Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.52/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$133.52

155 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

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	506	135.16	684	123
Medium and Large 2-3	475	127.23	604	32

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $80 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 sale155 hd

133.52

—

KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd

131.29

+2.23

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	1,641	96.54	1,584	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	61.10	797	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	57.00	884	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	47.71	454	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	823	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	677	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.86/cwt	133.00–135.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	122.64/cwt	117.00–126.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	137.78/cwt	136.00–145.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	102.41/cwt	95.00–105.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	158.32/cwt	157.00–161.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	136.75/cwt	136.00–139.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.23/cwt	141.50–146.50	818	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	142.12/cwt	138.00–144.00	868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,002	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	131.65/cwt	127.00–136.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	132.31/cwt	132.00–133.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.73/cwt	138.00–141.50	653	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.54/cwt	127.50–131.50	750	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	47.71/cwt	46.50–48.00	454	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	789	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	98.57/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,675	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	89.26/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	810.87/cwt	790.00–830.00	9,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	736.45/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	718.90/cwt	675.00–760.00	8,102	2

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 459Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 71Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	100.00–102.00	101.03
8	—	605	117.00–126.00	122.64
5	—	425	136.00–145.00	137.78
4	—	767	95.00–105.00	102.41
3	—	557	133.00	133.00
3	—	480	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	465	145.50	145.50
12	—	613	130.00	130.00
10	—	410	147.50	147.50
9	—	700	122.50	122.50
9	—	553	135.00	135.00
4	—	356	151.00	151.00
3	—	518	137.50	137.50
3	—	312	157.00–161.00	158.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	515	133.00–135.00	133.86
14	—	419	140.50	140.50
12	—	363	142.50	142.50
10	—	689	128.50	128.50
6	—	601	122.00–126.00	124.00
5	—	705	123.00	123.00
5	—	300	147.00	147.00
31	—	471	138.00–141.50	138.73
20	—	579	127.50–131.50	129.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	118.00–123.00	120.95
9	—	429	127.00–136.00	131.65
4	—	609	120.00	120.00
4	—	386	138.00	138.00
3	—	330	132.00–133.00	132.31
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	132.00	132.00
4	—	621	134.00	134.00
4	—	460	136.00–139.00	136.75
3	—	740	126.00	126.00
3	—	550	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	571	141.50–146.50	143.23
13	—	611	138.00–144.00	142.12
12	—	745	134.50	134.50
9	—	549	146.00	146.00
7	—	471	155.00	155.00
3	—	410	163.00	163.00
3	—	365	165.00	165.00
2	—	690	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	790.00–830.00	810.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	700.00–770.00	736.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,127	675.00–760.00	718.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	952	46.50–48.00	47.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,310	58.00–63.00	60.21
1	—	1,254	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,699	96.00–102.00	98.57
2	—	1,430	88.50–90.00	89.26
1	—	1,890	105.00	105.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle