Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.96/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$130.96

152 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

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	496	135.39	671	113
Medium and Large 2-3	579	118.14	683	39

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale152 hd

130.96

—

KY average27 barns · 5,084 hd

128.80

+2.16

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	1,612	101.22	1,632	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	70.30	929	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,703	69.47	1,183	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	52.43	530	9thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	417	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	112.73/cwt	111.50–114.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	126.00/cwt	122.50–134.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	120.37/cwt	113.00–128.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.51/cwt	139.50–141.00	608	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.99/cwt	125.50–131.50	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.72/cwt	124.00–126.00	783	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.17/cwt	136.00–139.50	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	291	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	126.31/cwt	118.00–128.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	137.72/cwt	136.00–139.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.47/cwt	125.50–135.50	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.78/cwt	43.00–55.00	502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	59.73/cwt	57.50–63.50	582	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	70.96/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,185	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	74.01/cwt	70.50–80.00	1,021	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	66.35/cwt	60.00–69.25	829	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	109.12/cwt	106.50–111.75	1,963	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.50	1,546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,000	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	992.77/cwt	990.00–1,000.00	10,305	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	911.34/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,380	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,951	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	912	764.80/cwt	750.00–780.00	6,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,313.04/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	15,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,212.19/cwt	1,190.00–1,250.00	14,752	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	910	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	594	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	128.20/cwt	125.50–130.00	913	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.19/cwt	136.50–139.00	862	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	16

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 465Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 47Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	155.00–156.00	155.25
24	—	712	125.50–130.00	128.20
22	—	570	140.00–145.00	143.07
19	—	628	136.50–139.00	137.19
16	—	450	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	117.00	117.00
4	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	688	110.00–117.00	113.49
2	—	410	146.00	146.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	650	140.25	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	118.00	118.00
8	—	680	111.50–114.00	112.73
8	—	588	116.00	116.00
7	—	478	122.50–134.00	126.00
4	—	436	113.00–128.00	120.37
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	433	139.50–141.00	140.51
20	—	564	125.50–131.50	128.99
19	—	628	124.00–126.00	124.72
14	—	472	136.00–139.50	137.17
12	—	525	125.00–133.00	131.02
1	—	365	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	693	113.00	113.00
7	—	720	112.00	112.00
6	—	503	118.00–128.00	126.31
5	—	808	101.00	101.00
5	—	410	146.00	146.00
3	—	488	120.00	120.00
1	—	858	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	136.00–139.00	137.72
10	—	611	125.50–135.50	130.47
4	—	579	132.50	132.50
4	—	412	156.00	156.00
4	—	368	165.00	165.00
3	—	456	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	43.00–55.00	48.78
3	—	974	57.50–63.50	59.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	68.00–73.00	70.96
1	—	1,800	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,379	70.50–80.00	74.01
15	—	1,249	60.00–69.25	66.35
1	—	1,160	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	106.50–111.75	109.12
4	—	1,578	96.00–100.50	98.00
1	—	1,000	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	990.00–1,000.00	992.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,139	800.00–960.00	911.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	912	750.00–780.00	764.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	1,190.00–1,250.00	1,212.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	860.00	860.00

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