Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.15/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$120.15

226 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$3.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

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	620	121.02	750	167
Medium and Large 2-3	558	117.70	657	59

One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $93 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 sale226 hd

120.15

—

KY average29 barns · 6,735 hd

124.49

−4.34

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	1,737	95.66	1,662	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	58.04	696	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	58.00	919	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	52.08	525	12

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	120.27/cwt	114.00–121.50	623	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.56/cwt	115.00–132.50	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.67/cwt	111.00–113.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	116.40/cwt	116.40–116.40	819	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	683	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	624	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	47.16/cwt	40.50–51.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	140.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	614	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	152.53/cwt	152.00–153.00	738	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.08/cwt	139.00–143.00	723	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	757	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.16/cwt	152.00–163.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	151.85/cwt	143.00–165.00	475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	57.21/cwt	52.00–60.00	658	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	62.79/cwt	62.50–66.00	831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	47.22/cwt	45.00–51.00	536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,544	88.30/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,363	10
Bulls	—	—	2,059	107.92/cwt	104.00–115.00	2,222	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	930.87/cwt	780.00–975.00	10,379	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	748.05/cwt	600.00–1,150.00	8,445	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,018.04/cwt	930.00–1,130.00	11,178	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,003.33/cwt	820.00–1,150.00	11,017	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	9,180	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	7,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,126.91/cwt	1,040.00–1,200.00	11,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	136.24/cwt	135.50–136.50	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	124.08/cwt	103.00–129.50	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	148.98/cwt	148.25–150.00	764	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.88/cwt	123.00–126.25	897	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.51/cwt	140.50–145.00	747	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.21/cwt	139.50–143.50	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	692	6

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 635Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 31Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	127.00	127.00
41	—	718	123.00–126.25	124.88
31	—	528	140.50–145.00	141.51
25	—	566	139.50–143.50	141.21
11	—	423	154.00	154.00
8	—	601	132.50	132.50
6	—	768	122.00	122.00
6	—	452	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	135.50–136.50	136.24
8	—	787	117.50	117.50
8	—	634	134.00	134.00
5	—	665	103.00–129.50	124.08
2	—	398	138.00	138.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	513	148.25–150.00	148.98
8	—	600	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	518	114.00–121.50	120.27
9	—	420	115.00–132.50	130.56
6	—	625	111.00–113.00	112.67
5	—	805	102.00	102.00
5	—	718	105.00	105.00
3	—	682	105.50	105.50
1	—	395	121.00	121.00
1	—	305	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	704	116.40	116.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	554	122.50	122.50
19	—	524	130.00–131.00	130.26
13	—	466	135.00	135.00
11	—	823	104.00	104.00
11	—	675	114.00	114.00
10	—	623	115.00–117.00	115.98
8	—	369	140.00	140.00
3	—	405	138.00	138.00
2	—	337	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	438	130.00–145.00	140.29
5	—	624	110.00	110.00
3	—	688	113.00	113.00
2	—	565	124.00	124.00
2	—	525	126.00	126.00
2	—	370	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	484	152.00–153.00	152.53
18	—	516	139.00–143.00	140.08
15	—	567	131.00–136.00	133.46
7	—	365	152.00–163.00	158.16
6	—	846	102.00	102.00
6	—	423	154.00	154.00
5	—	614	125.00	125.00
5	—	313	143.00–165.00	151.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	57.00	57.00
6	—	921	40.50–51.00	47.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,151	52.00–60.00	57.21
11	—	1,323	62.50–66.00	62.79
3	—	1,135	45.00–51.00	47.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	82.00–95.00	88.30
6	—	2,059	104.00–115.00	107.92

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	—	821	60.00–62.00	60.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,115	780.00–975.00	930.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	600.00–1,150.00	748.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	670.00	670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,098	930.00–1,130.00	1,018.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,098	820.00–1,150.00	1,003.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	940.00	940.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,013	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,126.91

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

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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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