Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.45/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$117.45

146 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	527	120.49	635	111
Medium and Large 2-3	571	107.83	616	35

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $20 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 sale146 hd

117.45

—

KY average27 barns · 4,318 hd

119.08

−1.63

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	1,414	75.63	1,069	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	50.72	754	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	50.22	623	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	40.62	398	11

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	772	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	40.62/cwt	32.00–44.50	398	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	54.26/cwt	51.00–57.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	120.70/cwt	116.00–125.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	106.32/cwt	104.00–110.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	106.31/cwt	96.00–114.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.16/cwt	114.00–116.00	697	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	124.65/cwt	123.50–129.00	644	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	47.19/cwt	46.00–48.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	50.46/cwt	42.50–55.00	630	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	39.76/cwt	39.50–40.00	401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	75.63/cwt	66.00–84.00	1,069	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	761.36/cwt	625.00–925.00	9,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	101.44/cwt	98.00–105.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	837	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.50	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	139.13/cwt	136.50–140.50	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	117.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	106.72/cwt	95.00–112.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	103.71/cwt	95.00–112.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	3

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 722Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	131.50	131.50
8	—	615	116.50	116.50
11	—	475	128.00	128.00
11	—	746	103.50	103.50
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	350	135.00	135.00
6	—	289	140.00	140.00
7	—	338	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	115.00	115.00
2	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	777	88.00	88.00
4	—	429	116.00–125.00	120.70
5	—	620	104.00–110.00	106.32
12	—	512	96.00–114.00	106.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	130.00	130.00
6	—	353	128.50	128.50
7	—	511	120.00	120.00
7	—	567	115.00	115.00
9	—	460	121.00	121.00
10	—	417	123.00	123.00
12	—	701	115.00	115.00
26	—	605	114.00–116.00	115.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	517	123.50–129.00	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	388	101.00	101.00
7	—	656	113.00	113.00
7	—	439	112.00–120.00	117.82
6	—	519	95.00–112.00	106.72
4	—	601	99.00	99.00
4	—	574	95.00–112.00	103.71
3	—	700	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	122.00	122.00
2	—	973	98.00–105.00	101.44
1	—	325	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	609	135.00–140.00	137.47
6	—	568	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	130.00	130.00
11	—	519	135.00–137.50	136.17
10	—	701	131.00	131.00
9	—	588	130.00	130.00
9	—	457	136.50–140.50	139.13
5	—	689	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	979	32.00–44.50	40.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	51.00–57.00	54.26
2	—	1,410	46.00–48.00	47.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,249	42.50–55.00	50.46
2	—	1,008	39.50–40.00	39.76
1	—	1,362	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	66.00–84.00	75.63

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	1	—	900	55.00	55.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	625.00–925.00	761.36

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

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