Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.60/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$122.60

202 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

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	602	125.78	758	113
Medium and Large 2-3	584	118.57	692	89

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $65 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 sale202 hd

122.60

—

KY average28 barns · 5,786 hd

127.89

−5.29

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	—	Low	1,713	98.79	1,692	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	69.43	994	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	65.77	820	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	57.16	548	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	441	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.13/cwt	121.50–128.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	120.55/cwt	114.00–124.50	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	106.42/cwt	105.00–107.50	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	116.24/cwt	107.00–119.50	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	112.54/cwt	104.00–116.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	108.60/cwt	103.00–110.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	902	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	121.48/cwt	120.00–125.25	773	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	54.93/cwt	51.00–57.00	538	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	63.92/cwt	54.00–67.25	793	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	70.74/cwt	64.50–75.00	1,009	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.65/cwt	139.00–146.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	104.81/cwt	103.00–118.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	129.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.85/cwt	134.50–140.50	843	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	126.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	971	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	136.09/cwt	135.50–136.50	901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	126.50/cwt	126.00–128.00	861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,007.57/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	13,018	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	873	562.75/cwt	520.00–590.00	4,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	863.46/cwt	820.00–900.00	10,733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	785.34/cwt	690.00–825.00	9,267	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	83.33/cwt	79.00–88.00	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	108.65/cwt	103.50–112.00	2,271	3
Bulls	—	—	1,674	98.38/cwt	90.00–103.50	1,647	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	51.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	69.74/cwt	68.00–74.00	879	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.63/cwt	122.00–128.00	794	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	104.53/cwt	100.00–106.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	1

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 390Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 65Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 42

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	151.00	151.00
5	—	369	161.00	161.00
4	—	715	121.50–128.00	123.13
7	—	952	105.00	105.00
8	—	659	128.00–130.00	129.26
9	—	556	139.00	139.00
19	—	519	135.00–142.00	139.20
26	—	616	134.50–140.50	136.85
26	—	768	120.00–128.00	126.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	735	128.00	128.00
17	—	662	135.50–136.50	136.09
26	—	827	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
3	—	500	133.00	133.00
4	—	643	132.00	132.00
6	—	413	140.00	140.00
6	—	550	132.00	132.00
8	—	681	126.00–128.00	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.57
22	—	587	114.00–124.50	120.55
10	—	725	105.00–107.50	106.42
9	—	633	107.00–119.50	116.24
7	—	692	104.00–116.00	112.54
5	—	800	103.00–110.00	108.60
5	—	406	124.00–125.00	124.40
2	—	355	123.00	123.00
2	—	325	140.00–141.00	140.48
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	769	117.25	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	636	120.00–125.25	121.48
23	—	521	130.00–135.00	132.15
15	—	569	128.00	128.00
10	—	657	125.50	125.50
5	—	463	132.00	132.00
5	—	315	139.00–146.00	144.65
4	—	415	135.50	135.50
3	—	788	112.00	112.00
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	727	108.00	108.00
8	—	685	103.00–118.00	104.81
3	—	413	140.00	140.00
2	—	603	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	122.00–128.00	126.63
10	—	359	161.00	161.00
9	—	554	132.00	132.00
8	—	465	145.00	145.00
4	—	787	100.00–106.00	104.53
4	—	414	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	51.00–57.00	54.93
2	—	925	60.00–61.00	60.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,241	54.00–67.25	63.92
2	—	1,170	50.00–53.00	51.41
36	—	1,260	68.00–74.00	69.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,427	64.50–75.00	70.74
1	—	1,490	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	75.00	75.00
3	—	2,090	103.50–112.00	108.65
14	—	1,674	90.00–103.50	98.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,292	940.00–1,100.00	1,007.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	873	520.00–590.00	562.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	820.00–900.00	863.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	690.00–825.00	785.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	79.00–88.00	83.33

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle