Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.28/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$130.28

93 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

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	485	132.52	642	78
Medium and Large 2-3	525	118.63	623	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.89/cwt here — about $19 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 sale93 hd

130.28

—

KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd

123.63

+6.65

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	1,566	93.06	1,457	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	73.50	1,113	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	69.59	894	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	52.63	517	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	11,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	14,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,487	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	810.00/cwt	720.00–900.00	8,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,800	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	589	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	132.74/cwt	120.00–145.00	345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	51.96/cwt	45.50–56.00	504	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	73.50/cwt	70.00–74.75	1,113	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	68.61/cwt	55.00–75.00	871	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	82.57/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,216	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	88.43/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,418	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	107.93/cwt	106.50–109.50	1,728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,382	77.18/cwt	73.50–81.00	1,067	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	545	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	62.53/cwt	54.00–70.00	566	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	135.76/cwt	134.00–137.50	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	126.72/cwt	124.00–127.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	141.09/cwt	140.00–142.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	161.99/cwt	145.00–166.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	135.57/cwt	134.00–136.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	397	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	439	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	301	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	327	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	147.44/cwt	146.00–148.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	841	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,190.00	1,190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	720.00–900.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	840.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	58.00	58.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	54.00–70.00	62.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	155.00	155.00
4	—	325	169.00	169.00
4	—	500	148.00	148.00
4	—	556	139.50	139.50
4	—	769	113.00	113.00
5	—	462	155.00	155.00
6	—	607	138.00	138.00
11	—	419	155.00–157.00	156.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	120.00–145.00	132.74
9	—	536	134.00–136.00	135.57
2	—	325	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	127.00	127.00
2	—	313	134.00–137.50	135.76
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
4	—	496	124.50	124.50
3	—	658	99.00	99.00
2	—	793	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	117.00	117.00
11	—	540	124.00–127.00	126.72
11	—	470	131.00	131.00
11	—	403	140.00–142.00	141.09
11	—	375	143.00	143.00
8	—	583	123.00	123.00
5	—	262	145.00–166.00	161.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	397	110.50	110.50
12	—	301	108.50	108.50
6	—	537	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	169.00	169.00
7	—	543	146.00–148.00	147.44
4	—	611	134.50	134.50
4	—	423	157.00	157.00
2	—	463	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	970	45.50–56.00	51.96
1	—	1,120	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	70.00–74.75	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,270	55.00–75.00	68.61
4	—	1,473	81.00–85.00	82.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,604	85.00–92.50	88.43
4	—	1,601	106.50–109.50	107.93
2	—	1,382	73.50–81.00	77.18

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