Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.31/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$117.31

112 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.81

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	531	119.29	634	85
Medium and Large 2-3	566	111.07	629	27

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $5 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 sale112 hd

117.31

—

KY average27 barns · 5,820 hd

125.12

−7.81

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	—	Low	1,569	76.92	1,207	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	55.00	870	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	51.02	594	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	43.00	428	6thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	623	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.50	607	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.50	583	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.29/cwt	118.00–118.50	731	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	799.23/cwt	730.00–880.00	7,792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	131.05/cwt	128.50–133.50	944	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	783.55/cwt	650.00–880.00	8,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	958.78/cwt	910.00–990.00	11,534	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	455	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,326	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	65.10/cwt	62.00–68.00	807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	43.49/cwt	43.00–44.00	448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	84.24/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	51.23/cwt	47.00–54.75	605	10
Bulls	—	—	1,577	78.42/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,237	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	43.00/cwt	35.00–47.00	428	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	536	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,466	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	113.20/cwt	112.00–114.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	114.15/cwt	112.50–116.50	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.75/cwt	115.00–118.50	667	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	796	10

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 567Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 80Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	110.00–112.00	111.35
17	—	513	115.00–120.50	118.26
2	—	495	115.00	115.00
2	—	438	118.00	118.00
10	—	796	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	121.00	121.00
7	—	458	130.00	130.00
8	—	508	122.50	122.50
12	—	618	118.00–118.50	118.29
5	—	368	143.00	143.00
2	—	293	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	132.00	132.00
9	—	723	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	130.00	130.00
10	—	420	131.00–140.00	137.15
5	—	544	135.00	135.00
18	—	720	128.50–133.50	131.05
12	—	568	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	127.00	127.00
3	—	512	127.00	127.00
4	—	608	126.00	126.00
3	—	671	122.00	122.00
3	—	900	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	116.00	116.00
5	—	294	135.00	135.00
2	—	350	131.00	131.00
16	—	478	120.00–124.50	122.03
6	—	668	115.00	115.00
8	—	424	125.00	125.00
5	—	706	112.00–114.00	113.20
7	—	622	112.50–116.50	114.15
19	—	576	115.00–118.50	115.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	110.00	110.00
10	—	700	108.00	108.00
8	—	449	114.00	114.00
5	—	511	112.00	112.00
1	—	365	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	730.00–880.00	799.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	650.00–880.00	783.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,203	910.00–990.00	958.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	64.00	64.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	63.00	63.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	62.00–68.00	65.10
2	—	1,873	83.50–85.00	84.24
6	—	1,577	75.00–81.50	78.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,029	43.00–44.00	43.49
1	—	1,265	64.00	64.00
10	—	1,180	47.00–54.75	51.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	35.00–47.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,582	55.00	55.00

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