Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on a light test . Volatile trading at the CME and stock market continues to hold cattle market lower. 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 $112.45/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$112.45

155 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

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

$0.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	497	112.71	560	32
Medium and Large 1-2	654	112.39	735	123

One grade step is worth $0.32/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale155 hd

112.45

—

KY average27 barns · 5,524 hd

121.18

−8.73

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	1,470	83.38	1,226	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	63.00	832	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	57.29	699	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	43.50	451	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	740.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	6,660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	790.48/cwt	770.00–810.00	8,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	115.18/cwt	113.50–117.00	615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	105.94/cwt	105.00–106.50	684	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	99.07/cwt	95.00–103.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	104.14/cwt	103.50–104.50	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	121.02/cwt	118.50–122.50	513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	833	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	55.72/cwt	48.00–62.00	679	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	47.83/cwt	47.00–48.00	517	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	39.90/cwt	37.00–44.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	83.38/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,226	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	807	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	715	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	58.65/cwt	55.00–63.00	578	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	825	673.64/cwt	630.00–790.00	5,558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	133.79/cwt	133.00–135.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	134.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	435	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 376Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	700.00–770.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,094	770.00–810.00	790.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	55.00–63.00	58.65
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	825	630.00–790.00	673.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	110.00	110.00
7	—	424	125.00–130.00	127.81
15	—	534	113.50–117.00	115.18
16	—	646	105.00–106.50	105.94
4	—	462	122.00	122.00
4	—	653	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
6	—	672	95.00–103.00	99.07
8	—	574	103.50–104.50	104.14
11	—	424	118.50–122.50	121.02
2	—	335	124.00	124.00
4	—	350	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	722	111.75	111.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	135.00	135.00
25	—	578	120.00–126.00	123.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
2	—	390	122.00	122.00
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	124.75	124.75
7	—	515	131.00	131.00
6	—	700	103.00	103.00
5	—	440	133.00–135.00	133.79
4	—	640	112.00	112.00
4	—	324	131.00–138.00	134.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,282	65.00	65.00
22	—	1,218	48.00–62.00	55.72
1	—	885	45.50	45.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	47.00–48.00	47.83
6	—	999	37.00–44.00	39.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,470	75.00–90.00	83.38

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle