Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last weeks Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.57/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$130.57

232 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

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	675	131.74	890	198
Medium and Large 2-3	610	123.72	755	34

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about $135 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 sale232 hd

130.57

—

KY average21 barns · 3,639 hd

135.74

−5.17

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	—	High	1,848	80.33	1,484	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	51.39	763	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	47.59	593	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	36.11	346	7thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	624	130.63/cwt	130.00–131.50	815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.72/cwt	120.00–122.50	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	154.17/cwt	151.00–160.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.04/cwt	131.50–136.50	704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	134.06/cwt	133.75–135.00	756	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	826	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	947	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	862	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.35/cwt	124.00–125.75	990	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	548	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	62.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	978	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	650	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	134.30/cwt	133.25–134.75	1,030	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	37.96/cwt	35.00–42.50	367	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	51.39/cwt	51.00–55.00	763	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	47.53/cwt	42.50–53.50	593	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	787.19/cwt	720.00–840.00	9,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	664.03/cwt	580.00–740.00	7,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	682.02/cwt	675.00–690.00	6,206	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,590	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	512	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	476	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	15
Bulls	—	—	1,806	78.88/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	807	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	848.15/cwt	760.00–890.00	9,839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	107.85/cwt	106.00–114.50	760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	688	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	134.02/cwt	121.00–142.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	114.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	706	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	97.67/cwt	93.00–100.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	117.94/cwt	117.50–118.50	614	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	800	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	2

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 822Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 110Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 31Year ago 19

No trends available due to last weeks Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	624	130.00–131.50	130.63
14	—	714	122.00–125.00	123.48
6	—	411	151.00–160.00	154.17
17	—	525	131.50–136.50	134.04
29	—	564	133.75–135.00	134.06
30	—	675	127.00–128.00	127.66
17	—	790	124.00–125.75	125.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	741	132.00	132.00
46	—	767	133.25–134.75	134.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	122.00	122.00
12	—	580	110.00–125.00	118.63
6	—	658	125.00	125.00
11	—	637	128.00	128.00
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	126.00	126.00
13	—	619	120.00–122.50	121.72
24	—	580	120.00–124.00	121.25
22	—	773	122.50	122.50
22	—	460	126.00	126.00
10	—	428	128.00	128.00
2	—	283	144.00	144.00
21	—	518	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	114.00	114.00
13	—	583	120.00	120.00
14	—	705	106.00–114.50	107.85
26	—	618	110.00–116.00	114.22
5	—	418	121.00	121.00
3	—	805	93.00–100.00	97.67
12	—	685	115.00–118.00	116.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	636	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	556	123.75	123.75
11	—	519	126.00	126.00
9	—	635	114.00	114.00
7	—	454	136.50	136.50
5	—	410	151.00	151.00
3	—	340	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	826	93.00	93.00
15	—	690	107.50	107.50
2	—	938	86.00	86.00
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
4	—	368	121.00–142.00	134.02
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
16	—	521	117.50–118.50	117.94
1	—	984	84.00	84.00
12	—	629	107.00	107.00
2	—	415	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	720.00–840.00	787.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	580.00–740.00	664.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,160	760.00–890.00	848.15
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	910	675.00–690.00	682.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	510.00	510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	35.00–42.50	37.96
1	—	900	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,485	51.00–55.00	51.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	42.50	42.50
1	—	1,255	55.00	55.00
40	—	1,248	42.50–53.50	47.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,806	75.00–81.00	78.88

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

Steers · 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