Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.45/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$134.45

172 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

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	650	135.27	879	159
Medium and Large 2-3	559	124.54	696	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $182 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 sale172 hd

134.45

—

KY average28 barns · 6,498 hd

133.07

+1.38

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	1,631	96.16	1,568	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	63.08	915	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	61.07	748	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	50.60	504	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	118.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	712	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	54.35/cwt	53.00–56.00	516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	43.09/cwt	41.00–45.00	470	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	63.08/cwt	62.75–66.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.45/cwt	117.50–121.00	740	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.91/cwt	135.00–137.50	578	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.07/cwt	134.50–136.50	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	138.52/cwt	130.00–142.50	503	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	117.42/cwt	114.50–121.50	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	129.84/cwt	127.00–133.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	753	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	765	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	725	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.82/cwt	135.50–136.00	634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	58.06/cwt	54.50–60.50	655	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	65.10/cwt	62.50–66.00	868	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	51.83/cwt	51.00–53.00	578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	92.81/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,424	6
Bulls	—	—	1,920	106.21/cwt	106.00–106.50	2,039	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	973.03/cwt	785.00–1,150.00	10,538	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	891.40/cwt	800.00–980.00	10,661	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,078.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,879	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	11,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	799.42/cwt	710.00–1,000.00	9,289	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,175.57/cwt	1,080.00–1,270.00	14,612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,185.94/cwt	975.00–1,380.00	14,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	15,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,104.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	14,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,127.61/cwt	1,040.00–1,210.00	14,490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	12,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,054.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,100.00	11,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,031.16/cwt	870.00–1,200.00	11,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	130.60/cwt	130.60–130.60	977	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	132.38/cwt	127.50–135.50	849	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.77/cwt	135.50–143.75	808	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.91/cwt	140.00–143.50	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	897	5

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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 597Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 134Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 36Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
11	—	583	114.50–121.50	117.42
8	—	411	127.00–133.00	129.84
3	—	793	95.00	95.00
3	—	525	122.00	122.00
3	—	319	133.00	133.00
2	—	460	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	615	122.50	122.50
17	—	708	108.00	108.00
14	—	569	127.50	127.50
14	—	467	135.50–136.00	135.82
13	—	509	130.00	130.00
12	—	413	144.00	144.00
8	—	371	155.00	155.00
3	—	282	160.00	160.00
2	—	318	160.00–161.00	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	143.50	143.50
3	—	387	153.00–154.00	153.66
2	—	663	131.00	131.00
30	—	641	127.50–135.50	132.38
17	—	566	135.50–143.75	142.77
11	—	518	140.00–143.50	141.91
6	—	320	155.00–165.00	156.56
5	—	715	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	117.00	117.00
4	—	400	135.00	135.00
2	—	805	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	748	130.60	130.60
11	—	627	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	130.50	130.50
6	—	728	104.00	104.00
3	—	588	114.00–120.00	118.05
3	—	408	125.00	125.00
2	—	645	93.00	93.00
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	568	123.00–128.00	125.35
25	—	625	117.50–121.00	118.45
20	—	425	135.00–137.50	135.91
14	—	515	126.00	126.00
14	—	461	134.50–136.50	135.07
14	—	363	130.00–142.50	138.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	53.00–56.00	54.35
2	—	1,091	41.00–45.00	43.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,450	62.75–66.00	63.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,129	54.50–60.50	58.06
21	—	1,334	62.50–66.00	65.10
2	—	1,115	51.00–53.00	51.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,534	87.50–97.50	92.81
2	—	1,920	106.00–106.50	106.21

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	1	—	740	108.00	108.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	785.00–1,150.00	973.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,196	800.00–980.00	891.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,078.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,120.00	1,120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,162	710.00–1,000.00	799.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	1,080.00–1,270.00	1,175.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	975.00–1,380.00	1,185.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,180.00	1,180.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,040.00–1,210.00	1,127.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,125	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,054.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,075	870.00–1,200.00	1,031.16

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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Steers · 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