Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.95/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$137.95

341 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$7.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

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	641	138.64	889	311
Medium and Large 2-3	550	130.73	718	30

One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $170 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 sale341 hd

137.95

—

KY average27 barns · 4,957 hd

142.01

−4.06

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	1,691	77.91	1,317	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	58.42	842	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	51.24	622	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	41.49	398	7thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	672	123.93/cwt	121.00–125.75	833	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.04/cwt	119.50–123.50	764	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	727	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.50/cwt	113.50–117.00	889	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,072	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	146.89/cwt	145.50–148.00	496	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.46/cwt	155.00–156.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.56/cwt	134.50–138.25	923	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	144.65/cwt	141.50–148.00	845	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	828	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.72/cwt	125.50–130.00	932	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	772.06/cwt	725.00–800.00	10,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	136.43/cwt	135.00–137.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	428	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	690.09/cwt	580.00–810.00	9,371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	621.05/cwt	600.00–640.00	7,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	662.65/cwt	630.00–770.00	7,521	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	688.45/cwt	510.00–830.00	8,323	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	513	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	49.47/cwt	45.00–54.00	443	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	132.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	472	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.82/cwt	131.00–135.50	692	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,109	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	135.03/cwt	133.50–137.00	967	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	155.75/cwt	155.50–157.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	913	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	876	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	126.03/cwt	125.50–129.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	77.91/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,317	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	765	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	491	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	36.35/cwt	35.00–37.00	344	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	58.42/cwt	54.00–59.00	842	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	51.64/cwt	45.00–58.00	631	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	609	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	127.24/cwt	126.00–128.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	115.56/cwt	115.00–117.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	45.35/cwt	43.50–46.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	112.90/cwt	112.00–115.00	809	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.61/cwt	126.00–128.00	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	122.36/cwt	121.00–123.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	113.57/cwt	106.00–125.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 1,152Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
34	—	672	121.00–125.75	123.93
34	—	626	119.50–123.50	122.04
26	—	575	125.00–128.00	126.40
24	—	770	113.50–117.00	115.50
20	—	831	129.00	129.00
20	—	338	145.50–148.00	146.89
14	—	459	130.00	130.00
8	—	431	126.00–128.00	127.24
7	—	736	115.00–117.00	115.56
7	—	270	140.00	140.00
5	—	365	128.00	128.00
16	—	515	126.00–128.00	127.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	711	123.25	123.25
13	—	620	125.50–129.00	126.03
10	—	408	143.00	143.00
5	—	506	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	113.00	113.00
13	—	717	112.00–115.00	112.90
11	—	439	127.50	127.50
7	—	519	120.00	120.00
6	—	790	113.50	113.50
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
6	—	479	121.00–123.00	122.36
5	—	329	106.00–125.00	113.57
4	—	655	119.00	119.00
4	—	605	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	144.50	144.50
11	—	467	155.00–156.00	155.46
11	—	356	160.00	160.00
6	—	405	150.00	150.00
49	—	676	134.50–138.25	136.56
43	—	584	141.50–148.00	144.65
4	—	765	124.00	124.00
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
27	—	629	130.00–133.00	131.67
20	—	730	125.50–130.00	127.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
8	—	671	130.00	130.00
7	—	574	135.00–137.00	136.43
5	—	403	135.00	135.00
3	—	738	122.00	122.00
3	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	322	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	848	130.75	130.75
22	—	716	133.50–137.00	135.03
19	—	606	140.00	140.00
6	—	523	155.50–157.00	155.75
47	—	671	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	356	130.00–144.00	132.70
10	—	402	135.00	135.00
5	—	534	125.00	125.00
5	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	513	131.00–135.50	134.82
6	—	565	129.50	129.50
5	—	365	161.00	161.00
3	—	747	108.00	108.00
20	—	627	122.00	122.00
15	—	300	163.50	163.50
14	—	406	150.00	150.00
10	—	463	142.00	142.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,350	725.00–800.00	772.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,358	580.00–810.00	690.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	600.00–640.00	621.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,412	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,135	630.00–770.00	662.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,209	510.00–830.00	688.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	54.00	54.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	45.00–54.00	49.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,691	72.00–83.00	77.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	946	35.00–37.00	36.35
4	—	968	43.50–46.00	45.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,442	54.00–59.00	58.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,221	45.00–58.00	51.64
2	—	1,050	42.00–43.00	42.50

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

Steers · 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