Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly 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 $131.13/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$131.13

192 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.34

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	732	132.97	973	158
Medium and Large 2-3	650	122.61	797	34

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $176 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 sale192 hd

131.13

—

KY average27 barns · 5,751 hd

134.47

−3.34

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	1,892	99.25	1,877	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	61.75	834	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	60.98	843	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,196	54.02	646	13

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	114.88/cwt	114.00–116.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	124.90/cwt	124.90–124.90	918	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	123.37/cwt	121.00–123.75	748	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	123.40/cwt	122.00–124.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	144.79/cwt	141.00–146.50	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.68/cwt	121.50–122.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	138.73/cwt	132.00–142.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	738	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	45.25/cwt	42.50–48.50	509	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	61.75/cwt	61.75–61.75	834	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	63.31/cwt	60.50–68.00	909	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	57.27/cwt	53.50–59.50	738	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	94.84/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.14/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,959	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	686	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	13,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.13/cwt	118.00–120.50	817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	118.00/cwt	112.00–121.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	139.13/cwt	138.00–142.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,059	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,013	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	130.81/cwt	130.00–131.00	891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	122.20/cwt	121.00–124.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	622	4

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 518Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 78Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	115.00	115.00
6	—	745	108.00	108.00
9	—	657	114.00–116.00	114.88
8	—	555	121.50	121.50
5	—	420	123.00	123.00
4	—	335	125.00	125.00
2	—	823	108.00	108.00
2	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	735	124.90	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	606	121.00–123.75	123.37
10	—	657	120.00	120.00
10	—	512	122.00–124.00	123.40
10	—	463	132.00	132.00
10	—	305	141.00–146.50	144.79
8	—	583	121.50–122.00	121.68
7	—	824	118.00	118.00
5	—	401	132.00	132.00
3	—	350	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	127.00	127.00
64	—	802	132.10	132.10
38	—	762	133.00	133.00
15	—	681	130.00–131.00	130.81
8	—	529	140.00	140.00
6	—	865	125.00	125.00
5	—	721	121.00–124.00	122.20
5	—	583	130.00–135.00	132.98
4	—	401	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	680	118.00–120.50	120.13
6	—	771	112.00–121.00	118.00
6	—	442	140.50	140.50
5	—	646	118.00	118.00
2	—	803	118.00	118.00
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	138.00–142.00	139.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	132.00–142.00	138.73
2	—	495	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	130.00	130.00
5	—	567	126.25	126.25
3	—	628	120.00	120.00
2	—	455	139.00	139.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	59.50	59.50
5	—	1,124	42.50–48.50	45.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	61.75	61.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,436	60.50–68.00	63.31
10	—	1,289	53.50–59.50	57.27
1	—	1,240	51.50	51.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	94.00–96.00	94.84
3	—	1,863	102.00–107.50	105.14

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	—	780	88.00	88.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	660.00	660.00

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

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