Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.32/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$124.32

200 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$7.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

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	581	125.71	731	165
Medium and Large 2-3	571	117.74	672	35

One grade step is worth $7.97/cwt here — about $59 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 sale200 hd

124.32

—

KY average28 barns · 5,254 hd

128.73

−4.41

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	1,613	103.44	1,669	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	65.98	1,036	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	63.94	812	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	45.84	476	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	514	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	112.73/cwt	112.00–115.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	301	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.43/cwt	134.00–141.00	581	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	800	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,037	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.66/cwt	140.50–143.00	871	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	125.98/cwt	123.00–127.50	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.15/cwt	142.00–145.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	126.82/cwt	124.00–129.00	536	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	119.94/cwt	115.00–120.50	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	105.54/cwt	104.00–112.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	135.78/cwt	134.00–137.50	585	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	114.00/cwt	112.00–119.00	913	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.25/cwt	123.00–123.50	712	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.72/cwt	122.50–127.00	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	45.84/cwt	40.00–52.00	476	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	64.72/cwt	57.50–68.00	971	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,116	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	65.52/cwt	64.00–72.50	849	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	61.39/cwt	56.00–63.50	747	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.00	565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,504	97.25/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,463	7
Bulls	—	—	1,741	110.66/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,927	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,044	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	857.17/cwt	800.00–930.00	9,129	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	924.26/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	11,535	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	821.74/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	16,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,591.71/cwt	1,520.00–1,620.00	19,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	146.25/cwt	141.00–147.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	128.36/cwt	121.50–129.75	724	20

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 439Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 61Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	124.00	124.00
4	—	725	112.00–115.00	112.73
4	—	351	147.00	147.00
3	—	490	121.00	121.00
3	—	301	156.00	156.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
1	—	612	115.00	115.00
20	—	564	121.50–129.75	128.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	134.00–141.00	138.43
12	—	625	125.00	125.00
11	—	523	132.00	132.00
9	—	681	117.50	117.50
6	—	847	102.00	102.00
4	—	554	138.00	138.00
4	—	354	156.00	156.00
3	—	472	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	152.00	152.00
2	—	693	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	823	126.00	126.00
20	—	615	140.50–143.00	141.66
9	—	714	123.00–127.50	125.98
8	—	528	145.00	145.00
7	—	468	142.00–145.00	144.15
4	—	656	134.50	134.50
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	124.00–129.00	126.82
10	—	512	115.00–120.50	119.94
5	—	639	104.00–112.00	105.54
4	—	870	107.00	107.00
4	—	778	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	127.75	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	431	134.00–137.50	135.78
21	—	801	112.00–119.00	114.00
21	—	578	123.00–123.50	123.25
17	—	458	131.00	131.00
14	—	524	122.50–127.00	124.72
12	—	635	122.75	122.75
10	—	708	112.50	112.50
7	—	944	107.00	107.00
7	—	341	141.00–147.00	146.25
5	—	766	115.00	115.00
5	—	363	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	40.00–52.00	45.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	57.50–68.00	64.72
5	—	1,653	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,296	64.00–72.50	65.52
9	—	1,216	56.00–63.50	61.39
2	—	1,108	50.00–52.00	50.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,504	90.00–100.50	97.25
6	—	1,741	106.00–115.00	110.66

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	—	1,110	64.00	64.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,110.00	1,110.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	800.00–930.00	857.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,248	800.00–1,010.00	924.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	750.00–900.00	821.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	1,520.00–1,620.00	1,591.71

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