Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $127.14/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$127.14

176 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$7.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

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	561	128.84	723	136
Medium and Large 2-3	539	121.36	654	40

One grade step is worth $7.49/cwt here — about $69 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 sale176 hd

127.14

—

KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd

128.50

−1.36

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	1,661	95.84	1,591	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	62.11	877	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	56.40	703	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	49.54	501	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	613	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	827	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.59/cwt	142.00–144.00	749	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.68/cwt	136.50–141.00	918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,023	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	153.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	133.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	97.36/cwt	92.00–101.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	128.45/cwt	121.00–130.50	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	148.53/cwt	139.00–159.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.11/cwt	129.00–130.50	677	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.17/cwt	135.50–138.00	638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	902	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	48.05/cwt	43.50–50.00	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	63.25/cwt	63.25–63.25	904	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	58.14/cwt	54.00–61.50	788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	56.40/cwt	52.50–60.00	703	19
Bulls	—	—	1,700	95.11/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,617	10
Bulls	—	—	1,798	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,827	4
Bulls	—	—	1,188	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	791.03/cwt	725.00–870.00	9,041	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	913.66/cwt	870.00–1,025.00	10,991	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	827.16/cwt	690.00–950.00	9,438	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	6,255	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	993.26/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	136.81/cwt	136.00–137.50	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 389Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 30Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 10Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
5	—	464	135.00	135.00
3	—	577	122.00–126.00	124.03
3	—	507	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	417	147.00	147.00
18	—	646	128.00	128.00
9	—	513	136.00	136.00
6	—	476	141.00	141.00
6	—	353	152.00	152.00
5	—	565	133.75	133.75
4	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	311	154.00	154.00
2	—	778	113.00	113.00
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	128.00	128.00
6	—	584	135.00	135.00
2	—	512	132.00	132.00
1	—	910	109.00	109.00
13	—	617	136.00–137.50	136.81
10	—	848	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	525	142.00–144.00	142.59
22	—	662	136.50–141.00	138.68
14	—	737	138.75	138.75
10	—	463	152.00–157.00	153.01
10	—	413	150.50	150.50
8	—	559	141.50	141.50
6	—	600	143.00–144.00	143.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	126.50	126.50
7	—	572	120.00	120.00
6	—	373	132.00–135.00	133.02
5	—	877	92.00–101.00	97.36
5	—	728	106.00	106.00
5	—	460	121.00–130.50	128.45
2	—	520	124.00	124.00
2	—	268	139.00–159.00	148.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	717	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	520	129.00–130.50	130.11
22	—	560	126.50	126.50
19	—	465	135.50–138.00	137.17
18	—	778	116.00	116.00
12	—	614	123.50	123.50
9	—	359	143.50	143.50
6	—	405	141.00	141.00
4	—	651	125.50	125.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	43.50–50.00	48.05
1	—	900	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	63.25	63.25
2	—	1,355	54.00–61.50	58.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,246	52.50–60.00	56.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,700	90.00–98.50	95.11
4	—	1,798	100.00–105.00	101.60
2	—	1,188	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,114	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,143	725.00–870.00	791.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,203	870.00–1,025.00	913.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,141	690.00–950.00	827.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	900	695.00	695.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,192	850.00–1,200.00	993.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	910.00	910.00

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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

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Replacement Cattle