Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. In some instances of farmer participation advances were 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$130.47

143 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$3.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

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	530	131.28	696	113
Medium and Large 2-3	469	127.42	597	30

One grade step is worth $3.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale143 hd

130.47

—

KY average25 barns · 4,483 hd

131.48

−1.02

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	1,566	97.96	1,534	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	64.71	857	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	62.39	859	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	54.18	530	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	429	127.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.11/cwt	130.00–134.00	688	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.84/cwt	122.50–125.00	759	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.15/cwt	136.50–142.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.71/cwt	125.00–126.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.60/cwt	136.00–138.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	51.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	497	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	57.39/cwt	57.00–57.50	573	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	58.58/cwt	58.00–59.00	800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	64.41/cwt	55.00–68.00	832	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	70.56/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	96.68/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,490	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	102.46/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,696	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	687	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	893.77/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	10,278	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	945.31/cwt	930.00–980.00	11,901	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	923.53/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	10,464	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,050.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,055	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	152.46/cwt	151.00–153.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.90/cwt	140.50–143.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	676	6

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 635Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 78Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 40Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	125.00–132.00	127.42
4	—	504	120.00	120.00
3	—	490	121.00	121.00
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	614	110.00	110.00
8	—	334	144.00	144.00
6	—	556	120.00–123.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	521	130.00–134.00	132.11
29	—	613	122.50–125.00	123.84
10	—	424	136.50–142.00	139.15
7	—	331	146.00	146.00
6	—	457	140.00	140.00
5	—	765	120.00	120.00
4	—	569	125.00	125.00
2	—	355	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	116.00	116.00
4	—	504	130.00	130.00
3	—	820	101.50	101.50
3	—	433	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	125.00–126.00	125.71
7	—	515	136.00–138.00	136.60
5	—	473	141.00	141.00
3	—	567	133.00	133.00
2	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	747	125.00	125.00
9	—	603	136.00	136.00
4	—	393	138.00	138.00
2	—	335	157.00–158.00	157.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	151.00–153.00	152.46
6	—	628	140.50–143.00	140.90
6	—	354	175.00	175.00
5	—	511	145.00	145.00
5	—	402	156.00	156.00
4	—	730	128.00	128.00
4	—	651	132.00	132.00
3	—	590	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	50.00–54.00	51.61
4	—	999	57.00–57.50	57.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	58.00–59.00	58.58
1	—	1,400	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,292	55.00–68.00	64.41
3	—	1,447	69.00–74.00	70.56
1	—	1,480	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,541	93.00–100.00	96.68
2	—	1,655	101.00–104.00	102.46

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	—	870	79.00	79.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	775.00–1,050.00	893.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,259	930.00–980.00	945.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	800.00–1,100.00	923.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	840.00	840.00

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