Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.53/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$127.53

158 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$10.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

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	528	129.64	685	126
Medium and Large 2-3	528	119.24	630	32

One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about $55 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 sale158 hd

127.53

—

KY average28 barns · 4,683 hd

127.63

−0.09

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	—	High	1,620	85.69	1,388	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	63.75	933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	56.03	711	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	39.16	364	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	563	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,742	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	81.67/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,249	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	739	12
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,185	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,069	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	157.45/cwt	155.00–158.50	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	898.83/cwt	820.00–950.00	12,134	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	738.87/cwt	680.00–920.00	7,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.61/cwt	136.00–137.00	911	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	139.04/cwt	137.00–142.00	563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.15/cwt	137.00–140.00	526	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	128.36/cwt	126.00–129.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	115.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	792	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.23/cwt	134.00–135.50	627	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	56.03/cwt	51.50–60.50	711	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	933	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	39.16/cwt	36.00–44.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	133.21/cwt	129.00–135.50	685	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	797	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	7

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 454Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	143.00	143.00
6	—	744	125.00	125.00
9	—	882	121.25	121.25
13	—	464	155.00–158.50	157.45
5	—	405	158.00	158.00
5	—	524	149.00	149.00
6	—	284	165.00	165.00
23	—	667	136.00–137.00	136.61
2	—	625	146.00	146.00
3	—	315	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	501	159.00	159.00
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
7	—	588	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
3	—	285	165.00	165.00
6	—	513	141.50	141.50
12	—	564	131.00	131.00
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
2	—	603	127.00	127.00
10	—	454	155.00	155.00
11	—	371	155.00	155.00
11	—	405	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	96.00	96.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
2	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	405	137.00–142.00	139.04
18	—	560	122.00–126.00	123.36
4	—	760	114.00	114.00
7	—	734	110.00	110.00
11	—	378	137.00–140.00	139.15
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
23	—	640	123.00–126.00	123.75
20	—	467	134.00–135.50	134.23
25	—	514	129.00–135.50	133.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	118.00	118.00
4	—	426	130.00	130.00
4	—	495	114.00	114.00
4	—	690	114.00	114.00
5	—	325	126.00–129.00	128.36
11	—	629	113.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	365	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	90.00–100.00	95.07
7	—	1,529	75.00–85.00	81.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,269	51.50–60.50	56.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,464	63.75	63.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	36.00–44.00	39.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	820.00–950.00	898.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,060	680.00–920.00	738.87

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