Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.41/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$125.41

125 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

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	544	126.97	690	104
Medium and Large 2-3	514	117.69	605	21

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $86 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 sale125 hd

125.41

—

KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd

122.89

+2.52

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	1,496	74.04	1,108	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	51.52	707	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	46.90	589	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	30.46	288	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	517	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	801	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	129.25/cwt	128.50–129.50	690	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	748	18
Bulls	—	—	1,562	74.40/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,095	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.53/cwt	114.00–135.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	598	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	33.07/cwt	30.00–36.00	315	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	24.37/cwt	20.00–27.00	225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	51.52/cwt	45.00–52.00	707	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	45.40/cwt	40.00–49.25	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	115.86/cwt	115.50–118.00	748	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	546.25/cwt	535.00–560.00	5,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	904.20/cwt	740.00–1,070.00	10,570	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	874.90/cwt	870.00–880.00	10,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,127	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	912.92/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	10,955	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	8,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	779.20/cwt	750.00–790.00	8,408	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	9,860	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	459	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	573.24/cwt	530.00–610.00	5,302	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	660.00/cwt	550.00–830.00	5,940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	737.36/cwt	665.00–840.00	9,040	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	51.80/cwt	42.00–70.00	442	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,300	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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 174Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
24	—	517	155.00	155.00
9	—	688	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
6	—	403	138.00–140.00	139.00
5	—	552	141.50	141.50
4	—	371	141.00	141.00
2	—	610	132.00	132.00
16	—	841	134.00	134.00
12	—	700	139.00	139.00
8	—	300	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	138.00	138.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	139.50	139.50
8	—	604	124.00	124.00
34	—	534	128.50–129.50	129.25
18	—	594	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	117.50	117.50
3	—	655	110.00	110.00
3	—	637	107.00	107.00
1	—	435	118.00	118.00
1	—	230	127.00	127.00
8	—	463	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	122.00	122.00
2	—	473	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
14	—	646	115.50–118.00	115.86
6	—	419	125.00	125.00
6	—	384	127.00–135.00	130.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	114.00–135.00	124.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	742	106.00	106.00
6	—	370	141.00	141.00
4	—	607	123.00	123.00
3	—	457	134.50	134.50
2	—	420	141.00	141.00
3	—	558	129.00	129.00
3	—	503	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	70.00–80.00	74.40
1	—	1,700	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,095	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	50.50	50.50
12	—	1,200	40.00–49.25	45.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	30.00–36.00	33.07
3	—	923	20.00–27.00	24.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,373	45.00–52.00	51.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	535.00–560.00	546.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	810.00–1,000.00	912.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	665.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,079	750.00–790.00	779.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,226	665.00–840.00	737.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,169	740.00–1,070.00	904.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	870.00–880.00	874.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	51.00	51.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	854	42.00–70.00	51.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	530.00–610.00	573.24
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	550.00–830.00	660.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle