Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower . Plain quality feeders sold sharply lower in instances. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.70/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$131.70

187 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

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	634	132.39	840	174
Medium and Large 2-3	624	122.46	765	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.93/cwt here — about $75 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 sale187 hd

131.70

—

KY average28 barns · 6,269 hd

133.78

−2.08

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	—	Low	1,594	82.28	1,312	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	56.54	836	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	51.92	615	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	34.57	331	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	1,250	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	798	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	694	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	646	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	115.73/cwt	115.00–117.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	125.61/cwt	124.50–127.00	525	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	118.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.50	565	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.38/cwt	132.50–137.50	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.84/cwt	130.00–133.00	688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.50	774	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	707	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	20,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,091.54/cwt	900.00–1,410.00	12,367	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,480	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,123	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	92.87/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	83.53/cwt	77.50–87.00	1,348	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	52.03/cwt	37.00–56.50	619	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	56.54/cwt	56.00–57.00	836	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	35.51/cwt	30.00–40.00	342	7

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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 0

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,220.00	1,220.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,133	900.00–1,410.00	1,091.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	135.00	135.00
6	—	376	135.00	135.00
8	—	408	132.50	132.50
11	—	662	115.00	115.00
11	—	764	104.50	104.50
18	—	564	123.00	123.00
23	—	475	125.00	125.00
25	—	517	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	118.00	118.00
4	—	422	122.00	122.00
11	—	503	115.00–117.00	115.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	120.00	120.00
10	—	711	115.75	115.75
12	—	528	120.00	120.00
18	—	695	120.00	120.00
22	—	465	124.00	124.00
23	—	418	124.50–127.00	125.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	112.00	112.00
10	—	476	115.00–121.00	118.59
10	—	700	110.00	110.00
12	—	626	116.00	116.00
19	—	503	110.00–115.50	112.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	132.50–137.50	135.38
12	—	671	130.00–132.00	131.35
16	—	631	131.75	131.75
17	—	526	130.00–133.00	130.84
19	—	711	128.00	128.00
40	—	581	130.00–135.50	133.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	722	132.00	132.00
32	—	680	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	787	110.00	110.00
9	—	552	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,863	91.50–95.00	92.87
7	—	1,614	77.50–87.00	83.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
34	—	1,189	37.00–56.50	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,478	56.00–57.00	56.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	28.00	28.00
7	—	964	30.00–40.00	35.51

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle