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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 288▲ 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 50▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 21 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 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10 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 $130.28/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$130.28

93 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

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	485	132.52	642	78
Medium and Large 2-3	525	118.63	623	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.89/cwt here — about $19 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 sale93 hd

130.28

—

KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd

123.63

+6.65

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	1,566	93.06	1,457	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	73.50	1,113	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	69.59	894	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	52.63	517	12

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	531	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	147.44/cwt	146.00–148.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	837	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	866	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	161.99/cwt	145.00–166.00	424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	135.76/cwt	134.00–137.50	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	141.09/cwt	140.00–142.00	569	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	496	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	126.72/cwt	124.00–127.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	717	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	793	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	841	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	132.74/cwt	120.00–145.00	345	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	453	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	156.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	656	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	135.57/cwt	134.00–136.00	727	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	776	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	589	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	869	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	301	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	327	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	397	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	439	27
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	537	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	516	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,382	77.18/cwt	73.50–81.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,601	107.93/cwt	106.50–109.50	1,728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	88.43/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,418	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	51.96/cwt	45.50–56.00	504	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	672	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	68.61/cwt	55.00–75.00	871	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	82.57/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,216	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	73.50/cwt	70.00–74.75	1,113	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	11,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	14,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,465	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	810.00/cwt	720.00–900.00	8,505	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,487	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,470	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,830	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	62.53/cwt	54.00–70.00	566	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	545	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 Mar 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,000	1,190.00	1,190.00

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	—	850	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,020.00	1,020.00

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	1	—	1,150	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,220.00	1,220.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	770.00	770.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	720.00–900.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	58.00	58.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	54.00–70.00	62.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	155.00	155.00
4	—	325	169.00	169.00
4	—	500	148.00	148.00
4	—	556	139.50	139.50
4	—	769	113.00	113.00
5	—	462	155.00	155.00
6	—	607	138.00	138.00
11	—	419	155.00–157.00	156.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	120.00–145.00	132.74
9	—	536	134.00–136.00	135.57
2	—	325	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	127.00	127.00
2	—	313	134.00–137.50	135.76
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
4	—	496	124.50	124.50
3	—	658	99.00	99.00
2	—	793	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	117.00	117.00
11	—	540	124.00–127.00	126.72
11	—	470	131.00	131.00
11	—	403	140.00–142.00	141.09
11	—	375	143.00	143.00
8	—	583	123.00	123.00
5	—	262	145.00–166.00	161.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	397	110.50	110.50
12	—	301	108.50	108.50
6	—	537	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	169.00	169.00
7	—	543	146.00–148.00	147.44
4	—	611	134.50	134.50
4	—	423	157.00	157.00
2	—	463	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	970	45.50–56.00	51.96
1	—	1,120	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	70.00–74.75	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,270	55.00–75.00	68.61
4	—	1,473	81.00–85.00	82.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,604	85.00–92.50	88.43
4	—	1,601	106.50–109.50	107.93
2	—	1,382	73.50–81.00	77.18

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.