Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feed steers 600 lbs and over sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.04/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$137.04

217 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$23.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

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	651	138.79	904	199
Large 1-2	502	122.50	615	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	624	115.25	719	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.54/cwt here — about $184 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 sale217 hd

137.04

—

KY average24 barns · 4,883 hd

139.06

−2.02

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	1,728	97.21	1,680	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	60.81	873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	55.60	684	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	43.67	399	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,084	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.60/cwt	121.50–126.25	782	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	659	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	549	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,023	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	138.92/cwt	137.00–140.00	852	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.76/cwt	134.00–137.50	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.31/cwt	151.00–156.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	122.72/cwt	116.00–124.00	503	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	113.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	118.72/cwt	90.00–127.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	886	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	63.71/cwt	63.50–64.00	1,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	56.40/cwt	54.00–60.00	704	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	45.75/cwt	42.50–50.00	566	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	62.54/cwt	61.50–64.00	724	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	93.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,522	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,931	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	859	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	660	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,415	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	799.48/cwt	600.00–1,060.00	8,371	5
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	—	1,110	1,014.86/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	11,265	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	910.34/cwt	900.00–930.00	8,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	128.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	122.91/cwt	121.00–126.50	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	700	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	136.39/cwt	135.00–136.50	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	428	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	125.81/cwt	119.00–134.00	634	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	115.17/cwt	87.00–119.75	817	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	104.85/cwt	102.00–107.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	138.01/cwt	125.00–142.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 521Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 58Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 41Year ago 20

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feed steers 600 lbs and over sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	108.00	108.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
4	—	541	125.00	125.00
5	—	593	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	800	135.50	135.50
21	—	744	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	528	140.00–145.00	140.73
35	—	613	137.00–140.00	138.92
12	—	655	134.00–137.50	135.76
9	—	460	141.50	141.50
8	—	424	151.00–156.00	154.31
7	—	560	138.50	138.50
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
27	—	504	119.00–134.00	125.81
13	—	709	87.00–119.75	115.17
7	—	789	102.00–107.00	104.85
5	—	596	115.00	115.00
4	—	373	125.00–142.00	138.01
1	—	910	98.00	98.00
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	623	121.50–126.25	125.60
18	—	469	140.50	140.50
13	—	562	131.00	131.00
12	—	524	133.50	133.50
12	—	365	150.50	150.50
6	—	415	145.50	145.50
3	—	300	158.00	158.00
1	—	873	107.00	107.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	410	116.00–124.00	122.72
8	—	614	110.00–116.00	113.80
7	—	514	118.00	118.00
6	—	738	111.00	111.00
6	—	478	90.00–127.00	118.72
4	—	368	128.00	128.00
3	—	818	100.00	100.00
1	—	975	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	709	125.00	125.00
18	—	506	125.00–130.00	128.90
17	—	609	121.00–126.50	122.91
17	—	468	135.25	135.25
15	—	559	125.25	125.25
13	—	412	135.00–136.50	136.39
11	—	359	141.00	141.00
11	—	293	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	33.00	33.00
1	—	915	42.00	42.00
1	—	900	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	63.50–64.00	63.71
1	—	1,165	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,248	54.00–60.00	56.40
3	—	1,238	42.50–50.00	45.75
3	—	1,157	61.50–64.00	62.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	90.00–97.00	93.35
2	—	1,875	103.00	103.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	81.00	81.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	66.00	66.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	570.00	570.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,047	600.00–1,060.00	799.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	700.00–1,150.00	1,014.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	967	900.00–930.00	910.34

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

Steers · 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