Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $119.46/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$119.46

288 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	606	121.19	735	226
Medium and Large 2-3	525	113.15	594	62

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $141 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 sale288 hd

119.46

—

KY average26 barns · 5,113 hd

122.07

−2.62

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	1,417	75.18	1,065	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	54.82	823	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	50.45	614	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	38.02	362	5thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2Value Added	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	668	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	125.93/cwt	125.50–126.00	650	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	146.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.45/cwt	138.50–147.00	748	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	579	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	964	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	783	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	441	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	60.10/cwt	55.00–70.00	561	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	852	37
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,031	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	911.29/cwt	750.00–1,045.00	11,127	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	724.21/cwt	630.00–800.00	8,785	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	754.44/cwt	690.00–870.00	7,642	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	770.78/cwt	750.00–790.00	7,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	625.11/cwt	611.00–640.00	5,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	38.02/cwt	35.00–40.50	362	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	54.82/cwt	48.50–55.75	823	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	114.14/cwt	113.00–115.00	597	16
Bulls	—	—	1,273	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	40.95/cwt	35.00–44.50	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	451	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	77.22/cwt	72.50–82.50	1,168	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	51.88/cwt	47.00–55.00	628	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	107.96/cwt	107.00–112.00	676	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	741	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.23/cwt	110.00–122.00	819	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	114.53/cwt	114.50–115.00	648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.07/cwt	131.50–136.00	759	14

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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 266Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 65Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 30Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	132.00	132.00
38	—	705	136.75	136.75
27	—	817	126.25	126.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	357	150.00	150.00
5	—	467	144.00–150.00	146.47
37	—	525	138.50–147.00	142.45
15	—	626	123.00–126.00	125.00
37	—	675	122.00–130.00	126.19
14	—	566	131.50–136.00	134.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	124.00	124.00
1	—	915	111.00	111.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
5	—	717	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	121.50	121.50
27	—	516	125.50–126.00	125.93
17	—	600	123.50	123.50
20	—	800	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	289	139.00	139.00
10	—	659	116.00	116.00
10	—	648	113.75	113.75
15	—	540	119.00	119.00
24	—	579	120.00–127.00	122.67
14	—	473	122.50	122.50
10	—	372	133.50	133.50
59	—	705	110.00–122.00	116.23
3	—	439	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	123.00	123.00
5	—	488	108.00	108.00
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
12	—	614	104.00	104.00
10	—	508	115.00	115.00
7	—	419	116.50	116.50
20	—	566	114.50–115.00	114.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	127.50–132.50	130.92
16	—	468	136.50	136.50
12	—	563	125.50	125.50
12	—	420	143.00	143.00
12	—	288	153.00	153.00
5	—	358	150.00	150.00
24	—	630	117.25	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	113.00	113.00
16	—	523	113.00–115.00	114.14
6	—	860	87.00	87.00
3	—	358	124.00	124.00
15	—	626	107.00–112.00	107.96

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	55.00–70.00	60.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	963	750.00–790.00	770.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,221	750.00–1,045.00	911.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	630.00–800.00	724.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	690.00–870.00	754.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	611.00–640.00	625.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	35.00–40.50	38.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,501	48.50–55.75	54.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	35.00–44.50	40.95
40	—	1,211	47.00–55.00	51.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	70.00–74.00	72.11
3	—	1,513	72.50–82.50	77.22

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