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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 25

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 623▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 54▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 8▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.92/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$123.92

287 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	596	125.74	750	218
Medium and Large 2-3	514	118.77	611	65
Large 1-2	599	108.50	650	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $100 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 sale287 hd

123.92

—

KY average24 barns · 3,966 hd

125.86

−1.93

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	1,477	84.28	1,245	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	55.94	847	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	54.16	617	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	45.22	458	2thin

Every lot

68 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	401	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	542	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	144.19/cwt	143.00–148.00	737	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	781	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.73/cwt	136.50–137.00	786	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	834	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	959	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	133.76/cwt	133.00–135.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	127.82/cwt	123.00–133.00	538	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	134.59/cwt	134.00–135.50	615	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	581	13
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	498	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	127.23/cwt	127.00–127.50	671	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.50	723	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	120.30/cwt	117.00–123.50	698	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	100.14/cwt	95.00–110.00	618	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	729	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	822	66
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	839	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	849	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	501	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	153.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	616	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	136.67/cwt	134.50–140.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	119.75/cwt	118.00–127.00	639	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	127.91/cwt	127.00–130.00	689	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	562	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	748	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	967	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	667	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	84.28/cwt	72.50–89.50	1,245	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	45.22/cwt	45.00–45.50	458	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	53.48/cwt	45.50–59.00	598	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	817	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	55.94/cwt	47.00–58.50	847	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,145.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,802	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,501	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,000	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	764.60/cwt	660.00–850.00	8,112	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,342	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,092.52/cwt	780.00–1,375.00	13,962	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	544	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	59.36/cwt	47.00–62.50	594	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,270	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 623Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week ; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,061	660.00–850.00	764.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	970.00	970.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,278	780.00–1,375.00	1,092.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	1,210.00	1,210.00

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	5	—	1,030	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,145.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,000	47.00–62.50	59.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	907	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	620.00	620.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	123.00	123.00
7	—	406	133.50	133.50
4	—	834	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	575	136.50–137.00	136.73
9	—	603	135.00	135.00
9	—	511	143.00–148.00	144.19
7	—	464	148.00	148.00
5	—	729	122.50	122.50
4	—	400	145.00	145.00
2	—	243	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	124.50	124.50
10	—	580	117.00–123.50	120.30
2	—	350	127.00	127.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
16	—	421	123.00–133.00	127.82
13	—	488	119.00	119.00
12	—	617	95.00–110.00	100.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	646	127.25	127.25
22	—	701	119.75	119.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	527	127.00–127.50	127.23
28	—	457	134.00–135.50	134.59
16	—	569	125.00–128.50	126.99
14	—	810	110.00	110.00
12	—	634	115.00	115.00
10	—	706	120.25	120.25
8	—	364	134.00–136.00	135.00
5	—	328	133.00–135.00	133.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	498	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	118.00–127.00	119.75
5	—	653	110.00	110.00
5	—	463	134.50–140.00	136.67
3	—	406	133.50	133.50
3	—	385	136.00	136.00
3	—	338	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	539	127.00–130.00	127.91
9	—	355	150.00–155.00	153.86
8	—	451	136.50	136.50
6	—	323	155.00	155.00
5	—	608	122.00	122.00
4	—	551	133.00	133.00
3	—	720	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	122.50	122.50
2	—	748	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	60.00–62.00	60.96
20	—	1,119	45.50–59.00	53.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	45.00–45.50	45.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	47.00–58.50	55.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	72.50–89.50	84.28

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.