Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Medium to plain quality feeders sold unevenly steady. 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 $118.95/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$118.95

392 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$13.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

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	561	123.62	693	261
Medium and Large 2-3	488	109.64	535	131

One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $159 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 sale392 hd

118.95

—

KY average28 barns · 6,904 hd

119.52

−0.57

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	1,685	71.87	1,211	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	46.00	740	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	44.25	554	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	32.28	314	15

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	13,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	9,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	954	104.09/cwt	104.00–105.00	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	124.61/cwt	121.00–125.00	571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	138.30/cwt	137.50–138.50	812	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	148.66/cwt	147.00–150.00	659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	132.23/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,006	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	133.73/cwt	124.00–136.50	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.52/cwt	133.50–137.50	827	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.91/cwt	132.00–135.00	687	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	422	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	132.70/cwt	131.00–134.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	106.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	451	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	111.38/cwt	100.00–118.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	107.21/cwt	106.00–111.00	778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	345	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	111.43/cwt	106.00–117.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.46/cwt	90.00–106.50	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	99.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	896	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	118.26/cwt	118.00–119.00	549	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	120.95/cwt	120.50–122.00	618	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	449	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	33.34/cwt	30.00–37.00	326	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	25.38/cwt	23.00–27.53	238	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	45.74/cwt	40.00–54.50	581	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	30.87/cwt	29.00–32.50	335	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	65.68/cwt	60.00–68.50	1,037	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	75.99/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,334	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	567.38/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	612.79/cwt	490.00–730.00	6,587	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	656.08/cwt	500.00–800.00	7,079	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	49.24/cwt	45.00–54.00	482	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	52.05/cwt	49.00–55.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	115.68/cwt	115.00–118.00	716	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	855	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	493	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	109.93/cwt	108.50–111.50	575	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	102.88/cwt	98.00–105.00	608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	116.84/cwt	113.00–118.00	494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	627	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	593	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	485	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	688	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 962Last week 611Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Medium to plain quality feeders sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	865.00	865.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	500.00–650.00	567.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	490.00–730.00	612.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,079	500.00–800.00	656.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	45.00–54.00	49.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	904	49.00–55.00	52.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	954	104.00–105.00	104.09
11	—	458	121.00–125.00	124.61
8	—	620	127.00	127.00
7	—	659	127.00	127.00
3	—	418	118.00	118.00
2	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	587	137.50–138.50	138.30
20	—	443	147.00–150.00	148.66
13	—	466	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	761	131.00–133.00	132.23
24	—	720	124.00–136.50	133.73
24	—	610	133.50–137.50	135.52
24	—	517	132.00–135.00	132.91
15	—	300	140.50	140.50
14	—	687	131.00–134.00	132.70
13	—	571	130.00–135.00	132.37
9	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.74
7	—	459	143.00	143.00
2	—	810	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	477	105.00–110.00	106.75
20	—	418	108.00	108.00
19	—	570	100.00–118.00	111.38
18	—	726	106.00–111.00	107.21
18	—	508	110.00	110.00
13	—	280	117.50	117.50
11	—	307	110.00–115.00	112.29
6	—	363	106.00–117.00	111.43
2	—	775	90.00–106.50	98.46
2	—	625	95.00–105.00	99.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	674	133.00	133.00
11	—	623	122.00	122.00
5	—	523	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	464	118.00–119.00	118.26
30	—	511	120.50–122.00	120.95
23	—	362	124.00	124.00
22	—	619	115.00–118.00	115.68
21	—	685	124.75	124.75
20	—	411	120.00	120.00
16	—	554	115.00	115.00
3	—	742	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	108.50–111.50	109.93
10	—	591	98.00–105.00	102.88
9	—	423	113.00–118.00	116.84
9	—	353	130.00	130.00
3	—	657	98.00	98.00
2	—	810	108.00	108.00
2	—	333	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	508	123.50	123.50
27	—	465	127.50	127.50
20	—	359	135.00	135.00
19	—	622	117.00	117.00
17	—	569	121.00	121.00
8	—	411	130.00	130.00
6	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	977	30.00–37.00	33.34
2	—	937	23.00–27.53	25.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	45.00–47.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,271	40.00–54.50	45.74
5	—	1,085	29.00–32.50	30.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	60.00–68.50	65.68
6	—	1,755	72.00–82.00	75.99

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Replacement Cattle

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