Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to firm . 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 $124.63/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$124.63

458 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	584	127.89	747	326
Medium and Large 2-3	548	116.59	639	132

One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $108 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 sale458 hd

124.63

—

KY average28 barns · 9,227 hd

125.59

−0.96

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	73.95	1,229	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	51.00	714	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	45.25	554	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	34.38	331	12

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	731	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	896	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	489	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	119.36/cwt	118.50–121.50	785	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	115.17/cwt	109.50–124.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.50	948	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	134.29/cwt	131.50–140.75	815	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	922	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,021	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	692.49/cwt	660.00–725.00	8,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.89/cwt	140.50–144.00	734	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.33/cwt	139.00–143.75	803	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,043	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	763.79/cwt	710.00–810.00	8,264	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	639.32/cwt	630.00–650.00	7,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	589.95/cwt	520.00–660.00	7,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	660.62/cwt	640.00–680.00	7,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	949	570.41/cwt	560.00–580.00	5,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,327	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	687.59/cwt	660.00–710.00	7,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	120.20/cwt	117.00–121.00	726	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	166.11/cwt	160.00–177.00	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	365	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	786	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	135.81/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,111	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	940	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	123.64/cwt	123.00–124.00	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	129.67/cwt	128.00–130.50	738	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	128.41/cwt	127.25–130.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	219	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	77.38/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,367	8
Bulls	—	—	1,383	64.81/cwt	63.00–68.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	702	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	130.34/cwt	130.00–130.50	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	714	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	35.11/cwt	30.56–44.00	340	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	28.28/cwt	27.50–29.00	268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.07/cwt	119.50–122.00	750	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	114.01/cwt	105.00–119.00	486	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	704	109.54/cwt	108.00–110.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	45.93/cwt	43.50–58.00	561	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	36.38/cwt	35.00–38.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	136.29/cwt	133.00–139.00	582	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.16/cwt	122.00–127.25	706	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	595	30

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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 1,166Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to firm . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	731	120.00–125.00	122.59
19	—	504	123.50	123.50
17	—	368	133.00	133.00
37	—	625	119.50–122.00	120.07
23	—	427	133.00–139.00	136.29
8	—	303	141.00	141.00
2	—	673	118.50	118.50
36	—	573	122.00–127.25	123.16
30	—	474	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	120.00	120.00
4	—	803	107.00	107.00
21	—	658	118.50–121.50	119.36
18	—	581	109.50–124.00	115.17
15	—	490	115.00	115.00
14	—	619	122.75	122.75
7	—	362	125.00	125.00
28	—	426	105.00–119.00	114.01
13	—	704	108.00–110.00	109.54
7	—	515	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	708	132.75	132.75
11	—	661	123.00–124.00	123.64
33	—	569	128.00–130.50	129.67
12	—	605	127.25–130.00	128.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
1	—	352	130.00	130.00
2	—	545	120.00	120.00
5	—	479	144.00	144.00
3	—	600	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
82	—	718	130.00–136.50	132.07
34	—	607	131.50–140.75	134.29
20	—	689	130.00–137.00	133.78
18	—	770	130.00–135.00	132.61
10	—	410	155.00	155.00
29	—	517	140.50–144.00	141.89
26	—	568	139.00–143.75	141.33
3	—	802	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	141.00	141.00
7	—	537	151.00	151.00
2	—	445	170.00	170.00
79	—	818	132.00–137.00	135.81
4	—	600	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	604	117.00–121.00	120.20
8	—	332	160.00–177.00	166.11
4	—	410	155.00	155.00
2	—	354	150.00	150.00
2	—	228	160.00	160.00
17	—	553	127.00	127.00
16	—	512	130.00	130.00
20	—	461	140.00	140.00
17	—	718	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	131.00	131.00
8	—	561	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	151.00	151.00
1	—	219	166.00	166.00
9	—	868	97.00	97.00
4	—	512	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	130.00	130.00
9	—	483	130.00–130.50	130.34
8	—	570	118.00	118.00
2	—	353	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	660.00–725.00	692.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,082	710.00–810.00	763.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,147	630.00–650.00	639.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,311	520.00–660.00	589.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	640.00–680.00	660.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	660.00–710.00	687.59
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	949	560.00–580.00	570.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	530.00	530.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,766	70.00–82.00	77.38
3	—	1,383	63.00–68.00	64.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	40.00	40.00
9	—	968	30.56–44.00	35.11
2	—	948	27.50–29.00	28.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,400	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,222	43.50–58.00	45.93
2	—	1,248	35.00–38.00	36.38

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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