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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 23

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

388 head

▲ 388 vs last sale 0▲ 388 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 0▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 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 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $131.20/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$131.20

144 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.73

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	521	133.72	697	113
Medium and Large 2-3	518	122.01	632	31

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $64 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 sale144 hd

131.20

—

KY average26 barns · 5,210 hd

128.47

+2.73

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	1,718	87.27	1,499	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	64.66	960	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	60.50	776	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	45.59	442	9thin

Every lot

64 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	305	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	605	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	683	4
Steers	—	Large 1	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	720	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	140.17/cwt	139.00–140.50	953	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,016	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	144.77/cwt	136.00–147.00	436	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	414	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	136.40/cwt	136.00–137.00	512	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	138.23/cwt	133.00–142.00	561	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	124.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	138.09/cwt	138.00–138.25	726	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	129.91/cwt	128.50–131.00	756	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	111.82/cwt	110.00–113.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	830	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	120.63/cwt	116.00–123.50	859	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	417	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	435	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	154.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	573	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	124.37/cwt	110.00–131.00	531	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	143.38/cwt	143.00–145.00	634	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.84/cwt	131.00–133.50	754	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.55/cwt	120.00–126.50	710	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	124.67/cwt	121.50–126.50	767	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	783	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	849	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	841	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	816	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	85.99/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,438	8
Bulls	—	—	2,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,085	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	41.20/cwt	33.50–47.00	393	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	54.36/cwt	52.00–58.00	545	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	60.94/cwt	51.00–63.00	781	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	580	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	887	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	64.25/cwt	64.25–64.25	939	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	518	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	951.36/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,590	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	11,772	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	123.50	123.50
6	—	431	122.00–128.00	124.02
5	—	618	110.00–113.00	111.82
5	—	326	127.00	127.00
3	—	485	128.00	128.00
2	—	580	123.00	123.00
2	—	355	131.00	131.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	526	138.00–138.25	138.09
19	—	626	129.00	129.00
18	—	406	133.00–142.00	138.23
14	—	582	128.50–131.00	129.91
13	—	712	116.00–123.50	120.63
13	—	375	136.00–137.00	136.40
7	—	464	139.00	139.00
5	—	301	136.00–147.00	144.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	120.00–126.50	123.55
10	—	427	110.00–131.00	124.37
8	—	460	127.50	127.50
8	—	313	139.00	139.00
3	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	841	97.00	97.00
1	—	355	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	131.00–133.50	131.84
15	—	442	143.00–145.00	143.38
11	—	758	112.00	112.00
11	—	615	121.50–126.50	124.67
7	—	247	169.00	169.00
6	—	522	135.00	135.00
5	—	712	110.00	110.00
5	—	370	153.00–160.00	154.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	127.00	127.00
4	—	486	140.50	140.50
3	—	511	131.00	131.00
1	—	980	117.00	117.00
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	139.00–140.50	140.17
9	—	403	150.00	150.00
7	—	510	151.00	151.00
5	—	558	145.50	145.50
4	—	460	152.00	152.00
3	—	622	140.00	140.00
3	—	362	154.00	154.00
1	—	305	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	72.00	72.00
2	—	2,085	100.00	100.00
8	—	1,672	80.00–92.00	85.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,288	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,305	68.00	68.00
18	—	1,281	51.00–63.00	60.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	67.50	67.50
7	—	1,461	64.25	64.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	52.00–58.00	54.36
6	—	954	33.50–47.00	41.20

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	1	—	710	73.00	73.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	850.00–1,100.00	951.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,080.00	1,080.00

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.