Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher while feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bull sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.66/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$117.66

156 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

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	602	118.56	714	146
Medium and Large 2-3	579	104.41	605	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $109 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 sale156 hd

117.66

—

KY average26 barns · 3,827 hd

121.54

−3.88

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	1,603	79.84	1,280	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	54.52	697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	50.19	630	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	42.42	426	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	564	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	149.49/cwt	148.00–150.00	617	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	997.86/cwt	940.00–1,050.00	11,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	139.53/cwt	138.00–140.00	815	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.03/cwt	141.50–150.00	759	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	874.54/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,295	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.53/cwt	120.00–124.75	645	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	112.76/cwt	112.75–113.00	774	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	126.48/cwt	125.50–128.50	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	128.40/cwt	126.50–130.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	97.02/cwt	91.00–100.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.53/cwt	45.00–46.00	444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.34/cwt	40.00–41.00	413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	51.03/cwt	42.50–56.00	644	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	54.52/cwt	53.00–55.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	79.84/cwt	73.00–88.50	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	668	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	141.79/cwt	141.75–142.00	865	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher while feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bull sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	126.75	126.75
16	—	413	148.00–150.00	149.49
25	—	514	130.00	130.00
7	—	634	119.50	119.50
7	—	458	140.00	140.00
4	—	748	106.00	106.00
4	—	375	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
3	—	339	140.00	140.00
3	—	487	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	164.00	164.00
19	—	584	138.00–140.00	139.53
23	—	523	141.50–150.00	145.03
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
9	—	458	145.00	145.00
12	—	428	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	610	141.75–142.00	141.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	120.00–124.75	123.53
80	—	686	112.75–113.00	112.76
3	—	285	144.00	144.00
3	—	785	105.00	105.00
5	—	362	139.00	139.00
2	—	338	140.00	140.00
9	—	484	125.50–128.50	126.48
11	—	411	126.50–130.00	128.40
14	—	612	115.00–120.00	119.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	87.00	87.00
4	—	474	118.00	118.00
5	—	640	91.00–100.00	97.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	940.00–1,050.00	997.86
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	850.00–900.00	874.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	790.00	790.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	45.00–46.00	45.53
3	—	1,025	40.00–41.00	40.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	38.00	38.00
29	—	1,262	42.50–56.00	51.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,279	53.00–55.50	54.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	73.00–88.50	79.84

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