Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders 600 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher . Feeders under 600 lbs sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Groups of 20 head or more;

Steers Heifer

41 hd 720 lbs 138 .25 mix 20 hd 401 lbs 120 .00 blk

65 hd 765 lbs 141.75 blk 20 hd 503 lbs 122.00 blk

47 hd 613 lbs 128.75 mix

67 hd 727 lbs 133.00 mix

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.76/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$121.76

310 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

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	591	125.67	743	239
Medium and Large 2-3	506	108.61	550	71

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $193 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 sale310 hd

121.76

—

KY average20 barns · 5,033 hd

120.77

+0.99

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	1,551	71.80	1,113	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	47.29	613	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	34.86	329	16

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2-3	—	426	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,086	65
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	45.23/cwt	42.00–47.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	132.49/cwt	123.00–133.50	966	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	789	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	615	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	481	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	121.55/cwt	120.00–122.00	560	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.50	653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	995	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	135.87/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	114.95/cwt	106.00–117.00	525	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	112.40/cwt	111.50–114.00	596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	840	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	34.27/cwt	31.00–36.50	317	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	40.33/cwt	39.00–42.00	411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	25.50/cwt	25.50–25.50	232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	47.29/cwt	42.00–48.25	613	18
Bulls	—	—	1,666	77.74/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,295	6
Bulls	—	—	1,320	59.91/cwt	58.00–64.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	126.13/cwt	115.00–130.00	349	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	112.60/cwt	103.00–115.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	635	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	659	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	119.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	760	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	49.04/cwt	41.00–55.00	464	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	765.63/cwt	710.00–875.00	8,453	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,780	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,944	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	972	517.41/cwt	510.00–550.00	5,029	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,010	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	132.14/cwt	127.00–135.00	835	14

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 680Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders 600 lbs and over sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher . Feeders under 600 lbs sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Groups of 20 head or more;

Steers Heifer

41 hd 720 lbs 138 .25 mix 20 hd 401 lbs 120 .00 blk

65 hd 765 lbs 141.75 blk 20 hd 503 lbs 122.00 blk

47 hd 613 lbs 128.75 mix

67 hd 727 lbs 133.00 mix

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
14	—	632	127.00–135.00	132.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	766	141.75	141.75
41	—	720	138.25	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	643	132.00	132.00
9	—	756	132.00–137.00	135.87
5	—	572	132.00	132.00
4	—	524	130.00	130.00
3	—	927	122.00	122.00
2	—	458	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	729	123.00–133.50	132.49
47	—	613	128.75	128.75
19	—	504	122.00	122.00
14	—	670	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	401	120.00	120.00
19	—	461	120.00–122.00	121.55
17	—	575	112.00–115.50	113.49
14	—	295	115.00	115.00
8	—	609	124.00	124.00
4	—	726	115.00	115.00
3	—	352	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
23	—	457	106.00–117.00	114.95
19	—	530	111.50–114.00	112.40
9	—	662	105.00	105.00
7	—	420	100.00	100.00
5	—	307	92.00	92.00
4	—	808	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	277	115.00–130.00	126.13
10	—	501	103.00–115.00	112.60
5	—	562	111.00	111.00
5	—	477	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	121.00	121.00
13	—	472	134.50	134.50
11	—	509	129.50	129.50
9	—	427	138.00	138.00
6	—	708	104.00	104.00
5	—	369	130.00	130.00
4	—	639	118.00–122.00	119.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	42.00–47.00	45.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	41.00–55.00	49.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,104	710.00–875.00	765.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	972	510.00–550.00	517.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	926	31.00–36.50	34.27
3	—	1,020	39.00–42.00	40.33
1	—	910	25.50	25.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,296	42.00–48.25	47.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,666	70.00–81.00	77.74
3	—	1,320	58.00–64.00	59.91

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