Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders of all classes under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for quality feeders . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.79/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$118.79

233 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

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	519	120.17	624	171
Medium and Large 2-3	478	114.99	550	62

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about $74 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 sale233 hd

118.79

—

KY average26 barns · 5,009 hd

118.98

−0.19

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	1,792	77.06	1,381	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	51.22	761	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	46.28	570	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	35.81	354	11

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	362	118.83/cwt	111.00–122.00	430	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	114.21/cwt	113.00–117.00	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.13/cwt	121.50–125.00	634	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	121.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.62/cwt	119.25–123.00	690	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	717	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	497	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	588	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.00	498	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	112.53/cwt	109.00–114.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	218	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	672	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	746	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	35.81/cwt	30.00–40.00	354	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	51.22/cwt	42.50–53.00	761	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	46.84/cwt	36.50–50.50	575	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	36.46/cwt	30.00–41.00	452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	78.76/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,459	10
Bulls	—	—	1,398	64.61/cwt	60.00–68.00	903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,670	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	58.89/cwt	55.00–60.50	544	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	611.48/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	694.15/cwt	600.00–770.00	8,823	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	644.90/cwt	640.00–650.00	7,371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	900	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	127.43/cwt	116.00–128.50	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	132.87/cwt	132.50–134.00	745	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	134.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.89/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.36/cwt	141.00–142.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	755	8

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	362	111.00–122.00	118.83
16	—	616	113.00–117.00	114.21
8	—	458	117.00	117.00
6	—	527	115.00	115.00
5	—	418	110.00	110.00
3	—	588	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	519	121.50–125.00	122.13
34	—	466	120.00–125.00	121.49
29	—	572	119.25–123.00	120.62
27	—	622	114.00–117.00	115.33
23	—	411	121.00	121.00
6	—	723	106.50	106.50
6	—	300	121.00	121.00
4	—	360	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	511	115.00	115.00
12	—	430	115.00–117.00	115.86
10	—	584	109.00–114.00	112.53
2	—	218	131.00	131.00
1	—	800	92.00	92.00
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	553	121.50	121.50
16	—	465	129.00	129.00
16	—	403	130.00	130.00
12	—	724	103.00	103.00
10	—	510	123.50	123.50
9	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	635	116.00–128.50	127.43
2	—	442	117.00	117.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	782	131.50	131.50
9	—	642	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	561	132.50–134.00	132.87
15	—	473	135.00–136.00	135.53
14	—	634	130.00–136.00	134.08
11	—	760	125.00	125.00
11	—	525	133.00–135.00	133.89
9	—	659	132.00	132.00
8	—	422	141.00–142.00	141.36
4	—	729	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	989	30.00–40.00	35.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,486	42.50–53.00	51.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,228	36.50–50.50	46.84
4	—	1,239	30.00–41.00	36.46
1	—	1,360	56.50	56.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,853	73.00–84.50	78.76
2	—	1,398	60.00–68.00	64.61
1	—	1,965	85.00	85.00

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	3	—	923	55.00–60.50	58.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	600.00–625.00	611.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,271	600.00–770.00	694.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	640.00–650.00	644.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	740.00	740.00

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