Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $121.58/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$121.58

302 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$16.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

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	548	123.97	679	244
Medium and Large 2-3	624	111.94	699	53
Medium 2-3	500	107.00	535	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $144 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 sale302 hd

121.58

—

KY average25 barns · 6,685 hd

124.02

−2.44

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	1,653	79.79	1,319	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	51.37	810	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	50.72	684	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	41.84	400	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,236	98.00	1,211	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	762	121.14/cwt	110.00–124.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.68/cwt	117.00–125.00	679	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	547	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	747	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.46/cwt	126.50–128.50	604	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.35/cwt	115.00–120.50	732	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	117.14/cwt	116.00–117.50	822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.53/cwt	128.50–133.00	894	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.41/cwt	131.50–138.50	776	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	129.24/cwt	128.50–130.00	653	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.69/cwt	125.00–127.50	660	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	488	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	812	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	926	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	67.82/cwt	62.00–72.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3Gaunt	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,152	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	664	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	830	5
Bulls	—	—	1,125	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	40.35/cwt	37.00–43.50	459	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	78.84/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,270	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,236	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,211	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	41.32/cwt	34.50–45.50	393	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	51.37/cwt	48.00–53.50	810	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	51.99/cwt	45.50–55.50	714	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	111.82/cwt	106.00–115.00	692	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	858.84/cwt	685.00–950.00	9,585	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	143.43/cwt	140.00–144.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	133.38/cwt	116.00–138.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.35/cwt	124.50–126.00	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	130.16/cwt	127.50–133.00	948	41

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 712Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 74Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 84Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	110.00–124.00	121.14
3	—	835	112.00–115.00	114.02
6	—	998	104.00	104.00
12	—	661	121.00	121.00
2	—	723	115.00	115.00
2	—	446	122.00	122.00
14	—	536	116.00–138.00	133.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.91
4	—	304	158.00	158.00
15	—	469	140.00–145.00	141.37
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
22	—	680	128.50–133.00	131.53
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
43	—	569	131.50–138.50	136.41
2	—	900	112.00	112.00
31	—	628	127.00–133.00	129.36
9	—	821	122.50	122.50
9	—	753	123.00	123.00
41	—	728	127.50–133.00	130.16
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	567	117.00–125.00	119.68
13	—	410	133.50	133.50
28	—	474	126.50–128.50	127.46
35	—	629	115.00–120.50	116.35
6	—	271	137.00	137.00
25	—	702	116.00–117.50	117.14
12	—	685	122.00	122.00
9	—	891	108.00	108.00
4	—	306	136.00–137.00	136.75
55	—	521	125.00–127.50	126.69
22	—	360	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	120.00	120.00
15	—	719	105.00	105.00
6	—	652	113.00	113.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	127.00	127.00
8	—	527	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
5	—	801	105.00	105.00
6	—	618	109.00	109.00
6	—	591	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	123.00	123.00
25	—	619	106.00–115.00	111.82
12	—	829	92.00	92.00
7	—	300	140.00–144.00	143.43
5	—	379	138.00	138.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	505	128.50–130.00	129.24
7	—	472	134.00	134.00
4	—	304	158.00	158.00
28	—	718	110.00	110.00
24	—	632	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	155.00	155.00
17	—	368	155.00	155.00
16	—	574	124.50–126.00	125.35

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	—	1,063	62.00–72.00	67.82
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,116	685.00–950.00	858.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	780.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	900	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	66.00	66.00
2	—	2,065	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,611	75.00–84.50	78.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	37.00–43.50	40.35
41	—	1,374	45.50–55.50	51.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	47.00	47.00
10	—	952	34.50–45.50	41.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	48.00–53.50	51.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,236	98.00	98.00

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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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