Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $117.22/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$117.22

270 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	549	119.65	657	203
Medium and Large 2-3	507	109.84	557	67

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about $100 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 sale270 hd

117.22

—

KY average26 barns · 5,701 hd

118.32

−1.10

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	1,662	76.65	1,274	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	47.18	694	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	42.79	505	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	32.43	309	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Value Added	—	627	137.21/cwt	137.00–138.00	860	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.73/cwt	128.00–134.00	814	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	129.15/cwt	128.00–132.00	843	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	131.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	738	20
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	933	508.50/cwt	485.00–550.00	4,744	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	863.55/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	9,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,077	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	688	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	454	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	373	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	109.44/cwt	104.00–116.00	455	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	118.07/cwt	116.00–119.50	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	346	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	898	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	117.57/cwt	117.00–120.00	655	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	114.98/cwt	114.50–118.00	723	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	117.70/cwt	117.50–118.50	769	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	33.38/cwt	30.00–36.00	320	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	22.54/cwt	20.00–25.00	206	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	47.18/cwt	43.50–47.75	694	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	43.42/cwt	35.00–49.00	513	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	26.45/cwt	24.50–28.50	289	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	78.61/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,338	10
Bulls	—	—	1,265	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	504	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	367	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.71/cwt	110.00–111.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	595	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	598	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	515	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	43.86/cwt	40.00–49.00	402	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	589.55/cwt	550.00–620.00	6,815	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	598.65/cwt	550.00–640.00	6,920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	594.05/cwt	570.00–680.00	6,386	5

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 962Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	627	137.00–138.00	137.21
22	—	547	132.00	132.00
9	—	597	135.00–138.00	136.67
5	—	746	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	772	137.00	137.00
24	—	623	128.00–134.00	130.73
21	—	653	128.00–132.00	129.15
20	—	561	130.00–134.00	131.54
15	—	459	135.00	135.00
12	—	515	132.00	132.00
7	—	400	136.00	136.00
4	—	346	132.00	132.00
2	—	810	129.00	129.00
2	—	725	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	121.00	121.00
3	—	765	116.00	116.00
3	—	607	124.00	124.00
1	—	930	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	66.00	66.00
2	—	373	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	416	104.00–116.00	109.44
12	—	700	108.50	108.50
12	—	517	116.00–119.50	118.07
10	—	588	101.00	101.00
8	—	278	117.00	117.00
5	—	603	110.00	110.00
4	—	346	104.00	104.00
3	—	495	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	736	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	504	120.00	120.00
26	—	557	117.00–120.00	117.57
21	—	629	114.50–118.00	114.98
20	—	653	117.50–118.50	117.70
20	—	413	122.00	122.00
16	—	463	125.00	125.00
16	—	296	124.00	124.00
10	—	815	110.00–111.00	110.71
10	—	356	122.00	122.00
3	—	780	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	112.00	112.00
6	—	452	120.50	120.50
5	—	339	118.00	118.00
4	—	412	125.50	125.50
3	—	713	80.00	80.00
2	—	585	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	128.00	128.00
10	—	608	116.00	116.00
10	—	416	132.00	132.00
6	—	688	100.00	100.00
6	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	527	123.50	123.50
4	—	581	122.50	122.50
4	—	346	132.00	132.00
2	—	358	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	933	485.00–550.00	508.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,156	550.00–620.00	589.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	550.00–640.00	598.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,075	570.00–680.00	594.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	700.00–1,010.00	863.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	820.00	820.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	50.00	50.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	916	40.00–49.00	43.86
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	960	30.00–36.00	33.38
2	—	955	38.50	38.50
2	—	915	20.00–25.00	22.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,470	43.50–47.75	47.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,181	35.00–49.00	43.42
3	—	1,091	24.50–28.50	26.45
1	—	1,345	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,702	74.00–84.00	78.61
1	—	1,265	57.00	57.00

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