Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $124.95/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$124.95

249 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$5.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

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	622	125.85	783	206
Medium and Large 2-3	565	120.62	682	43

One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $102 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 sale249 hd

124.95

—

KY average26 barns · 4,658 hd

129.30

−4.35

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	1,695	102.54	1,738	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	67.73	899	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	66.54	948	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	55.77	578	9thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	682	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	58.79/cwt	57.00–59.50	637	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	53.61/cwt	52.00–55.00	529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	357	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	933	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	66.17/cwt	58.00–68.00	840	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	70.86/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	123.55/cwt	119.00–125.50	662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	129.29/cwt	129.00–131.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	890	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	740	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.73/cwt	120.75–124.00	767	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	129.08/cwt	127.50–132.00	660	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	121.44/cwt	118.50–122.50	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.22/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,685	11
Bulls	—	—	1,985	110.57/cwt	108.00–114.00	2,195	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,070	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	75.16/cwt	63.00–86.00	659	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,345	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	1,020.70/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	13,841	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,307	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	1,021.33/cwt	880.00–1,050.00	13,022	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,355.94/cwt	1,210.00–1,510.00	16,949	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	123.06/cwt	119.00–124.00	842	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	125.22/cwt	121.50–130.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	967	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.95/cwt	137.75–140.00	856	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	131.47/cwt	128.50–133.00	972	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.25	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	147.07/cwt	146.50–149.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 443Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 80Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	121.00	121.00
21	—	536	119.00–125.50	123.55
7	—	422	129.00–131.00	129.29
5	—	953	106.00	106.00
2	—	715	103.00	103.00
2	—	618	111.50	111.50
2	—	350	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	702	126.75	126.75
17	—	577	128.25	128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	630	120.75–124.00	121.73
32	—	511	127.50–132.00	129.08
23	—	714	118.50–122.50	121.44
12	—	577	125.00–127.00	126.00
10	—	446	133.00	133.00
9	—	662	120.50	120.50
2	—	285	146.00	146.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	132.25	132.25
12	—	629	123.50	123.50
9	—	573	129.75	129.75
7	—	700	118.00	118.00
7	—	456	140.50	140.50
3	—	880	102.00	102.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	120.00	120.00
5	—	603	119.00	119.00
4	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	417	136.00	136.00
2	—	503	128.50	128.50
2	—	475	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	501	140.00	140.00
11	—	361	156.00	156.00
5	—	294	171.00	171.00
4	—	840	115.00	115.00
4	—	657	136.50	136.50
37	—	616	137.75–140.00	138.95
23	—	739	128.50–133.00	131.47
17	—	568	136.00–139.25	137.53
13	—	447	146.50–149.00	147.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	684	119.00–124.00	123.06
7	—	614	121.50–130.00	125.22
4	—	703	115.00	115.00
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	710	136.25	136.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	57.00–59.50	58.79
2	—	987	52.00–55.00	53.61
1	—	850	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,413	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,550	72.50	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,269	58.00–68.00	66.17
10	—	1,445	70.00–74.50	70.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,665	93.00–105.00	101.22
3	—	1,985	108.00–114.00	110.57
1	—	1,150	93.00	93.00

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	6	—	877	63.00–86.00	75.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	890.00	890.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,356	960.00–1,050.00	1,020.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,275	880.00–1,050.00	1,021.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,250	1,210.00–1,510.00	1,355.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,150.00	1,150.00

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