Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends to compare to due to Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.95/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$118.95

333 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

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	547	121.80	667	254
Medium and Large 2-3	556	109.78	611	79

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $56 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 sale333 hd

118.95

—

KY average18 barns · 3,294 hd

120.40

−1.45

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	1,835	72.41	1,329	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	49.79	701	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	44.92	556	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	28.50	301	5thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	121.62/cwt	120.00–123.50	687	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	770	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.34/cwt	117.50–123.00	753	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	124.18/cwt	123.00–130.00	453	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.50	685	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	114.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	595	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	115.39/cwt	115.00–116.00	498	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	727	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	26.17/cwt	25.00–27.00	274	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	342	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	49.79/cwt	48.00–50.00	701	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	45.27/cwt	40.50–55.00	562	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	397	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	74.56/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	66.47/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,572	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	673	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	730.18/cwt	570.00–860.00	7,966	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	796.85/cwt	750.00–830.00	9,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	133.19/cwt	131.50–134.50	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.50	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	141.33/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.54/cwt	134.00–138.50	926	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.31/cwt	132.00–138.50	838	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	768	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	133.85/cwt	128.00–134.50	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	111.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	563	32

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 901Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 0

No trends to compare to due to Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	712	107.00	107.00
11	—	819	106.00	106.00
9	—	408	105.00–110.00	106.71
6	—	292	125.00	125.00
5	—	600	108.00	108.00
3	—	360	101.00	101.00
32	—	506	108.00–115.00	111.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	565	120.00–123.50	121.62
28	—	520	126.00	126.00
18	—	616	125.00	125.00
9	—	747	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	626	117.50–123.00	120.34
29	—	465	122.50	122.50
26	—	521	117.00–120.00	119.04
25	—	365	123.00–130.00	124.18
14	—	564	120.00–123.50	121.52
11	—	409	123.50	123.50
10	—	706	112.00–117.00	114.00
2	—	800	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	500	116.00–121.00	119.00
10	—	432	115.00–116.00	115.39
8	—	386	114.00	114.00
6	—	610	115.00	115.00
4	—	453	118.00	118.00
1	—	272	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	611	119.00	119.00
13	—	748	107.00	107.00
13	—	518	130.00	130.00
10	—	420	138.00	138.00
5	—	581	122.00	122.00
5	—	459	131.00	131.00
4	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	131.50–134.50	133.19
4	—	421	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	140.00–145.50	141.70
12	—	557	149.00	149.00
9	—	731	140.50–142.00	141.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	678	134.00–138.50	136.54
33	—	615	132.00–138.50	136.31
17	—	559	135.00–141.00	137.44
14	—	782	130.00–135.50	132.79
10	—	706	128.00–134.50	133.85
10	—	518	136.00	136.00
8	—	467	140.50	140.50
5	—	842	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	58.50	58.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	570.00–860.00	730.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,158	750.00–830.00	796.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	25.00–27.00	26.17
2	—	1,070	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	48.00–50.00	49.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,241	40.50–55.00	45.27
1	—	1,135	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	72.00–77.00	74.56
2	—	1,543	66.00–67.00	66.47
1	—	1,965	80.00	80.00

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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