Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. 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 $125.93/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$125.93

126 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	554	127.72	707	90
Medium and Large 2-3	517	121.45	628	36

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $79 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 sale126 hd

125.93

—

KY average18 barns · 3,456 hd

125.89

+0.04

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	1,696	100.05	1,697	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	62.50	875	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	59.75	781	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	51.25	511	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	60.66/cwt	53.00–64.50	795	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	49.78/cwt	48.00–51.00	631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,559	96.66/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,925	105.71/cwt	104.00–107.00	2,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,379	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	8,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	133.86/cwt	131.00–136.50	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	145.96/cwt	143.00–148.00	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	132.08/cwt	127.00–133.50	581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	105.29/cwt	103.00–110.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.93/cwt	119.00–131.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	139.19/cwt	127.00–145.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	902	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.10/cwt	128.00–130.00	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.74/cwt	140.00–142.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	136.53/cwt	124.00–139.00	591	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	144.35/cwt	142.50–147.00	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 612Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
12	—	459	142.50–147.00	144.35
7	—	368	154.00	154.00
6	—	422	148.00	148.00
4	—	280	160.00–165.00	161.71
3	—	658	122.00	122.00
3	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	528	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	124.00–139.00	136.53
7	—	594	118.00	118.00
3	—	670	95.00	95.00
3	—	483	133.00	133.00
2	—	335	142.50	142.50
1	—	910	97.00	97.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	131.00–136.50	133.86
2	—	918	102.00	102.00
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	676	138.25	138.25
10	—	511	143.00–148.00	145.96
7	—	889	112.50	112.50
7	—	762	120.00–124.00	123.43
6	—	825	115.00	115.00
6	—	621	132.00–136.00	133.32
3	—	581	143.00	143.00
2	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	465	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	440	127.00–133.50	132.08
7	—	602	103.00–110.00	105.29
5	—	475	119.00–131.00	124.93
4	—	733	102.00	102.00
3	—	361	127.00–145.00	139.19
2	—	553	116.00	116.00
1	—	753	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	851	106.00	106.00
15	—	527	128.00–130.00	129.10
11	—	559	125.00	125.00
9	—	351	145.00	145.00
8	—	424	140.00–142.00	141.74
6	—	462	135.00	135.00
6	—	343	140.00	140.00
5	—	678	114.00	114.00
3	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	600	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	265	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	65.50	65.50
1	—	1,350	59.50	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,311	53.00–64.50	60.66
3	—	1,268	48.00–51.00	49.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	57.50	57.50
1	—	975	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	88.00–102.00	96.66
3	—	1,925	104.00–107.00	105.71

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,130	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	980.00	980.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle