Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and under sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with a good demand. Feeders over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.27/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$128.27

255 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$9.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

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	565	129.84	733	211
Medium and Large 2-3	490	120.76	592	44

One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about $141 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 sale255 hd

128.27

—

KY average26 barns · 4,901 hd

126.42

+1.85

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	1,688	88.22	1,489	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	59.92	867	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	57.09	708	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	46.18	460	10

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	816	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	119.97/cwt	115.00–126.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	125.71/cwt	123.00–129.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	117.53/cwt	112.00–166.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	125.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	109.03/cwt	101.00–117.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	127.43/cwt	123.00–132.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.90/cwt	129.00–131.75	683	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	393	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	126.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	44.60/cwt	34.50–51.00	442	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	534	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	59.41/cwt	55.00–60.00	854	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	970	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	61.05/cwt	60.00–64.50	795	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	55.72/cwt	49.00–59.00	666	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	43.64/cwt	37.00–48.50	494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	88.22/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,489	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	76.92/cwt	60.00–95.00	677	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,695	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	800.00/cwt	730.00–930.00	7,864	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	872.42/cwt	730.00–950.00	10,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	970.19/cwt	960.00–980.00	11,526	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	136.91/cwt	135.00–138.25	787	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	133.53/cwt	130.00–136.50	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	131.47/cwt	130.50–132.50	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	908	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,055	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.24/cwt	144.25–152.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	901	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.98/cwt	140.00–152.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	494	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	667	6

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	634	128.75	128.75
14	—	550	128.00	128.00
24	—	511	134.00	134.00
10	—	414	142.00	142.00
3	—	333	144.00	144.00
3	—	270	150.00–153.00	150.94
1	—	245	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	122.00	122.00
7	—	596	121.50	121.50
5	—	488	125.00–128.00	126.81
5	—	372	128.00	128.00
3	—	753	104.50	104.50
3	—	730	112.00	112.00
3	—	428	132.00	132.00
2	—	338	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	350	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	115.00–126.00	119.97
9	—	412	123.00–129.00	125.71
9	—	385	112.00–166.00	117.53
8	—	511	120.00–127.00	125.22
3	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	638	101.00–117.00	109.03
2	—	330	123.00–132.00	127.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	715	127.00	127.00
9	—	467	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	522	129.00–131.75	130.90
20	—	462	131.50	131.50
14	—	560	127.75	127.75
14	—	283	139.00	139.00
12	—	635	120.25	120.25
9	—	347	138.00	138.00
5	—	773	119.50	119.50
5	—	422	135.00	135.00
3	—	658	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	74.50	74.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	575	135.00–138.25	136.91
6	—	520	130.00–136.50	133.53
4	—	628	130.50–132.50	131.47
4	—	428	132.00	132.00
1	—	990	102.00	102.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	396	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	644	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	787	134.00	134.00
15	—	531	144.25–152.00	145.24
14	—	652	138.25	138.25
10	—	475	150.50	150.50
9	—	421	140.00–152.00	146.98
4	—	558	141.50	141.50
3	—	722	130.25	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	34.50–51.00	44.60
2	—	1,018	52.50	52.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,438	55.00–60.00	59.41
1	—	1,515	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,303	60.00–64.50	61.05
14	—	1,196	49.00–59.00	55.72
3	—	1,132	37.00–48.50	43.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	85.00–90.00	88.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	880	60.00–95.00	76.92
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	730.00–930.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,185	730.00–950.00	872.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	960.00–980.00	970.19

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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