Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600 lbs and under sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeders of all classes over 650 lbs sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.11/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$127.11

493 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	581	128.24	745	398
Medium and Large 2-3	520	122.38	637	95

One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $109 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 sale493 hd

127.11

—

KY average26 barns · 5,798 hd

128.59

−1.48

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	—	Low	1,748	81.50	1,424	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	59.50	872	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	51.60	608	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	36.59	351	11

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2-3	—	456	135.88/cwt	133.00–145.50	620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.16/cwt	139.00–145.00	948	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	157.57/cwt	153.00–158.75	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.87/cwt	146.00–151.50	807	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	804	125.96/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	150.75/cwt	149.00–152.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.43/cwt	140.00–141.00	800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	143.17/cwt	128.00–145.00	737	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	909	116.07/cwt	115.75–119.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.50	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	123.18/cwt	122.50–124.00	698	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	133.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	148.37/cwt	145.00–152.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.43/cwt	141.50–143.50	524	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.82/cwt	125.50–127.00	668	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.63/cwt	139.50–141.00	605	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	173.97/cwt	166.00–200.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	143.20/cwt	138.00–146.00	894	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	132.74/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,023	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	133.40/cwt	133.00–134.00	984	25
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	732.54/cwt	640.00–790.00	9,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,719	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	448	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	367	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	69.80/cwt	55.00–83.00	614	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	755.25/cwt	730.00–780.00	7,628	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	81.33/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,396	6
Bulls	—	—	2,005	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	152.86/cwt	152.50–153.00	856	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	162.11/cwt	162.00–162.50	762	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,049	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	148.19/cwt	147.00–148.75	914	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	136.25/cwt	136.00–137.00	989	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	131.52/cwt	130.00–132.50	692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	859	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	862	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	131.87/cwt	129.00–133.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	614	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	127.43/cwt	123.00–133.00	536	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	35.29/cwt	33.50–38.00	330	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	44.51/cwt	42.00–46.00	454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	24.01/cwt	23.50–24.50	215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	58.75/cwt	58.75–58.75	848	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	42.35/cwt	41.50–43.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	127.69/cwt	123.00–135.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	787	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	51.44/cwt	44.00–59.00	604	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.09/cwt	128.00–131.50	741	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.92/cwt	119.00–123.50	764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	119.20/cwt	119.00–121.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	122.97/cwt	120.50–126.75	823	93

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,152Last week 689Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	133.00–145.50	135.88
5	—	804	118.00–128.00	125.96
7	—	775	124.00	124.00
10	—	374	149.00–152.00	150.75
15	—	570	140.00–141.00	140.43
29	—	515	128.00–145.00	143.17
10	—	909	115.75–119.00	116.07
2	—	270	145.00–152.00	148.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	156.00	156.00
22	—	667	139.00–145.00	142.16
9	—	391	169.00	169.00
10	—	456	153.00–158.75	157.57
23	—	535	146.00–151.50	150.87
4	—	594	150.00	150.00
4	—	277	166.00–200.00	173.97
43	—	624	138.00–146.00	143.20
36	—	771	130.00–133.50	132.74
25	—	738	133.00–134.00	133.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	560	152.50–153.00	152.86
3	—	442	168.00	168.00
45	—	470	162.00–162.50	162.11
20	—	789	133.00	133.00
52	—	617	147.00–148.75	148.19
49	—	726	136.00–137.00	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	109.00	109.00
14	—	607	112.00–116.50	114.05
18	—	567	122.50–124.00	123.18
12	—	408	131.00–136.00	133.14
12	—	532	119.00–120.00	119.40
6	—	383	128.00	128.00
5	—	333	123.00–135.00	127.69
4	—	785	116.00	116.00
4	—	684	115.00	115.00
9	—	488	119.00–121.00	119.20
7	—	296	132.00	132.00
2	—	735	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	130.00	130.00
15	—	368	141.50–143.50	142.43
48	—	531	125.50–127.00	125.82
56	—	433	139.50–141.00	139.63
9	—	874	112.00	112.00
3	—	260	137.00	137.00
40	—	574	128.00–131.50	129.09
16	—	627	119.00–123.50	121.92
93	—	669	120.50–126.75	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	130.00	130.00
17	—	526	130.00–132.50	131.52
13	—	618	130.00	130.00
26	—	700	122.75	122.75
26	—	684	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	120.00	120.00
6	—	283	165.00	165.00
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
11	—	471	145.00	145.00
9	—	608	123.00	123.00
13	—	409	150.00	150.00
12	—	560	134.00	134.00
12	—	508	138.00	138.00
9	—	362	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	885	86.00	86.00
5	—	773	104.00	104.00
7	—	454	129.00–133.00	131.87
4	—	339	145.00	145.00
7	—	421	123.00–133.00	127.43

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)	Open	1	—	1,265	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,232	640.00–790.00	732.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	620.00	620.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	55.00–83.00	69.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	730.00–780.00	755.25
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	875	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,716	76.00–90.00	81.33
1	—	2,005	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	33.50–38.00	35.29
4	—	1,020	42.00–46.00	44.51
2	—	896	23.50–24.50	24.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	58.75	58.75
1	—	1,600	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,288	41.50–43.00	42.35
41	—	1,174	44.00–59.00	51.44

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

Feeder Cattle

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