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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 7

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,166 head

▲ 824 vs last sale 342▲ 1,166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 50▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 67▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Holidays

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.72/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$137.72

474 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

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	676	139.78	944	396
Medium and Large 2-3	641	127.29	815	78

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $129 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 sale474 hd

137.72

—

KY average18 barns · 4,718 hd

140.93

−3.21

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	1,667	76.34	1,272	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	54.50	850	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	48.96	628	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	36.47	356	16

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	151.47/cwt	150.00–156.00	506	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	624	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	748	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	141.34/cwt	141.00–142.00	801	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	751	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	148.91/cwt	147.00–150.00	862	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	139.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	871	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	126.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	791	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	930	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	921	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	132.78/cwt	132.00–137.00	944	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	729	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	944	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,014	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	762	124.39/cwt	117.00–128.00	948	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	138.63/cwt	136.25–140.25	1,070	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,167	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,113	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,046	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,128	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	388	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	113.55/cwt	110.00–114.00	477	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	526	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	578	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	113.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	584	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	123.93/cwt	122.00–128.50	647	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	123.59/cwt	122.00–126.50	703	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	114.31/cwt	102.00–117.00	706	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.50	769	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.94/cwt	120.00–121.50	816	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	128.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	883	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	902	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,003	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	152.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	495	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	455	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	151.55/cwt	149.00–152.00	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	611	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	697	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	730	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	116.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	764	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	770	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,042	1
Bulls	—	—	1,662	75.66/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,257	12
Bulls	—	—	1,773	84.12/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,491	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	244	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	36.61/cwt	32.00–41.00	357	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	471	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	40.20/cwt	34.00–43.00	464	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	51.08/cwt	44.00–56.00	671	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	850	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	979.49/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	9,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	925	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,273	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	670.91/cwt	640.00–700.00	6,541	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	752.12/cwt	640.00–840.00	8,018	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,570	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,980	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	850	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,610	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	57.74/cwt	55.00–62.00	522	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,310	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 67Year ago 0

No trends available due to Holidays

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	334	150.00–156.00	151.47
12	—	567	141.00–142.00	141.34
9	—	858	129.00–130.00	129.67
6	—	474	150.00	150.00
3	—	932	121.00	121.00
40	—	530	140.00–142.00	141.21
35	—	680	132.00–137.00	135.46
23	—	625	135.00–140.00	139.34
13	—	711	132.00–137.00	132.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	132.50	132.50
9	—	667	128.00	128.00
6	—	729	129.50	129.50
6	—	503	124.00	124.00
9	—	762	117.00–128.00	124.39
3	—	883	118.50	118.50
1	—	434	128.00	128.00
28	—	627	120.00–127.00	126.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	147.50	147.50
12	—	507	150.00	150.00
15	—	858	136.00	136.00
22	—	579	147.00–150.00	148.91
29	—	739	137.25	137.25
50	—	663	140.00–141.00	140.33
111	—	772	136.25–140.25	138.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	569	122.00–126.50	123.59
16	—	675	120.00–121.50	120.94
8	—	301	129.00	129.00
7	—	763	118.25	118.25
6	—	355	130.00	130.00
18	—	459	126.00	126.00
18	—	730	113.00	113.00
43	—	522	122.00–128.50	123.93
43	—	623	120.00–125.50	123.50
15	—	421	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	116.00	116.00
6	—	690	116.00	116.00
2	—	800	116.00	116.00
28	—	516	110.00–117.00	113.23
9	—	420	110.00–114.00	113.55
44	—	618	102.00–117.00	114.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
4	—	555	127.00	127.00
5	—	495	132.50	132.50
10	—	620	128.00	128.00
11	—	525	130.00	130.00
13	—	836	120.00	120.00
55	—	685	125.00–131.00	128.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	118.00	118.00
11	—	510	127.00	127.00
9	—	800	102.00	102.00
7	—	412	149.00–152.00	151.55
19	—	324	150.00–156.00	152.63
18	—	569	122.50	122.50
19	—	457	145.00	145.00
19	—	706	109.00	109.00
32	—	654	115.00–117.00	116.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
2	—	434	128.00	128.00
3	—	337	135.00	135.00
13	—	518	118.00	118.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	640.00–700.00	670.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,066	640.00–840.00	752.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	570.00	570.00

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	3	—	904	55.00–62.00	57.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	660.00	660.00

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	—	956	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	960.00–1,000.00	979.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	44.00	44.00
1	—	905	27.00	27.00
14	—	975	32.00–41.00	36.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,155	34.00–43.00	40.20
58	—	1,314	44.00–56.00	51.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,560	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,662	70.00–82.00	75.66
1	—	1,510	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,773	83.50–85.00	84.12

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.