Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and feeder steers sold unevenly steady, while 500- 600 lbs heifers sold 2.00 higher. 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 $121.53/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$121.53

255 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

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	541	124.01	671	205
Medium and Large 2-3	499	111.36	555	50

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $115 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

121.53

—

KY average27 barns · 6,384 hd

119.77

+1.76

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	1,741	74.58	1,299	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	49.84	760	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	43.42	517	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	33.77	334	16

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3	—	413	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.58/cwt	120.00–124.75	709	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	744	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	465	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	130.71/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,090	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	133.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	128.58/cwt	128.00–130.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	106.88/cwt	101.00–112.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	109.42/cwt	108.00–112.00	460	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	34.52/cwt	32.00–40.00	347	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	389	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	207	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	47.77/cwt	45.25–56.00	738	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	57.58/cwt	55.00–62.00	834	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	44.26/cwt	41.00–51.00	532	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	36.10/cwt	31.50–40.00	396	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	77.22/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,387	8
Bulls	—	—	1,523	64.00/cwt	63.00–65.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	860	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	645	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	499	14
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	800	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	640.70/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,451	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,280	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	381	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	121.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	432	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	115.91/cwt	114.00–118.00	607	16

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 909Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and feeder steers sold unevenly steady, while 500- 600 lbs heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	125.00	125.00
7	—	592	111.50	111.50
6	—	625	104.00	104.00
3	—	388	117.00	117.00
2	—	758	93.00	93.00
16	—	524	114.00–118.00	115.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	569	120.00–124.75	124.58
21	—	614	121.25	121.25
14	—	352	132.00	132.00
10	—	513	123.00	123.00
9	—	711	104.00	104.00
6	—	818	97.00	97.00
6	—	410	130.00	130.00
6	—	300	135.00	135.00
3	—	455	122.00	122.00
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	126.00	126.00
2	—	530	119.00	119.00
8	—	655	120.00–125.00	121.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	137.00	137.00
2	—	730	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	687	133.50	133.50
14	—	834	130.50–131.50	130.71
11	—	505	132.00	132.00
10	—	614	131.00–135.00	133.37
7	—	717	128.00–130.00	128.58
5	—	582	130.00	130.00
2	—	793	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	576	101.00–112.00	106.88
11	—	420	108.00–112.00	109.42
9	—	374	120.00–121.00	120.46
6	—	492	114.00	114.00
5	—	757	109.00	109.00
2	—	501	105.00	105.00
2	—	287	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	667	129.00	129.00
10	—	569	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	521	123.75	123.75
24	—	554	119.00	119.00
20	—	463	116.00	116.00
14	—	416	120.00	120.00
14	—	343	126.00	126.00
12	—	614	116.00	116.00
11	—	274	130.00–131.00	130.47
6	—	702	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	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	1	—	900	71.00	71.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,163	550.00–700.00	640.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	32.00–40.00	34.52
2	—	973	40.00	40.00
2	—	900	23.00	23.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,545	45.25–56.00	47.77
4	—	1,449	55.00–62.00	57.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,201	41.00–51.00	44.26
7	—	1,096	31.50–40.00	36.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,796	70.00–83.00	77.22
2	—	1,523	63.00–65.00	64.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle