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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

664 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 664▲ 664 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 78▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 12 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 600 lbs- 700 lbs sold 10.00 higher in some instances. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady to firm.

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 $129.37/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$129.37

229 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	589	130.68	769	201
Medium and Large 2-3	571	119.97	685	28

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $84 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 sale229 hd

129.37

—

KY average26 barns · 5,053 hd

128.64

+0.73

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	1,717	83.98	1,442	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	63.98	926	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	60.58	691	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	41.48	413	6thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	136.44/cwt	134.00–140.00	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	128.78/cwt	122.00–135.00	730	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	146.45/cwt	144.00–149.50	841	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	143.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	946	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	936	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	949	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	140.15/cwt	139.25–140.70	1,009	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	987	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,114	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	392	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	134.17/cwt	134.00–135.00	499	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	633	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	124.81/cwt	122.00–127.00	645	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	133.16/cwt	130.00–133.50	704	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	118.77/cwt	112.00–125.50	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	804	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	792	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	128.83/cwt	128.75–129.00	911	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	787	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	131.57/cwt	125.00–146.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	591	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	130.57/cwt	124.00–135.00	555	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	645	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	123.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	693	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	734	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	819	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,849	86.73/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,604	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	294	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	43.37/cwt	34.50–47.00	438	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	440	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	59.62/cwt	54.50–63.00	669	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	65.10/cwt	65.00–65.50	772	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	759	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	64.70/cwt	64.50–65.50	945	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	69.01/cwt	63.50–75.00	630	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,878	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	9,464	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	898.98/cwt	890.00–910.00	11,013	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,180	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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 664Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	133.25	133.25
4	—	502	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
25	—	619	140.00–145.00	143.08
13	—	574	144.00–149.50	146.45
9	—	327	150.00	150.00
8	—	928	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	745	132.50	132.50
13	—	567	122.00–135.00	128.78
9	—	395	148.00	148.00
5	—	468	134.00–140.00	136.44
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	720	139.25–140.70	140.15
14	—	637	148.50	148.50
6	—	658	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	122.00–127.00	124.81
6	—	587	112.00–125.50	118.77
5	—	753	104.50	104.50
1	—	425	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	707	128.75–129.00	128.83
23	—	617	130.25	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	529	130.00–133.50	133.16
25	—	627	126.25	126.25
17	—	471	134.50	134.50
12	—	372	134.00–135.00	134.17
9	—	282	139.00	139.00
4	—	665	122.00	122.00
3	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	123.00–125.00	123.33
5	—	425	124.00–135.00	130.57
3	—	477	118.00	118.00
3	—	383	125.00–146.00	131.57
1	—	345	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	558	130.00	130.00
14	—	521	133.00	133.00
12	—	602	122.00	122.00
10	—	418	141.50	141.50
9	—	471	137.00	137.00
8	—	731	112.00	112.00
3	—	350	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,849	84.50–90.00	86.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	40.00	40.00
9	—	1,186	65.00–65.50	65.10
21	—	1,122	54.50–63.00	59.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	32.00	32.00
5	—	1,010	34.50–47.00	43.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	64.50–65.50	64.70
1	—	1,320	57.50	57.50

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	4	—	913	63.50–75.00	69.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	950.00	950.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	845.00	845.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	890.00–910.00	898.98

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	—	1,300	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00

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.