Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.18/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$132.18

150 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$29.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

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	537	135.87	730	118
Medium and Large 2-3	563	121.32	683	26
Large 1-2	634	106.67	676	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.20/cwt here — about $54 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 sale150 hd

132.18

—

KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd

132.06

+0.13

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	1,854	101.80	1,887	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	63.06	945	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	61.72	805	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	44.36	426	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,554	82.00	1,274	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	628	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	354	139.48/cwt	138.00–140.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	126.85/cwt	126.00–127.00	878	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	571	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.00/cwt	129.00–136.50	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	140.55/cwt	140.55–140.55	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,554	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,274	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	46.58/cwt	37.50–53.00	443	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	33.27/cwt	30.50–36.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	579	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	637	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	743	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	132.70/cwt	129.00–134.50	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	823	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,068	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.00	559	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	62.60/cwt	56.00–63.70	934	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	60.49/cwt	55.00–64.00	794	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	66.90/cwt	66.00–71.00	849	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	100.04/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,876	10
Bulls	—	—	1,782	107.68/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,919	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	80.97/cwt	60.00–88.00	682	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,277	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	766.11/cwt	660.00–890.00	7,684	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,424	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	834.97/cwt	750.00–920.00	9,686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	753.13/cwt	685.00–860.00	8,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,300	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	132.12/cwt	126.00–135.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	142.02/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,004	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	135.39/cwt	135.00–135.50	816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	145.35/cwt	145.00–146.00	743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	133.86/cwt	133.50–134.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	130.15/cwt	128.00–136.00	556	7

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 358Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 65Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady 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
4	—	628	110.00–120.00	115.10
4	—	354	138.00–140.00	139.48
2	—	843	107.00	107.00
2	—	495	131.00	131.00
7	—	722	107.00	107.00
7	—	427	128.00–136.00	130.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	692	126.00–127.00	126.85
27	—	574	130.00–135.00	132.50
16	—	367	155.50	155.50
11	—	515	129.00–136.50	133.00
10	—	420	142.50	142.50
8	—	459	140.55	140.55
7	—	310	145.00	145.00
6	—	712	125.00	125.00
5	—	624	123.00	123.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	110.00	110.00
2	—	743	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	129.00–134.50	132.70
4	—	780	109.50	109.50
3	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	114.00–119.00	116.45
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	130.00	130.00
11	—	800	118.00	118.00
7	—	700	122.00	122.00
6	—	567	136.00	136.00
6	—	410	146.00	146.00
6	—	350	157.00	157.00
6	—	290	161.00	161.00
5	—	654	119.50	119.50
4	—	515	142.50	142.50
3	—	458	143.00	143.00
1	—	905	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	121.00	121.00
3	—	617	115.00–118.00	116.98
3	—	573	126.00–135.00	132.12
2	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	707	140.00–143.50	142.02
13	—	603	135.00–135.50	135.39
12	—	511	145.00–146.00	145.35
11	—	654	133.50–134.00	133.86
8	—	585	139.00–140.00	139.75
8	—	447	151.00	151.00
7	—	365	160.00–170.00	161.43
6	—	768	130.50	130.50
4	—	481	145.00	145.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,554	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	37.50–53.00	46.58
3	—	942	30.50–36.00	33.27
2	—	1,008	54.00–57.00	55.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,492	56.00–63.70	62.60
1	—	1,585	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,312	55.00–64.00	60.49
5	—	1,269	66.00–71.00	66.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,875	92.00–105.00	100.04
3	—	1,782	106.00–109.50	107.68

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	5	—	842	60.00–88.00	80.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	660.00–890.00	766.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,040	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,160	750.00–920.00	834.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	685.00–860.00	753.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	940.00	940.00

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