Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.24/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$124.24

270 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$8.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

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	563	125.98	710	213
Medium and Large 2-3	572	117.72	673	57

One grade step is worth $8.26/cwt here — about $36 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 sale270 hd

124.24

—

KY average26 barns · 4,261 hd

123.30

+0.94

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	—	High	1,799	94.32	1,697	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,065	58.00	618	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	55.08	678	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	42.96	437	11

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	723	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	155.60/cwt	154.00–158.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	771	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	42.96/cwt	34.00–49.00	437	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	57.09/cwt	53.00–58.75	716	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	875	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.10/cwt	138.00–142.00	799	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	928	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	151.72/cwt	150.00–154.00	709	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.14/cwt	140.50–144.50	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.50	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	112.18/cwt	102.00–114.00	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.32/cwt	114.50–121.50	680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.50	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	136.45/cwt	134.00–139.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	782	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	785	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.80/cwt	123.50–127.00	700	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	43.80/cwt	41.00–46.50	470	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	96.97/cwt	93.50–102.00	1,881	6
Bulls	—	—	1,517	89.02/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,350	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	81.00/cwt	73.00–91.00	838	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	70.95/cwt	62.00–78.00	571	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	949.04/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	11,180	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	943.57/cwt	780.00–1,110.00	10,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	829.83/cwt	720.00–1,010.00	9,875	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	937.85/cwt	910.00–950.00	12,351	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	999.09/cwt	880.00–1,100.00	14,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	888	973.03/cwt	935.00–1,010.00	8,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,418	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	567	84.76/cwt	84.00–85.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.59/cwt	122.00–126.50	649	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.59/cwt	137.50–142.00	583	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	644	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	775	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	139.97/cwt	139.50–141.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	2

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
2	—	524	123.00	123.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
12	—	423	139.50–141.00	139.97
2	—	640	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	564	124.00–130.00	128.13
7	—	414	150.00	150.00
7	—	329	154.00–158.00	155.60
6	—	501	134.00	134.00
6	—	458	144.50	144.50
5	—	630	121.00	121.00
4	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	707	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
5	—	679	124.00	124.00
5	—	574	124.00	124.00
5	—	505	125.00	125.00
4	—	475	134.00	134.00
2	—	725	117.00	117.00
1	—	995	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	638	137.75	137.75
7	—	534	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	725	120.00–123.00	120.74
31	—	570	138.00–142.00	140.10
26	—	759	122.25	122.25
14	—	467	150.00–154.00	151.72
12	—	529	140.50–144.50	142.14
10	—	608	130.00–132.50	131.50
6	—	864	108.50	108.50
5	—	656	134.00	134.00
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	102.00–114.00	112.18
13	—	570	114.50–121.50	119.32
10	—	488	128.00	128.00
9	—	709	105.00	105.00
4	—	508	110.00–120.50	115.28
4	—	342	134.00–139.00	136.45
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	637	122.75	122.75
10	—	500	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.02
31	—	561	123.50–127.00	124.80
24	—	517	122.00–126.50	125.59
24	—	415	137.50–142.00	140.59
20	—	465	138.50	138.50
15	—	714	108.50	108.50
6	—	282	143.00	143.00
5	—	637	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	84.00–85.00	84.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,018	34.00–49.00	42.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,254	53.00–58.75	57.09
4	—	1,074	41.00–46.50	43.80
1	—	1,432	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,940	93.50–102.00	96.97
3	—	1,517	82.00–94.00	89.02

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	73.00–91.00	81.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	805	62.00–78.00	70.95
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	800.00–1,060.00	949.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	780.00–1,110.00	943.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,190	720.00–1,010.00	829.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	910.00–950.00	937.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	880.00–1,100.00	999.09
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	935.00–1,010.00	973.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	925.00	925.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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