Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.61/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$127.61

134 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$3.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

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	493	128.58	634	101
Medium and Large 2-3	455	124.63	568	33

One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about $66 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 sale134 hd

127.61

—

KY average29 barns · 4,873 hd

120.61

+7.00

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	1,887	85.03	1,604	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	57.27	719	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	44.37	441	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	744	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.28/cwt	145.00–148.50	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.54/cwt	125.00–131.50	861	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	124.50/cwt	122.00–125.50	669	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	703	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	133.11/cwt	130.50–135.50	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	919.60/cwt	875.00–960.00	9,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,208.24/cwt	1,120.00–1,250.00	13,351	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	875.09/cwt	850.00–920.00	10,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.96/cwt	137.50–142.50	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	998.29/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	9,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	82.04/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,544	5
Bulls	—	—	1,910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	57.31/cwt	54.00–58.25	687	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	819	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	45.20/cwt	44.00–48.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	53.68/cwt	48.00–55.00	569	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	35.98/cwt	32.00–38.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	139.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	121.30/cwt	120.50–122.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	125.57/cwt	121.00–129.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	433	3

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 717Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	1,120.00–1,250.00	1,208.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	875.00–960.00	919.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	850.00–920.00	875.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	988	900.00–1,150.00	998.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	133.50	133.50
11	—	526	145.00–148.50	146.28
43	—	675	125.00–131.50	127.54
16	—	437	161.50	161.50
5	—	732	121.00	121.00
5	—	351	154.00	154.00
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	115.50	115.50
1	—	788	101.00	101.00
15	—	514	130.50–135.50	133.11
2	—	652	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
5	—	505	117.50	117.50
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
12	—	429	121.00–129.00	125.57
5	—	489	123.00	123.00
3	—	696	104.50	104.50
3	—	338	130.00	130.00
3	—	285	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	537	122.00–125.50	124.50
21	—	619	113.00–115.00	113.65
13	—	355	137.00–140.00	139.77
9	—	471	133.00	133.00
6	—	340	144.50	144.50
11	—	566	120.50–122.00	121.30
13	—	417	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	137.50–142.50	139.96
6	—	691	110.00	110.00
6	—	500	133.50	133.50
4	—	607	122.00	122.00
3	—	351	155.00	155.00
2	—	310	157.00	157.00
10	—	465	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	128.50	128.50
2	—	350	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	75.00–86.50	82.04
1	—	1,910	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	23.00	23.00
5	—	1,060	48.00–55.00	53.68
3	—	914	32.00–38.00	35.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,198	54.00–58.25	57.31
13	—	1,365	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,142	44.00–48.00	45.20

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle