Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.00/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$126.00

324 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$10.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

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	623	128.09	798	260
Medium and Large 2-3	577	117.52	679	64

One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about $119 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 sale324 hd

126.00

—

KY average27 barns · 6,888 hd

125.66

+0.35

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	1,700	80.89	1,375	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,671	55.96	935	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	45.67	567	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	28.52	268	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	25.68/cwt	25.00–27.00	243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	32.77/cwt	32.00–33.50	303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	55.96/cwt	55.00–56.75	935	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	47.97/cwt	45.00–51.75	614	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	35.53/cwt	28.00–39.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	109.02/cwt	108.00–111.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.25/cwt	119.00–123.50	758	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	477	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	115.38/cwt	115.00–116.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	115.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	118.78/cwt	110.00–121.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.49/cwt	135.25–137.75	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	901	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	138.14/cwt	137.50–140.00	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.38/cwt	152.00–153.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	16,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	132.20/cwt	132.00–132.25	1,043	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	762.59/cwt	725.00–785.00	9,441	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	947	549.96/cwt	500.00–595.00	5,208	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	567.02/cwt	525.00–610.00	7,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,924	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,123	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,044	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	129.44/cwt	128.50–130.00	795	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	6
Bulls	—	—	1,602	77.42/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,240	7
Bulls	—	—	1,928	88.98/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	132.18/cwt	120.00–137.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	152.50/cwt	151.00–155.00	421	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	123.16/cwt	117.00–128.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	854	108.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	2

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 1,008Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 61Year ago 0

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	25.00–27.00	25.68
2	—	925	32.00–33.50	32.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,671	55.00–56.75	55.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,281	45.00–51.75	47.97
5	—	1,063	28.00–39.00	35.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,602	72.00–86.00	77.42
3	—	1,928	87.00–90.00	88.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	108.00–111.00	109.02
12	—	842	110.00	110.00
12	—	303	131.50	131.50
8	—	595	115.00–116.00	115.38
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
6	—	417	110.00–117.00	115.42
5	—	491	110.00–121.00	118.78
5	—	363	129.00	129.00
4	—	854	108.00–110.00	108.50
3	—	657	119.00	119.00
2	—	500	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	630	119.00–123.50	120.25
23	—	356	134.00	134.00
21	—	580	125.00	125.00
9	—	411	133.00	133.00
5	—	772	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	130.00	130.00
9	—	471	128.50	128.50
2	—	670	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	747	130.00	130.00
65	—	614	128.50–130.00	129.44
16	—	763	122.00	122.00
6	—	687	126.00	126.00
6	—	450	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	681	135.25–137.75	136.49
12	—	631	137.50–140.00	138.14
10	—	476	152.00–153.00	152.38
5	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	970	115.00	115.00
32	—	789	132.00–132.25	132.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	901	118.00	118.00
4	—	828	124.00	124.00
3	—	606	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	832	135.00	135.00
7	—	631	145.50	145.50
70	—	737	141.60	141.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	153.00	153.00
7	—	360	145.00	145.00
6	—	574	134.50	134.50
4	—	521	133.50	133.50
3	—	733	108.00	108.00
1	—	245	161.00	161.00
10	—	276	151.00–155.00	152.50
7	—	458	138.00	138.00
17	—	630	124.00	124.00
15	—	341	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	120.00–137.00	132.18
5	—	367	145.00	145.00
7	—	467	117.00–128.00	123.16
6	—	610	122.50	122.50
2	—	872	96.00	96.00
2	—	510	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	725.00–785.00	762.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,164	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	525.00–610.00	567.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,132	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	947	500.00–595.00	549.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle