Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.92/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$125.92

168 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	528	134.64	710	101
Medium and Large 2-3	604	112.79	681	67

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $30 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 sale168 hd

125.92

—

KY average26 barns · 5,663 hd

128.52

−2.60

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	1,669	97.30	1,624	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	69.50	1,077	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	63.40	746	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	48.52	458	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.82/cwt	138.00–140.50	663	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.21/cwt	130.50–131.50	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.53/cwt	116.00–127.50	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	122.15/cwt	120.50–125.50	722	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	144.61/cwt	142.00–152.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	157.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	136.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	871	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	151.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.50	833	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.87/cwt	126.00–133.50	893	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.80/cwt	144.00–148.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	720	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	103.17/cwt	101.00–103.50	731	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	113.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	122.73/cwt	119.00–131.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	48.52/cwt	43.50–53.50	458	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,077	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.68/cwt	64.00–66.00	785	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	104.78/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,910	9
Bulls	—	—	1,576	90.77/cwt	84.50–96.50	1,431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	813.04/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	726.99/cwt	680.00–800.00	8,877	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	849.35/cwt	820.00–860.00	11,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	134.86/cwt	132.00–135.75	755	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	8

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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 387Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 34

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	143.50	143.50
39	—	560	132.00–135.75	134.86
8	—	640	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	138.00–140.50	139.82
10	—	530	130.50–131.50	131.21
6	—	570	124.00	124.00
5	—	625	125.00	125.00
5	—	351	142.00	142.00
1	—	290	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	630	112.00–116.00	114.36
20	—	709	101.00–103.50	103.17
7	—	519	111.00–115.00	113.79
7	—	466	127.00	127.00
7	—	424	119.00–131.00	122.73
3	—	754	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	116.00–127.50	126.53
9	—	591	120.50–125.50	122.15
8	—	356	142.00–152.00	144.61
4	—	448	138.00	138.00
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	618	130.00	130.00
10	—	566	133.50	133.50
10	—	374	155.00–165.00	157.95
6	—	700	113.00	113.00
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	131.00	131.00
4	—	407	134.00–140.00	136.99
3	—	615	115.00	115.00
3	—	517	119.00	119.00
3	—	351	142.00	142.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
11	—	755	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	608	143.25	143.25
16	—	517	150.00–152.00	151.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	610	135.00–138.50	136.52
26	—	682	126.00–133.50	130.87
11	—	524	144.00–148.00	145.80
7	—	722	124.50	124.50
6	—	493	151.00	151.00
5	—	776	122.00	122.00
4	—	853	115.50	115.50
4	—	377	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	43.50–53.50	48.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,550	69.50	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	64.00–66.00	64.68
3	—	1,078	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,823	101.50–110.00	104.78
5	—	1,576	84.50–96.50	90.77
2	—	1,205	80.00	80.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	700.00–900.00	813.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,221	680.00–800.00	726.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,334	820.00–860.00	849.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,100.00	1,100.00

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