Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Instances of 5.00 to 7.00 higher in 500 lbs steers and bulls. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $124.78/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$124.78

273 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

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	662	126.01	835	233
Medium and Large 2-3	580	117.61	682	40

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $153 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 sale273 hd

124.78

—

KY average26 barns · 2,958 hd

126.10

−1.32

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	1,873	80.10	1,501	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	57.50	846	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	48.99	613	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	40.79	384	6thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Value Added	—	787	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	960	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	952	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.82/cwt	118.00–121.50	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	118.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	657	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	117.08/cwt	112.00–119.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	765	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.68/cwt	122.00–126.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.38/cwt	131.00–133.00	704	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.47/cwt	159.00–160.00	515	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	48.71/cwt	45.00–57.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.37/cwt	121.75–126.75	765	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.63/cwt	125.00–127.50	671	17
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	900	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	906	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.98/cwt	134.50–137.00	910	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	62.49/cwt	60.00–65.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	79.40/cwt	72.00–86.50	1,493	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	507	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,045	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	775.72/cwt	710.00–840.00	9,146	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	891.36/cwt	740.00–1,030.00	10,678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	591.27/cwt	525.00–650.00	6,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	714.02/cwt	680.00–750.00	8,090	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	11,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,762	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,065	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,668	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	39.55/cwt	34.00–45.00	367	5

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 859Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	787	122.00	122.00
70	—	738	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
2	—	500	115.00	115.00
5	—	420	118.00–121.50	120.82
6	—	666	117.00	117.00
11	—	555	115.00–120.00	118.37
14	—	637	112.00–119.00	117.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	411	138.00	138.00
3	—	268	140.00	140.00
5	—	459	131.00	131.00
7	—	345	137.00	137.00
9	—	700	121.50	121.50
10	—	565	120.00–127.50	123.70
10	—	664	121.00	121.00
60	—	615	121.75–126.75	124.37
17	—	530	125.00–127.50	126.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	161.00	161.00
3	—	767	125.00	125.00
4	—	580	140.00	140.00
5	—	620	146.00	146.00
6	—	515	148.50	148.50
6	—	738	125.00	125.00
8	—	323	159.00–160.00	159.47
22	—	669	134.50–137.00	135.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	137.00	137.00
5	—	442	151.50	151.50
3	—	612	121.00	121.00
3	—	588	129.00	129.00
1	—	950	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	549	165.00	165.00
3	—	552	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
3	—	615	122.00–126.00	124.68
9	—	467	153.00	153.00
20	—	532	131.00–133.00	132.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	628	118.00	118.00
3	—	490	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	57.50	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	47.00	47.00
5	—	929	34.00–45.00	39.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	45.00–57.00	48.71
2	—	1,273	60.00–65.00	62.49
2	—	1,183	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,880	72.00–86.50	79.40
1	—	2,020	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,700	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	495.00	495.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	710.00–840.00	775.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	740.00–1,030.00	891.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	525.00–650.00	591.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,133	680.00–750.00	714.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	940.00	940.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	922	55.00	55.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	775	780.00	780.00

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