Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.74/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$135.74

201 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

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	678	137.64	933	187
Medium and Large 2-3	584	110.33	644	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $288 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 sale201 hd

135.74

—

KY average26 barns · 5,297 hd

138.20

−2.46

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	1,703	88.52	1,508	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	52.66	663	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	51.58	467	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	47.00	717	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	517	142.30/cwt	138.00–150.00	736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	122.06/cwt	119.00–124.00	623	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	761	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	106.06/cwt	101.00–111.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.21/cwt	129.00–140.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	143.00/cwt	135.00–151.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.86/cwt	119.50–128.50	648	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	125.39/cwt	119.00–128.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	116.53/cwt	115.00–117.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	50.60/cwt	49.00–52.00	460	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	54.27/cwt	52.00–59.50	700	17
Bulls	—	—	1,765	90.91/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,215	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.08/cwt	45.00–51.00	565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	45.65/cwt	42.50–47.00	418	6
Bulls	—	—	2,265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	64.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	444	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,117.62/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	11,366	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	871.10/cwt	710.00–1,110.00	7,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	120.34/cwt	120.00–120.50	759	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	666.52/cwt	610.00–710.00	5,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	101.85/cwt	100.00–108.00	851	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	80.45/cwt	80.00–82.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	810.31/cwt	680.00–885.00	8,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	136.97/cwt	133.50–138.25	940	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.67/cwt	106.00–118.25	841	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	145.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.45/cwt	134.00–139.00	865	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.91/cwt	135.00–148.00	416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.85/cwt	130.50–140.50	769	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.40/cwt	117.00–126.00	708	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.45/cwt	128.00–129.50	597	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.91/cwt	120.50–133.50	543	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.86/cwt	142.00–151.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	139.40/cwt	139.40–139.40	1,126	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	732	24

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 695Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 54Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	138.00–150.00	142.30
10	—	445	147.00	147.00
1	—	860	116.00	116.00
25	—	686	133.50–138.25	136.97
4	—	463	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	143.00–148.00	145.62
19	—	629	134.00–139.00	137.45
6	—	725	130.50	130.50
5	—	809	131.50	131.50
1	—	250	151.00	151.00
27	—	570	130.50–140.50	134.85
6	—	911	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
4	—	637	115.00–117.00	116.53
2	—	453	111.00	111.00
1	—	970	102.00	102.00
2	—	508	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	808	139.40	139.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	510	119.00–124.00	122.06
11	—	711	107.00	107.00
14	—	373	129.00–140.00	135.21
5	—	824	100.50	100.50
4	—	859	105.00–107.00	106.01
6	—	285	135.00–148.00	145.91
14	—	582	122.00	122.00
24	—	465	128.00–129.50	128.45
22	—	418	120.50–133.50	129.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
2	—	598	113.00	113.00
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
3	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	663	106.00	106.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,190	96.00	96.00
5	—	501	112.00	112.00
2	—	270	125.00–126.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	570	122.00	122.00
24	—	626	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
2	—	583	101.00–111.00	106.06
3	—	615	112.00	112.00
7	—	431	119.00–128.00	125.39
4	—	543	104.00	104.00
2	—	930	85.00–88.00	86.48
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
1	—	375	113.00	113.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	462	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	135.00–151.00	143.00
15	—	519	119.50–128.50	124.86
22	—	631	120.00–120.50	120.34
9	—	461	138.00	138.00
7	—	836	100.00–108.00	101.85
21	—	715	106.00–118.25	117.67
4	—	374	130.00–138.00	133.96
23	—	569	117.00–126.00	124.40
6	—	420	142.00–151.00	144.86
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	89.00	89.00
1	—	555	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	49.00–52.00	50.60
6	—	915	42.50–47.00	45.65
3	—	882	62.00–66.00	64.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,290	52.00–59.50	54.27
6	—	1,175	45.00–51.00	48.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,765	87.00–94.50	90.91
8	—	1,463	80.00–85.50	83.03
2	—	2,265	95.00	95.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,017	925.00–1,275.00	1,117.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	820	710.00–1,110.00	871.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	805	610.00–710.00	666.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,043	680.00–885.00	810.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	80.00–82.00	80.45

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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