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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 411▲ 258 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 82▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 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 steady to firm on a light test. Extreme heat continues to effect movement of cattle and demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $121.28/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$121.28

61 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

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	434	127.76	554	41
Medium and Large 2-3	519	108.00	560	20

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale61 hd

121.28

—

KY average26 barns · 2,974 hd

123.60

−2.32

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	1,778	88.20	1,569	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	59.09	929	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	54.27	633	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	38.61	395	11

Every lot

52 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	876	113.17/cwt	111.00–116.00	991	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	386	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	409	105.74/cwt	103.00–121.00	432	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	519	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	113.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	736	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	466	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	118.10/cwt	110.00–124.00	555	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	119.69/cwt	108.00–122.50	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,737	84.60/cwt	77.50–90.00	1,470	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,994	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	252	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	40.97/cwt	33.50–44.00	431	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	54.49/cwt	44.00–60.50	638	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	741	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	902	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	56.90/cwt	52.25–60.00	987	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	925	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,019	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,620	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,440	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,434	930.94/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	13,350	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,725	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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 411Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year 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
4	—	400	138.00	138.00
2	—	600	137.50	137.50
2	—	488	132.00	132.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
2	—	785	117.00	117.00
4	—	427	127.50	127.50
4	—	737	125.00	125.00
9	—	876	111.00–116.00	113.17
11	—	587	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	409	103.00–121.00	105.74
5	—	726	110.00	110.00
3	—	612	109.00–116.00	113.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	286	135.00	135.00
7	—	410	126.50	126.50
6	—	463	125.00	125.00
5	—	621	118.50	118.50
5	—	562	127.00	127.00
5	—	500	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	108.00–122.50	119.69
5	—	470	110.00–124.00	118.10
2	—	418	114.00	114.00
2	—	382	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
1	—	590	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	340	135.00–139.00	137.00
10	—	292	160.00	160.00
4	—	475	130.00	130.00
4	—	400	138.00	138.00
3	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,434	800.00–1,200.00	930.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	830.00	830.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,737	77.50–90.00	84.60
1	—	1,955	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,225	60.50	60.50
36	—	1,170	44.00–60.50	54.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,735	52.25–60.00	56.90
12	—	1,504	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	28.00	28.00
9	—	1,051	33.50–44.00	40.97

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.