Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was light to 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.83/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$116.83

217 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$13.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

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	539	117.92	636	200
Medium and Large 2-3	497	103.99	517	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $118 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

116.83

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

125.70

−8.87

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	1,812	86.04	1,559	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	53.40	713	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	41.18	395	6thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	568	119.61/cwt	116.00–123.00	679	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	118.10/cwt	110.00–126.00	498	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	129.79/cwt	119.00–133.00	458	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	117.43/cwt	105.00–118.00	655	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	116.90/cwt	113.00–120.50	603	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	106.12/cwt	101.00–107.00	437	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	54.35/cwt	51.50–58.00	736	41
Bulls	—	—	1,707	86.78/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	109.06/cwt	107.00–111.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	46.44/cwt	40.00–49.50	568	8
Bulls	—	—	1,838	79.80/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	36.81/cwt	33.50–39.00	359	5
Bulls	—	—	2,245	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	2,067	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.32/cwt	124.00–131.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	719.85/cwt	580.00–850.00	7,443	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	752.38/cwt	600.00–840.00	7,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	113.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	708	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	598.76/cwt	530.00–650.00	6,664	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,095.05/cwt	1,090.00–1,100.00	13,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.24/cwt	114.00–130.00	595	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.47/cwt	139.00–141.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	757	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.25/cwt	115.00–130.00	853	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.48/cwt	138.00–150.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	114.39/cwt	112.50–116.00	765	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	129.45/cwt	126.25–135.00	787	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	559	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.58/cwt	125.50–134.00	676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	119.28/cwt	116.00–121.00	608	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	116.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	889	5

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 600Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 67Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	568	116.00–123.00	119.61
28	—	422	110.00–126.00	118.10
13	—	631	114.50	114.50
9	—	353	119.00–133.00	129.79
37	—	516	113.00–120.50	116.90
2	—	885	103.50	103.50
14	—	669	112.50–116.00	114.39
19	—	466	120.00	120.00
12	—	714	110.00	110.00
2	—	295	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	101.00–107.00	106.12
1	—	315	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	96.00	96.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	99.00	99.00
3	—	577	105.00	105.00
2	—	453	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
12	—	700	128.00	128.00
56	—	563	130.00–140.00	134.41
31	—	676	115.00–130.00	126.25
3	—	828	114.50	114.50
3	—	380	138.00–150.00	143.48
26	—	608	126.25–135.00	129.45
18	—	514	125.50–134.00	131.58
11	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.70
5	—	764	114.00–117.00	116.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,015	100.00	100.00
2	—	629	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	390	121.00	121.00
2	—	675	107.00–111.00	109.06
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	107.00	107.00
2	—	575	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	102.00	102.00
2	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
1	—	395	116.00	116.00
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	95.00–96.00	95.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	558	105.00–118.00	117.43
10	—	713	110.50	110.50
6	—	430	124.00–131.00	126.32
6	—	366	141.00	141.00
7	—	801	100.00	100.00
14	—	622	110.00–119.00	113.87
13	—	475	114.00–130.00	125.24
4	—	315	139.00–141.00	140.47
26	—	510	116.00–121.00	119.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,355	51.50–58.00	54.35
8	—	1,224	40.00–49.50	46.44
1	—	1,395	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	33.50–39.00	36.81
1	—	880	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,707	85.00–89.00	86.78
3	—	1,838	77.50–82.00	79.80
2	—	2,245	90.00–94.00	92.08

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	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,034	580.00–850.00	719.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,060	600.00–840.00	752.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	530.00–650.00	598.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	1,090.00–1,100.00	1,095.05

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