Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.62/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$119.62

352 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	543	122.25	664	244
Medium and Large 2-3	553	113.70	628	108

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $36 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 sale352 hd

119.62

—

KY average27 barns · 7,922 hd

121.65

−2.03

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	1,803	74.30	1,340	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	53.34	808	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	44.26	534	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	34.59	345	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	110.16/cwt	107.50–113.00	681	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.50/cwt	110.00–118.00	553	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	133.97/cwt	133.50–135.00	552	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	630	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	595	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	142.69/cwt	142.00–143.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.75	704	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.71/cwt	131.00–132.00	744	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.50	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.73/cwt	128.00–130.50	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	115.97/cwt	108.50–119.00	565	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	109.78/cwt	107.00–111.00	627	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	109.32/cwt	90.00–110.50	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	113.32/cwt	90.00–116.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	122.09/cwt	117.00–123.00	349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	872	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	636	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	44.80/cwt	40.00–55.00	543	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	37.67/cwt	31.50–42.00	420	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	33.94/cwt	31.00–37.00	338	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	40.45/cwt	40.00–41.00	410	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	52.64/cwt	52.50–54.00	795	11
Bulls	—	—	1,943	79.37/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,542	6
Bulls	—	—	1,403	58.36/cwt	56.00–63.00	819	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	120.96/cwt	120.00–123.50	613	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.24/cwt	119.00–120.50	682	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	120.22/cwt	120.00–122.00	554	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	755	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	415	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	737.84/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	664.43/cwt	630.00–700.00	7,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	552.81/cwt	480.00–750.00	6,623	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	560.66/cwt	510.00–680.00	7,053	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	6,816	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	908	465.04/cwt	410.00–510.00	4,223	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.54/cwt	116.00–117.50	721	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	459	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	122.50/cwt	121.00–123.00	513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	127.36/cwt	127.00–128.00	520	19

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 657Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	618	107.50–113.00	110.16
11	—	569	117.00	117.00
11	—	475	110.00–118.00	116.50
8	—	501	115.00	115.00
5	—	700	90.00	90.00
2	—	300	126.00	126.00
1	—	285	118.00	118.00
19	—	408	127.00–128.00	127.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	412	133.50–135.00	133.97
18	—	360	137.00	137.00
17	—	512	123.00	123.00
16	—	464	128.25	128.25
8	—	555	122.00	122.00
7	—	709	105.00	105.00
3	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	273	142.00–143.00	142.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	144.00	144.00
10	—	538	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	526	132.00–135.75	133.75
29	—	565	131.00–132.00	131.71
18	—	607	130.00–135.50	131.56
17	—	660	128.00–130.50	128.73
13	—	457	135.00	135.00
12	—	749	135.00	135.00
9	—	755	130.50	130.50
9	—	430	134.00–138.00	136.72
4	—	281	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	130.00	130.00
8	—	476	127.50	127.50
6	—	501	115.00	115.00
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	487	108.50–119.00	115.97
19	—	571	107.00–111.00	109.78
17	—	716	90.00–110.50	109.32
10	—	669	90.00–116.00	113.32
9	—	630	113.00	113.00
6	—	286	117.00–123.00	122.09
5	—	432	118.50	118.50
3	—	377	115.00	115.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	676	129.00	129.00
18	—	509	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	507	120.00–123.50	120.96
35	—	567	119.00–120.50	120.24
28	—	461	120.00–122.00	120.22
25	—	619	116.00–117.50	116.54
20	—	367	125.00	125.00
16	—	419	121.00–123.00	122.50
4	—	805	108.50	108.50
4	—	651	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	61.00	61.00
11	—	1,510	52.50–54.00	52.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,213	40.00–55.00	44.80
4	—	1,116	31.50–42.00	37.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	997	31.00–37.00	33.94
2	—	1,013	40.00–41.00	40.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,943	77.00–82.00	79.37
3	—	1,403	56.00–63.00	58.36
2	—	1,985	83.00	83.00

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	—	850	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	55.00	55.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	700.00–775.00	737.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	630.00–700.00	664.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,198	480.00–750.00	552.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,258	510.00–680.00	560.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	908	410.00–510.00	465.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	550.00	550.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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