Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.61/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$110.61

246 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

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	565	111.36	629	102
Medium and Large 1-2	640	110.46	706	142
Large 1-2	788	83.50	658	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale246 hd

110.61

—

KY average27 barns · 5,108 hd

118.72

−8.10

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	1,729	85.83	1,484	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	66.50	932	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	58.16	703	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	39.62	372	5thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	932	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	38.05/cwt	33.00–43.00	352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	832	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	89.64/cwt	89.00–90.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	93.25/cwt	93.25–93.25	771	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	121.77/cwt	121.50–122.00	645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	102.24/cwt	102.00–102.50	722	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	123.14/cwt	121.00–128.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	110.42/cwt	110.00–114.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	107.21/cwt	107.00–107.50	653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	100.91/cwt	86.00–102.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	122.26/cwt	118.50–124.50	562	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	105.51/cwt	102.00–108.00	712	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	117.63/cwt	116.00–118.00	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	940	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	140.53/cwt	140.00–142.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	103.77/cwt	103.25–104.00	849	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	139.54/cwt	138.25–140.50	815	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	868	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.32/cwt	53.50–59.00	700	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	63.15/cwt	61.00–65.00	707	7
Bulls	—	—	1,665	84.90/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,414	5
Bulls	—	—	2,050	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	980.05/cwt	950.00–1,020.00	11,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	898	683.40/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,137	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,549	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,146.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	11,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,160	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	66.56/cwt	59.00–80.00	571	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	901.32/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	427	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	860	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	705	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	112.20/cwt	111.00–112.50	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	251	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	124.66/cwt	124.00–126.50	635	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	734	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.94/cwt	143.00–145.00	613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	114.31/cwt	113.00–114.50	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	104.94/cwt	104.00–106.50	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	113.31/cwt	111.00–116.50	800	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	13,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	10,115	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	758	762.89/cwt	500.00–850.00	5,783	13

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 604Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,402	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	25.00	25.00
2	—	924	33.00–43.00	38.05
2	—	975	48.50	48.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,243	53.50–59.00	56.32
7	—	1,119	61.00–65.00	63.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,665	83.50–86.50	84.90
1	—	2,050	90.50	90.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	686	105.00	105.00
9	—	465	122.50	122.50
10	—	411	130.00	130.00
10	—	642	108.50	108.50
11	—	792	105.00	105.00
11	—	912	89.00–90.00	89.64
15	—	571	117.00	117.00
17	—	827	93.25	93.25
22	—	530	121.50–122.00	121.77
23	—	706	102.00–102.50	102.24
4	—	359	131.00	131.00
4	—	321	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	94.50	94.50
7	—	402	124.00	124.00
8	—	324	121.00–128.00	123.14
9	—	568	111.50	111.50
10	—	514	110.00–114.00	110.42
14	—	609	107.00–107.50	107.21
15	—	712	86.00–102.00	100.91
18	—	460	118.50–124.50	122.26
18	—	675	102.00–108.00	105.51
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	82.00	82.00
1	—	715	85.00	85.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
5	—	312	150.00	150.00
9	—	408	143.00	143.00
9	—	616	130.50	130.50
11	—	723	116.00–118.00	117.63
12	—	680	114.50	114.50
17	—	922	102.00	102.00
19	—	511	140.00–142.00	140.53
35	—	818	103.25–104.00	103.77
41	—	584	138.25–140.50	139.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	448	154.00	154.00
27	—	656	132.25	132.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
1	—	870	96.00	96.00
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
16	—	770	104.00–106.50	104.94
17	—	706	111.00–116.50	113.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	111.00–112.50	112.20
5	—	474	121.50	121.50
5	—	336	134.50	134.50
4	—	880	88.00	88.00
4	—	251	155.00	155.00
3	—	629	98.00	98.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	509	124.00–126.50	124.66
14	—	781	94.00	94.00
9	—	426	143.00–145.00	143.94
8	—	627	113.00–114.50	114.31
8	—	550	122.50	122.50
5	—	720	97.00	97.00
4	—	351	150.00	150.00
3	—	460	140.00	140.00
3	—	265	158.00–160.00	159.32
1	—	905	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,148	950.00–1,020.00	980.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	750.00–1,050.00	901.32
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	650.00–750.00	683.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,146.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	758	500.00–850.00	762.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	858	59.00–80.00	66.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,130.00	1,130.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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