Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.29/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$131.29

193 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$20.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	549	133.19	731	132
Medium and Large 2-3	492	127.66	628	59
Large 1-2	500	113.00	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about $166 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 sale193 hd

131.29

—

KY average28 barns · 6,123 hd

133.58

−2.29

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	—	High	1,835	97.90	1,796	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	62.96	940	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	55.78	633	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	50.46	488	17

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	516	121.99/cwt	111.00–123.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.05/cwt	133.50–137.00	712	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.45/cwt	133.00–133.50	785	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.50/cwt	127.75–131.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.53	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.72/cwt	129.50–135.75	762	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.82/cwt	131.00–140.00	717	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	53.86/cwt	41.00–59.00	524	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	49.34/cwt	45.00–58.50	474	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	34.03/cwt	33.50–34.50	324	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	64.44/cwt	64.00–67.50	943	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	56.49/cwt	54.50–64.00	649	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	47.55/cwt	43.50–50.00	515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	102.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,019	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,100	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	968	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	60.48/cwt	57.00–69.00	583	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	919.29/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	10,287	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	751.79/cwt	740.00–765.00	7,969	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,767	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	248	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.25/cwt	145.00–153.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	135.57/cwt	117.00–138.00	634	18

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 302Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 49Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
14	—	516	111.00–123.00	121.99
6	—	601	122.00	122.00
6	—	369	134.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	411	130.00	130.00
4	—	700	111.00	111.00
3	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
18	—	468	117.00–138.00	135.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	527	133.50–137.00	135.05
29	—	588	133.00–133.50	133.45
17	—	617	127.75–131.00	128.50
16	—	722	119.00	119.00
12	—	361	144.00	144.00
8	—	461	138.00–140.00	139.01
5	—	425	143.50	143.50
4	—	285	141.00	141.00
3	—	690	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	102.00	102.00
5	—	643	121.50	121.50
5	—	507	120.00–124.53	122.68
3	—	660	116.00	116.00
2	—	443	133.00	133.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	574	129.50–135.75	132.72
13	—	520	131.00–140.00	137.82
11	—	690	121.00	121.00
8	—	631	130.50	130.50
7	—	415	150.00	150.00
6	—	393	135.00	135.00
4	—	296	158.00	158.00
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	102.00	102.00
2	—	248	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	140.00–150.00	146.77
9	—	526	145.00–153.00	150.25
8	—	603	137.50	137.50
6	—	326	158.00	158.00
5	—	727	134.00	134.00
4	—	661	140.00	140.00
4	—	455	151.50	151.50
4	—	393	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	973	41.00–59.00	53.86
4	—	961	45.00–58.50	49.34
2	—	951	33.50–34.50	34.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,464	64.00–67.50	64.44
4	—	1,550	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,149	54.50–64.00	56.49
3	—	1,083	43.50–50.00	47.55
1	—	1,080	70.50	70.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,978	100.00–105.00	102.05
3	—	1,888	95.00–96.50	95.67
1	—	1,100	88.00	88.00

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	4	—	964	57.00–69.00	60.48
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,119	800.00–1,080.00	919.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,140.00	1,140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	740.00–765.00	751.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	825.00	825.00

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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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