181	47.50–63.00	58.29
3	—	1,208	66.00–68.50	67.32
2	—	1,115	41.00–44.00	42.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	84.00–93.00	88.03
2	—	1,250	78.00–80.00	79.04
1	—	2,035	93.50	93.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	960.00	960.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	860.00–940.00	897.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,321	750.00–1,000.00	868.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	620.00–860.00	695.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	990.00	990.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle