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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

411 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 486▲ 411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 76▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 20 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 5.00 -7.00 lower. CME feeder cattle and Fat cattle futures closed down the limit for the second consecutive day. Driving markets down . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 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 $118.73/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$118.73

154 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.49

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	549	122.25	671	98
Medium and Large 2-3	497	112.56	559	56

One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about $112 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 sale154 hd

118.73

—

KY average27 barns · 5,842 hd

129.22

−10.49

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	1,678	82.58	1,385	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	65.50	1,094	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	59.58	748	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	38.53	358	10

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	133.49/cwt	132.50–134.50	685	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	130.27/cwt	130.00–133.50	770	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	932	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	117.87/cwt	105.00–127.00	429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	117.73/cwt	114.00–125.00	494	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	126.62/cwt	125.00–129.50	590	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	123.12/cwt	122.50–124.50	617	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	113.67/cwt	113.00–116.00	572	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	104.98/cwt	102.00–112.00	613	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	118.71/cwt	117.50–119.50	735	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	115.66/cwt	112.00–118.54	785	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	541	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	113.27/cwt	108.00–116.50	523	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	625	7
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	115.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	681	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	112.56/cwt	108.00–118.00	646	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.00	659	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	70.73/cwt	67.50–74.00	996	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	85.28/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	95.67/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,883	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	301	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	42.21/cwt	34.50–50.00	398	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	538	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	56.65/cwt	52.50–64.50	670	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	64.63/cwt	64.00–67.50	885	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,094	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	878.90/cwt	795.00–960.00	10,371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	950.77/cwt	940.00–960.00	12,883	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	728.95/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,233	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,465	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,656	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	875.63/cwt	860.00–890.00	10,508	4

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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 486Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	584	102.00–112.00	104.98
12	—	420	114.00–125.00	117.73
5	—	364	105.00–127.00	117.87
2	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
23	—	503	113.00–116.00	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	619	117.50–119.50	118.71
22	—	466	125.00–129.50	126.62
18	—	679	112.00–118.54	115.66
13	—	501	122.50–124.50	123.12
7	—	405	135.00	135.00
3	—	550	119.50	119.50
3	—	300	131.00	131.00
1	—	230	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	105.00–107.00	106.21
9	—	574	108.00–118.00	112.56
8	—	462	108.00–116.50	113.27
7	—	533	112.00–116.00	115.02
3	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	558	122.00	122.00
8	—	356	152.00	152.00
7	—	504	124.00	124.00
6	—	619	121.00	121.00
2	—	465	125.50	125.50
1	—	245	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	122.00	122.00
2	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	750	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	513	132.50–134.50	133.49
12	—	591	130.00–133.50	130.27
4	—	755	126.00	126.00
4	—	611	128.00	128.00
2	—	725	128.50	128.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,355	940.00–960.00	950.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	795.00–960.00	878.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	860.00–890.00	875.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	650.00–800.00	728.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	942	34.50–50.00	42.21
4	—	911	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,182	52.50–64.50	56.65
17	—	1,369	64.00–67.50	64.63
1	—	1,145	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	67.50–74.00	70.73
3	—	1,968	94.00–98.00	95.67
3	—	1,747	75.00–91.00	85.28

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.