Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower returning to levels prior to last weeks increases.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.89/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$136.89

189 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$21.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	617	138.03	852	179
Medium and Large 2-3	624	116.55	727	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about $125 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 sale189 hd

136.89

—

KY average28 barns · 6,312 hd

137.96

−1.06

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	1,679	83.71	1,406	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	50.00	730	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	49.01	611	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	37.98	354	23

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	975.47/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	12,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	875.38/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,065.70/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	11,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	125.77/cwt	124.25–126.25	872	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	154.94/cwt	152.00–159.50	860	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.99/cwt	148.00–160.00	660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	149.90/cwt	149.00–150.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	852	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.34/cwt	132.00–136.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	9,405	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	38.48/cwt	31.00–44.00	359	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	247	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	49.72/cwt	44.00–57.50	629	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	41.52/cwt	35.00–44.00	434	7
Bulls	—	—	1,543	80.35/cwt	72.50–86.50	1,240	7
Bulls	—	—	1,997	91.54/cwt	90.50–92.00	1,828	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	54.35/cwt	52.00–57.00	513	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	121.48/cwt	119.00–123.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.58/cwt	126.00–127.00	649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.78/cwt	118.00–123.00	737	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	108.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	128.78/cwt	127.00–130.00	655	10

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 273Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower returning to levels prior to last weeks increases.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	825.00–1,100.00	975.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	850.00–900.00	875.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,075	925.00–1,200.00	1,065.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	990.00	990.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	52.00–57.00	54.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	108.00	108.00
3	—	628	122.50	122.50
2	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	803	118.00	118.00
33	—	693	124.25–126.25	125.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	555	152.00–159.50	154.94
18	—	423	148.00–160.00	155.99
16	—	379	155.00–160.00	157.07
12	—	477	153.00–160.00	156.50
11	—	506	149.00–150.00	149.90
4	—	605	134.00	134.00
2	—	317	174.00	174.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	115.00	115.00
6	—	460	136.00	136.00
4	—	593	114.00	114.00
2	—	628	111.00	111.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
10	—	509	127.00–130.00	128.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	804	106.00	106.00
6	—	615	121.00	121.00
6	—	460	145.00	145.00
5	—	676	115.00	115.00
5	—	566	128.50	128.50
5	—	412	155.00	155.00
3	—	534	132.00–136.00	133.34
2	—	360	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	517	119.00–123.00	121.48
10	—	419	123.00	123.00
8	—	755	108.00	108.00
5	—	647	114.00	114.00
3	—	581	117.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	486	132.00	132.00
1	—	845	102.00	102.00
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	406	135.00	135.00
17	—	513	126.00–127.00	126.58
16	—	610	118.00–123.00	120.78
9	—	717	111.00	111.00
7	—	764	104.00–110.00	108.31
6	—	459	131.00	131.00
5	—	588	121.00	121.00
5	—	365	154.00	154.00
4	—	665	116.00	116.00
4	—	304	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	934	31.00–44.00	38.48
1	—	915	27.00	27.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,266	44.00–57.50	49.72
7	—	1,045	35.00–44.00	41.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,543	72.50–86.50	80.35
3	—	1,997	90.50–92.00	91.54

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle