Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$124.90

165 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$28.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

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	492	126.54	623	129
Medium and Large 2-3	461	120.95	558	33
Large 1-2	542	97.67	529	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $94 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 sale165 hd

124.90

—

KY average25 barns · 5,964 hd

120.20

+4.70

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	1,390	73.49	1,022	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	49.22	674	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	45.17	534	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	30.80	296	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Large 1-2	—	327	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	129.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	139.32/cwt	126.00–146.00	517	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	355	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	401	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.72/cwt	135.00–141.00	503	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.35/cwt	131.00–134.50	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	148.00/cwt	135.00–154.00	493	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	123.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	116.85/cwt	112.00–119.00	680	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	121.24/cwt	118.00–123.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	467	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	839	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	150.84/cwt	149.00–152.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	143.68/cwt	143.00–145.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.38/cwt	130.00–131.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.06/cwt	119.00–120.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,226.37/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	17,905	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	995.47/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,044	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	73.49/cwt	63.00–80.00	1,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	45.17/cwt	41.00–52.00	534	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	49.22/cwt	45.50–49.75	674	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	25.10/cwt	23.00–28.50	241	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	34.05/cwt	32.50–38.00	328	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 467Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
6	—	661	117.00	117.00
7	—	419	142.00	142.00
8	—	472	138.00	138.00
8	—	626	121.00	121.00
12	—	502	124.00–132.00	129.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	112.00	112.00
4	—	414	126.00	126.00
4	—	500	119.00	119.00
6	—	585	118.00–124.00	121.00
10	—	371	126.00–146.00	139.32
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	113.00	113.00
2	—	635	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	245	137.00	137.00
5	—	729	101.00	101.00
6	—	614	116.00–117.00	116.66
11	—	766	103.00	103.00
13	—	365	135.00–141.00	137.72
13	—	418	131.00–134.50	132.35
15	—	466	128.50	128.50
19	—	333	135.00–154.00	148.00
19	—	507	120.00–124.00	123.40
20	—	582	112.00–119.00	116.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
2	—	288	111.00	111.00
2	—	458	117.00	117.00
2	—	605	112.00	112.00
3	—	519	116.00	116.00
6	—	425	118.00–123.00	121.24
7	—	584	118.00	118.00
10	—	351	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	136.00	136.00
5	—	369	137.00	137.00
5	—	805	110.00	110.00
10	—	693	121.00	121.00
13	—	442	149.00–152.00	150.84
15	—	539	143.00–145.00	143.68
16	—	630	130.00–131.00	130.38
16	—	740	119.00–120.00	119.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	144.00	144.00
2	—	485	136.00	136.00
2	—	553	117.00	117.00
5	—	379	146.00	146.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	800.00–1,150.00	995.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	63.00–80.00	73.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	41.00–52.00	45.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,370	45.50–49.75	49.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	23.00–28.50	25.10
7	—	963	32.50–38.00	34.05

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle