Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady . Feeder heifers 500 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.80/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$130.80

191 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$2.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

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	708	130.96	928	158
Medium and Large 2-3	622	130.83	813	20
Large 1-2	664	128.75	855	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.21/cwt here — about $73 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 sale191 hd

130.80

—

KY average28 barns · 2,885 hd

143.28

−12.49

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	1,697	83.28	1,413	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,821	61.20	1,114	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	55.59	699	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	40.63	386	9thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2-3	—	629	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	141.93/cwt	134.00–154.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	133.52/cwt	128.00–135.50	562	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	664	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	162.24/cwt	161.00–166.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.99/cwt	129.50–132.50	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	125.75/cwt	125.50–126.00	920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.54/cwt	129.50–133.75	887	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	117.18/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,060	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	131.80/cwt	131.80–131.80	989	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	145.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	152.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	988	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	889.35/cwt	760.00–1,010.00	11,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.67/cwt	124.50–125.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	124.60/cwt	124.00–127.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.70/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.50	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.64/cwt	122.00–132.50	666	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	132.23/cwt	130.00–133.25	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	691	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	897.77/cwt	810.00–920.00	10,306	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	773.69/cwt	740.00–810.00	8,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	67.82/cwt	61.00–75.00	933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	99.38/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	80.39/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,340	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	64.50/cwt	62.00–67.00	846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	54.70/cwt	45.00–59.50	685	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,821	61.20/cwt	61.00–61.50	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	47.49/cwt	47.00–48.00	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	38.67/cwt	34.00–42.00	362	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 670Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	117.25	117.25
10	—	372	134.00–154.00	141.93
12	—	421	128.00–135.50	133.52
2	—	487	121.00	121.00
3	—	581	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
3	—	353	145.00	145.00
5	—	455	141.00	141.00
5	—	724	113.00	113.00
6	—	812	113.50	113.50
7	—	562	123.00–125.00	124.70
8	—	421	141.50	141.50
15	—	625	125.00–129.50	127.49
20	—	522	122.00–132.50	127.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	130.00–133.25	132.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	664	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	145.00	145.00
4	—	327	161.00–166.00	162.24
4	—	463	146.00	146.00
7	—	516	140.00	140.00
7	—	559	132.00	132.00
10	—	625	129.50–132.50	130.99
10	—	732	125.50–126.00	125.75
21	—	674	129.50–133.75	131.54
23	—	905	117.00–117.50	117.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	132.00	132.00
63	—	750	131.80	131.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	985	105.00	105.00
3	—	892	103.00	103.00
4	—	364	145.00–149.00	145.96
5	—	428	148.00–159.00	152.14
6	—	778	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
3	—	406	140.00	140.00
6	—	452	140.00	140.00
6	—	608	115.00–118.00	117.49
9	—	515	124.50–125.00	124.67
10	—	718	105.00	105.00
11	—	572	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
2	—	368	145.00	145.00
7	—	593	122.50	122.50
10	—	490	124.00–127.00	124.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	988	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	760.00–1,010.00	889.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,148	810.00–920.00	897.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	740.00–810.00	773.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	61.00–75.00	67.82
3	—	1,970	94.00–107.00	99.38
6	—	1,667	78.00–86.00	80.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,311	62.00–67.00	64.50
20	—	1,252	45.00–59.50	54.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,821	61.00–61.50	61.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	47.00–48.00	47.49
7	—	936	34.00–42.00	38.67

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