Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Instances in lightweight and plain quality calves prices varied more. Slaughter cows and slaugher 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 $113.51/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$113.51

160 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	497	116.13	578	114
Medium and Large 2-3	459	107.03	492	46

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $86 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 sale160 hd

113.51

—

KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd

118.26

−4.74

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	1,646	79.09	1,302	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	54.00	800	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	48.79	571	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	35.68	340	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	107.82/cwt	101.50–115.00	467	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	103.81/cwt	102.00–104.50	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	110.53/cwt	107.00–115.00	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	111.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	118.81/cwt	117.50–120.00	498	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.45/cwt	114.00–115.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	116.76/cwt	116.00–117.00	500	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	107.27/cwt	105.50–111.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	34.71/cwt	31.00–40.00	334	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	800	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	49.15/cwt	44.00–55.00	576	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	80.39/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,314	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,208	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	76.94/cwt	65.00–84.00	712	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	910	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	717.40/cwt	700.00–740.00	9,190	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,042	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	569.66/cwt	530.00–610.00	6,608	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,405	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	15,485	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,260	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	125.33/cwt	123.00–126.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.72/cwt	128.00–133.50	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 625Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
7	—	571	128.00–133.50	132.72
7	—	350	135.00	135.00
5	—	461	132.00	132.00
4	—	624	128.50	128.50
3	—	685	130.00	130.00
3	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	123.00–126.00	125.33
7	—	659	127.50	127.50
6	—	468	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	101.50–115.00	107.82
7	—	463	102.00–104.50	103.81
7	—	367	107.00–115.00	110.53
6	—	332	110.00–115.00	111.53
5	—	577	100.00	100.00
3	—	792	100.00	100.00
3	—	633	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	419	117.50–120.00	118.81
16	—	565	114.00	114.00
16	—	455	116.00	116.00
15	—	621	114.00–115.00	114.45
13	—	508	116.75	116.75
8	—	354	120.00	120.00
7	—	849	100.00	100.00
5	—	290	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	116.00–117.00	116.76
3	—	519	105.50–111.00	107.27
2	—	590	96.00	96.00
2	—	323	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	350	135.00	135.00
8	—	563	117.00	117.00
7	—	601	112.00	112.00
4	—	532	120.00	120.00
4	—	455	122.00	122.00
3	—	750	92.00	92.00
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	31.00–40.00	34.71
1	—	912	41.50	41.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,172	44.00–55.00	49.15
2	—	1,118	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,220	55.50	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	76.00–83.50	80.39
1	—	1,725	70.00	70.00

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	6	—	926	65.00–84.00	76.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	535.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,281	700.00–740.00	717.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	530.00–610.00	569.66
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	1,110.00	1,110.00

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

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