Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.73/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$123.73

258 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.69

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	597	127.47	761	54
Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.74	884	204

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale258 hd

123.73

—

KY average26 barns · 5,357 hd

133.42

−9.69

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	—	Low	1,482	76.99	1,141	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	56.99	708	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	34.89	331	9thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.43/cwt	136.50–141.00	804	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.37/cwt	128.25–133.50	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	100.75/cwt	100.75–100.75	928	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	122.39/cwt	122.00–122.50	901	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.84/cwt	134.00–136.25	868	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	914	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	219	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	57.69/cwt	54.50–59.00	729	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	45.63/cwt	43.50–48.00	477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	73.98/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,183	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	674.94/cwt	630.00–730.00	6,007	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	13,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,176.84/cwt	1,150.00–1,210.00	12,263	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	784	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	141.34/cwt	123.50–147.75	752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	130.60/cwt	110.00–137.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	144.39/cwt	131.00–150.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	149.19/cwt	135.00–154.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	37.71/cwt	32.00–44.00	366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.95/cwt	122.50–123.50	702	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.61/cwt	135.50–136.00	560	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.50	617	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.88/cwt	108.50–109.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	140.25/cwt	140.00–142.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	123.92/cwt	123.50–125.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.90/cwt	127.50–131.25	739	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	617	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.70/cwt	135.50–142.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	144.17/cwt	135.00–146.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	108.00/cwt	92.00–110.00	761	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	118.72/cwt	118.00–120.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.95/cwt	118.00–130.50	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	125.43/cwt	125.00–126.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	138.80/cwt	132.00–146.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	23

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	136.50–141.00	138.43
19	—	672	128.25–133.50	130.37
20	—	921	100.75	100.75
23	—	736	122.00–122.50	122.39
25	—	639	134.00–136.25	135.84
9	—	418	146.50	146.50
6	—	508	140.00	140.00
6	—	452	135.00–146.00	144.17
4	—	761	118.00	118.00
3	—	825	105.00	105.00
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	130.50	130.50
64	—	835	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	784	110.00	110.00
11	—	532	123.50–147.75	141.34
8	—	638	116.00	116.00
7	—	571	110.00–137.00	130.60
7	—	459	131.00–150.00	144.39
4	—	321	135.00–154.00	149.19
2	—	428	115.00–126.00	120.47
1	—	940	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	153.00	153.00
22	—	569	127.50–131.25	129.90
12	—	422	138.00–148.00	146.12
7	—	647	118.00	118.00
7	—	516	130.00	130.00
6	—	723	108.00	108.00
6	—	475	135.50–142.00	138.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	123.50–125.00	123.92
5	—	352	145.00	145.00
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	571	122.50–123.50	122.95
25	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.41
22	—	413	135.50–136.00	135.61
17	—	470	130.00–135.50	131.29
12	—	625	118.00	118.00
8	—	705	108.50–109.00	108.88
8	—	358	140.00–142.00	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	705	92.00–110.00	108.00
8	—	522	118.00–120.00	118.72
8	—	430	118.00–130.50	123.95
7	—	474	125.00–126.00	125.43
6	—	767	103.50	103.50
4	—	316	139.75	139.75
2	—	268	132.00–146.00	138.80
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	695	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	25.00	25.00
7	—	970	32.00–44.00	37.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,264	54.50–59.00	57.69
2	—	1,045	43.50–48.00	45.63
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	72.00–76.00	73.98
1	—	1,425	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	630.00–730.00	674.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	1,150.00–1,210.00	1,176.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle